7My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.My refuge is in God.  62:7 Ps 18:2

8Trust in him at all times, you people;pour out your hearts before him.God is our refuge.  62:8 Ps 91:2; 118:8–9Selah

12and faithful love belongs to you, Lord.For you repay each according to his works.  62:12 Mt 16:27; Rm 2:6; Rv 22:12

21He was driven away from people,  5:21 Ex 9:17; Jb 15:25 his mind was like an animal’s, he lived with the wild donkeys,  5:21 Jb 39:5–8 he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over human kingdoms and sets anyone he wants over them.  5:21 Dn 4:30–31

26This is the interpretation of the message:‘Mene’  5:26 Or a mina means that God has numbered  5:26 The Aramaic word for numbered sounds like mene. the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end.  5:26 Is 13:17–19; Dn 2:44; 6:26; Hs 1:4

16Greet one another with a holy kiss.  16:16 1Co 16:20; 2Co 13:12; 1Th 5:26; 1Pt 5:14 All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

20The God of peace  16:20 Rm 15:33 will soon crush Satan  16:20 Mt 4:10 under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.  16:20 1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:13; Gl 6:18; Php 4:23; 1Th 5:28; 2Th 3:18; Rv 22:21

27to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ — to him be the glory forever!  16:25–27 Other mss have these vv. at the end of chap. 14 or 15., 16:27 Rm 11:36 Amen.

1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.  136:1 Ps 106:1; 107:1; 118:1His faithful love endures forever.

24and rescued us from our foes.  136:24 Ps 107:2His faithful love endures forever.

26Give thanks to the God of heaven!  136:26 Neh 1:5His faithful love endures forever.

3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

6But let him ask in faith without doubting.  1:6 Or without divided loyalties For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

16Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.  1:16 1Co 6:9; Jms 1:19

17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

19and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.  3:21 Php 4:20

2according to the foreknowledge  1:2 Rm 8:29; 1Pt 1:20 of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,  1:2 2Th 2:13 to be obedient  1:2 1Pt 1:14,22 and to be sprinkled with the blood  1:2 Heb 9:12; 10:22; 12:24 of Jesus Christ.May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

5You are being guarded by God’s power  1:5 Jn 10:28; Php 4:7 through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.  1:5 Rm 8:18; 2Co 4:17; Heb 12:11; 1Pt 4:13; 5:1,10; Rv 15:1; 21:9

7so that the proven character of your faith  1:7 Jms 1:3  — more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire  1:7 Is 48:10; Zch 13:9; Mal 3:3; 1Co 3:13  — may result  1:7 2Co 5:3; Php 3:9; Rv 14:5 in praise, glory, and honor  1:7 Rm 2:7,10,29; 1Co 4:5 at the revelation of Jesus Christ.  1:7 Lk 17:30

5so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.  2:5 Mk 5:30; Lk 1:35; 6:19; Ac 19:11; 2Co 13:4; 2Tm 1:7; Rv 11:17

9But as it is written,What no eye has seen, no ear has heard,and no human heart has conceived —God has prepared these things for those who love him. 2:9 Is 52:15; 64:4, 2:9 Is 52:15; 64:4; Lk 10:27; 1Jn 4:20

16Forwho has known the Lord’s mind,that he may instruct him? 2:16 Is 40:13, 2:16 Is 40:13But we have the mind of Christ.  2:16 Col 2:2

2to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness  3:2 Jms 3:13 to all people.

8This saying is trustworthy.  3:8 1Tm 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2Tm 2:11 I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

15All those who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.  3:15 Col 4:18; 2Th 3:16

28If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you — you of little faith? 12:28 Mt 8:26; 14:31; 16:8

32Don’t be afraid, 12:32 Lk 12:4,7little flock, 12:32 Is 40:11; Ac 20:28; 1Pt 5:2–3because your Father delights 12:32 Mt 11:26; Lk 10:21; Eph 1:5,9; Php 2:13to give you the kingdom. 12:32 Mt 13:19; 25:34; Lk 22:29

33Sell 12:33–34 Mt 6:19–21your possessions and give to the poor. 12:33 Ac 24:17Make money-bags 12:33 Lk 10:4for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure 12:33 Mk 10:21; 2Co 4:7in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

3We acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent  24:3 Lk 1:3; Ac 23:26; 26:25 Felix, with utmost gratitude.

24Several days later, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him on the subject of faith in Christ Jesus.

25Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come,  24:25 Gl 5:23; Ti 2:12; 2Pt 1:6 Felix became afraid and replied, "Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you."

3asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

26I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this examination is over, I may have something to write.

4Oh sinful nation,people weighed down with iniquity,  1:4 Is 13:11brood of evildoers,  1:4 Is 14:20; Mt 3:7depraved children!They have abandoned  1:4 Dt 4:31 the  Lord;they have despised  1:4 Nm 14:11; Dt 31:20; Pr 5:12; Is 5:24 the Holy One of Israel;  1:4 Is 5:19,24; 10:20; 12:6; 29:19; 30:11–15they have turned their backs on him.

16"Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.  1:16 Ps 26:6; Is 4:4; 52:11Remove your evil deeds from my sight.Stop doing evil.  1:16 Jr 25:5

21The faithful town —what an adulteress  1:21 Or prostitute she has become!She was once full of justice.Righteousness once dwelt in her,but now, murderers!

2A wise person’s heart goes to the  10:2 Lit his  right,but a fool’s heart to the left.

14yet the fool multiplies words.No one knows what will happen,and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?  10:14 Ec 8:7,17

17Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of noblesand your princes feast at the proper time —for strength and not for drunkenness.  10:17 Pr 31:4; Is 5:11

8She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.  19:8 Gn 41:42; Ezk 16:10,13; Mt 27:59; Lk 16:19; Rv 15:6; 19:14For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.  19:8 Eph 2:10

10Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "Don’t do that!  19:10 Ac 10:25; Rv 22:9 I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.  19:10 Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 20:4 Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit  19:10 Or the Spirit of prophecy."

11Then I saw heaven opened,  19:11 Jn 1:51; Rv 4:1; 11:19; 15:5 and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,  19:11 Rv 3:14 and with justice he judges and makes war.  19:11 Ps 9:8; 96:13; Rv 16:7; 19:2

11to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the people and the officials, because she was very beautiful.  1:11 Est 2:7

22He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language,  1:22 Neh 13:24; Est 3:12; 8:9 that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.

19Do you give strength to the horse?Do you adorn his neck with a mane?  39:19 Hb obscure

20Do you make him leap like a locust?His proud snorting fills one with terror.

24He charges ahead  39:24 Lit He swallows the ground with trembling rage;he cannot stand still at the sound of the ram’s horn.

19Blessed be the Lord!Day after day he bears our burdens;God is our salvation.  68:19 Ps 55:22; Is 46:3–4Selah

33to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.  68:33 Dt 33:26Look, he thunders with his powerful voice!  68:33 Ps 29:3–5; 46:6; Is 30:30

35God, you are awe-inspiring in your sanctuaries.The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.Blessed be God!  68:35 Dt 10:21; Ps 29:11; Is 40:29

4because they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods.  7:4 Dt 13:6,13; 17:3; 28:36,64; 29:26; Jos 23:16; 24:16; 1Sm 26:19; Jr 16:13 Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you,  7:4 Ex 22:24; Dt 11:17; 31:17; Jos 23:16 and he will swiftly destroy you.

18do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:

19the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.

1Where has your love gone,most beautiful of women?Which way has he  6:1 Lit your love  turned?We will seek him with you.Woman

3I am my love’s and my love is mine;  6:3 Sg 2:16; 7:10; 8:6he feeds among the lilies.Man

5Turn your eyes away from me,for they captivate me.  6:5 Sg 4:9Your hair is like a flock of goatsstreaming down from Gilead.  6:5 Sg 4:1