The Lord said to Gideon,“ I want to hand Midian over to you. But you have too many men for me to do that. Then Israel might brag,‘ My own strength has saved me.’

耶和华对基甸说：“跟随你的人过多，我不能将米甸人交在他们手中，免得以色列人向我夸大，说：‘是我们自己的手救了我们。’

耶和华对基甸说：“跟随你的人太多，我不能把米甸交在他们手中，免得以色列向我自夸，说：‘是我自己的手救了我。’

耶和华对基甸说：“跟随你的人太多，我不能把米甸交在他们手中，免得以色列向我自夸，说：‘是我自己的手救了我。’

耶和华对基甸说：“你的人太多了，我不能把米甸人交在你们手中，免得以色列人以为是靠自己的力量救了自己。

耶和华对基甸说：“与你在一起的人太多，我不能把米甸人交在你们手中，免得以色列人向我自夸：‘是我们自己的手救了我们。’

耶和華對基甸說：「跟隨你的人過多，我不能將米甸人交在他們手中，免得以色列人向我誇大，說：『是我們自己的手救了我們。』

耶和華對基甸說：「跟隨你的人太多，我不能把米甸交在他們手中，免得以色列向我自誇，說：『是我自己的手救了我。』

耶和華對基甸說：「跟隨你的人太多，我不能把米甸交在他們手中，免得以色列向我自誇，說：『是我自己的手救了我。』

耶和華對基甸說：「你的人太多了，我不能把米甸人交在你們手中，免得以色列人以為是靠自己的力量救了自己。

耶和華對基甸說：“與你在一起的人太多，我不能把米甸人交在你們手中，免得以色列人向我自誇：‘是我們自己的手救了我們。’

永恆主對基甸說：『跟從你的眾民太多、過於我要把米甸人交在他們手中的，免得以色列人向我炫耀自己說：「是我自己的手拯救了我的。」

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耶和華諭其田曰、從爾者過眾、如我以米田人付於其手、恐以色列族必自誇詡、違逆乎我、謂己有能、是以得救。

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The Lord said to Gideon,“ You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me,‘ My own strength has saved me.’

The Lord said to Gideon,“ The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying,‘ My own hand has saved me.’

The Lord said to Gideon,“ You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength.

The LORD said to Gideon,“ You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say,‘ I saved myself.’

And the Lord said to Gideon,“ The people who are with you are too many for Me to hand Midian over to them, otherwise Israel would become boastful, saying,‘ My own power has saved me.’

And the Lord said to Gideon,“ The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying,‘ My own hand has saved me.’

And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

The Lord said to Gideon,“ You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag:‘ I did it myself.’

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that[ are] with thee[ are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

The LORD said to Gideon,“ You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag,‘ Our own strength has delivered us.’

Yahweh said to Gideon,“ The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying,‘ My own hand has saved me.’

You might say to yourself,“ My power and my strong hands have made me rich.”

The king of Assyria says,“‘ By my power I have taken over all these nations. I am very wise. I have great understanding. I have wiped out the borders between nations. I’ve taken their treasures. Like a great hero I’ve brought their kings under my control.

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.So no one can boast to God.

So he said to me,“ A message from the Lord came to Zerubbabel. The Lord said,‘ Your strength will not get my temple rebuilt. Your power will not do it either. Only the power of my Spirit will do it,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

It is not based on anything you have done. No one can brag about earning it.

You thought you were so handsome that it made your heart proud. You thought you were so glorious that it spoiled your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth. I made an example out of you in front of kings.

“ Son of man, speak to Ethbaal. He is the ruler of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “In your proud heart you say,‘ I am a god. I sit on the throne of a god in the Mediterranean Sea.’ But you are only a human being. You are not a god. In spite of that, you think you are as wise as a god.

I didn’t preach my message with clever and compelling words. Instead, my preaching showed the Holy Spirit’s power.This was so that your faith would be based on God’s power. Your faith would not be based on human wisdom.

The weapons I fight with are not the weapons the world uses. In fact, it is just the opposite. My weapons have the power of God to destroy the camps of the enemy.I destroy every claim and every reason that keeps people from knowing God. I keep every thought under control in order to make it obey Christ.

Then Asa called out to the Lord his God. He said,“ Lord, there isn’t anyone like you. You help the weak against the strong. Lord our God, help us. We trust in you. In your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. Lord, you are our God. Don’t let mere human beings win the battle over you.”

He said,“ Isn’t this the great Babylon I have built as a place for my royal palace? I used my mighty power to build it. It shows how glorious my majesty is.”

So don’t think you are better than the other branches. Remember, you don’t give life to the root. The root gives life to you.

But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

Jonathan spoke to the young man carrying his armor. He said,“ Come on. Let’s go over to the camp of those fellows who aren’t circumcised. Perhaps the Lord will help us. If he does, it won’t matter how many or how few of us there are. That won’t keep the Lord from saving us.”

The Lord says,“ Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

Anyone who brags will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

They offer sacrifices to their nets. They burn incense to them. Their nets allow them to live in great comfort. They enjoy the finest food.

“ I will save the houses in Judah first. The honor of David’s family line is great. So is the honor of those who live in Jerusalem. But their honor will not be greater than the honor of the rest of Judah.

Anyone who brags will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.

But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)