43:18
Do not remember
the former
things, or
consider the
things of old.
43:19
I am about to do
a new thing; now
it springs
forth, do you
not perceive it?
I will make a
way in the
wilderness and
rivers in the
desert.
43:20
The wild animals
will honor me,
the jackals and
the ostriches;
for I give water
in the
wilderness,
rivers in the
desert, to give
drink to my
chosen people,
43:21
the people whom
I formed for
myself so that
they might
declare my
praise.
43:22
Yet you did not
call upon me, O
Jacob; but you
have been weary
of me, O Israel!
43:23
You have not
brought me your
sheep for burnt
offerings, or
honored me with
your sacrifices.
I have not
burdened you
with offerings,
or wearied you
with
frankincense.
43:24
You have not
bought me sweet
cane with money,
or satisfied me
with the fat of
your sacrifices.
But you have
burdened me with
your sins; you
have wearied me
with your
iniquities.
43:25
I, I am He who
blots out your
transgressions
for my own sake,
and I will not
remember your
sins.
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41:1
Happy are those
who consider the
poor; the LORD
delivers them in
the day of
trouble.
41:2
The LORD
protects them
and keeps them
alive; they are
called happy in
the land. You do
not give them up
to the will of
their enemies.
41:3
The LORD
sustains them on
their sickbed;
in their illness
you heal all
their
infirmities.
41:4
As for me, I
said, "O
LORD, be
gracious to me;
heal me, for I
have sinned
against
you."
41:5
My enemies
wonder in malice
when I will die,
and my name
perish.
41:6
And when they
come to see me,
they utter empty
words, while
their hearts
gather mischief;
when they go
out, they tell
it abroad.
41:7
All who hate me
whisper together
about me; they
imagine the
worst for me.
41:8
They think that
a deadly thing
has fastened on
me, that I will
not rise again
from where I
lie.
41:9
Even my bosom
friend in whom I
trusted, who ate
of my bread, has
lifted the heel
against me.
41:10
But you, O LORD,
be gracious to
me, and raise me
up, that I may
repay them.
41:11
By this I know
that you are
pleased with me;
because my enemy
has not
triumphed over
me.
41:12
But you have
upheld me
because of my
integrity, and
set me in your
presence
forever.
41:13
Blessed be the
LORD, the God of
Israel, from
everlasting to
everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
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1:18
As surely as God
is faithful, our
word to you has
not been
"Yes and
No."
1:19
For the Son of
God, Jesus
Christ, whom we
proclaimed among
you, Silvanus
and Timothy and
I, was not
"Yes and
No"; but in
him it is always
"Yes."
1:20
For in him every
one of God's
promises is a
"Yes."
For this reason
it is through
him that we say
the
"Amen,"
to the glory of
God.
1:21
But it is God
who establishes
us with you in
Christ and has
anointed us,
1:22
by putting his
seal on us and
giving us his
Spirit in our
hearts as a
first
installment.
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2:1
When he returned
to Capernaum
after some days,
it was reported
that he was at
home.
2:2
So many gathered
around that
there was no
longer room for
them, not even
in front of the
door; and he was
speaking the
word to them.
2:3
Then some people
came, bringing
to him a
paralyzed man,
carried by four
of them.
2:4
And when they
could not bring
him to Jesus
because of the
crowd, they
removed the roof
above him; and
after having dug
through it, they
let down the mat
on which the
paralytic lay.
2:5
When Jesus saw
their faith, he
said to the
paralytic,
"Son, your
sins are
forgiven."
2:6
Now some of the
scribes were
sitting there,
questioning in
their hearts,
2:7
"Why does
this fellow
speak in this
way? It is
blasphemy! Who
can forgive sins
but God
alone?"
2:8
At once Jesus
perceived in his
spirit that they
were discussing
these questions
among
themselves; and
he said to them,
"Why do you
raise such
questions in
your hearts?
2:9
Which is easier,
to say to the
paralytic, 'Your
sins are
forgiven,' or to
say, 'Stand up
and take your
mat and walk'?
2:10
But so that you
may know that
the Son of Man
has authority on
earth to forgive
sins" --he
said to the
paralytic--
2:11
"I say to
you, stand up,
take your mat
and go to your
home."
2:12
And he stood up,
and immediately
took the mat and
went out before
all of them; so
that they were
all amazed and
glorified God,
saying, "We
have never seen
anything like
this!"
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