From Gary.... Bible Reading and Study October 27

Bible Reading and Study    

October 27

The World English Bible

Oct. 27

Isaiah 1-4

Isa 1:1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isa 1:2 Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Isa 1:3 The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people don't consider.

Isa 1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.

Isa 1:5 Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

Isa 1:6 From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it: wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven't been closed, neither bandaged, neither soothed with oil.

Isa 1:7 Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Isa 1:8 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a besieged city.

Isa 1:9 Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.

Isa 1:10 Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Isa 1:11 "What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?," says Yahweh. "I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

Isa 1:12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

Isa 1:13 Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; new moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies.

Isa 1:14 My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.

Isa 1:15 When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Isa 1:16 Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

Isa 1:17 Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow."

Isa 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isa 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

Isa 1:20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."

Isa 1:21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

Isa 1:22 Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

Isa 1:23 Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don't judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isa 1:24 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: "Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies;

Isa 1:25 and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.

Isa 1:26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called 'The city of righteousness, a faithful town.'

Isa 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

Isa 1:28 But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

Isa 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

Isa 1:30 For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

Isa 1:31 The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them."

Isa 2:1 This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Isa 2:2 It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.

Isa 2:3 Many peoples shall go and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

Isa 2:4 He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Isa 2:5 House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

Isa 2:6 For you have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled from the east, with those who practice divination like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with the children of foreigners.

Isa 2:7 Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.

Isa 2:8 Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

Isa 2:9 Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don't forgive them.

Isa 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty.

Isa 2:11 The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

Isa 2:12 For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:

Isa 2:13 For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,

Isa 2:14 For all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,

Isa 2:15 For every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,

Isa 2:16 For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

Isa 2:17 The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isa 2:18 The idols shall utterly pass away.

Isa 2:19 Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

Isa 2:20 In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Isa 2:21 To go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

Isa 2:22 Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

Isa 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;

Isa 3:2 the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,

Isa 3:3 the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.

Isa 3:4 I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.

Isa 3:5 The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

Isa 3:6 Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand."

Isa 3:7 In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.

Isa 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

Isa 3:9 The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don't hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Isa 3:10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Isa 3:11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

Isa 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

Isa 3:13 Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

Isa 3:14 Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Isa 3:15 What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

Isa 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;

Isa 3:17 therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald."

Isa 3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,

Isa 3:19 the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,

Isa 3:20 the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

Isa 3:21 the signet rings, the nose rings,

Isa 3:22 the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

Isa 3:23 the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

Isa 3:24 It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

Isa 3:25 Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.

Isa 3:26 Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

Isa 4:1 Seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothing: only let us be called by your name. Take away our reproach."

Isa 4:2 In that day, Yahweh's branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel.

Isa 4:3 It will happen, that he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even everyone who is written among the living in Jerusalem;

Isa 4:4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.

Isa 4:5 Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

Isa 4:6 There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.

 

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Isaiah

Isaiah 1 1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the

days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and

Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 1 2

Hear, heavens, And listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: I have nourished and brought up

children, And they have rebelled against me.

Hear, [ye] heavens, and give ear, [thou] earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished

and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have

nourished and brought up, And they -- they transgressed against Me.

Isaiah 1 3

The ox knows his owner, And the donkey his master`s crib; But Israel doesn`t know, My

people don`t consider.

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master`s crib; Israel doth not know, my people

hath no intelligence.

An ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not

known, My people hath not understood.

Isaiah 1 4

Ah sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A seed of evil-doers, Children who deal

corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are

estranged and backward.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt

themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they

are turned away backward.

Ah, sinning nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, A seed of evil doers, sons --

corrupters! They have forsaken Jehovah, They have despised the Holy One of Israel,

They have gone away backward.

Isaiah 1 5

Why should you be beaten more, That you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint.

Why should ye be smitten any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick,

and the whole heart faint.

Wherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostacy! Every head is become

diseased, and every heart [is] sick.

Isaiah 1 6

From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it: Wounds, welts, and

open sores. They haven`t been closed, neither bandaged, neither soothed with oil.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and

weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.

From the sole of the foot -- unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with  ointment.

Isaiah 1 7

Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in

your presence, And it is desolate, As overthrown by strangers.

Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers eat it up

in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Your land [is] a desolation, your cities burnt with fire, Your ground, before you

strangers are consuming it, And a desolation as overthrown by strangers!

Isaiah 1 8

The daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city.

And the daughter of Zion is left, as a booth in a vineyard, as a night-lodge in a cucumber-

garden, as a besieged city.

And left hath been the daughter of Zion, As a booth in a vineyard, As a lodge in a

place of cucumbers -- as a city besieged.

Isaiah 1 9

Unless Yahweh of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, We would have been as Sodom; We would have been like Gomorrah.

Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we

should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Unless Jehovah of Hosts had left to us a remnant, Shortly -- as Sodom we had been,

To Gomorrah we had been like!

Isaiah 1 10

Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom. Listen to the law of our God, you people of

Gomorrah.

Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of

Gomorrah!

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,

Isaiah 1 11

What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?, says Yahweh. I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, And the fat of fed animals. I don`t delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs, Or of male goats.

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated

with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of

lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.

`Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated

[with] burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and

lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.

Isaiah 1 12

When you come to appear before me, Who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand -- to tread my

courts?

When ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

Isaiah 1 13

Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; New moons, Sabbaths, and

convocations: I can`t bear with evil assemblies.

Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me, -- new moon and

sabbath, the calling of convocations -- wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.

Add not to bring in a vain present, Incense -- an abomination it [is] to Me, New

moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity -- and a restraint!

Isaiah 1 14

My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts; they are a trouble to me; I am weary of bearing them.

Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied

of bearing [them].

Your new moons and your set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me

for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.

Isaiah 1 15

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; yes, when you make many

prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make

many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye

increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

Isaiah 1 16

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; -- cease

to do evil,

Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes,

Cease to do evil, learn to do good.

Isaiah 1 17

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the

widow.

learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead

for the widow.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.

Isaiah 1 18

Come now, and let us reason together, says Yahweh: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Come now, let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall

be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow

they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

Isaiah 1 19

If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:

If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;

If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,

Isaiah 1 20

but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh

has spoken it.

but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah

hath spoken.

And if ye refuse, and have rebelled, [By] the sword ye are consumed, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

Isaiah 1 21

How is the faithful city become a prostitute! she who was full of justice! righteousness

lodged in her, but now murderers.

How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to

lodge in it, but now murderers.

How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it [with] judgment, Righteousness  lodgeth in it -- now murderers.

Isaiah 1 22

Your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water.

Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is mixed with water:

Thy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.

Isaiah 1 23

Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes, and follows

after rewards: they don`t judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and

hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.

Thy princes [are] apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to  them.

Isaiah 1 24

Therefore says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my

adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies;

Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will ease me of

mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies.

Therefore -- the affirmation of the Lord -- Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of

Israel: Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries, And I am avenged of Mine enemies,

Isaiah 1 25

and I will turn my hand on you, and thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin;

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take

away all thine alloy;

And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn

aside all thy tin,

Isaiah 1 26

and I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning:

afterward you shall be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town.

and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning.

Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city.

And I give back thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as in the beginning,

After this thou art called, `A city of righteousness -- a faithful city.`

Isaiah 1 27

Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and they that return of her with righteousness.

Zion in judgment is redeemed, And her captivity in righteousness.

Isaiah 1 28

But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake

Yahweh shall be consumed.

But the ruin of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together; and they that

forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.

And the destruction of transgressors and sinners [is] together, And those

forsaking Jehovah are consumed.

Isaiah 1 29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for

the gardens that ye have chosen.

For [men] are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are

confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.

Isaiah 1 30

For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

For ye are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that hath no water.

Isaiah 1 31

The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together,

and no one will quench them.

And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together,

and there shall be none to quench [them].

And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both

of them together, And there is none quenching!

Isaiah 2 1

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

Isaiah 2 2

It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh`s house shall be established

on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to

it.

And it shall come to pass in the end of days, [that] the mountain of Jehovah`s house shall

be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all

the nations shall flow unto it.

And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, Established is the mount of Jehovah`s house, Above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the heights, And  flowed unto it have all the nations.

Isaiah 2 3

Many peoples shall go and say, Come you, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his  paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

And many peoples shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to

the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his

paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah`s word from Jerusalem.

And gone have many peoples and said, `Come, and we go up unto the mount of

Jehovah, Unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And

we walk in His paths, For from Zion goeth forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 2 4

He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall

beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not

lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall

forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall

not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many

peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to

pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more -- war.

Isaiah 2 5

House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.

O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.`

Isaiah 2 6

For you have forsaken your people the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with customs] from the east, and [are] soothsayers like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with the children of foreigners.

For thou hast cast off thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with what

comes] from the east, and use auguries like the Philistines, and ally themselves with the

children of foreigners.

For Thou hast left Thy people, the house of Jacob. For they have been filled from

the east, And [are] sorcerers like the Philistines, And with the children of strangers strike hands.

Isaiah 2 7

Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land

also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.

And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end of their treasures: their land

also is full of horses, and there is no end of their chariots.

And its land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to its treasures, And its

land is full of horses, And there is no end to its chariots,

Isaiah 2 8

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their

own fingers have made.

And their land is full of idols; they bow themselves down to the work of their own hands,

to that which their fingers have made.

And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,

Isaiah 2 9

Man is bowed down, and mankind is humbled; therefore don`t forgive them.

And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought low: and do

not thou forgive them!

And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.

Isaiah 2 10

Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the

glory of his majesty.

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and

from the glory of his majesty.

Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And

because of the honour of His excellency.

Isaiah 2 11

The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed

down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the

loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

Isaiah 2 12

For there shall be a day of Yahweh of Hosts on all that is proud and haughty, and on all

that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;

For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon everything proud and lofty, and upon

everything lifted up, and it shall be brought low;

For a day [is] to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

Isaiah 2 13

and on all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and on all the oaks of Bashan, and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;

And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of

Bashan,

Isaiah 2 14

and on all the high mountains, and on all the hills that are lifted up,

and upon all the lofty mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;

And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,

Isaiah 2 15

and on every lofty tower, and on every fortified wall,

and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall;

And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,

Isaiah 2 16

and on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all pleasant imagery.

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art.

And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.

Isaiah 2 17

The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought

low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be

brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day:

And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of

men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

Isaiah 2 18

The idols shall utterly pass away.

and the idols shall utterly pass away.

And the idols -- they completely pass away.

Isaiah 2 19

Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the

terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake mightily the

earth.

And they shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before

the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall arise to terrify the

earth.

And [men] have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 2 20

In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have

been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they

made [each] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have

made for him to worship, To moles, and to bats,

Isaiah 2 21

to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the

terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake mightily the

earth.

to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the fissures of the cliffs, from before the terror

of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall arise to terrify the earth.

To enter into cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 2 22

Cease you from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for what account is to be made of him?

Cease for you from man, Whose breath [is] in his nostrils, For -- in what is he esteemed?

Isaiah 3 1

For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, does take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;

For behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay

and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from

Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water.

Isaiah 3 2

the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the

elder;

the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the

elder,

Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,

Isaiah 3 3

the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the expert artificer, and

the skillful enchanter.

the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the clever among

artificers, and the one versed in enchantments.

Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.

Isaiah 3 4

I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.

And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.

Isaiah 3 5

The people shall be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child

will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable.

And the people hath exacted -- man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour,

Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed

against the honoured.

Isaiah 3 6

When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, [saying], You have

clothing, be you our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand;

When a man shall take hold of his brother, in his father`s house, [and shall say:] Thou hast

clothing; be our chief, and let this ruin be under thy hand;

When one layeth hold on his brother, [Of] the house of his father, [by] the garment,

`Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin [is] under thy hand.`

Isaiah 3 7

in that day shall he lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is

neither bread nor clothing: you shall not make me ruler of the people.

he will lift up [his hand] in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there

is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.

He lifteth up, in that day, saying: `I am not a binder up, And in my house is

neither bread nor garment, Ye do not make me a ruler of the people.`

Isaiah 3 8

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are

against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

For Jerusalem stumbleth and Judah falleth, because their tongue and their doings are

against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

For stumbled hath Jerusalem, and Judah hath fallen, For their tongue and their

doings [are] against Jehovah, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

Isaiah 3 9

The show of their face testifies against them. They declare their sin as Sodom. They don`t

hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have done evil to themselves.

The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom:

they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.

The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom,

they declared, They have not hidden! Wo to their soul, For they have done to

themselves evil.

Isaiah 3 10

Say you of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well [with him], for they shall eat the fruit of their

doings.

Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

Isaiah 3 11

Woe to the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done to

him.

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill [with him], because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him.

Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

Isaiah 3 12

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people,

those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

[As for] my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people!

they that guide thee mislead [thee], and destroy the way of thy paths.

My people -- its exactors [are] sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people

-- thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.

Isaiah 3 13

Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

Jehovah setteth himself to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.

Jehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.

Isaiah 3 14

Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes of it: It is you who have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:

Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their princes,

[saying:] It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard: the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: `And

ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.

Isaiah 3 15

what do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord,

Yahweh of Hosts.

What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the

Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

What -- to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.` An

affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:

Isaiah 3 16

Moreover Yahweh said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with

outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a  tinkling with their feet;

And Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-

out neck and wanton eyes, and go along mincing, and making a tinkling with their feet;

`Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out

the neck, And deceiving [with] the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with

their feet they make a tinkling,

Isaiah 3 17

therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Yahweh will lay bare their secret parts.

therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and

Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And

Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

Isaiah 3 18

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the headbands, and the

crescents;

In that day the Lord will take away the ornament of anklets, and the little suns and

crescents,

In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of

the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,

Isaiah 3 19

the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers;

the pearl-drops, and the bracelets, and the veils,

Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

Isaiah 3 20

the headdresses, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets;

the head-dresses, and the stepping chains, and the girdles, and the scent-boxes, and the

amulets;

Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the

perfume boxes, and the amulets,

Isaiah 3 21

the rings, and the nose-jewels;

the finger-rings, and the nose-rings;

Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,

Isaiah 3 22

the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;

the festival-robes, and the tunics, and the mantles, and the wallets;

Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,

Isaiah 3 23

the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils.

the mirrors, and the fine linen bodices, and the turbans, and the flowing veils.

Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,

Isaiah 3 24

It shall happen that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a

rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth;

branding instead of beauty.

And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness; and instead of a

girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe of display, a

girding of sackcloth; brand instead of beauty.

And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And

instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.

Isaiah 3 25

Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the fight;

For instead of glory, thy men by sword do fall, And thy might in battle.

Isaiah 3 26

Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.

And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the

earth she sitteth!

Isaiah 4 1

Seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothing: only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.

And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, Our own bread will we

eat, and with our own garments will we be clothed; only let us be called by thy name; --

take away our reproach!

And taken hold have seven women on one man, In that day, saying, `Our own bread

we do eat, And our own raiment we put on, Only, let thy name be called over us,

Remove thou our reproach.`

Isaiah 4 2

In that day shall the branch of Yahweh be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for those who are escaped of Israel.

In that day there shall be a sprout of Jehovah for beauty and glory, and the fruit of the

earth for excellency and for ornament for those that are escaped of Israel.

In that day is the Shoot of Jehovah for desire and for honour, And the fruit of the

earth For excellence and for beauty to the escaped of Israel.

Isaiah 4 3

It shall happen, that he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even everyone who is written among the living in Jerusalem;

And it shall come to pass that he who remaineth in Zion, and he that is left in Jerusalem,

shall be called holy, -- every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem;

And it hath been, he who is left in Zion, And he who is remaining in Jerusalem,

`Holy` is said of him, Of every one who is written for life in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 4 4

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst of it, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have

scoured out the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of judgment, and by the

spirit of burning.

If the Lord hath washed away The filth of daughters of Zion, And the blood of

Jerusalem purgeth from her midst, By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

Isaiah 4 5

Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory [shall be spread] a covering.

And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its

convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night:

for over all the glory shall be a covering.

Then hath Jehovah prepared Over every fixed place of Mount Zion, And over her

convocations, A cloud by day, and smoke, And the shining of a flaming fire by

night, That, over all honour a safe-guard,

Isaiah 4 6

There shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.

And there shall be a tabernacle for shade by day from the heat, and for a shelter and for a

covert from storm and from rain.

And a covering may be, For a shadow by day from drought, And for a refuge, and

for a hiding place, From inundation and from rain!

Study Questions

Who did Israel provoke ______________? 1:4

The LORD called Israel to __________________? 1:18

With what shall Zion be redeemed? 1:27

Why hide? 2:10

Why will the daughters of Zion be stricken? 3:16-17

What will be substituted for a sweet smell? 3:24

The LORD will create? 4:5

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Oct. 27

1 Thessalonians 4

1Th 4:1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

1Th 4:2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1Th 4:3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

1Th 4:4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

1Th 4:5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;

1Th 4:6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

1Th 4:7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

1Th 4:8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

1Th 4:9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

1Th 4:10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

1Th 4:11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

1Th 4:12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

1Th 4:13 But we don't want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don't grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

1Th 4:15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

1Th 4:17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

1Th 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. 

 

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1 Thessalonians

 

1 Thessalonians 4 1

Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, -- that you abound more and more.

For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye

have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that

ye would abound still more.

As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus,

as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye

may abound the more,

1 Thessalonians 4 2

For you know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,

1 Thessalonians 4 3

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

for this is the will of God -- your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

1 Thessalonians 4 4

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and  honor,

that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

that each of you know his own vessel to possess in sanctification and honour,

1 Thessalonians 4 5

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don`t know God;

(not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know not God,)

not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,

1 Thessalonians 4 6

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because theLord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

not overstepping the rights of and wronging his brother in the matter, because the Lord

[is] the avenger of all these things, even as we also told you before, and have fully testified.

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger

[is] the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

1 Thessalonians 4 7

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;

1 Thessalonians 4 8

Therefore he who rejects, doesn`t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to  you.

He therefore that [in this] disregards [his brother], disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.

he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

1 Thessalonians 4 9

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye

yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of [my] writing to you, for ye

yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

1 Thessalonians 4 10

for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you,

brothers, that you abound more and more;

For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you,

brethren, to abound still more,

for ye do it also to all the brethren who [are] in all Macedonia; and we call upon

you, brethren, to abound still more,

1 Thessalonians 4 11

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we charged you;

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own]

hands, even as we charged you,

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own

hands, as we did command you,

1 Thessalonians 4 12

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4 13

But we don`t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don`t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep,

to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen

asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,

1 Thessalonians 4 14

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those who have fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him

those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through

Jesus he will bring with him,

1 Thessalonians 4 15

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

(For this we say to you in [the] word of [the] Lord, that *we*, the living, who remain to the

coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep;

for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do

remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,

1 Thessalonians 4 16

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God`s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel`s voice and with trump of

God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the

trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,

1 Thessalonians 4 17

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

then *we*, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds,

to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord.

then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be

caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;

1 Thessalonians 4 18

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

So encourage one another with these words.)

so, then, comfort ye one another in these words.

Study Questions

The will of God is? 4:3

God has called us to? 4:7

What shall precede our meeting Christ in the air at His coming? 4:17,18