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KJV w/Strong# - {22} [It is of] the LORD'S <03068> mercies <02617> that we are not consumed <08552>, because <03588> his compassions <07355> fail <03615> not. {23} [They are] new <02319> every morning <01242>: great <07227> [is] thy faithfulness <0530>.
NIV - 22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
NRSV - 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
KJV w/Strong# - {11} For the grace <5485> of God <2316> that bringeth <4992> salvation <4992> hath appeared <2014> to all <3956> men <444>, {12} Teaching <3811> us that, denying <720> ungodliness <763> and worldly <2886> lusts <1939>, we should live <2198> soberly <4996>, righteously <1346>, and godly <2153>, in this <3588> present <3568> world <165>;
NIV - 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
NRSV - 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, 12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,
KJV w/Strong# - {3} For we ourselves <2249> also <2532> were sometimes <4218> foolish <453>, disobedient <545>, deceived <4105>, serving <1398> divers <4164> lusts <1939> and pleasures <2237>, living <1236> in malice <2549> and envy <5355>, hateful <4767>, [and] hating <3404> one <240> another <240>. {4} But after <3753> that the kindness <5544> and love <5363> of God <2316> our Saviour <4990> toward <4314> man appeared <2014>, {5} Not by works <2041> of righteousness <1343> which <3739> we have done <4160>, but according <2596> to his mercy <1656> he saved <4982> us, by the washing <3067> of regeneration <3824>, and renewing <342> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>; {6} Which <3739> he shed <1632> on <1909> us abundantly <4146> through <1223> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our Saviour <4990>; {7} That being justified <1344> by his grace <5485>, we should be made <1096> heirs <2818> according <2596> to the hope <1680> of eternal <166> life <2222>.
NIV - 3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
NRSV - 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
<B1> Job
KJV w/Strong# - {23} [Touching] the Almighty <07706>, we cannot <03808> find <04672> him out: [he is] excellent <07689> in power <03581>, and in judgment <04941>, and in plenty <07230> of justice <06666>: he will not afflict <06031>.
NIV - 19 “Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness. 20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Would any man ask to be swallowed up? 21 Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. 22 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty. 23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress. 24 Therefore, men revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?”
NRSV - 23 The Almighty —we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
KJV w/Strong# - {7} Let Israel <03478> hope <03176> in the LORD <03068>: for with the LORD <03068> [there is] mercy <02617>, and with him [is] plenteous <07235> redemption <06304>. {8} And he shall redeem <06299> Israel <03478> from all <03605> his iniquities <05771>.
NIV - 7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. 8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
NRSV - 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. 8 It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
KJV w/Strong# - {1} O Israel <03478>, return <07725> unto the LORD <03068> thy God <0430>; for thou hast fallen <03782> by thine iniquity <05771>. {2} Take <03947> with you words <01697>, and turn <07725> to the LORD <03068>: say <0559> unto him, Take <05375> away all <03605> iniquity <05771>, and receive <03947> [us] graciously <02896>: so will we render <07999> the calves <06499> of our lips <08193>.
{4} I will heal <07495> their backsliding <04878>, I will love <0157> them freely <05071>:...
{7} They that dwell <03427> under his shadow <06738> shall return <07725>; they shall revive <02421> [as] the corn <01715>, and grow <06524> as the vine <01612>: the scent <02143> thereof [shall be] as the wine <08492> of Lebanon <03844>.
{9} Who <04310> [is] wise <02450>, and he shall understand <0995> these <0428> [things]? prudent <0995>, and he shall know <03045> them? for the ways <01870> of the LORD <03068> [are] right <03477>, and the just <06662> shall walk <03212> in them:...
NIV - 1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war-horses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.”
4 “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots; 6 his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon. 7 Men will dwell again in his shade. He will flourish like the grain. He will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon. 8 O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.”
9 Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
NRSV - 14 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. 2 Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
4 I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely,...
7 They shall again live beneath my shadow, they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom like the vine, their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
9 Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them,...
KJV w/Strong# - {7} Little <5040> children <5040>, let no <3367> man <3367> deceive <4105> you: he that doeth <4160> righteousness <1343> is righteous <1342>, even <2531> as he is righteous <1342>.
{9} Whosoever <3588> is born <1080> of God <2316> doth not commit <4160> sin <266>; for his seed <4690> remaineth <3306> in him: and he cannot <1410> sin <264>, because <3754> he is born <1080> of God <2316>.
NIV - 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
NRSV - 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
9 Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God’s seed abides in them; they cannot sin, because they have been born of God.
<B5> Proverbs 11
KJV w/Strong# - {2} [When] pride <02087> cometh <0935>, then cometh <0935> shame <07036>: but with the lowly <06800> [is] wisdom <02451>.
NIV - 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
NRSV - 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble.
KJV w/Strong# - {1} Now Naaman <05283>, captain <08269> of the host <06635> of the king <04428> of Syria <0758>, was a great <01419> man <0376> with his master <0113>, and honourable, because <03588> by him the LORD <03068> had <01961> given <05414> deliverance <08668> unto Syria <0758>: he was also a mighty <01368> man <0376> in valour <02428>, [but he was] a leper <06879>. {2} And the Syrians <0758> had gone <03318> out by companies <01416>, and had brought <07617> away captive <07617> out of the land <0776> of Israel <03478> a little <06996> maid <05291>; and she waited on Naaman's <05283> wife <0802>. {3} And she said <0559> unto her mistress <01404>, Would <0305> God my lord <0113> [were] with the prophet <05030> that [is] in Samaria <08111>! for he would recover <0622> him of his leprosy <06883>.
{9} So Naaman <05283> came <0935> with his horses <05483> and with his chariot <07393>, and stood <05975> at the door <06607> of the house <01004> of Elisha <0477>. {10} And Elisha <0477> sent <07971> a messenger <04397> unto him, saying <0559>, Go <01980> and wash <07364> in Jordan <03383> seven <07651> times <06471>, and thy flesh <01320> shall come <07725> again <07725> to thee, and thou shalt be clean <02891>. {11} But Naaman <05283> was wroth <07107>, and went <03212> away, and said <0559>, Behold <02009>, I thought <0559>, He will surely come <03318> out to me, and stand <05975>, and call <07121> on the name <08034> of the LORD <03068> his God <0430>, and strike <05130> his hand <03027> over <0413> the place <04725>, and recover <0622> the leper <06879>. {12} [Are] not Abana <071> and Pharpar <06554>, rivers <05104> of Damascus <01834>, better <02896> than all <03605> the waters <04325> of Israel <03478>? may I not wash <07364> in them, and be clean <02891>? So he turned <06437> and went <03212> away in a rage <02534>. {13} And his servants <05650> came <05066> near <05066>, and spake <01696> unto him, and said <0559>, My father <01>, [if] the prophet <05030> had bid <01696> thee [do some] great <01419> thing <01697>, wouldest thou not have done <06213> [it]? how <0637> much rather then, when <03588> he saith <0559> to thee, Wash <07364>, and be clean <02891>? {14} Then went <03381> he down <03381>, and dipped <02881> himself seven <07651> times <06471> in Jordan <03383>, according to the saying <01697> of the man <0376> of God <0430>: and his flesh <01320> came <07725> again <07725> like unto the flesh <01320> of a little <06995> child <05288>, and he was clean <02891>.
NIV - 5 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 2 Now bands from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” 4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. 5 “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. 6 The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7 As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!”
8 When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: “Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.” 9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” 11 But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage. 13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
NRSV - 1 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from leprosy. 2 Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, “If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”
9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the entrance of Elisha’s house. 10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean.” 11 But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, “I thought that for me he would surely come out, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and would wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy! 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?” He turned and went away in a rage. 13 But his servants approached and said to him, “Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all he said to you was, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” 14 So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean.
<B7> Matthew 4
KJV w/Strong# - {17} ...Jesus <2424> began <756> to preach <2784>, and to say <3004>, Repent <3340>: for the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is at <1448> hand <1448>.
NIV - 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
NRSV - 17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
KJV w/Strong# - {25} Agree <2132> with thine <4675> adversary <476> quickly <5035>, whiles <3755> thou art <1488> in the way <3598> with him; lest <3379> at <3379> any <3379> time <3379> the adversary <476> deliver <3860> thee to the judge <2923>, and the judge <2923> deliver <3860> thee to the officer <5257>, and thou be cast <906> into <1519> prison <5438>. {26} Verily <281> I say <3004> unto thee, Thou shalt by no <3364> means <3361> come <1831> out thence <1564>, till <2193> thou hast paid <591> the uttermost <2078> farthing <2835>.
{29} And if <1487> thy right <1188> eye <3788> offend <4624> thee, pluck <1807> it out, and cast <906> [it] from thee: for it is profitable <4851> for thee that one <1520> of thy members <3196> should perish <622>, and not [that] thy whole <3650> body <4983> should be cast <906> into <1519> hell <1067>.
NIV - 25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
NRSV - 25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
KJV w/Strong# - {12} Let not sin <266> therefore <3767> reign <936> in your <5216> mortal <2349> body <4983>, that ye should obey <5219> it in the lusts <1939> thereof <846>. {13} Neither <3366> yield <3936> ye your <5216> members <3196> [as] instruments <3696> of unrighteousness <93> unto sin <266>: but yield <3936> yourselves <1438> unto God <2316>, as those that are alive <2198> from the dead <3498>, and your <5216> members <3196> [as] instruments <3696> of righteousness <1343> unto God <2316>. {14} For sin <266> shall not have dominion <2961> over you: for ye are not under <5259> the law <3551>, but under <5259> grace <5485>.
NIV - 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
NRSV - 12 Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instrumentsof righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
KJV w/Strong# - {1} [There is] therefore <686> now <3568> no <3762> condemnation <2631> to them which are in Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>, who walk <4043> not after <2596> the flesh <4561>, but after <2596> the Spirit <4151>. {2} For the law <3551> of the Spirit <4151> of life <2222> in Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> hath made <1659> me free <1659> from the law <3551> of sin <266> and death <2288>.
NIV - 8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, 4 in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
NRSV - 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set youfree from the law of sin and of death.
<B11> Psalm 56
KJV w/Strong# - {1} Be merciful <02603> unto me, O God <0430>: for man <0582> would swallow <07602> me up; he fighting <03898> daily oppresseth <03905> me.
{9} When I cry <07121> [unto thee], then <0227> shall mine enemies <0341> turn <07725> back <0268>: this <02088> I know <03045>; for God <0430> [is] for me.
NIV - 1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. 2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? 5 All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me. 6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life.
7 On no account let them escape; in your anger, O God, bring down the nations. 8 Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll— are they not in your record? 9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise— 11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
NRSV - 1 Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; all day long foes oppress me;
9 Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
KJV w/Strong# - {22} Now <2532> it came <1096> to pass on <1722> a <3391> certain <3391> day <2250>, that he went <1684> into <1519> a ship <4143> with his disciples <3101>:...
{26} And they arrived <2668> at <1519> the country <5561> of the Gadarenes <1046>, which <3748> is over <495> against <495> Galilee <1056>. {27} And when he went <1831> forth <1831> to land <1093>, there met <5221> him out of the city <4172> a certain <5100> man <435>, which <3739> had <2192> devils <1140> long <2425> time <5550>, and ware <1737> no <3756> clothes <2440>, neither <3756> abode <3306> in [any] house <3614>, but in the tombs <3418>.
{30} And Jesus <2424> asked <1905> him, saying <3004>, What <5101> is thy name <3686>? And he said <2036>, Legion <3003>: because <3754> many <4183> devils <1140> were entered <1525> into <1519> him. {31} And they besought <3870> him that he would not command <2004> them to go <565> out into <1519> the deep <12>. {32} And there was there <1563> an herd <34> of many <2425> swine <5519> feeding <1006> on <1722> the mountain <3735>: and they besought <3870> him that he would suffer <2010> them to enter <1525> into <1519> them. And he suffered <2010> them. {33} Then <1161> went <1831> the devils <1140> out of the man <444>, and entered <1525> into <1519> the swine <5519>: and the herd <34> ran <3729> violently down <2596> a steep <2911> place into <1519> the lake <3041>, and were choked <638>. {34} When they that fed <1006> [them] saw <1492> what <3588> was done <1096>, they fled <5343>, and went <565> and told <518> [it] in the city <4172> and in the country <68>. {35} Then <1161> they went <1831> out to see <1492> what <3588> was done <1096>; and came <2064> to Jesus <2424>, and found <2147> the man <444>, out of whom <3739> the devils <1140> were departed <1831>, sitting <2521> at <3844> the feet <4228> of Jesus <2424>, clothed <2439>, and in his right <4993> mind <4993>:...
NIV - 22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. 24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29 For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. 30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss. 32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission. 33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
NRSV - 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.”...
26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs.
30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. 31 They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. 32 Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesusto let them enter these. So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34 When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind...
<B13> Matthew 18
KJV w/Strong# - {21} Then <5119> came <4334> Peter <4074> to him, and said <2036>, Lord <2962>, how <4212> oft <4212> shall my brother <80> sin <264> against <1519> me, and I forgive <863> him? till <2193> seven <2034> times <2034>? {22} Jesus <2424> saith <3004> unto him, I say <3004> not unto thee, Until <2193> seven <2034> times <2034>: but, Until <2193> seventy <1441> times <1441> seven <2033>. {23} Therefore <5124> is the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> likened <3666> unto a certain <444> king <935>, which <3739> would <2309> take <4868> account <3056> of his servants <1401>. {24} And when he had begun <756> to reckon <4868>, one <1520> was brought <4374> unto him, which owed <3781> him ten <3463> thousand <3463> talents <5007>. {25} But forasmuch as he had <2192> not to pay <591>, his lord <2962> commanded <2753> him to be sold <4097>, and his wife <1135>, and children <5043>, and all <3956> that he had <2192>, and payment <591> to be made <591>. {26} The servant <1401> therefore <3767> fell <4098> down, and worshipped <4352> him, saying <3004>, Lord <2962>, have patience <3114> with me, and I will pay <591> thee all <3956>. {27} Then <1161> the lord <2962> of that servant <1401> was moved <4697> with compassion <4697>, and loosed <630> him, and forgave <863> him the debt <1156>. {28} But the same <1565> servant <1401> went <1831> out, and found <2147> one <1520> of his fellowservants <4889>, which <3739> owed <3784> him an hundred <1540> pence <1220>: and he laid hands <2902> on him, and took <2902> [him] by the throat <4155>, saying <3004>, Pay <591> me that thou owest <3784>. {29} And his fellowservant <4889> fell <4098> down at <1519> his feet <4228>, and besought <3870> him, saying <3004>, Have patience <3114> with me, and I will pay <591> thee all. {30} And he would <2309> not: but went <565> and cast <906> him into <1519> prison <5438>, till <2193> he should pay <591> the debt <3784>. {31} So <1161> when his fellowservants <4889> saw <1492> what <3588> was done <1096>, they were very <4970> sorry <3076>, and came <2064> and told <1285> unto their lord <2962> all <3956> that was done <1096>. {32} Then <5119> his lord <2962>, after that he had called <4341> him, said <3004> unto him, O thou wicked <4190> servant <1401>, I forgave <863> thee all <3956> that debt <3782>, because <1893> thou desiredst <3870> me: {33} Shouldest not thou also <2532> have had compassion <1653> on thy fellowservant <4889>, even <2532> as I had pity <1653> on thee?
NIV - 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26 “The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. 28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. 29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
NRSV - 21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; 25 and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. 26 So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. 31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’
KJV w/Strong# - {10} ...why <5101> dost thou judge <2919> thy brother <80>? or <2228> why <5101> dost thou set <1848> at <1848> nought <1848> thy brother <80>? for we shall all <3956> stand <3936> before <3936> the judgment <968> seat <968> of Christ <5547>. {11} For it is written <1125>, [As] I live <2198>, saith <3004> the Lord <2962>, every <3956> knee <1119> shall bow <2578> to me, and every <3956> tongue <1100> shall confess <1843> to God <2316>.
NIV - 1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written: ”‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.’” 12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. 14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15 If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 16 Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. 19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. 22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
NRSV - 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister?For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
<B15> Ezekiel 37
KJV w/Strong# - {1} The hand <03027> of the LORD <03068> was upon me, and carried <03318> me out in the spirit <07307> of the LORD <03068>, and set <05117> me down in the midst <08432> of the valley <01237> which <01958> [was] full <04392> of bones <06106>, {2} And caused me to pass <05674> by them round <05439> about: and, behold <02009>, [there were] very <03966> many <07227> in the open <06440> valley <01237>; and, lo <02009>, [they were] very <03966> dry <03002>. {3} And he said <0559> unto me, Son <01121> of man <0120>, can these <04228> bones <06106> live <02421>? And I answered <0559>, O Lord <0136> GOD <03069>, thou knowest <03045>. {4} Again he said <0559> unto me, Prophesy <05012> upon these <04228> bones <06106>, and say <0559> unto them, O ye dry <03002> bones <06106>, hear <08085> the word <01697> of the LORD <03068>. {5} Thus <03541> saith <0559> the Lord <0136> GOD <03069> unto these <04228> bones <06106>; Behold <02009>, I will cause breath <07307> to enter <0935> into you, and ye shall live <02421>:
{10} So I prophesied <05012> as he commanded <06680> me, and the breath <07307> came <0935> into them, and they lived <02421>, and stood <05975> up upon their feet <07272>, an exceeding <03966> great <01419> army <02428>.
NIV - 1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign LORD, you alone know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
NRSV - 1 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3 He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.
10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
KJV w/Strong# - {17} Ah <0162> Lord <0136> GOD <03069>! behold <02009>, thou hast made <06213> the heaven <08064> and the earth <0776> by thy great <01419> power <03581> and stretched <05186> out arm <02220>, [and] there is nothing too hard <06381> for thee:
NIV - 16 “After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD: 17 “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. 18 You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the fathers’ sins into the laps of their children after them. O great and powerful God, whose name is the LORD Almighty, 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of men; you reward everyone according to his conduct and as his deeds deserve. 20 You performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, both in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours. 21 You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror. 22 You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law; they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster upon them. 24 “See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened, as you now see. 25 And though the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, you, O Sovereign LORD, say to me, ‘Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed.’”
NRSV - 17 Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
KJV w/Strong# - <B17>
{4} ...God <2316>, who is rich <4145> in mercy <1656>, for his great <4183> love <26> wherewith <3739> he loved <25> us, {5} Even <2532> when we were dead <3498> in sins <3900>, hath quickened <4806> us together <4806> with Christ <5547>, (by grace <5485> ye are saved <4982>;) {6} And hath raised <4891> [us] up together <4891>, and made <4776> [us] sit <4776> together <4776> in heavenly <2032> [places] in Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>:
{8} For by grace <5485> are ye saved <4982> through <1223> faith <4102>; and that not of yourselves <5216>: [it is] the gift <1435> of God <2316>:
NIV - 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
NRSV - 4 ...God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—
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