And [the two] shall become one flesh – Genesis 2:24
Set me as a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of YHWH. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. -Song 8:6-7 (NIV & ESV) Advertisements
English Standard Version (ESV) 18 You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 27 … “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.[a] 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light.” 29 God certainly does all these things two or three times to a person 30 in order to … Continue reading Relentlessly gracious rescuer
New Living Translation (NLT) The People Confess Their Sins 9 On October 31[a] the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads. 2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3 They remained standing … Continue reading God’s amazing grace towards wretched sinners
When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious– that you, LORD God, might dwell there. Psalm 68:18
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Reign of the Davidic King 11 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him— a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear … Continue reading The branch from Jesse
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.[a] 10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Footnotes: Psalm 85:2The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
English Standard Version (ESV) 14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.
English Standard Version (ESV) 26 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?” 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul encamped … Continue reading David spares Saul again
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth 9 David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 There was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied. 3 So the … Continue reading David’s kindness to Mephibosheth
English Standard Version (ESV) David Spares Saul’s Life 24 [a] When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats’ Rocks. 3 And he came to the sheepfolds by … Continue reading David spares Saul’s life
On Galatians 3-4, the ESV Study Bible comments: 3:6-9 The Gospel in the OT (1): Abraham. Paul issues a second direct appeal to the Galatians: it is not just their own experience of receiving the gospel by faith that should teach them that salvation is not by the law by grace. Rather, the OT example of … Continue reading Abraham, his sons, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Habakkuk
Psalm 78:22-24, 37-39 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) 22 for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance. 23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens; 24 he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven… 37 their hearts … Continue reading But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we’re dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by Grace you have been saved
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if … Continue reading There’s no one who has left family or lands for my sake and for the gospel who will not receive a hundredfold now and eternally
New Living Translation (NLT) 17 Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed[a] as an offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. 18 “Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, … Continue reading The fall of Jericho
New King James Version (NKJV) 18 unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home. 19 So it shall be that whoever goes outside … Continue reading Rahab’s escape from the coming judgment
World English Bible (WEB) 46 Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire from off the altar in it, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.” 47 Aaron did as Moses said, and ran … Continue reading The Atonement by the High Priest
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Awaiting Redemption A song of ascents. 3 Yahweh, if You considered sins, Lord, who could stand? 4 But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be revered. 7b For there is faithful love with the Lord, and with Him is redemption in abundance. 8 And He will redeem Israel from all its … Continue reading With You there is forgiveness
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) God’s Judgment of Israel’s Rebellion 11 The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people despise me? How long will they not trust in me despite all the signs I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them with a plague and destroy them. Then I will make you into a … Continue reading Moses intercedes for the people
Bible Rank: 188 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” NIV
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 16 Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mountain of Daughter Zion. 2 Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon. 3 Give us counsel and make a decision. Shelter us at noonday with … Continue reading A Man from the house of David will sit on the throne
Bible Rank: 196 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. NIV
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) Isaiah’s Call and Mission 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphim[a] were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And … Continue reading Woe is me! My eyes have seen the LORD
20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. 21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your … Continue reading The Deliverer for Zion
New Living Translation (NLT) 22 The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham.23 Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?24 Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes? 25 Surely … Continue reading Abraham intercedes for Sodom
New International Version (NIV) Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm. 1 The Lord says to my lord:[a] “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” 2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepterfrom Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!” 3 Your troops will be willing on your day … Continue reading Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for your feet
New Living Translation (NLT) Job’s Third Speech: A Response to Bildad 9 Then Job spoke again: 2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle. But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight? 3 If someone wanted to take God to court,[a] would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand … Continue reading The Mediator
New King James Version (NKJV) The Red Sea Crossing 14 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, … Continue reading Crossing the Red Sea
English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK) “and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall become holy.” Exodus 29:37 b,c
English Standard Version (ESV) The Reign of the Lord‘s Anointed 2 Why do the nations rage[a] and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the … Continue reading The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
