Psalm 105

English Standard Version

Tell of All His Wondrous Works

105 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord; ^(B)call upon his name;
    ^(C)make known his deeds among the peoples!
²Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    ^(D)tell of all his wondrous works!
³Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
⁴Seek the Lord and his ^(E)strength;
    ^(F)seek his presence continually!
⁵Remember the ^(G)wondrous works that he has done,
    his miracles, and ^(H)the judgments he uttered,
⁶O offspring of ^(I)Abraham, his servant,
    children of Jacob, his ^(J)chosen ones!

⁷He is the Lord our God;
    his ^(K)judgments are in all the earth.
⁸He ^(L)remembers his covenant forever,
    the word that he commanded, for ^(M)a thousand generations,
⁹^(N)the covenant that he made with Abraham,
    his ^(O)sworn promise to Isaac,
¹⁰which he confirmed to ^(P)Jacob as a statute,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
¹¹saying, ^(Q)“To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as ^(R)your portion for an inheritance.”

¹²When they were ^(S)few in number,
    of little account, and ^(T)sojourners in it,
¹³wandering from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another people,
¹⁴he ^(U)allowed no one to oppress them;
    he ^(V)rebuked kings on their account,
¹⁵saying, ^(W)“Touch not my anointed ones,
    do my prophets no harm!”

¹⁶When he ^(X)summoned a famine on the land
    and ^(Y)broke all supply^[a] of bread,
¹⁷he had ^(Z)sent a man ahead of them,
    Joseph, who was ^(AA)sold as a slave.
¹⁸His ^(AB)feet were hurt with fetters;
    his neck was put in a collar of iron;
¹⁹until ^(AC)what he had said came to pass,
    the word of the Lord ^(AD)tested him.
²⁰^(AE)The king sent and ^(AF)released him;
    the ruler of the peoples set him free;
²¹he ^(AG)made him lord of his house
    and ruler of all his possessions,
²²to bind^[b] his princes at his pleasure
    and to teach his elders wisdom.

²³Then ^(AH)Israel came to Egypt;
    Jacob ^(AI)sojourned in ^(AJ)the land of Ham.
²⁴And the Lord ^(AK)made his people very fruitful
    and made them stronger than their foes.
²⁵He ^(AL)turned their hearts to hate his people,
    to ^(AM)deal craftily with his servants.

²⁶He ^(AN)sent Moses, his servant,
    and Aaron, ^(AO)whom he had chosen.
²⁷^(AP)They performed his signs among them
    and miracles in ^(AQ)the land of Ham.
²⁸He ^(AR)sent darkness, and made the land dark;
    they ^(AS)did not rebel^[c] against his words.
²⁹He turned their waters into blood
    and ^(AT)caused their fish to die.
³⁰Their land swarmed with frogs,
    even in ^(AU)the chambers of their kings.
³¹He spoke, and there came ^(AV)swarms of flies,
    ^(AW)and gnats throughout their country.
³²He gave them hail for rain,
    and fiery ^(AX)lightning bolts through their land.
³³He struck down their vines and fig trees,
    and ^(AY)shattered the trees of their country.
³⁴He spoke, and the ^(AZ)locusts came,
    young locusts without number,
³⁵which devoured all the vegetation in their land
    and ate up the fruit of their ground.
³⁶He ^(BA)struck down all the firstborn in their land,
    ^(BB)the firstfruits of all their strength.

³⁷Then he brought out Israel with ^(BC)silver and gold,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
³⁸^(BD)Egypt was glad when they departed,
for ^(BE)dread of them had fallen upon it.

³⁹He ^(BF)spread a cloud for a covering,
    and fire to give light by night.
⁴⁰^(BG)They asked, and he ^(BH)brought quail,
    and gave them ^(BI)bread from heaven in abundance.
⁴¹He opened the rock, and ^(BJ)water gushed out;
    it flowed through ^(BK)the desert like a river.
⁴²For he ^(BL)remembered his holy promise,
    and ^(BM)Abraham, his servant.

⁴³So he brought his people out with joy,
    his ^(BN)chosen ones with ^(BO)singing.
⁴⁴And he ^(BP)gave them the lands of the nations,
    and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
⁴⁵that they might ^(BQ)keep his statutes
    and ^(BR)observe his laws.
^(BS)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 105:16 Hebrew staff
Psalm 105:22 Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome instruct
Psalm 105:28 Septuagint, Syriac omit not

Isaiah 65:1-12

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Judgment and Salvation

65 ^(A)I was ready to be sought by ^(B)those who did not ask for me;
    I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
    to a nation that was not called by^[a] my name.
²^(C)I spread out my hands all the day
    to a rebellious people,
who walk in a way that is not good,
    following their own devices;
³a people who provoke me
    to my face continually,
^(D)sacrificing in gardens
    and making offerings on bricks;
⁴who sit in tombs,
    and spend the night in secret places;
^(E)who eat pig's flesh,
    and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;
⁵who say, “Keep to yourself,
    do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
^(F)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
    a fire that burns all the day.
⁶Behold, ^(G)it is written before me:
    ^(H)“I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
^(I)I will indeed repay into their lap
⁷    both your iniquities ^(J)and your fathers' iniquities together,
says the Lord;
^(K)because they made offerings on the mountains
    ^(L)and insulted me on the hills,
I will measure into their lap
    payment for their former deeds.”^[b]

⁸Thus says the Lord:
^(M)“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
    and they say, ‘Do not destroy it,
    for there is a blessing in it,’
so I will do for my servants' sake,
    ^(N)and not destroy them all.
⁹^(O)I will bring forth offspring from Jacob,
    and from Judah possessors of my mountains;
my chosen shall possess it,
    and my servants shall dwell there.
¹⁰^(P)Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
    and ^(Q)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
    for my people ^(R)who have sought me.
¹¹But ^(S)you who forsake the Lord,
    who forget ^(T)my holy mountain,
who ^(U)set a table for Fortune
    and ^(V)fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,
¹²I will destine you to the sword,
    and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter,
^(W)because, when I called, you did not answer;
    when I spoke, you did not listen,
^(X)but you did what was evil in my eyes
    and chose what I did not delight in.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 65:1 Or that did not call upon
Isaiah 65:7 Or I will first measure their payment into their lap

1 Timothy 4

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Some Will Depart from the Faith

4 Now ^(A)the Spirit expressly says that ^(B)in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ^(C)deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, ²through the insincerity of ^(D)liars whose consciences are seared, ³^(E)who forbid marriage and ^(F)require abstinence from foods ^(G)that God created ^(H)to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. ⁴For ^(I)everything created by God is good, and ^(J)nothing is to be rejected if it is ^(K)received with thanksgiving, ⁵for it is made holy ^(L)by the word of God and prayer.

A Good Servant of Christ Jesus

⁶^(M)If you put these things before the brothers,^[a] you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have ^(N)followed. ⁷Have nothing to do with irreverent, ^(O)silly myths. Rather ^(P)train yourself for godliness; ⁸for while ^(Q)bodily training is of some value, godliness ^(R)is of value in every way, as ^(S)it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. ⁹The saying is ^(T)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. ¹⁰For to this end we toil and strive,^[b] because we have our hope set on the living God, ^(U)who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

¹¹Command and teach ^(V)these things. ¹²^(W)Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers ^(X)an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ¹³Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. ¹⁴^(Y)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you ^(Z)by prophecy when the council of elders ^(AA)laid their hands on you. ¹⁵Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,^[c] so that ^(AB)all may see your progress. ¹⁶^(AC)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^(AD)both yourself and ^(AE)your hearers.

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1 Timothy 4:6 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
1 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts and suffer reproach
1 Timothy 4:15 Greek be in them

Mark 12:13-27

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Paying Taxes to Caesar

¹³^(A)And they sent to him some of ^(B)the Pharisees and some of ^(C)the Herodians, to ^(D)trap him in his talk. ¹⁴And they came and said to him, “Teacher, ^(E)we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For ^(F)you are not swayed by appearances,^[a] but truly teach ^(G)the way of God. Is it lawful to pay ^(H)taxes to ^(I)Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” ¹⁵But, knowing ^(J)their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why ^(K)put me to the test? Bring me ^(L)a denarius^[b] and let me look at it.” ¹⁶And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” ¹⁷Jesus said to them, ^(M)“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

¹⁸And ^(N)Sadducees came to him, ^(O)who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, ¹⁹“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(P)if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man^[c] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁰There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. ²¹And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. ²²And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. ²³In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”

²⁴Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because ^(Q)you know neither the Scriptures nor ^(R)the power of God? ²⁵For when they rise from the dead, they neither ^(S)marry nor ^(T)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶And as for the dead being raised, ^(U)have you not read in ^(V)the book of Moses, in ^(W)the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ^(X)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ²⁷He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”