Monday, March 12, 2029

^14:24Thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I have said, so it shall be: and as I have purposed, so the matter shall remain: ²⁵even to destroy the Assyrians upon my land, and upon my mountains: and they shall be for trampling; and their yoke shall be taken away from them, and their glory shall be taken away from their shoulders. ²⁶This is the purpose which the Lord has purposed upon the whole earth: and this the hand that is uplifted against all the nations. ²⁷For what the Holy God has purposed, who shall frustrate? and who shall turn back his uplifted hand?

²⁸In the year in which king Achaz died this word came. ²⁹Rejoice not, all ye Philistines, because the yoke of him that smote you is broken: for out of the seed of the serpent shall come forth the young of asps, and their young shall come forth flying serpents. ³⁰And the poor shall be fed by him, and poor men shall rest in peace: but he shall destroy thy seed with hunger, and shall destroy thy remnant. ³¹Howl, ye gates of cities; let the cities be troubled and cry, even all the Philistines: for smoke is coming from the north, and there is no possibility of living. ³²And what shall the kings of the nations answer? That the Lord has founded Sion, and by him the poor of the people shall be saved.

^8:21And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living flesh as I have done. ²²All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night. ^9:1And God blessed Noe and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.

²And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under your power. ³And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs. ⁴But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat. ⁵For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.

⁶He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man. ⁷But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and have dominion over it.

^11:19A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death. ²⁰Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him. ²¹He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward. ²²As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman. ²³All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish. ²⁴There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less.

²⁵Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful. ²⁶May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it. ²⁷He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him. ²⁸He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise. ²⁹He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.

³⁰Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time. ³¹If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? ^12:1He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool. ²He that has found favour with the Lord is made better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence. ³A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up. ⁴A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband. ⁵The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits. ⁶The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

^10:1“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. ²But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”

⁶Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them. ⁷Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door. ⁸All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. ⁹I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.

^14:24Thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I have said, so it shall be: and as I have purposed, so the matter shall remain: ²⁵even to destroy the Assyrians upon my land, and upon my mountains: and they shall be for trampling; and their yoke shall be taken away from them, and their glory shall be taken away from their shoulders. ²⁶This is the purpose which the Lord has purposed upon the whole earth: and this the hand that is uplifted against all the nations. ²⁷For what the Holy God has purposed, who shall frustrate? and who shall turn back his uplifted hand?

²⁸In the year in which king Achaz died this word came. ²⁹Rejoice not, all ye Philistines, because the yoke of him that smote you is broken: for out of the seed of the serpent shall come forth the young of asps, and their young shall come forth flying serpents. ³⁰And the poor shall be fed by him, and poor men shall rest in peace: but he shall destroy thy seed with hunger, and shall destroy thy remnant. ³¹Howl, ye gates of cities; let the cities be troubled and cry, even all the Philistines: for smoke is coming from the north, and there is no possibility of living. ³²And what shall the kings of the nations answer? That the Lord has founded Sion, and by him the poor of the people shall be saved.

^8:21And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living flesh as I have done. ²²All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night. ^9:1And God blessed Noe and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.

²And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under your power. ³And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs. ⁴But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat. ⁵For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.

⁶He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man. ⁷But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and have dominion over it.

^11:19A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death. ²⁰Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him. ²¹He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward. ²²As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman. ²³All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish. ²⁴There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less.

²⁵Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful. ²⁶May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it. ²⁷He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him. ²⁸He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise. ²⁹He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.

³⁰Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time. ³¹If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? ^12:1He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool. ²He that has found favour with the Lord is made better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence. ³A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up. ⁴A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband. ⁵The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits. ⁶The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

^10:31The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish. ³²The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse. ^11:1False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him. ²Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom. ³When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy. ⁵Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

⁶The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction. ⁷At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes. ⁸A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place. ⁹In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous. ¹⁰In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: ¹¹but by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown. ¹²A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.

^4:7But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest. ⁸For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. ⁹But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. ¹⁰He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated. ¹¹Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. ¹²For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind.

¹³He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: ¹⁴for his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. ¹⁵This the people saw, and understood not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

^13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you. ¹⁸Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. ¹⁹I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner. ²⁰Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, ²¹make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

^10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. ¹⁰The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. ¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

¹³The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own; ¹⁵even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.