Job 25-26

New American Standard Bible

Bildad Says Mankind Is Inferior

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,

²“^(A)Dominion and awe ^[a]belong to Him
Who makes peace in ^(B)His heights.
³Is there any number to ^(C)His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
⁴How then can mankind be ^(D)righteous with God?
Or how can anyone who is born of woman be ^(E)pure?
⁵If even ^(F)the moon has no brightness
And the ^(G)stars are not pure in His sight,
⁶How much less ^(H)man, that ^(I)maggot,
And a son of man, that worm!”

Job Rebukes Bildad

26 Then Job responded,

²“What a help you are to ^[b]^(J)the weak!
You have saved the arm ^(K)without strength!
³What advice you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly ^[c]provided!
⁴To whom have you uttered words?
And whose ^[d]spirit was expressed through you?

The Greatness of God

⁵“The ^[e]^(L)departed spirits are made to tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
⁶^[f]^(M)Sheol is naked before Him,
And ^[g]^(N)Abaddon has no covering.
⁷He ^(O)stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
⁸He ^(P)wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
⁹He ^[h]^(Q)obscures the face of the ^[i]full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
¹⁰He has inscribed a ^(R)circle on the surface of the waters
At the ^(S)boundary of light and darkness.
¹¹The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
¹²With His power He ^(T)quieted the sea,
And by His ^(U)understanding He shattered ^[j]^(V)Rahab.
¹³By His breath the ^(W)heavens are ^[k]cleared;
His hand has pierced ^(X)the fleeing serpent.
¹⁴Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint ^(Y)a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty ^(Z)thunder, who can understand?”

Footnotes

Job 25:2 Lit are with Him
Job 26:2 Lit no strength
Job 26:3 Lit made known
Job 26:4 Lit breath has gone forth
Job 26:5 Or shades; Heb Rephaim
Job 26:6 I.e., the netherworld
Job 26:6 I.e., the place of destruction
Job 26:9 Lit covers
Job 26:9 Or throne
Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
Job 26:13 Lit beauty

1 Corinthians 12

New American Standard Bible

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

12 Now concerning ^(A)spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, ^(B)I do not want you to be unaware. ²^(C)You know that when you were ^[a]pagans, you were ^(D)led ^[b]astray to the ^(E)mute idols, however you were led. ³Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^[c]^(F)by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ^[d]^(G)accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is ^(H)Lord,” except ^[e]^(I)by the Holy Spirit.

⁴Now there are ^(J)varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. ⁶There are varieties of effects, but the same ^(K)God who works all things in all persons. ⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^(L)for the common good. ⁸For to one is given the word of ^(M)wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^(N)knowledge according to the same Spirit; ⁹to another ^(O)faith ^[f]by the same Spirit, and to another ^(P)gifts of ^[g]healing ^[h]by the one Spirit, ¹⁰and to another the ^[i]effecting of ^[j]^(Q)miracles, and to another ^(R)prophecy, and to another the ^[k]^(S)distinguishing of spirits, to another various ^(T)kinds of tongues, and to another the ^(U)interpretation of tongues. ¹¹But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^(V)distributing to each one individually just as He ^[l]wills.

¹²For just ^(W)as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^(X)so also is Christ. ¹³For ^[m]^(Y)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^(Z)Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^(AA)drink of one Spirit.

¹⁴For ^(AB)the body is not one part, but many. ¹⁵If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^[n]any less a part of the body. ¹⁶And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^[o]any less a part of the body. ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸But now God has ^(AC)arranged the parts, each one of them in the body, ^(AD)just as He desired. ¹⁹If they were all one part, where would the body be? ²⁰But now ^(AE)there are many parts, but one body. ²¹And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again, the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” ²²On the contrary, ^[p]it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; ²³and those parts of the body which we ^[q]consider less honorable, ^[r]on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable, ²⁴whereas our more presentable parts have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked, ²⁵so that there may be no ^[s]division in the body, but that the parts may have the same care for one another. ²⁶And if one part of the body suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if a part is ^[t]honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

²⁷Now you are ^(AF)Christ’s body, and ^(AG)individually parts of it. ²⁸And God has ^[u]^(AH)appointed in ^(AI)the church, first ^(AJ)apostles, second ^(AK)prophets, third ^(AL)teachers, then ^[v]^(AM)miracles, then ^(AN)gifts of healings, helps, ^(AO)administrations, and various ^(AP)kinds of tongues. ²⁹All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of ^[w]miracles, are they? ³⁰All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not ^(AQ)interpret, do they? ³¹But ^(AR)earnestly desire the greater gifts.