Amos.3.1

Listen to this, Israel. GOD is calling you to account--and I mean all of you, everyone connected with the family that he delivered out of Egypt. Listen!

Amos.3.1

Hear this word the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel-against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:

Amos.3.1

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:

Amos.3.1

Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel and Judah--the entire family I rescued from Egypt:

Amos.3.2

"Out of all the families on earth, I picked you. Therefore, because of your special calling, I'm holding you responsible for all your sins."

Amos.3.2

"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."

Amos.3.2

"You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

Amos.3.2

"From among all the families on the earth, I chose you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins."

Amos.3.3

Do two people walk hand in hand if they aren't going to the same place?

Amos.3.3

Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

Amos.3.3

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

Amos.3.3

Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?

Amos.3.4

Does a lion roar in the forest if there's no carcass to devour? Does a young lion growl with pleasure if he hasn't caught his supper?

Amos.3.4

Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?

Amos.3.4

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

Amos.3.4

Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?

Amos.3.5

Does a bird fall to the ground if it hasn't been hit with a stone? Does a trap spring shut if nothing trips it?

Amos.3.5

Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?

Amos.3.5

Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?

Amos.3.5

Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap ever spring shut when there's nothing there to catch?

Amos.3.6

When the alarm goes off in the city, aren't people alarmed? And when disaster strikes the city, doesn't GOD stand behind it?

Amos.3.6

When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

Amos.3.6

If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?

Amos.3.6

When the war trumpet blares, shouldn't the people be alarmed? When disaster comes to a city, isn't it because the LORD planned it?

Amos.3.7

The fact is, GOD, the Master, does nothing without first telling his prophets the whole story.

Amos.3.7

Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Amos.3.7

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Amos.3.7

"But always, first of all, I warn you through my servants the prophets. I, the Sovereign LORD, have now done this."

Amos.3.8

The lion has roared--who isn't frightened? GOD has spoken--what prophet can keep quiet? [JC]

Amos.3.8

The lion has roared- who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken- who can but prophesy?

Amos.3.8

A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Amos.3.8

The lion has roared--tremble in fear! The Sovereign LORD has spoken--I dare not refuse to proclaim his message!

Amos.3.9

Announce to the forts of Assyria, announce to the forts of Egypt--Tell them, "Gather on the Samaritan mountains, take a good, hard look: what a snake pit of brutality and terror!

Amos.3.9

Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."

Amos.3.9

"Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: "Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; See great tumults in her midst, And the oppressed within her.

Amos.3.9

Announce this to the leaders of Philistia and Egypt: "Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, and witness the scandalous spectacle of all Israel's crimes."

Amos.3.10

They can't--or won't--do one thing right." GOD said so. "They stockpile violence and blight.

Amos.3.10

"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who hoard plunder and loot in their fortresses."

Amos.3.10

For they do not know to do right,' Says the LORD, "Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces."'

Amos.3.10

"My people have forgotten what it means to do right," says the LORD. "Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

Amos.3.11

Therefore"--this is GOD's Word--"an enemy will surround the country. He'll strip you of your power and plunder your forts."

Amos.3.11

Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."

Amos.3.11

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, And your palaces shall be plundered."

Amos.3.11

Therefore," says the Sovereign LORD, "an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. Then he will plunder all their fortresses."

Amos.3.12

GOD's Message: "In the same way that a shepherd trying to save a lamb from a lion Manages to recover just a pair of legs or the scrap of an ear, So will little be saved of the Israelites who live in Samaria--A couple of old chairs at most, the broken leg of a table.

Amos.3.12

This is what the LORD says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches. "

Amos.3.12

Thus says the LORD: "As a shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion Two legs or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be taken out Who dwell in Samaria-- In the corner of a bed and on the edge of a couch!

Amos.3.12

This is what the LORD says: "A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth will recover only two legs and a piece of ear. So it will be when the Israelites in Samaria are rescued with only a broken chair and a tattered pillow.

Amos.3.13

"Listen and bring witness against Jacob's family"--this is God's Word, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies!

Amos.3.13

"Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.

Amos.3.13

Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

Amos.3.13

Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel, "says the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.

Amos.3.14

"Note well! The day I make Israel pay for its sins, pay for the sin-altars of worship at Bethel, The horned altars will all be dehorned and scattered around.

Amos.3.14

"On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

Amos.3.14

"That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; And the horns of the altar shall be cut off And fall to the ground.

Amos.3.14

"On the very day I punish Israel for its sins, I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

Amos.3.15

I'll tear down the winter palace, smash the summer palace--all your fancy buildings. The luxury homes will be demolished, all those pretentious houses." GOD's Decree.

Amos.3.15

I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished," declares the LORD.

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I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house; The houses of ivory shall perish, And the great houses shall have an end," Says the LORD.

Amos.3.15

And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy--their winter mansions and their summer houses, too--all their palaces filled with ivory. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Amos.4.1

"Listen to this, you cows of Bashan grazing on the slopes of Samaria. You women! Mean to the poor, cruel to the down-and-out! Indolent and pampered, you demand of your husbands, "Bring us a tall, cool drink!'

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Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, "Bring us some drinks!"

Amos.4.1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring wine, let us drink!"

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Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!

Amos.4.2

"This is serious--I, GOD, have sworn by my holiness! Be well warned: Judgment Day is coming! They're going to rope you up and haul you off, keep the stragglers in line with cattle prods.

Amos.4.2

The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his holiness: "The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.

Amos.4.2

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: "Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks.

Amos.4.2

The Sovereign LORD has sworn this by his holiness: "The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away like a fish on a hook!

Amos.4.3

They'll drag you through the ruined city walls, forcing you out single file, And kick you to kingdom come." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.3

You will each go straight out through breaks in the wall, and you will be cast out toward Harmon, "declares the LORD.

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You will go out through broken walls, Each one straight ahead of her, And you will be cast into Harmon," Says the LORD.

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You will leave by going straight through the breaks in the wall; you will be thrown from your fortresses. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Amos.4.4

"Come along to Bethel and sin! And then to Gilgal and sin some more! Bring your sacrifices for morning worship. Every third day bring your tithe.

Amos.4.4

"Go to Bethel and sin; go to Gilgal and sin yet more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three years.

Amos.4.4

"Come to Bethel and transgress, At Gilgal multiply transgression; Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days.

Amos.4.4

"Go ahead and offer your sacrifices to the idols at Bethel and Gilgal. Keep on disobeying--your sins are mounting up! Offer sacrifices each morning and bring your tithes every three days!

Amos.4.5

Burn pure sacrifices--thank offerings. Speak up--announce freewill offerings! That's the sort of religious show you Israelites just love." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.5

Burn leavened bread as a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings- boast about them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do," declares the Sovereign LORD.

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Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, Proclaim and announce the freewill offerings; For this you love, You children of Israel!" Says the Lord GOD.

Amos.4.5

Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do," says the Sovereign LORD.

Amos.4.6

"You know, don't you, that I'm the One who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards, Who left you hungry and standing in bread lines? But you never got hungry for me. You continued to ignore me." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.6

"I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Amos.4.6

"Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities. And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me," Says the LORD.

Amos.4.6

"I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Amos.4.7

"Yes, and I'm the One who stopped the rains three months short of harvest. I'd make it rain on one village but not on another. I'd make it rain on one field but not on another--and that one would dry up.

Amos.4.7

"I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up.

Amos.4.7

"I also withheld rain from you, When there were still three months to the harvest. I made it rain on one city, I withheld rain from another city. One part was rained upon, And where it did not rain the part withered.

Amos.4.7

"I kept the rain from falling when you needed it the most, ruining all your crops. I sent rain on one town but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.

Amos.4.8

People would stagger from village to village crazed for water and never quenching their thirst. But you never got thirsty for me. You ignored me." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.8

People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Amos.4.8

So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water, But they were not satisfied; Yet you have not returned to Me," Says the LORD.

Amos.4.8

People staggered from one town to another for a drink of water, but there was never enough. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Amos.4.9

"I hit your crops with disease and withered your orchards and gardens. Locusts devoured your olive and fig trees, but you continued to ignore me." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.9

"Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards, I struck them with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Amos.4.9

"I blasted you with blight and mildew. When your gardens increased, Your vineyards, Your fig trees, And your olive trees, The locust devoured them; Yet you have not returned to Me," Says the LORD.

Amos.4.9

"I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Amos.4.10

"I revisited you with the old Egyptian plagues, killed your choice young men and prize horses. The stink of rot in your camps was so strong that you held your noses--But you didn't notice me. You continued to ignore me." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.10

"I sent plagues among you as I did to Egypt. I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camps, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Amos.4.10

"I sent among you a plague after the manner of Egypt; Your young men I killed with a sword, Along with your captive horses; I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils; Yet you have not returned to Me," Says the LORD.

Amos.4.10

"I sent plagues against you like the plagues I sent against Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and slaughtered all your horses. The stench of death filled the air! But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Amos.4.11

"I hit you with earthquake and fire, left you devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. But you never looked my way. You continued to ignore me." GOD's Decree.

Amos.4.11

"I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Amos.4.11

"I overthrew some of you, As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning; Yet you have not returned to Me," Says the LORD.

Amos.4.11

"I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Those of you who survived were like half-burned sticks snatched from a fire. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Amos.4.12

"All this I have done to you, Israel, and this is why I have done it. Time's up, O Israel! Prepare to meet your God!"

Amos.4.12

"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel."

Amos.4.12

"Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel; Because I will do this to you, Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!"

Amos.4.12

"Therefore, I will bring upon you all these further disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God as he comes in judgment, you people of Israel!"

Amos.4.13

Look who's here: Mountain-Shaper! Wind-Maker! He laid out the whole plot before Adam. He brings everything out of nothing, like dawn out of darkness. He strides across the alpine ridges. His name is GOD, God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Amos.4.13

He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth- the LORD God Almighty is his name.

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For behold, He who forms mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth-- The LORD God of hosts is His name.

Amos.4.13

For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his every thought. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads the mountains under his feet. The LORD God Almighty is his name!

Rom.3.9

So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it:

Rom.3.9

What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin.

Rom.3.9

What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

Rom.3.9

Well then, are we Jews better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin.

Rom.3.10

There's nobody living right, not even one,

Rom.3.10

As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;

Rom.3.10

As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

Rom.3.10

As the Scriptures say, "No one is good--not even one.

Rom.3.11

nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God.

Rom.3.11

there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

Rom.3.11

There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.

Rom.3.11

No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God.

Rom.3.12

They've all taken the wrong turn; they've all wandered down blind alleys. No one's living right; I can't find a single one.

Rom.3.12

All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

Rom.3.12

They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one."

Rom.3.12

All have turned away from God; all have gone wrong. No one does good, not even one."

Rom.3.13

Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mud slides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison.

Rom.3.13

"Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.The poison of vipers is on their lips."

Rom.3.13

"Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit"; "The poison of asps is under their lips";

Rom.3.13

"Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their speech is filled with lies.The poison of a deadly snake drips from their lips."

Rom.3.14

They open their mouths and pollute the air.

Rom.3.14

"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

Rom.3.14

"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

Rom.3.14

"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

Rom.3.15

They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year,

Rom.3.15

"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Rom.3.15

"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Rom.3.15

"They are quick to commit murder.

Rom.3.16

litter the land with heartbreak and ruin,

Rom.3.16

ruin and misery mark their ways,

Rom.3.16

Destruction and misery are in their ways;

Rom.3.16

Wherever they go, destruction and misery follow them.

Rom.3.17

Don't know the first thing about living with others.

Rom.3.17

and the way of peace they do not know."

Rom.3.17

And the way of peace they have not known."

Rom.3.17

They do not know what true peace is."

Rom.3.18

They never give God the time of day.

Rom.3.18

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Rom.3.18

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Rom.3.18

"They have no fear of God to restrain them."

Rom.3.19

This makes it clear, doesn't it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! And it's clear enough, isn't it, that we're sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else?

Rom.3.19

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Rom.3.19

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Rom.3.19

Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses and to bring the entire world into judgment before God.

Rom.3.20

Our involvement with God's revelation doesn't put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else's sin.

Rom.3.20

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.

Rom.3.20

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Rom.3.20

For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what his law commands. For the more we know God's law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it.

Rom.3.21

But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened.

Rom.3.21

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.

Rom.3.21

But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

Rom.3.21

But now God has shown us a different way of being right in his sight--not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scriptures long ago.

Rom.3.22

The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus--setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this.

Rom.3.22

This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,

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even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

Rom.3.22

We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done.

Rom.3.23

Since we've compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us,

Rom.3.23

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Rom.3.23

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Rom.3.23

For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard.

Rom.3.24

God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

Rom.3.24

and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Rom.3.24

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Rom.3.24

Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins.

Rom.3.25

God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public--to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured.

Rom.3.25

God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--

Rom.3.25

whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

Rom.3.25

For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. God was being entirely fair and just when he did not punish those who sinned in former times.

Rom.3.26

This is not only clear, but it's now--this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness.

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he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

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to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Rom.3.26

And he is entirely fair and just in this present time when he declares sinners to be right in his sight because they believe in Jesus.

Rom.3.27

So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? Canceled? Yes, canceled. What we've learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does.

Rom.3.27

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.

Rom.3.27

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Rom.3.27

Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith.

Rom.3.28

We've finally figured it out. Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade.

Rom.3.28

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

Rom.3.28

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

Rom.3.28

So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

Rom.3.29

And where does that leave our proud Jewish claim of having a corner on God? Also canceled. God is the God of outsider non-Jews as well as insider Jews.

Rom.3.29

Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Rom.3.29

Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

Rom.3.29

After all, God is not the God of the Jews only, is he? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.

Rom.3.30

How could it be otherwise since there is only one God? God sets right all who welcome his action and enter into it, both those who follow our religious system and those who have never heard of our religion.

Rom.3.30

since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

Rom.3.30

since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Rom.3.30

There is only one God, and there is only one way of being accepted by him. He makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

Rom.3.31

But by shifting our focus from what we do to what God does, don't we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? Not at all. What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it.

Rom.3.31

Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

Rom.3.31

Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

Rom.3.31

Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.

Ps.85.8

I can't wait to hear what he'll say. GOD's about to pronounce his people well, The holy people he loves so much, so they'll never again live like fools.

Ps.85.8

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints- but let them not return to folly.

Ps.85.8

I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.

Ps.85.8

I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, for he speaks peace to his people, his faithful ones. But let them not return to their foolish ways.

Ps.85.9

See how close his salvation is to those who fear him? Our country is home base for Glory!

Ps.85.9

Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.

Ps.85.9

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

Ps.85.9

Surely his salvation is near to those who honor him; our land will be filled with his glory.

Ps.85.10

Love and Truth meet in the street, Right Living and Whole Living embrace and kiss!

Ps.85.10

Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Ps.85.10

Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.

Ps.85.10

Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!

Ps.85.11

Truth sprouts green from the ground, Right Living pours down from the skies!

Ps.85.11

Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

Ps.85.11

Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Ps.85.11

Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.

Ps.85.12

Oh yes! GOD gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing.

Ps.85.12

The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.

Ps.85.12

Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.

Ps.85.12

Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful crops.

Ps.85.13

Right Living strides out before him, and clears a path for his passage.

Ps.85.13

Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.

Ps.85.13

Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Ps.85.13

Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps.