Isaiah 51:1 “Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living and committed to seeking God. Ponder the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you we...

51:1 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - “Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living and committed to seeking God. Ponder the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were dug. Yes, ponder Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who bore you. Think of it! One solitary man when I called him, but once I blessed him, he multiplied. Likewise I, God, will comfort Zion, comfort all her mounds of ruins. I’ll transform her dead ground into Eden, her moonscape into the garden of God, A place filled with exuberance and laughter, thankful voices and melodic songs.
新标点和合本 - 你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言！你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，当听从我！你们要追想自己是从哪块磐石凿出，从哪个岩穴挖掘而来；
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，当听从我！你们要追想自己是从哪块磐石凿出，从哪个岩穴挖掘而来；
当代译本 - 耶和华说：“追求公义、寻求耶和华的人啊，听我说。你们要追想那磐石，你们是从那里被凿出来的；你们要追想那岩穴，你们是从那里被挖出来的。
圣经新译本 - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的啊！你们要听我的话。你们要瞻仰那磐石，你们就是从其上凿出来的；你们要瞻仰那采石坑，你们就是从其中挖出来的。
中文标准译本 - “你们这些追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，要听我的话！你们要仰望那磐石，你们是从其上凿出来的；你们要仰望那岩穴，你们是从其中挖出来的。
现代标点和合本 - “你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言！你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言。你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
New International Version - “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
New International Reader's Version - The Lord says, “Listen to me, you who want to do what is right. Pay attention, you who look to me. Consider the rock you were cut out of. Think about the rock pit you were dug from.
English Standard Version - “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
New Living Translation - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined.
Christian Standard Bible - Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
New American Standard Bible - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, And to the quarry from which you were dug.
New King James Version - “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
Amplified Bible - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
American Standard Version - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.
King James Version - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
New English Translation - “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!
World English Bible - “Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
新標點和合本 - 你們這追求公義、尋求耶和華的，當聽我言！你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石，被挖而出的巖穴。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，當聽從我！你們要追想自己是從哪塊磐石鑿出，從哪個巖穴挖掘而來；
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，當聽從我！你們要追想自己是從哪塊磐石鑿出，從哪個巖穴挖掘而來；
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「追求公義、尋求耶和華的人啊，聽我說。你們要追想那磐石，你們是從那裡被鑿出來的；你們要追想那巖穴，你們是從那裡被挖出來的。
聖經新譯本 - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的啊！你們要聽我的話。你們要瞻仰那磐石，你們就是從其上鑿出來的；你們要瞻仰那採石坑，你們就是從其中挖出來的。
呂振中譯本 - 『追求救助、尋求永恆主的啊，聽我吧！你們要瞻仰那磐石、你們所被鑿而出的；瞻仰那採石坑、你們所被挖出的。
中文標準譯本 - 「你們這些追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，要聽我的話！你們要仰望那磐石，你們是從其上鑿出來的；你們要仰望那巖穴，你們是從其中挖出來的。
現代標點和合本 - 「你們這追求公義、尋求耶和華的，當聽我言！你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石，被挖而出的巖穴。
文理和合譯本 - 凡爾逐義、求耶和華者、尚其聽予、爾所被鑿而出之磐、被掘而出之坎、當追思焉、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡從善之人、崇事我耶和華者、宜聽予言、磐出於礦、泥出於坎、爾亦如是、當追思焉。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾曹從善者、尋求主者、宜聽我言、當追思爾所從鑿之磐、所從掘之石、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Ustedes, los que van tras la justicia y buscan al Señor, ¡escúchenme! Miren la roca de la que fueron tallados, la cantera de la que fueron extraídos.
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “의를 추구하며 나 여호와를 찾는 자들아, 내 말을 들어라. 너희를 떠낸 반석과 너희를 파낸 채석장을 생각해 보아라.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Господа! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ecoutez-moi, vous qui êtes en quête de justice, qui vous tournez vers l’Eternel ! Regardez le rocher d’où vous avez été taillés, et la carrière d’où vous avez été tirés !
リビングバイブル - 自由の身となることを願い、主を尋ね求める者よ。わたしの言うことを聞け。あなたがたが掘り出された採石場、切り出された岩を見よ。先祖アブラハムとサラのことを考えてみよ。あなたがたは、力がなく数も少ないと思い悩んでいる。だが、わたしがアブラハムを呼び出したとき、彼はたった一人ではなかったか。それが祝福を受けて、大きな国になった。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Escutem-me, vocês que buscam a retidão e procuram o Senhor: Olhem para a rocha da qual foram cortados e para a pedreira de onde foram cavados;
Hoffnung für alle - »Hört alle her, die ihr nach mir, dem Herrn, fragt und meinen Willen tun wollt! Erinnert euch an den Felsen, aus dem ihr herausgemeißelt worden seid, und an den Steinbruch, aus dem ihr gebrochen wurdet!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Hãy nghe Ta, những ai hy vọng được giải thoát— và tìm kiếm Chúa Hằng Hữu! Hãy hướng về tảng đá nơi con được đẽo ra và mỏ đá nơi con được đào lên.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “จงฟังเราเถิด บรรดาผู้ขวนขวายหาความชอบธรรม และผู้แสวงหาองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จงมองดูศิลาที่เจ้าถูกสกัดออกมา ดูเหมืองหินที่เจ้าถูกขุดออกมา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “จงฟังเรา พวกเจ้าที่มุ่งมั่นในความชอบธรรม เจ้าผู้แสวงหาพระผู้เป็นเจ้า จงมองดูหินที่เจ้าถูกสกัดออกมา และดูเหมืองหินที่เจ้าถูกขุดออกมาเถิด

交叉引用

Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek God, all you quietly disciplined people who live by God’s justice. Seek God’s right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you’ll be hidden on the Day of God’s anger.
Proverbs 21:21 - Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself—glorious life!
Isaiah 51:4 - “Pay attention, my people. Listen to me, nations. Revelation flows from me. My decisions light up the world. My deliverance arrives on the run, my salvation right on time. I’ll bring justice to the peoples. Even faraway islands will look to me and take hope in my saving power. Look up at the skies, ponder the earth under your feet. The skies will fade out like smoke, the earth will wear out like work pants, and the people will die off like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my setting-things-right will never be obsolete.
Matthew 5:6 - “You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.
1 Timothy 6:11 - But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
Amos 5:6 - So seek God and live! You don’t want to end up with nothing to show for your life But a pile of ashes, a house burned to the ground. For God will send just such a fire, and the firefighters will show up too late.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek God while he’s here to be found, pray to him while he’s close at hand. Let the wicked abandon their way of life and the evil their way of thinking. Let them come back to God, who is merciful, come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness.
Isaiah 46:3 - “Listen to me, family of Jacob, everyone that’s left of the family of Israel. I’ve been carrying you on my back from the day you were born, And I’ll keep on carrying you when you’re old. I’ll be there, bearing you when you’re old and gray. I’ve done it and will keep on doing it, carrying you on my back, saving you.
Proverbs 15:9 - A life frittered away disgusts God; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.
2 Timothy 2:22 - Run away from childish indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
Ephesians 2:11 - But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.
Romans 14:19 - So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault. You’re certainly not going to permit an argument over what is served or not served at supper to wreck God’s work among you, are you? I said it before and I’ll say it again: All food is good, but it can turn bad if you use it badly, if you use it to trip others up and send them sprawling. When you sit down to a meal, your primary concern should not be to feed your own face but to share the life of Jesus. So be sensitive and courteous to the others who are eating. Don’t eat or say or do things that might interfere with the free exchange of love.
Genesis 17:15 - God continued speaking to Abraham, “And Sarai your wife: Don’t call her Sarai any longer; call her Sarah. I’ll bless her—yes! I’ll give you a son by her! Oh, how I’ll bless her! Nations will come from her; kings of nations will come from her.”
Genesis 17:17 - Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, “Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?”
Isaiah 48:12 - “Listen, Jacob. Listen, Israel— I’m the One who named you! I’m the One. I got things started and, yes, I’ll wrap them up. Earth is my work, handmade. And the skies—I made them, too, horizon to horizon. When I speak, they’re on their feet, at attention.
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Isaiah 51:7 - “Listen now, you who know right from wrong, you who hold my teaching inside you: Pay no attention to insults, and when mocked don’t let it get you down. Those insults and mockeries are moth-eaten, from brains that are termite-ridden, But my setting-things-right lasts, my salvation goes on and on and on.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - “Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living and committed to seeking God. Ponder the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were dug. Yes, ponder Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who bore you. Think of it! One solitary man when I called him, but once I blessed him, he multiplied. Likewise I, God, will comfort Zion, comfort all her mounds of ruins. I’ll transform her dead ground into Eden, her moonscape into the garden of God, A place filled with exuberance and laughter, thankful voices and melodic songs.
新标点和合本 - 你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言！你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，当听从我！你们要追想自己是从哪块磐石凿出，从哪个岩穴挖掘而来；
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，当听从我！你们要追想自己是从哪块磐石凿出，从哪个岩穴挖掘而来；
当代译本 - 耶和华说：“追求公义、寻求耶和华的人啊，听我说。你们要追想那磐石，你们是从那里被凿出来的；你们要追想那岩穴，你们是从那里被挖出来的。
圣经新译本 - 追求公义、寻求耶和华的啊！你们要听我的话。你们要瞻仰那磐石，你们就是从其上凿出来的；你们要瞻仰那采石坑，你们就是从其中挖出来的。
中文标准译本 - “你们这些追求公义、寻求耶和华的人哪，要听我的话！你们要仰望那磐石，你们是从其上凿出来的；你们要仰望那岩穴，你们是从其中挖出来的。
现代标点和合本 - “你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言！你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言。你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。
New International Version - “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
New International Reader's Version - The Lord says, “Listen to me, you who want to do what is right. Pay attention, you who look to me. Consider the rock you were cut out of. Think about the rock pit you were dug from.
English Standard Version - “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
New Living Translation - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined.
Christian Standard Bible - Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
New American Standard Bible - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, And to the quarry from which you were dug.
New King James Version - “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
Amplified Bible - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
American Standard Version - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.
King James Version - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
New English Translation - “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!
World English Bible - “Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
新標點和合本 - 你們這追求公義、尋求耶和華的，當聽我言！你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石，被挖而出的巖穴。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，當聽從我！你們要追想自己是從哪塊磐石鑿出，從哪個巖穴挖掘而來；
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，當聽從我！你們要追想自己是從哪塊磐石鑿出，從哪個巖穴挖掘而來；
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「追求公義、尋求耶和華的人啊，聽我說。你們要追想那磐石，你們是從那裡被鑿出來的；你們要追想那巖穴，你們是從那裡被挖出來的。
聖經新譯本 - 追求公義、尋求耶和華的啊！你們要聽我的話。你們要瞻仰那磐石，你們就是從其上鑿出來的；你們要瞻仰那採石坑，你們就是從其中挖出來的。
呂振中譯本 - 『追求救助、尋求永恆主的啊，聽我吧！你們要瞻仰那磐石、你們所被鑿而出的；瞻仰那採石坑、你們所被挖出的。
中文標準譯本 - 「你們這些追求公義、尋求耶和華的人哪，要聽我的話！你們要仰望那磐石，你們是從其上鑿出來的；你們要仰望那巖穴，你們是從其中挖出來的。
現代標點和合本 - 「你們這追求公義、尋求耶和華的，當聽我言！你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石，被挖而出的巖穴。
文理和合譯本 - 凡爾逐義、求耶和華者、尚其聽予、爾所被鑿而出之磐、被掘而出之坎、當追思焉、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡從善之人、崇事我耶和華者、宜聽予言、磐出於礦、泥出於坎、爾亦如是、當追思焉。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾曹從善者、尋求主者、宜聽我言、當追思爾所從鑿之磐、所從掘之石、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Ustedes, los que van tras la justicia y buscan al Señor, ¡escúchenme! Miren la roca de la que fueron tallados, la cantera de la que fueron extraídos.
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “의를 추구하며 나 여호와를 찾는 자들아, 내 말을 들어라. 너희를 떠낸 반석과 너희를 파낸 채석장을 생각해 보아라.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Господа! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Послушайте Меня, стремящиеся к правде и ищущие Вечного! Взгляните на скалу, из которой вы вытесаны, и на каменоломню, из которой вы извлечены;
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ecoutez-moi, vous qui êtes en quête de justice, qui vous tournez vers l’Eternel ! Regardez le rocher d’où vous avez été taillés, et la carrière d’où vous avez été tirés !
リビングバイブル - 自由の身となることを願い、主を尋ね求める者よ。わたしの言うことを聞け。あなたがたが掘り出された採石場、切り出された岩を見よ。先祖アブラハムとサラのことを考えてみよ。あなたがたは、力がなく数も少ないと思い悩んでいる。だが、わたしがアブラハムを呼び出したとき、彼はたった一人ではなかったか。それが祝福を受けて、大きな国になった。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Escutem-me, vocês que buscam a retidão e procuram o Senhor: Olhem para a rocha da qual foram cortados e para a pedreira de onde foram cavados;
Hoffnung für alle - »Hört alle her, die ihr nach mir, dem Herrn, fragt und meinen Willen tun wollt! Erinnert euch an den Felsen, aus dem ihr herausgemeißelt worden seid, und an den Steinbruch, aus dem ihr gebrochen wurdet!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Hãy nghe Ta, những ai hy vọng được giải thoát— và tìm kiếm Chúa Hằng Hữu! Hãy hướng về tảng đá nơi con được đẽo ra và mỏ đá nơi con được đào lên.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “จงฟังเราเถิด บรรดาผู้ขวนขวายหาความชอบธรรม และผู้แสวงหาองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จงมองดูศิลาที่เจ้าถูกสกัดออกมา ดูเหมืองหินที่เจ้าถูกขุดออกมา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “จงฟังเรา พวกเจ้าที่มุ่งมั่นในความชอบธรรม เจ้าผู้แสวงหาพระผู้เป็นเจ้า จงมองดูหินที่เจ้าถูกสกัดออกมา และดูเหมืองหินที่เจ้าถูกขุดออกมาเถิด

Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek God, all you quietly disciplined people who live by God’s justice. Seek God’s right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you’ll be hidden on the Day of God’s anger.
Proverbs 21:21 - Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself—glorious life!
Isaiah 51:4 - “Pay attention, my people. Listen to me, nations. Revelation flows from me. My decisions light up the world. My deliverance arrives on the run, my salvation right on time. I’ll bring justice to the peoples. Even faraway islands will look to me and take hope in my saving power. Look up at the skies, ponder the earth under your feet. The skies will fade out like smoke, the earth will wear out like work pants, and the people will die off like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my setting-things-right will never be obsolete.
Matthew 5:6 - “You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.
1 Timothy 6:11 - But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
Amos 5:6 - So seek God and live! You don’t want to end up with nothing to show for your life But a pile of ashes, a house burned to the ground. For God will send just such a fire, and the firefighters will show up too late.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek God while he’s here to be found, pray to him while he’s close at hand. Let the wicked abandon their way of life and the evil their way of thinking. Let them come back to God, who is merciful, come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness.
Isaiah 46:3 - “Listen to me, family of Jacob, everyone that’s left of the family of Israel. I’ve been carrying you on my back from the day you were born, And I’ll keep on carrying you when you’re old. I’ll be there, bearing you when you’re old and gray. I’ve done it and will keep on doing it, carrying you on my back, saving you.
Proverbs 15:9 - A life frittered away disgusts God; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.
2 Timothy 2:22 - Run away from childish indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
Ephesians 2:11 - But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.
Romans 14:19 - So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault. You’re certainly not going to permit an argument over what is served or not served at supper to wreck God’s work among you, are you? I said it before and I’ll say it again: All food is good, but it can turn bad if you use it badly, if you use it to trip others up and send them sprawling. When you sit down to a meal, your primary concern should not be to feed your own face but to share the life of Jesus. So be sensitive and courteous to the others who are eating. Don’t eat or say or do things that might interfere with the free exchange of love.
Genesis 17:15 - God continued speaking to Abraham, “And Sarai your wife: Don’t call her Sarai any longer; call her Sarah. I’ll bless her—yes! I’ll give you a son by her! Oh, how I’ll bless her! Nations will come from her; kings of nations will come from her.”
Genesis 17:17 - Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, “Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?”
Isaiah 48:12 - “Listen, Jacob. Listen, Israel— I’m the One who named you! I’m the One. I got things started and, yes, I’ll wrap them up. Earth is my work, handmade. And the skies—I made them, too, horizon to horizon. When I speak, they’re on their feet, at attention.
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Isaiah 51:7 - “Listen now, you who know right from wrong, you who hold my teaching inside you: Pay no attention to insults, and when mocked don’t let it get you down. Those insults and mockeries are moth-eaten, from brains that are termite-ridden, But my setting-things-right lasts, my salvation goes on and on and on.”