Zechariah
4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? For
these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are
the eyes of the Lord, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”
Amos 7 New King James Version (NKJV) Vision of the Locusts
Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:
Amos 7 New King James Version (NKJV) Vision of the Locusts
Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:
“O
Lord God, forgive, I pray!
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
3
So the Lord relented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
3
So the Lord relented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
Vision
of the Fire
4 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. 5 Then I said:
4 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. 5 Then I said:
“O
Lord God, cease, I pray!
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
6
So the Lord relented concerning this.
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
6
So the Lord relented concerning this.
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Vision
of the Plumb Line
7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”
7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”
And I said, “A plumb line.”
Then the Lord said:
“Behold, I am setting a plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel;
I will not pass by them anymore.
9
The high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste.
I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”
In the midst of My people Israel;
I will not pass by them anymore.
9
The high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste.
I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”
Amaziah’s
Complaint
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said:
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said:
‘Jeroboam
shall die by the sword,
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From their own land.’”
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From their own land.’”
12
Then Amaziah said to Amos:
“Go,
you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.
13
But never again prophesy at Bethel,
For it is the king’s sanctuary,
And it is the royal residence.”
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.
13
But never again prophesy at Bethel,
For it is the king’s sanctuary,
And it is the royal residence.”
14
Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
“I
was no prophet,
Nor was I a son of a prophet,
But I was a sheepbreeder[a]
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
15
Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
16
Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord:
You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’
Nor was I a son of a prophet,
But I was a sheepbreeder[a]
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
15
Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
16
Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord:
You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’
17
“Therefore thus says the Lord:
‘Your
wife shall be a harlot in the city;
Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by survey line;
You shall die in a defiled land;
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From his own land.’”
Footnotes:
a. Amos 7:14 Compare 2 Kings 3:4
Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by survey line;
You shall die in a defiled land;
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From his own land.’”
Footnotes:
a. Amos 7:14 Compare 2 Kings 3:4
John
7
Jesus’ Brothers Disbelieve
7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews[a] sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
Jesus’ Brothers Disbelieve
7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews[a] sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
6
Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always
ready. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it
that its works are evil. 8 You go up to this feast. I am not yet[b] going up to
this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.” 9 When He had said these
things to them, He remained in Galilee.
The
Heavenly Scholar
10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” 12 And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” 13 However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” 12 And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” 13 However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
14
Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 15
And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never
studied?”
16
Jesus[c] answered them and said, “My doctrine is not
Mine, but His who sent Me. 17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know
concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own
authority. 18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks
the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
19 Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you
seek to kill Me?”
20
The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”
21
Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Moses
therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the
fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives
circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are
you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? 24 Do
not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
Could
This Be the Christ?
25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly[d] the Christ? 27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”
25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly[d] the Christ? 27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”
28
Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have
not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. 29 But[e]
I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”
30
Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His
hour had not yet come. 31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said,
“When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has
done?”
Jesus
and the Religious Leaders
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. 33 Then Jesus said to them,[f] “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. 34 You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.”
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. 33 Then Jesus said to them,[f] “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. 34 You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.”
35
Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall
not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach
the Greeks? 36 What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find
Me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
The
Promise of the Holy Spirit
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing[g] in Him would receive; for the Holy[h] Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing[g] in Him would receive; for the Holy[h] Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Who
Is He?
40 Therefore many[i] from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.”
40 Therefore many[i] from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.”
But
some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said
that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem,
where David was?” 43 So there was a division among the people because of Him.
44 Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
Rejected
by the Authorities
45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”
45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”
46
The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this
Man!”
47
Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived? 48 Have any of the
rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd that does not know
the law is accursed.”
50
Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night,[j] being one of them) said to them,
51 “Does our law judge a man before it hears him and
knows what he is doing?”
52
They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for
no prophet has arisen[k] out of Galilee.”
An
Adulteress Faces the Light of the World
53 And everyone went to his own house.[l]
53 And everyone went to his own house.[l]
Footnotes:
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a.
John 7:1 That is, the ruling authorities
b. John 7:8 NU-Text omits yet.
c. John 7:16 NU-Text and M-Text read So Jesus.
d. John 7:26 NU-Text omits truly.
e. John 7:29 NU-Text and M-Text omit But.
f. John 7:33 NU-Text and M-Text omit to them.
g. John 7:39 NU-Text reads who believed.
h. John 7:39 NU-Text omits Holy.
i. John 7:40 NU-Text reads some.
j. John 7:50 NU-Text reads before.
k. John 7:52 NU-Text reads is to rise.
l. John 7:53 The words And everyone through sin no more (8:11) are bracketed by NU-Text as not original. They are present in over 900 manuscripts.
b. John 7:8 NU-Text omits yet.
c. John 7:16 NU-Text and M-Text read So Jesus.
d. John 7:26 NU-Text omits truly.
e. John 7:29 NU-Text and M-Text omit But.
f. John 7:33 NU-Text and M-Text omit to them.
g. John 7:39 NU-Text reads who believed.
h. John 7:39 NU-Text omits Holy.
i. John 7:40 NU-Text reads some.
j. John 7:50 NU-Text reads before.
k. John 7:52 NU-Text reads is to rise.
l. John 7:53 The words And everyone through sin no more (8:11) are bracketed by NU-Text as not original. They are present in over 900 manuscripts.
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