Malachi 3-4
3 (A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But (F)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For (G)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit (H)as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring (I)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[a] 4 (J)Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be (K)a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those (L)who oppress the hired worker in his wages, (M)the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
Robbing God
6 “For (N)I the Lord do not change; (O)therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 (P)From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. (Q)Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. (R)But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. (S)But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ (T)In your tithes and contributions. 9 (U)You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 (V)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby (W)put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open (X)the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke (Y)the devourer[b] for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. 12 Then (Z)all nations will call you blessed, for you will be (AA)a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
13 (AB)“Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. (AC)But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, (AD)‘It is vain to serve God. (AE)What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call (AF)the arrogant blessed. (AG)Evildoers not only prosper but (AH)they put God to the test and they escape.’”
The Book of Remembrance
16 Then those who feared the Lord (AI)spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and (AJ)a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, (AK)in the day when I make up (AL)my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall (AM)see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
The Great Day of the Lord
4 [c] “For behold, (AN)the day is coming, (AO)burning like an oven, when (AP)all the arrogant and (AQ)all evildoers (AR)will be stubble. The day that is coming (AS)shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you (AT)who fear my name, (AU)the sun (AV)of righteousness shall rise (AW)with healing in its wings. You shall go out (AX)leaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, (AY)on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.
4 (AZ)“Remember (BA)the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules[d] that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (BB)“Behold, I will send you (BC)Elijah the prophet (BD)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will (BE)turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and (BF)strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”[e]
Footnotes:
- Malachi 3:3 Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness
- Malachi 3:11 Probably a name for some crop-destroying pest or pests
- Malachi 4:1 Ch 4:1–6 is ch 3:19–24 in Hebrew
- Malachi 4:4 Or and just decrees
- Malachi 4:6 The Hebrew term rendered decree of utter destruction refers to things devoted (or set apart) to the Lord (or by the Lord) for destruction
Cross references:
- Malachi 3:1 : Cited Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; [ch. 4:5; Luke 1:76]
- Malachi 3:1 : See ch. 2:7
- Malachi 3:1 : See Isa. 40:3
- Malachi 3:1 : [ch. 2:17]
- Malachi 3:1 : [ch. 4:5]
- Malachi 3:2 : Joel 2:11
- Malachi 3:2 : Isa. 4:4
- Malachi 3:3 : Isa. 1:25; Zech. 13:9
- Malachi 3:3 : [ch. 1:7]
- Malachi 3:4 : Ezek. 20:40
- Malachi 3:5 : ch. 2:14; Jer. 29:23
- Malachi 3:5 : See Lev. 19:13
- Malachi 3:5 : See Deut. 24:17
- Malachi 3:6 : Ps. 102:27; See Num. 23:19
- Malachi 3:6 : Lam. 3:22
- Malachi 3:7 : Acts 7:51
- Malachi 3:7 : See Zech. 1:3
- Malachi 3:7 : [ch. 1:2]
- Malachi 3:8 : [See ver. 7 above]; [ch. 1:2]
- Malachi 3:8 : [Neh. 13:10]
- Malachi 3:9 : [ch. 2:2]
- Malachi 3:10 : [Prov. 3:9, 10]
- Malachi 3:10 : See 2 Cor. 9:6-8
- Malachi 3:10 : See Gen. 7:11
- Malachi 3:11 : [Joel 1:4]
- Malachi 3:12 : Zeph. 3:19
- Malachi 3:12 : [Isa. 62:4]
- Malachi 3:13 : [ch. 2:17]
- Malachi 3:13 : [ch. 1:2]
- Malachi 3:14 : [Zeph. 1:12]
- Malachi 3:14 : [Job 21:15]
- Malachi 3:15 : [ch. 4:1]
- Malachi 3:15 : [ch. 4:1]
- Malachi 3:15 : [Ps. 95:9]
- Malachi 3:16 : [Deut. 6:6, 7]
- Malachi 3:16 : See Ex. 32:32
- Malachi 3:17 : [ch. 4:3; Acts 17:31]
- Malachi 3:17 : Ex. 19:5; 1 Pet. 2:9
- Malachi 3:18 : [ch. 4:1]
- Malachi 4:1 : [ver. 5; ch. 3:2]
- Malachi 4:1 : [2 Thess. 1:7, 8]
- Malachi 4:1 : ch. 3:15
- Malachi 4:1 : ch. 3:15
- Malachi 4:1 : Isa. 47:14; [Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17]
- Malachi 4:1 : Isa. 47:14; [Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17]
- Malachi 4:2 : ch. 3:16
- Malachi 4:2 : Ps. 84:11; Luke 1:78; John 1:4; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46
- Malachi 4:2 : [Jer. 23:6]
- Malachi 4:2 : Isa. 53:5
- Malachi 4:2 : [Jer. 50:11]
- Malachi 4:3 : See ch. 3:17
- Malachi 4:4 : [Deut. 4:9, 10]
- Malachi 4:4 : See Ex. 20:3-17; Deut. 4:10
- Malachi 4:5 : [ch. 3:1]
- Malachi 4:5 : [Matt. 11:14; Mark 9:11; Luke 1:17]
- Malachi 4:5 : Joel 2:31
- Malachi 4:6 : [Luke 1:17]
- Malachi 4:6 : Isa. 11:4; [Zech. 5:3]
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Revelation 22
The River of Life
22 Then the angel[a] showed me (A)the river of (B)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of (C)the street of the city; (D)also, on either side of the river, (E)the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were (F)for the healing of the nations. 3 (G)No longer will there be anything accursed, but (H)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and (I)his servants will worship him. 4 (J)They will see his face, and (K)his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And (L)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (M)or sun, for (N)the Lord God will be their light, and (O)they will reign forever and ever.
Jesus Is Coming
6 And he said to me, (P)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of (Q)the spirits of the prophets, (R)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
7 “And behold, (S)I am coming soon. (T)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 I, (U)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (V)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 (W)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those (X)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, (Y)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 (Z)Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
12 “Behold, (AA)I am coming soon, (AB)bringing my recompense with me, (AC)to repay each one for what he has done. 13 (AD)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (AE)the first and the last, (AF)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (AG)wash their robes,[c] so that they may have the right to (AH)the tree of life and that (AI)they may enter the city by the gates. 15 (AJ)Outside are (AK)the dogs (AL)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 (AM)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things (AN)for the churches. I am (AO)the root and (AP)the descendant of David, (AQ)the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and (AR)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AS)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the (AT)water of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (AU)if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in (AV)the tree of life and in (AW)the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely (AX)I am coming soon.” Amen. (AY)Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.[d] Amen.
Footnotes:
- Revelation 22:1 Greek he
- Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life
- Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments
- Revelation 22:21 Some manuscripts all the saints
Cross references:
- Revelation 22:1 : Ezek. 47:1; Zech. 14:8; [Ps. 46:4]
- Revelation 22:1 : See ch. 21:6
- Revelation 22:2 : ch. 21:21
- Revelation 22:2 : Ezek. 47:12
- Revelation 22:2 : ver. 14, 19; ch. 2:7; Gen. 2:9
- Revelation 22:2 : [ch. 21:24]
- Revelation 22:3 : Zech. 14:11; [Gen. 3:17]
- Revelation 22:3 : ch. 21:3, 23; Ezek. 48:35
- Revelation 22:3 : ch. 7:15
- Revelation 22:4 : Matt. 5:8; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 John 3:2
- Revelation 22:4 : ch. 3:12; 7:3; 14:1
- Revelation 22:5 : ch. 21:25
- Revelation 22:5 : See ch. 21:23
- Revelation 22:5 : Ps. 36:9; See ch. 21:11
- Revelation 22:5 : Dan. 7:18, 27; Rom. 5:17; 2 Tim. 2:12; See ch. 20:4
- Revelation 22:6 : See ch. 21:5
- Revelation 22:6 : 1 Cor. 14:32
- Revelation 22:6 : ch. 1:1
- Revelation 22:7 : ver. 12, 20; ch. 3:11
- Revelation 22:7 : ch. 1:3
- Revelation 22:8 : ch. 1:1, 4, 9
- Revelation 22:8 : ch. 19:10
- Revelation 22:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; ch. 19:10
- Revelation 22:9 : [See ver. 6 above]; See ch. 21:5
- Revelation 22:10 : [ch. 10:4]
- Revelation 22:11 : Ezek. 3:27; [Dan. 12:10; 2 Tim. 3:13]
- Revelation 22:12 : ver. 7, 20
- Revelation 22:12 : Isa. 40:10; 62:11
- Revelation 22:12 : See Matt. 16:27
- Revelation 22:13 : See ch. 1:8
- Revelation 22:13 : See ch. 1:17
- Revelation 22:13 : ch. 21:6
- Revelation 22:14 : See ch. 7:14
- Revelation 22:14 : ver. 2, 19
- Revelation 22:14 : Ps. 118:20; See ch. 21:27
- Revelation 22:15 : [Gal. 5:19-21]; See Matt. 8:12
- Revelation 22:15 : See Phil. 3:2
- Revelation 22:15 : See ch. 21:8
- Revelation 22:16 : ch. 1:1
- Revelation 22:16 : ch. 1:4
- Revelation 22:16 : See ch. 5:5
- Revelation 22:16 : See Matt. 1:1
- Revelation 22:16 : [ch. 2:28; Num. 24:17; Isa. 60:3; Matt. 2:2]
- Revelation 22:17 : ch. 21:2, 9
- Revelation 22:17 : ch. 21:6; Isa. 55:1; John 7:37
- Revelation 22:17 : See ch. 21:6
- Revelation 22:18 : Deut. 4:2; 12:32; [Prov. 30:6]
- Revelation 22:19 : ver. 2, 14
- Revelation 22:19 : See ch. 21:2
- Revelation 22:20 : ver. 7, 12
- Revelation 22:20 : [2 Tim. 4:8]
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Psalm 150
Let Everything Praise the Lord
150 (A)Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his (B)sanctuary;
praise him in (C)his mighty heavens![a]
2 Praise him for his (D)mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent (E)greatness!
3 Praise him with (F)trumpet sound;
praise him with (G)lute and (H)harp!
4 Praise him with (I)tambourine and (J)dance;
praise him with (K)strings and (L)pipe!
5 Praise him with sounding (M)cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let (N)everything that has breath praise the Lord!
(O)Praise the Lord!
Footnotes:
- Psalm 150:1 Hebrew expanse (compare Genesis 1:6–8)
Cross references:
- Psalm 150:1 : [See Ps. 148:14 above]; See Ps. 135:1
- Psalm 150:1 : [Ps. 11:4; 134:2]
- Psalm 150:1 : [Ps. 68:34]
- Psalm 150:2 : Ps. 145:12
- Psalm 150:2 : Deut. 3:24
- Psalm 150:3 : Ps. 98:6
- Psalm 150:3 : Ps. 33:2; 71:22
- Psalm 150:3 : Ps. 33:2; 71:22
- Psalm 150:4 : Ps. 149:3
- Psalm 150:4 : Ps. 149:3
- Psalm 150:4 : Ps. 45:8; [Isa. 38:20]
- Psalm 150:4 : Job 21:12
- Psalm 150:5 : 2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Chr. 15:16, 19, 28; 25:1, 6
- Psalm 150:6 : [Ps. 145:21]
- Psalm 150:6 : ver. 1
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Proverbs 31:25-31
25 (A)Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many (B)women have done (C)excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 (D)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.
Cross references:
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