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Devotional for June 7th - 10th, 2007

John 3-5 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
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John 3
Jesus and Nicodemus
1 There was a man from the Pharisees (A) named Nicodemus, (B) a ruler (C) of the Jews. 2 This man came to Him at night and said, " Rabbi, (D) we know that You have come from God (E) as a teacher, (F) for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him." (G)
3 Jesus replied, " I assure you: Unless someone is born again, (H) [a] he cannot see the kingdom of God." (I)

4 "But how can anyone be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked Him. "Can he enter his mother's womb a second time and be born?"

5 Jesus answered, " I assure you: Unless someone is born (J) of water and the Spirit, (K) [b] he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 Whatever is born of the flesh (L) is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit (M) is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I told you that you [c] must be born (N) again. 8 The wind [d] blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. (O) So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." (P)

9 "How can these things be?" asked Nicodemus.

10 "Are you a teacher [e] of Israel and don't know these things?" Jesus replied. 11 " I assure you: (Q) We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you [f] do not accept Our testimony. [g] 12 If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven? 13 No one has ascended (R) into heaven (S) except the One who descended from heaven (T) —the Son of Man. (U) [h] 14 Just as Moses (V) lifted up the snake in the wilderness, (W) so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will [i] have eternal life. (X)

16 "For God loved (Y) the world in this way: He gave His One and Only (Z) Son, (AA) so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. (AB) 17 For God did not send His Son into the world that He might judge (AC) the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Anyone who believes in Him is not judged, (AD) but anyone who does not believe is already judged, (AE) because he has not believed in the name (AF) of the One and Only Son (AG) of God.

19 "This, then, is the judgment: the light (AH) has come into the world, (AI) and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates (AJ) the light and avoids it, [j] so that his deeds (AK) may not be exposed. 21 But anyone who lives by [k] the truth comes to the light, so that his works (AL) may be shown to be accomplished by God." [l]



Jesus and John the Baptist
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized. 23 John (AM) also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized, 24 since John had not yet been thrown into prison. (AN)
25 Then a dispute arose between John's disciples (AO) and a Jew [m] about purification. (AP) 26 So they came to John and told him, " Rabbi, (AQ) the One you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan, (AR) is baptizing—and everyone is flocking to Him." (AS)

27 John responded, "No one can receive a single thing unless it's given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, (AT) but I've been sent ahead of Him. (AU) ' 29 He who has the bride (AV) is the groom. But the groom's friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly [n] at the groom's voice. So this joy (AW) of mine is complete. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease."



The One from Heaven
31 The One who comes from above (AX) is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms. [o] The One who comes from heaven is above all. (AY) 32 He testifies (AZ) to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony. 33 The one who has accepted His testimony has affirmed that God is true. (BA) 34 For God sent Him, and He speaks God's words, since He [p] gives the Spirit (BB) without measure. 35 The Father loves the Son (BC) and has given all things into His hands. (BD) 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him. (BE)
John 4
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
1 When Jesus [q] knew that the Pharisees (BF) heard He was making (BG) and baptizing more disciples than John (BH) 2 (though Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), 3 He left Judea (BI) and went again to Galilee. (BJ) 4 He had to travel through Samaria, (BK) 5 so He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar near the property [r] that Jacob (BL) had given his son Joseph. (BM) 6 Jacob's well (BN) was there, and Jesus, worn out from His journey, sat down at the well. It was about six in the evening. [s]
7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. (BO)

"Give Me a drink," Jesus said to her, 8 for His disciples had gone into town to buy food.

9 "How is it that You, a Jew, (BP) ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan (BQ) woman?" she asked Him. For Jews do not associate with [t] Samaritans. [u]

10 Jesus answered, "If you knew the gift of God, (BR) and who is saying to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would ask Him, and He would give you living water." (BS)

11 "Sir," (BT) said the woman, "You don't even have a bucket, and the well is deep. So where do you get this 'living water'? 12 You aren't greater than our father Jacob, (BU) are you? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock."

13 Jesus said, "Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. 14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! (BV) In fact, the water I will give him will become a well (BW) [v] of water springing up within him for eternal life." (BX)

15 "Sir," the woman said to Him, "give me this water so I won't get thirsty and come here to draw water."

16 "Go call your husband," He told her, "and come back here."

17 "I don't have a husband," she answered.

"You have correctly said, 'I don't have a husband,' " Jesus said. 18 "For you've had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."

19 "Sir," the woman replied, "I see that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, (BY) [w] yet you [Jews] say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem." (BZ)

21 Jesus told her, "Believe Me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans [x] worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. (CA) 23 But an hour is coming, and is now here, (CB) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him. 24 God is spirit, (CC) and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (CD)

25 The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah (CE) [y] is coming" (who is called Christ (CF) ). "When He comes, He will explain everything to us."

26 "I am [He]," (CG) Jesus told her, "the One speaking to you."



The Ripened Harvest
27 Just then His disciples arrived, and they were amazed that He was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, "What do You want?" or "Why are You talking with her?"
28 Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the men, 29 "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?" (CH) 30 They left the town and made their way to Him. (CI)

31 In the meantime the disciples kept urging Him, " Rabbi, (CJ) eat something."

32 But He said, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

33 The disciples said to one another, "Could someone have brought Him something to eat?"

34 "My food is to do the will of Him (CK) who sent Me (CL) and to finish His work," (CM) Jesus told them. 35 "Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open [z] your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready [aa] for harvest. 36 The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, (CN) so the sower and reaper can rejoice together. 37 For in this case the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps. (CO) ' 38 I sent you to reap what you didn't labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from [ab] their labor."



The Savior of the World
39 Now many Samaritans (CP) from that town believed in Him because of what the woman said [ac] when she testified, (CQ) "He told me everything I ever did." 40 Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, (CR) they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days. 41 Many more believed because of what He said. [ad] 42 And they told the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Savior (CS) of the world." [ae]


A Galilean Welcome
43 After two days He left there for Galilee. (CT) 44 Jesus Himself testified (CU) that a prophet has no honor in his own country. (CV) 45 When (CW) they entered Galilee, the Galileans (CX) welcomed Him because they had seen everything He did in Jerusalem (CY) during the festival. (CZ) For they also had gone to the festival.


The Second Sign: Healing an Official's Son
46 Then He went again to Cana (DA) of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum. (DB) 47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea (DC) into Galilee, he went to Him and pleaded with Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
48 Jesus told him, "Unless you [people] see signs and wonders, (DD) you will not believe." (DE)

49 "Sir," (DF) the official said to Him, "come down before my boy dies!"

50 "Go," Jesus told him, "your son will live." The man believed what [af] Jesus said to him and departed.

51 While he was still going down, his slaves met him saying that his boy was alive. 52 He asked them at what time he got better. "Yesterday at seven in the morning [ag] the fever left him," they answered. 53 The father (DG) realized this was the very hour at which Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." Then he himself believed, along with his whole household.

54 This therefore was the second sign (DH) Jesus performed after He came from Judea to Galilee. (DI)

John 5
The Third Sign: Healing the Sick
1 After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (DJ) 2 By the Sheep Gate (DK) in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda [ah] in Hebrew, which has five colonnades. [ai] 3 Within these lay a multitude of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water, 4 because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had] . [aj]
5 One man was there who had been sick for 38 years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, (DL) He said to him, "Do you want to get well?"

7 "Sir," (DM) the sick man answered, "I don't have a man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I'm coming, someone goes down ahead of me."

8 "Get up," Jesus told him, "pick up your bedroll and walk!" 9 Instantly the man got well, picked up his bedroll, and started to walk.

Now that day was the Sabbath, (DN) 10 so the Jews (DO) said to the man who had been healed, "This is the Sabbath! (DP) It's illegal for you to pick up your bedroll."

11 He replied, "The man who made me well (DQ) told me, 'Pick up your bedroll and walk.' "

12 "Who is this man who told you, 'Pick up [your bedroll] and walk?' " they asked. 13 But the man who was cured did not know who it was, (DR) because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. [ak]

14 After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex (DS) and said to him, "See, you are well. Do not sin any more, so that something worse doesn't happen to you." 15 The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. (DT)



Honoring the Father and the Son
16 Therefore, the Jews began persecuting (DU) Jesus [al] because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. (DV) 17 But Jesus responded to them, "My Father (DW) is still working, and I am working also." 18 This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: (DX) not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
19 Then Jesus replied, " I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father [am] does, the Son also does these things in the same way. (DY) 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works (DZ) than these so that you will be amazed. 21 And just as the Father raises (EA) the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to. (EB) 22 The Father, (EC) in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. (ED) Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. (EE)



Life and Judgment
24 " I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life (EF) and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.
25 " I assure you: An hour is coming, and is now here, (EG) when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. (EH) 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son (EI) to have life in Himself. 27 And He has granted Him the right to pass judgment, (EJ) because He is the Son of Man. (EK) 28 Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come out—those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of judgment.

30 "I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment (EL) is righteous, (EM) because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. (EN)



Four Witnesses to Jesus
31 "If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. [an] 32 There is Another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony He gives about Me is valid. (EO) [ao] 33 You have sent [messengers] to John, and he has testified to the truth. (EP) 34 I don't receive man's testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 John (EQ) [ap] was a burning and shining lamp, (ER) and for a time you were willing to enjoy his light. (ES)
36 "But I have a greater testimony than John's because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. (ET) These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent (EU) Me. 37 The Father who sent Me has Himself testified (EV) about Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, and you haven't seen His form. (EW) 38 You don't have His word living in you, because you don't believe the One He sent. 39 You pore over [aq] the Scriptures (EX) because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me. (EY) 40 And you are not willing (EZ) to come to Me (FA) that you may have life.

41 "I do not accept glory (FB) from men, 42 but I know you—that you have no love for God (FC) within you. 43 I have come in My Father's name, (FD) yet you don't accept Me. (FE) If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don't seek the glory that comes from the only (FF) God. (FG) 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. Your accuser is Moses, (FH) on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. 47 But if you don't believe his writings, (FI) how will you believe My words?" (FJ)

Footnotes:

John 3:3 The same Gk word can mean again or from above (also in v. [7]).
John 3:5 Or spirit, or wind; the Gk word pneuma can mean wind, spirit, or Spirit, each of which occurs in this context.
John 3:7 The pronoun is pl in Gk.
John 3:8 The Gk word pneuma can mean wind, spirit, or Spirit, each of which occurs in this context.
John 3:10 Or the teacher
John 3:11 The word you in Gk is pl here and throughout v. [12].
John 3:11 The pl forms (We, Our) refer to Jesus and His authority to speak for the Father.
John 3:13 Other mss add who is in heaven
John 3:15 Other mss add not perish, but
John 3:20 Lit and does not come to the light
John 3:21 Lit who does
John 3:21 It is possible that Jesus' words end at v. [15]. Ancient Gk did not have quotation marks.
John 3:25 Other mss read and the Jews
John 3:29 Lit with joy rejoices
John 3:31 Or of earthly things
John 3:34 Other mss read since God
John 4:1 Other mss read the Lord
John 4:5 Lit piece of land
John 4:6 Lit the sixth hour; see note at [Jn 1:39]; an alternate time reckoning would be noon
John 4:9 Or do not share vessels with
John 4:9 Other mss omit For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.
John 4:14 Or spring
John 4:20 Mount Gerizim, where there had been a Samaritan temple that rivaled Jerusalem's
John 4:22 Samaritans is implied since the Gk verb and pronoun are pl.
John 4:25 In the NT, the word Messiah translates the Gk word Christos ("Anointed One"), except here and in [Jn 1:41] where it translates Messias.
John 4:35 Lit Raise
John 4:35 Lit white
John 4:38 Lit you have entered into
John 4:39 Lit because of the woman's word
John 4:41 Lit because of His word
John 4:42 Other mss add the Messiah
John 4:50 Lit the word
John 4:52 Or seven in the evening; lit at the seventh hour; see note at [Jn 1:39]; an alternate time reckoning would be at one in the afternoon
John 5:2 Other mss read Bethzatha; other mss read Bethsaida
John 5:2 Rows of columns supporting a roof
John 5:4 Other mss omit bracketed text
John 5:13 Lit slipped away, there being a crowd in that place
John 5:16 Other mss add and trying to kill Him
John 5:19 Lit whatever that One
John 5:31 Or not true
John 5:32 Or true
John 5:35 Lit That man
John 5:39 In Gk this could be a command: Pore over . . .

Cross references:
John 3:1 : Mk 7:3;
John 3:1 : Jn 3:4;, 9; 7:50; 19:39;
John 3:1 : Lk 8:41; 12:58;
John 3:2 : Jn 11:8;
John 3:2 : Mk 1:45;
John 3:2 : Mk 4:38; Eph 4:11;
John 3:2 : Ex 3:12; Jn 15:24; Ac 10:38; Rv 21:3;
John 3:3 : 1Pt 1:3; 1Jn 2:29;
John 3:3 : Mk 1:15; 9:1;
John 3:5 : Mk 9:43;
John 3:5 : Ezk 36:25-27; Ac 22:16; Ti 3:5;
John 3:6 : Php 3:3;
John 3:6 : Jn 1:33;
John 3:7 : 1Pt 1:3;
John 3:8 : Jn 8:14;
John 3:8 : 1Co 2:13-16;
John 3:11 : Jn 1:51; Rv 22:21;
John 3:13 : Jn 20:17;
John 3:13 : Dt 30:12; Jn 6:62; Ac 2:34; Rm 10:6; 1Co 15:47; Eph 4:8-10; Rv 11:12;
John 3:13 : Jn 6:38; 8:23;
John 3:13 : Mk 2:10;
John 3:14 : Ps 77:20; Mt 8:4; Heb 3:2;
John 3:14 : Num 21:4-9;
John 3:15 : Mk 10:17; Jn 12:25; Ac 13:48;
John 3:16 : Jn 12:43; 1Co 13:1; Gl 2:20; Col 1:13; 3:12; 1Th 1:4; 2Th 2:13, 16; 1Jn 4:7-12; Jude 1;
John 3:16 : 1Jn 4:9;
John 3:16 : Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2;
John 3:16 : Jn 12:25; Rm 5:8; 1Jn 3:16; 4:9-10;
John 3:17 : Jn 8:11;, 15; Rv 19:11;
John 3:18 : Jn 5:22-30;
John 3:18 : Mt 12:41; Mk 16:16; Jn 5:11;
John 3:18 : Jn 10:25; 1Jn 3:23;
John 3:18 : Jn 5:19;
John 3:19 : Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46;
John 3:19 : Jn 18:37; 1Jn 2:8;
John 3:20 : Lk 6:27; 19:14;
John 3:20 : Mk 14:6; Gl 3:10; Jms 2:14-26;
John 3:21 : Jn 5:36;
John 3:23 : Mk 1:4;
John 3:24 : Mk 1:14;
John 3:25 : Mt 9:14; 11:2; 14:12; Mk 2:18; 6:29; Lk 5:33; 7:18-19; 11:1; Jn 1:35;, 37; 6:3;
John 3:25 : Lv 13-14; Heb 1:3;
John 3:26 : Jn 11:8;
John 3:26 : Mk 10:1; Lk 3:3;
John 3:26 : Mk 1:45;
John 3:28 : Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2;
John 3:28 : Lk 1:17;
John 3:29 : Rv 21:2;
John 3:29 : Jn 15:11;
John 3:31 : Jms 1:17;
John 3:31 : Jn 8:23; 1Jn 4:5-6;
John 3:32 : Jn 15:26; Ac 26:5;
John 3:33 : 1Jn 5:20;
John 3:34 : Jn 1:33;
John 3:35 : Jn 5:20; 10:17; 1Co 13:1;
John 3:35 : Jn 5:19;
John 3:36 : Mk 16:16;
John 4:1 : Mk 7:3;
John 4:1 : Mt 28:19-20;
John 4:1 : Mk 1:4;
John 4:3 : Lk 1:5;
John 4:3 : Mt 17:22;
John 4:4 : Ac 1:8;
John 4:5 : Ps 22:23; Mt 1:2; Lk 1:33;
John 4:5 : Gn 30:24; 33:19; 48:22; 49:22;
John 4:6 : Jms 3:11;
John 4:7 : Gn 24:11-17; 29:2-12;
John 4:9 : Jn 11:36; Ac 14:1; Rv 2:9;
John 4:9 : Lk 9:52; Ac 1:8;
John 4:10 : Ac 8:20;
John 4:10 : Gn 26:19; Ps 36:7-9; Is 49:10; 55:1; Jr 2:13; Zch 14:8; Jn 7:38; Rv 7:17; 21:6; 22:1, 17;
John 4:11 : Lk 10:1;
John 4:12 : Mt 1:2; Lk 1:33;
John 4:14 : Jn 6:35; 7:37; 1Co 4:11; Rv 7:16; 21:6; 22:17;
John 4:14 : Jms 3:11;
John 4:14 : Jn 12:25; Ac 13:48; Rm 8:2; 1Jn 2:25;
John 4:20 : Dt 11:29-12:14; 27:3; Jos 24:1;
John 4:20 : Mt 23:37;
John 4:22 : Gn 12:1-7; Is 2:3; Mal 1:11; Mt 15:24; Jn 11:36; Rm 3:1-2; 9:4-5; 15:8-9;
John 4:23 : Jn 5:25-29; 16:32;
John 4:24 : Jn 1:33; 2Th 2:10; Jude 20;
John 4:24 : 2Th 2:10;
John 4:25 : Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2;
John 4:25 : Ex 29:29; Jn 1:41;
John 4:26 : Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24;
John 4:29 : Mt 1:17;
John 4:30 : Mk 1:45;
John 4:31 : Jn 11:8;
John 4:34 : Eph 1:9; 1Jn 2:17;
John 4:34 : Jn 5:30;
John 4:34 : Jn 5:36;
John 4:36 : Mk 10:17; Jn 12:25; Ac 13:48;
John 4:37 : Lv 26:16; Dt 20:6; Jb 31:8; Mic 6:15; Mt 25:24; Lk 19:21;
John 4:39 : Lk 9:52; Ac 1:8;
John 4:39 : Jn 15:26; Ac 26:5;
John 4:40 : Mk 1:45;
John 4:42 : 2Pt 3:18;
John 4:43 : Is 9:1-2; Mt 17:22;
John 4:44 : Jn 15:26; Ac 26:5;
John 4:44 : Mt 13:57; Mk 6:4; Lk 4:24;
John 4:45 : Mt 4:17; Mk 1:14-15;
John 4:45 : Mt 26:69; Mk 14:70; Lk 13:1-2; 22:59; 23:6; Ac 1:11; 2:7; 5:37;
John 4:45 : Mt 23:37;
John 4:45 : Jn 2:23; 5:1;
John 4:46 : Jn 2:1;, 11; 21:2;
John 4:46 : Lk 10:15;
John 4:47 : Lk 1:5;
John 4:48 : Ex 7:3-4; Mk 13:22; Jn 2:23-25; 6:26;
John 4:48 : Jn 3:16; 6:64; 20:25;
John 4:49 : Lk 10:1;
John 4:53 : Lk 11:11; Col 3:21;
John 4:54 : Jn 2:11;
John 4:54 : Mt 17:22;
John 5:1 : Mt 23:37;
John 5:2 : Neh 3:1;, 32; 12:39;
John 5:6 : Is 46:10; Zch 14:7; Jn 5:6; 6:6; 8:14; 9:3; 11:11-15; 13:1-3, 11;
John 5:7 : Lk 10:1;
John 5:9 : Mk 2:23;
John 5:10 : Jn 11:36;
John 5:10 : Lk 14:3;
John 5:11 : Ti 2:8;
John 5:13 : Jn 7:28;
John 5:14 : Ac 21:26;
John 5:15 : Ti 2:8;
John 5:16 : Lk 6:28; 2Tm 3:12;
John 5:16 : Lk 13:10;
John 5:17 : Mt 5:16; 11:27; Jn 8:42;
John 5:18 : Mt 12:14; 26:4; 27:1; Mk 3:6; 14:1; Lk 6:11; Jn 7:1;, 19; 10:33; 11:53;
John 5:19 : Jn 3:35; 6:38; 7:16;, 28; 8:26-42; 10:18;, 30;, 36-38; 12:49-50; 14:9;, 24;, 31; 15:9-10; 16:15; 17:9-10;
John 5:20 : Heb 3:9; Rv 15:3;
John 5:21 : Jn 2:19; Mk 9:27;
John 5:21 : Jn 11:25-26;
John 5:22 : Mt 11:27;
John 5:23 : Jn 15:23;
John 5:23 : Lk 10:16;
John 5:24 : Jn 6:53; 12:25; Ac 13:48; 1Jn 2:25;
John 5:25 : Jn 4:23;
John 5:25 : Php 1:21;
John 5:26 : Jn 5:19; Col 1:19;
John 5:27 : 2Th 1:5;
John 5:27 : Mk 2:10; Heb 2:6; Rv 1:13; 14:14;
John 5:30 : Mt 12:41; 2Th 1:5;
John 5:30 : Mt 6:33; Jn 8:16;
John 5:30 : Mt 26:39; Jn 4:34; 6:38; 7:16-18; 8:28; 14:10; Rm 8:27; Eph 1:9;
John 5:32 : 1Jn 5:20;
John 5:33 : Ps 119:142; Jn 14:6;
John 5:35 : Mk 1:4;
John 5:35 : 2Sm 21:17; Mt 5:14-15; Lk 12:35; 2Pt 1:19; Rv 21:23;
John 5:35 : Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46;
John 5:36 : Jn 15:24;
John 5:36 : Mk 9:37; Jn 1:6;, 33;
John 5:37 : 1Jn 5:9;
John 5:37 : Ex 33:11; Dt 4:12; Is 6:1; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:18; 6:46-47; 14:9; 1Tm 1:17;
John 5:39 : Mt 26:54; 2Pt 1:20;
John 5:39 : Lk 24:27;, 44; Ac 13:27;
John 5:40 : Lk 13:34;
John 5:40 : Lk 14:26;
John 5:41 : Jn 17:24; Php 3:19; 1Pt 5:4;
John 5:42 : Lk 10:27; 11:42; 1Jn 4:20;
John 5:43 : Jn 10:25; 14:13; Ac 15:14; Rv 14:1;
John 5:43 : Mk 4:16; Jn 1:12; 12:48; 13:20; 17:8;
John 5:44 : Dt 6:4; Jn 17:3; Rm 3:30; 16:27; 1Tm 1:17; 6:15-16; Jude 25; Rv 15:4;
John 5:44 : 1Th 2:4;
John 5:45 : Ps 77:20; Mt 8:4; Heb 3:2;
John 5:47 : Mt 26:54; Rm 1:2;
John 5:47 : Lk 16:29-31;




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Acts 1-3 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.



Acts 1
Prologue
1 I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach (A) 2 until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen. (B) 3 After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God. (C)


The Holy Spirit Promised
4 While He was together with them, [a] He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promise. (D) "This," [He said, "is what] you heard from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (E)
6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, "Lord, at this time are You restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by His own authority. (F) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends [b] of the earth." (G)



The Ascension
9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 While He was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them. (H) 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven." (I)


United in Prayer
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olive Grove, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 When they arrived, they went to the room (J) upstairs where they were staying:
Peter, John,
James, Andrew,
Philip, Thomas,
Bartholomew, Matthew,
James the son of Alphaeus,
Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. (K)
14 All these were continually united (L) in prayer, [c] along with the women, including Mary [d] the mother of Jesus, and His brothers. (M)



Matthias Chosen
15 During these days Peter stood up among the brothers [e] —the number of people who were together was about 120—and said: 16 "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. (N) 17 For he was one of our number and was allotted a share in this ministry." (O) 18 Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages; and falling headfirst, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out. (P) 19 This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood. 20 "For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
Let his dwelling become desolate;

let no one live in it; (Q) and

Let someone else take his position. (R) (S)

21 "Therefore, from among the men who have accompanied us during the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us— 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day He was taken up from us—from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of His resurrection." (T)

23 So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. (U) 24 Then they prayed, (V) "You, Lord, know the hearts of all; show which of these two You have chosen (W) 25 to take the place [f] in this apostolic service (X) that Judas left to go to his own place." 26 Then they cast lots (Y) for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was numbered with the 11 apostles.

Acts 2
Pentecost
1 When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. (Z) 2 Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind (AA) came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. (AB) 3 And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 Then they were all filled (AC) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech. (AD)
5 There were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation (AE) under heaven. 6 When this sound occurred, the multitude came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were astounded and amazed, saying, [g] "Look, aren't all these who are speaking Galileans? (AF) 8 How is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, (AG) 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, (AH) 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the magnificent acts of God." 12 And they were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, "What could this be?" 13 But some sneered and said, "They're full of new wine!" (AI)



Peter's Sermon
14 But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: "Jewish men and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it's only nine in the morning. [h] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 And it will be in the last days, says God,

that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

and your old men will dream dreams. (AJ)

18 I will even pour out My Spirit

on My male and female slaves in those days,

and they will prophesy. (AK)

19 I will display wonders in the heaven above

and signs on the earth below:

blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.

20 The sun will be turned to darkness,

and the moon to blood, (AL)

before the great and remarkable day of the Lord (AM) comes;

21 then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (AN) (AO)

22 "Men of Israel, listen to these words: This Jesus the Nazarene was a man pointed out to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through Him, just as you yourselves know. (AP) 23 Though He was delivered up according to God's determined plan and foreknowledge, you used [i] lawless people [j] to nail Him to a cross and kill Him. (AQ) 24 God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, (AR) because it was not possible for Him to be held by it. 25 For David says of Him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;

because He is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken.

26 Therefore my heart was glad,

and my tongue rejoiced.

Moreover my flesh will rest in hope,

27 because You will not leave my soul in Hades,

or allow Your Holy One to see decay. (AS)

28 You have revealed the paths of life to me;

You will fill me with gladness in Your presence. (AT) (AU)

29 "Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. (AV) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants [k] [l] on his throne. (AW) 31 Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:

He [m] was not left in Hades,

and His flesh did not experience decay. (AX) (AY)

32 "God has resurrected (AZ) this Jesus. We are all witnesses of this. 33 Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God (BA) and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, (BB) He has poured out (BC) what you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

The Lord said to my Lord,

'Sit at My right hand

35 until I make Your enemies Your footstool. (BD) ' (BE)

36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!" (BF)



Forgiveness through the Messiah
37 When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: "Brothers, what must we do?" (BG)
38 "Repent," (BH) Peter said to them, "and be baptized, (BI) each of you, in the name (BJ) of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, (BK) [n] as many as the Lord our God will call." 40 And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, "Be saved from this corrupt [o] generation!" (BL)



A Generous and Growing Church
41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, (BM) to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers. (BN)
43 Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. (BO) 44 Now all the believers were together and had everything in common. (BP) 45 So they sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need. [p] 46 And every day they devoted themselves [to meeting] together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, (BQ) 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them [q] those who were being saved. (BR)

Acts 3
Healing of a Lame Man
1 Now Peter and John were going up together to the temple complex at the hour of prayer (BS) at three in the afternoon. [r] 2 And a man who was lame from his mother's womb was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex. (BT) 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple complex, he asked for help. 4 Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, "Look at us." 5 So he turned to them, [s] expecting to get something from them. 6 But Peter said, "I have neither silver nor gold, but what I have, I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" (BU) 7 Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong. 8 So he jumped up, stood, and started to walk, and he entered the temple complex with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. (BV) 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple complex. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him. (BW)


Preaching in Solomon's Colonnade
11 While he [t] was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, greatly amazed, ran toward them in what is called Solomon's Colonnade. (BX) 12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, (BY) has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, (BZ) when he had decided to release Him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, (CA) and asked to have a murderer given to you. (CB) 15 And you killed the source [u] of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this. (CC) 16 By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.
17 "And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, just as your leaders also did. (CD) 18 But what God predicted through the mouth of all the prophets—that His Messiah would suffer—He has fulfilled (CE) in this way. 19 Therefore repent (CF) and turn back, that your sins may be wiped out (CG) so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and He may send Jesus, who has been appointed (CH) Messiah for you. 21 Heaven must welcome [v] Him until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about by the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning. (CI) 22 Moses said: [w]

The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He will say to you. 23 And it will be that everyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from the people. (CJ) (CK)

24 "In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also announced these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your forefathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed. (CL) (CM) 26 God raised up His Servant [x] and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways." (CN)

Footnotes:

Acts 1:4 Or He was eating with them, or He was lodging with them
Acts 1:8 Lit the end
Acts 1:14 Other mss add and petition
Acts 1:14 Or prayer, with their wives and Mary
Acts 1:15 Other mss read disciples
Acts 1:25 Other mss read to share
Acts 2:7 Other mss add to one another
Acts 2:15 Lit it's the third hour of the day
Acts 2:23 Other mss read you have taken
Acts 2:23 Or used the hand of lawless ones
Acts 2:30 Other mss add according to the flesh to raise up the Messiah
Acts 2:30 Lit one from the fruit of his loin
Acts 2:31 Other mss read His soul
Acts 2:39 Remote in time or space
Acts 2:40 Or crooked, or twisted
Acts 2:45 Or to all, according to one's needs
Acts 2:47 Other mss read to the church
Acts 3:1 Lit at the ninth hour
Acts 3:5 Or he paid attention to them
Acts 3:11 Other mss read the lame man who was healed
Acts 3:15 Or the Prince, or the Ruler
Acts 3:21 Or receive, or retain
Acts 3:22 Other mss add to the fathers
Acts 3:26 Other mss add Jesus

Cross references:
Acts 1:1 : Lk 1:3; 24:19;
Acts 1:2 : Mt 28:19-20; Lk 24:47; Jn 20:21;
Acts 1:3 : Mt 28:17; Mk 16:14; Lk 24:34; 36; Jn 20:19; 1Co 15:5-7;
Acts 1:4 : Lk 24:49; Jn 14:1; Ac 2:33;
Acts 1:5 : Jl 3:18; Mt 3:11; Ac 11:16;
Acts 1:7 : Mt 24:36; Mk 13:32; 1Th 5:1;
Acts 1:8 : Lk 24:48; Ac 2:1;, 4; 4:33; 8:1;, 14; 13:47;
Acts 1:10 : Mt 28:13; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12;
Acts 1:11 : Mt 16:27; Ac 2:7; 1Th 1:10; 2Th 1:10;
Acts 1:13 : Ac 9:37;, 39; 20:8;
Acts 1:13 : Mt 10:2-4; Mk 3:16-19; Lk 6:14-16;
Acts 1:14 : Ac 2:46; 4:24; 5:12; 7; 15:25; Rm 15:6;
Acts 1:14 : Mt 12:46; Lk 23:49;, 55; Rm 12:12; Col 4:2;
Acts 1:16 : Lk 22:37;, 47; 24:44; Jn 13:18; 18:3;
Acts 1:17 : Jn 6:71; Ac 20:24; 21:19;
Acts 1:18 : Mt 26:14-15; 27:5;, 7-8;
Acts 1:20 : Ps 69:25;
Acts 1:20 : Ps 69:25; 109:8;
Acts 1:20 : Ps 109:8;
Acts 1:22 : Mk 1:4; Ac 2:31; 4:2; 17:18; 23:6; 24:15; 26:23;
Acts 1:23 : Ac 15:22; 18:7;
Acts 1:24 : Ac 6:6; 13:3;
Acts 1:24 : 1Sm 16:7; Jr 17:10; Ac 15:8; Rv 2:23;
Acts 1:25 : Rm 1:5; 1Co 9:2; Gl 7:8;
Acts 1:26 : Mt 27:35; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; Jn 19:24; Ac 8:21; 26:18; Col 1:12; 1Pt 5:3;
Acts 2:1 : Lv 23:15; Ac 1:14; 20:16;
Acts 2:2 : 1Kg 19:11; Jb 38:1; Ezk 1:4;
Acts 2:2 : Ac 4:31; 16:26;
Acts 2:4 : Ac 4:31; 13:52;
Acts 2:4 : Mk 16:17; 1Co 12:10;
Acts 2:5 : Mt 28:19; Rm 1:5; Gl 1:16;
Acts 2:7 : Ac 1:11; 2:12;
Acts 2:9 : Gn 14:9; 2Kg 17:6;
Acts 2:10 : Mt 23:15; Ac 13:13; 15:38; 16:6;, 21; 18:23;
Acts 2:13 : Ac 17:32; 1Co 14:23;
Acts 2:17 : Is 44:3; Jn 7:38; Ac 10:45; 21:9;
Acts 2:18 : Ac 21:10; 1Co 12:10;
Acts 2:20 : Mt 24:29; 1Th 5:2;
Acts 2:20 : Is 58:13; Ezk 13:5; Am 5:18; Ob 15; Zph 1:14; Zch 14:1; Mal 4:5;
Acts 2:21 : Jl 2:28-32; Ac 16:31; Rm 10:13;
Acts 2:21 : Jl 2:28-32;
Acts 2:22 : Jn 3:2; 4:48; Ac 10:38; Heb 2:4;
Acts 2:23 : Mt 26:24; Lk 22:22; 24:20; Ac 3:18; 4:28; 5:30;
Acts 2:24 : Rm 8:11; 1Co 6:14; 2Co 4:14; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1Th 1:10; Heb 13:20;
Acts 2:27 : Mt 11:23; Lk 2:26; Ac 13:35; Heb 7:26;
Acts 2:28 : Ps 16:8-11;
Acts 2:28 : Ps 16:8-11;
Acts 2:29 : 1Kg 2:10; Neh 3:16; Ac 7:8-9; 13:36;
Acts 2:30 : 2Sm 23:2; Ps 132:11; Mt 22:43; Lk 1:32; Ac 1:8; Heb 11:32;
Acts 2:31 : Ps 16:10; Ac 2:27;
Acts 2:31 : Ps 16:10;
Acts 2:32 : Lk 18:33; Ac 2:24;
Acts 2:33 : Php 2:9; Heb 10:12;
Acts 2:33 : Jn 7:39; 14:26; 16:7;, 13;
Acts 2:33 : Ac 2:17; 10:45;
Acts 2:35 : Ps 110:1; Mt 5:35; 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:42-43; Jn 3:13; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13;
Acts 2:35 : Ps 110:1;
Acts 2:36 : Mt 28:18; Lk 2:11; Rm 14:9; 2Co 4:5;
Acts 2:37 : Lk 3:10; Ac 16:30;
Acts 2:38 : Lk 24:47; Ac 3:19; 26:20;
Acts 2:38 : Ac 8:12; 22:16;
Acts 2:38 : Ac 3:16; 15:14;
Acts 2:39 : Is 44:3; Ac 3:25; Eph 2:13;
Acts 2:40 : Dt 32:5; Mt 17:17; Php 2:15;
Acts 2:42 : Ac 5:28; 13:12; 17:19; 1Co 14:6;
Acts 2:42 : Ac 1:14; Heb 10:25;
Acts 2:43 : Mk 16:17;, 20; Ac 5:12;
Acts 2:44 : Mt 19:21; Ac 4:32;
Acts 2:46 : Lk 24:53; Ac 5:42; 20:7;
Acts 2:47 : Ac 5:14; 11:24; 16:5; Rm 14:18;
Acts 3:1 : Ps 55:17; Mt 27:46; Ac 10:3;, 30;
Acts 3:2 : Lk 16:20; Jn 9:8; Ac 14:8;
Acts 3:6 : Ac 4:10; 2Co 6:10;
Acts 3:8 : Is 35:4-6; Ac 14:10
Acts 3:10 : Jn 9:8; Ac 3:2;
Acts 3:11 : Lk 22:8; Jn 10:23; Ac 5:12;
Acts 3:13 : Ac 5:30; 7:32; 22:14;
Acts 3:13 : Mt 27:2; Lk 23:4; Jn 19:15; Ac 13:28;
Acts 3:14 : Mk 1:24; Ac 4:27; 7:52;
Acts 3:14 : Mk 15:11; Lk 23:18;, 25;
Acts 3:15 : Ac 2:24; 5:31;
Acts 3:17 : Lk 23:34; Ac 13:27;
Acts 3:18 : Lk 24:27; Ac 2:23; 17:3; 26:23;
Acts 3:19 : Ac 2:38; 8:22; 17:30; 26:20;
Acts 3:19 : Ps 51:1;, 9; Is 43:25; 44:22; Col 2:14;
Acts 3:20 : Ac 22:14; 26:16;
Acts 3:21 : Mt 17:10; Lk 1:70; Ac 1:11;
Acts 3:23 : Dt 18:15-19; Ac 7:37;
Acts 3:23 : Dt 18:15-19;
Acts 3:25 : Gn 22:18; Ac 2:39; Rm 9:4;
Acts 3:25 : Gn 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4;
Acts 3:26 : Ac 2:24; 13:46; Rm 1:16;



Psalm 27-32 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.



Psalm 27
My Stronghold
Davidic.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear? (A)
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid? (B)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, (C)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. (D)

3 Though an army deploy against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though war break out against me,
still I am confident. (E)

4 I have asked one thing from the LORD;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life, (F)
gazing on the beauty of the LORD (G)
and seeking [Him] in His temple. (H)

5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock. (I)

6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me; (J)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy. (K)
I will sing and make music to the LORD. (L)

7 LORD, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me. (M)

8 In Your behalf my heart says, "Seek My face."
LORD, I will seek Your face. (N)

9 Do not hide Your face from me; (O)
do not turn Your servant away in anger. (P)
You have been my help; (Q)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.

10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the LORD cares for me. (R)

11 Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, LORD,
and lead me on a level path. (S)

12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence. (T)

13 I am certain that I will see the LORD's goodness
in the land of the living. (U)

14 Wait for the LORD;
be courageous and let your heart be strong. (V)
Wait for the LORD. (W)

Psalm 28
My Strength
Davidic.
1 LORD, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me. (X)
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit. (Y)
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary. (Z)

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors,
while malice is in their hearts. (AA)

4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve. (AB)

5 Because they do not consider
what the LORD has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them. (AC)

6 May the LORD be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading. (AD)

7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. (AE)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song. (AF)

8 The LORD is the strength of His people; [a]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. (AG)

9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever. (AH)

Psalm 29
The Voice of the LORD
A Davidic psalm.
1 Give the LORD— you heavenly beings [b] —
give the LORD glory and strength.
2 Give the LORD the glory due His name;
worship the LORD
in the splendor of [His] holiness. (AI) [c]

3 The voice of the LORD is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the LORD, above vast waters, (AJ)

4 the voice of the LORD in power,
the voice of the LORD in splendor. (AK)

5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. (AL)

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, (AM)
and Sirion, [d] like a young wild ox. (AN)

7 The voice of the LORD flashes flames of fire. (AO)

8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;
the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. (AP)

9 The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth (AQ) [e]
and strips the woodlands bare. (AR)
In His temple all cry, "Glory!"

10 The LORD sat enthroned at the flood;
the LORD sits enthroned, King forever. (AS)

11 The LORD gives His people strength; (AT)
the LORD blesses His people with peace. (AU)

Psalm 30
Joy in the Morning
A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Davidic.
1 I will exalt You, LORD,
because You have lifted me up (AV)
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me. (AW)
2 LORD my God,
I cried to You for help, and You healed me. (AX)

3 LORD, You brought me up from Sheol; (AY)
You spared me from among those
going down [f] to the Pit. (AZ)

4 Sing to the LORD, you His faithful ones,
and praise His holy name. (BA)

5 For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning. (BB)

6 When I was secure, I said,
"I will never be shaken." (BC)

7 LORD, when You showed Your favor,
You made me stand like a strong mountain; (BD)
when You hid Your face, I was terrified. (BE)

8 LORD, I called to You;
I sought favor from my Lord: (BF)

9 "What gain is there in my death,
in my descending to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth? (BG)

10 LORD, listen and be gracious to me;
LORD, be my helper." (BH)

11 You turned my lament into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness, (BI)

12 so that I can sing to You and not be silent.
LORD my God, I will praise You forever. (BJ)

Psalm 31
A Plea for Protection
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 LORD, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced. (BK)
Save me by Your righteousness.
2 Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me. (BL)

3 For You are my rock and my fortress; (BM)
You lead and guide me
because of Your name. (BN)

4 You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge. (BO)

5 Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; (BP)
You redeem [g] me, LORD, God of truth. (BQ)

6 I [h] hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the LORD. (BR)

7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life (BS)

8 and have not handed me over to the enemy. (BT)
You have set my feet in a spacious place. (BU)

9 Be gracious to me, LORD,
because I am in distress; (BV)
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being [i] as well. (BW)

10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief,
and my years with groaning; (BX)
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness, [j]
and my bones waste away. (BY)

11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me. (BZ)

12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery. (CA)

13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side. (CB)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life. (CC)

14 But I trust in You, LORD;
I say, "You are my God." (CD)

15 The course of my life is in Your power; (CE)
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors. (CF)

16 Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love. (CG)

17 LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. (CH)
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent [k] [l] in Sheol. (CI)

18 Let lying lips be quieted; (CJ)
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt. (CK)

19 How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You,
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You. (CL)

20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter [m]
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues. (CM)

21 May the LORD be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege. (CN) [n]

22 In my alarm I had said,
"I am cut off from Your sight." (CO)
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help. (CP)

23 Love the LORD, all His faithful ones. (CQ)
The LORD protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant. (CR)

24 Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the LORD. (CS)

Psalm 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
Davidic. A Maskil.
1 How happy is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered! (CT)
2 How happy is the man
the LORD does not charge with sin, (CU)
and in whose spirit is no deceit! (CV)

3 When I kept silent, [o] my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long. (CW)

4 For day and night Your hand was heavy on me; (CX)
my strength was drained [p]
as in the summer's heat. (CY)

Selah

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
"I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,"
and You took away the guilt of my sin. (CZ)

Selah

6 Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found. (DA) [q]
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him. (DB)

7 You are my hiding place; (DC)
You protect me from trouble. (DD)
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.

Selah

8 I will instruct you and show you the way to go; (DE)
with My eye on you, I will give counsel. (DF)

9 Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle,
or else it will not come near you. (DG)

10 Many pains come to the wicked, (DH)
but the one who trusts in the LORD
will have faithful love surrounding him. (DI)

11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart. (DJ)

Footnotes:

Psalm 28:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read strength for them
Psalm 29:1 Or you angels, or you sons of the mighty; lit LORD sons of [the] gods
Psalm 29:2 Or in holy attire, or in holy appearance
Psalm 29:6 Mount Hermon; [Dt 3:9]
Psalm 29:9 Or the oaks shake
Psalm 30:3 Some Hb mss, LXX, Theod, Orig, Syr; other Hb mss, Aq, Sym, Tg, Jer read from going down
Psalm 31:5 Or You have redeemed, or You will redeem, or spirit. Redeem
Psalm 31:6 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer read You
Psalm 31:9 Lit my soul and my belly
Psalm 31:10 LXX, Syr, Sym read affliction
Psalm 31:17 LXX reads brought down
Psalm 31:17 Or them perish or wail
Psalm 31:20 Lit canopy
Psalm 31:21 Or a fortified city
Psalm 32:3 Probably a reference to a refusal to confess sin
Psalm 32:4 Hb obscure
Psalm 32:6 Lit time of finding

Cross references:
Psalm 27:1 : Is 60:20; Mic 7:8;
Psalm 27:1 : Ps 28:8; 118:6;
Psalm 27:2 : Ps 14:4;
Psalm 27:2 : Ps 9:3;
Psalm 27:3 : Ps 3:6;
Psalm 27:4 : Ps 23:6; 26:8;
Psalm 27:4 : Ps 93:5;
Psalm 27:4 : Mal 3:1;
Psalm 27:5 : Ps 31:20; 91:1; Is 25:4;
Psalm 27:6 : Ps 3:3;
Psalm 27:6 : Ps 54:6; 116:17;
Psalm 27:6 : Eph 5:19;
Psalm 27:7 : Ps 4:3; 30:10;
Psalm 27:8 : Ps 24:6; 105:4;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 69:17; 102:2; 143:7;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 6:1;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 40:17;
Psalm 27:10 : Ps 37:28; 94:14;
Psalm 27:11 : Ps 25:4; 26:12;
Psalm 27:12 : Ps 35:11; 41:2; Mt 26:59-60;
Psalm 27:13 : Ex 33:19; Ps 116:9; 142:5;
Psalm 27:14 : Jos 1:6;
Psalm 27:14 : Ps 37:34; 130:5;
Psalm 28:1 : Ps 83:1;
Psalm 28:1 : Ps 88:4; 143:7;
Psalm 28:2 : Ps 28:2; 134:2; 141:2; 1Tm 2:8;
Psalm 28:3 : Ps 26:9-10;
Psalm 28:4 : Jr 50:29; Rv 18:6; 22:12;
Psalm 28:5 : Jb 34:26-28; Is 5:12;
Psalm 28:6 : Ps 31:22;
Psalm 28:7 : Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 119:114;
Psalm 28:7 : Ps 59:17; 69:30;
Psalm 28:8 : Ps 20:6; 27:1;
Psalm 28:9 : Ps 33:12; Is 40:11;
Psalm 29:2 : 1Ch 16:28-29; Ps 96:7-9;
Psalm 29:3 : Jb 37:4-5; Ps 18:13; 104:7;
Psalm 29:4 : Ps 68:33;
Psalm 29:5 : Ps 104:16;
Psalm 29:6 : Ps 114:4;, 6;
Psalm 29:6 : Dt 3:9;
Psalm 29:7 : Dt 4:12;, 33;
Psalm 29:8 : Num 13:26;
Psalm 29:9 : Jb 39:1-3;
Psalm 29:9 : Is 24:1;, 3;
Psalm 29:10 : Ps 9:7; 10:17;
Psalm 29:11 : Ps 28:8; 68:35;
Psalm 29:11 : Php 4:7;
Psalm 30:1 : Ps 3:3;
Psalm 30:1 : Ps 25:2; 35:19;
Psalm 30:2 : Ps 88:13;
Psalm 30:3 : Ps 86:13;
Psalm 30:3 : Ps 28:1; 88:4; 143:7;
Psalm 30:4 : Ps 50:5; 149:1;
Psalm 30:5 : Ps 103:9; Is 54:7-8; 2Co 4:17;
Psalm 30:6 : Ps 10:6; 62:2;, 6;
Psalm 30:7 : Ps 20:8;
Psalm 30:7 : Ps 104:29;
Psalm 30:8 : Ps 119:58;
Psalm 30:9 : Ps 6:5; 88:10-12;
Psalm 30:10 : Ps 4:1; 27:7;
Psalm 30:11 : Ec 3:4; Is 61:10; Jr 31:13;
Psalm 30:12 : Ps 44:8; 108:1;
Psalm 31:1 : Ps 25:2;
Psalm 31:2 : Ps 71:1-2;
Psalm 31:3 : Ps 18:2; 71:3;
Psalm 31:3 : Ps 23:3; 25:11;
Psalm 31:4 : Ps 25:15; 46:1;
Psalm 31:5 : Lk 23:46;
Psalm 31:5 : Ps 25:5;
Psalm 31:6 : Ps 26:5; Jnh 2:8;
Psalm 31:7 : Ps 10:14;
Psalm 31:8 : Dt 32:30;
Psalm 31:8 : Jb 36:16;
Psalm 31:9 : Ps 69:17;
Psalm 31:9 : Ps 6:7; 63:1;
Psalm 31:10 : Ps 102:3;
Psalm 31:10 : Ps 32:3; 38:3;
Psalm 31:11 : Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11; 88:8;, 18;
Psalm 31:12 : Ps 88:5; Ec 9:5;
Psalm 31:13 : Jr 20:10;
Psalm 31:13 : Ps 41:7; Mt 27:1;
Psalm 31:14 : Ps 140:6;
Psalm 31:15 : Jb 14:5; 24:1;
Psalm 31:15 : Ps 59:1;
Psalm 31:16 : Ps 6:4; 119:135;
Psalm 31:17 : Ps 25:2-3;, 20;
Psalm 31:17 : Ps 94:17; 115:17;
Psalm 31:18 : Ps 120:2;
Psalm 31:18 : 1Sm 2:3; Ps 94:4;
Psalm 31:19 : Ps 5:11; 23:5;
Psalm 31:20 : Ps 27:5; 32:7;
Psalm 31:21 : Ps 28:6;
Psalm 31:22 : Ps 88:5; Is 38:11-12;
Psalm 31:22 : Ps 66:19; 145:19;
Psalm 31:23 : Ps 30:4;
Psalm 31:23 : Ps 94:2;
Psalm 31:24 : Ps 27:14;
Psalm 32:1 : Ps 85:2;
Psalm 32:2 : Rm 4:7-8;
Psalm 32:2 : Jn 1:47;
Psalm 32:3 : Ps 31:10; 38:8;
Psalm 32:4 : Jb 23:2; Ps 38:2;
Psalm 32:4 : Ps 22:15; 39:10;
Psalm 32:5 : Lv 26:40; Ps 38:18; Pr 28:13; 1Jn 1:9;
Psalm 32:6 : Is 55:6;
Psalm 32:6 : Ps 124:4-5; Is 43:2;
Psalm 32:7 : Ps 31:20; 91:1;
Psalm 32:7 : Ps 121:7;
Psalm 32:8 : Ps 25:8;, 12;
Psalm 32:8 : Ps 33:18; 73:24;
Psalm 32:9 : Pr 26:3; Jms 3:3;
Psalm 32:10 : Pr 13:21; Rm 2:9;
Psalm 32:10 : Ps 5:12;
Psalm 32:11 : Ps 64:10; 68:3; 97:12;




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