1 Corinthians 14:37 If any one of you thinks God has something for you to say or has inspired you to do something, pay close attention to what I have written. This is the way th...

14:37 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - If any one of you thinks God has something for you to say or has inspired you to do something, pay close attention to what I have written. This is the way the Master wants it. If you won’t play by these rules, God can’t use you. Sorry.
新标点和合本 - 若有人以为自己是先知，或是属灵的，就该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
当代译本 - 如果你们当中有人自认为是先知或属灵的人，他就应该知道我现在所写的是主的命令。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为是先知或是属灵的，他就应该知道我写给你们的是主的命令；
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是做先知传道的，或是属灵的，就应该承认：我写给你们的是主的命令；
现代标点和合本 - 若有人以为自己是先知或是属灵的，就该知道我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人以为自己是先知，或是属灵的，就该知道我所写给你们的是主的命令。
New International Version - If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose anyone thinks they are a prophet. Or suppose they think they have other gifts given by the Holy Spirit. They should agree that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
English Standard Version - If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.
Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.
New King James Version - If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks and claims that he is a prophet [a true spokesman for God] or spiritually astute [filled with and energized by the Holy Spirit], let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
King James Version - If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
New English Translation - If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
World English Bible - If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
新標點和合本 - 若有人以為自己是先知，或是屬靈的，就該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
當代譯本 - 如果你們當中有人自認為是先知或屬靈的人，他就應該知道我現在所寫的是主的命令。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為是先知或是屬靈的，他就應該知道我寫給你們的是主的命令；
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是神言傳講師、或是屬靈的，他就該確認我所寫給你們的是主的誡命。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是做先知傳道的，或是屬靈的，就應該承認：我寫給你們的是主的命令；
現代標點和合本 - 若有人以為自己是先知或是屬靈的，就該知道我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
文理和合譯本 - 有自以為先知、或屬聖神者、當知我所書、乃主之命也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有設教者、或感於神者、必知我所書、為主之命矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若有人自以為先知、或自以為感於神者、當知我書此以告爾者、乃主之命也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 倘有人自以為先知、或富於靈賦、則應知吾茲所書者、乃為主之命令也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguno se cree profeta o espiritual, reconozca que esto que les escribo es mandato del Señor.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 자기를 예언자나 영적인 선물을 받은 자로 생각하는 사람은 내가 여러분에게 한 말이 주님의 명령이라는 것을 아십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что все, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Господа.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Si quelqu’un estime être un prophète ou pense bénéficier d’une manifestation spirituelle, il doit reconnaître, dans ce que je vous écris, un commandement du Seigneur.
リビングバイブル - 預言の賜物や、そのほか聖霊が与えてくださる賜物に恵まれていると自認する人はまず、私の主張が主からの命令であると認めなければなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém pensa que é profeta ou espiritual, reconheça que o que estou escrevendo a vocês é mandamento do Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn einer meint, Gott rede durch ihn oder er sei in besonderer Weise von Gottes Geist begabt, dann muss er auch erkennen, dass alles, was ich hier anordne, dem Willen des Herrn entspricht.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào cho mình được ơn nói tiên tri hoặc ân tứ khác của Chúa Thánh Linh, hẳn biết những điều tôi viết cho anh chị em là mệnh lệnh của Chúa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าใครคิดว่าตนเป็นผู้เผยพระวจนะหรือมีของประทานฝ่ายจิตวิญญาณก็ให้เขายอมรับว่าข้อความที่ข้าพเจ้าเขียนมาถึงท่านนี้เป็นพระบัญชาขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเป็นผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพระเจ้า หรือมีความสามารถพิเศษจากพระวิญญาณ ก็จงยอมรับด้วยว่า สิ่งที่ข้าพเจ้าเขียนถึงท่านเป็นพระบัญญัติของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า

交叉引用

2 Corinthians 10:12 - We’re not, understand, putting ourselves in a league with those who boast that they’re our superiors. We wouldn’t dare do that. But in all this comparing and grading and competing, they quite miss the point.
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
1 Corinthians 13:2 - If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:3 - If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.
Jude 1:17 - But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen: “In the last days there will be people who don’t take these things seriously anymore. They’ll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts.” These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There’s nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit! * * *
1 Thessalonians 4:1 - One final word, friends. We ask you—urge is more like it—that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance. You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus. God wants you to live a pure life. Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 - Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body, not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 - Don’t run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God’s concerns, and he will take care of them. We’ve warned you about this before. God hasn’t invited us into a disorderly, grungy life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 - If you disregard this advice, you’re not offending your neighbors; you’re rejecting God, who is making you a gift of his Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 11:4 - It seems that if someone shows up preaching quite another Jesus than we preached—different spirit, different message—you put up with him quite nicely. But if you put up with these big-shot “apostles,” why can’t you put up with simple me? I’m as good as they are. It’s true that I don’t have their voice, haven’t mastered that smooth eloquence that impresses you so much. But when I do open my mouth, I at least know what I’m talking about. We haven’t kept anything back. We let you in on everything.
Luke 10:16 - “The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.”
2 Corinthians 11:12 - And I’m not changing my position on this. I’d die before taking your money. I’m giving nobody grounds for lumping me in with those money-grubbing “preachers,” vaunting themselves as something special. They’re a sorry bunch—pseudo-apostles, lying preachers, crooked workers—posing as Christ’s agents but sham to the core. And no wonder! Satan does it all the time, dressing up as a beautiful angel of light. So it shouldn’t surprise us when his servants masquerade as servants of God. But they’re not getting by with anything. They’ll pay for it in the end.
1 Corinthians 7:25 - The Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel. Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don’t get married. But there’s certainly no sin in getting married, whether you’re a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.
Numbers 24:3 - Decree of Balaam son of Beor, yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision; Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what’s really going on. What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel! Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener God, like red cedars by pools and springs, Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows. Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts—who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed.
Romans 12:3 - I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
2 Corinthians 10:7 - You stare and stare at the obvious, but you can’t see the forest for the trees. If you’re looking for a clear example of someone on Christ’s side, why do you so quickly cut me out? Believe me, I am quite sure of my standing with Christ. You may think I overstate the authority he gave me, but I’m not backing off. Every bit of my commitment is for the purpose of building you up, after all, not tearing you down.

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - If any one of you thinks God has something for you to say or has inspired you to do something, pay close attention to what I have written. This is the way the Master wants it. If you won’t play by these rules, God can’t use you. Sorry.
新标点和合本 - 若有人以为自己是先知，或是属灵的，就该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。
当代译本 - 如果你们当中有人自认为是先知或属灵的人，他就应该知道我现在所写的是主的命令。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为是先知或是属灵的，他就应该知道我写给你们的是主的命令；
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是做先知传道的，或是属灵的，就应该承认：我写给你们的是主的命令；
现代标点和合本 - 若有人以为自己是先知或是属灵的，就该知道我所写给你们的是主的命令。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人以为自己是先知，或是属灵的，就该知道我所写给你们的是主的命令。
New International Version - If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose anyone thinks they are a prophet. Or suppose they think they have other gifts given by the Holy Spirit. They should agree that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
English Standard Version - If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.
Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.
New King James Version - If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks and claims that he is a prophet [a true spokesman for God] or spiritually astute [filled with and energized by the Holy Spirit], let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
King James Version - If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
New English Translation - If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
World English Bible - If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
新標點和合本 - 若有人以為自己是先知，或是屬靈的，就該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
當代譯本 - 如果你們當中有人自認為是先知或屬靈的人，他就應該知道我現在所寫的是主的命令。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為是先知或是屬靈的，他就應該知道我寫給你們的是主的命令；
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是神言傳講師、或是屬靈的，他就該確認我所寫給你們的是主的誡命。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是做先知傳道的，或是屬靈的，就應該承認：我寫給你們的是主的命令；
現代標點和合本 - 若有人以為自己是先知或是屬靈的，就該知道我所寫給你們的是主的命令。
文理和合譯本 - 有自以為先知、或屬聖神者、當知我所書、乃主之命也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有設教者、或感於神者、必知我所書、為主之命矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若有人自以為先知、或自以為感於神者、當知我書此以告爾者、乃主之命也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 倘有人自以為先知、或富於靈賦、則應知吾茲所書者、乃為主之命令也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguno se cree profeta o espiritual, reconozca que esto que les escribo es mandato del Señor.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 자기를 예언자나 영적인 선물을 받은 자로 생각하는 사람은 내가 여러분에게 한 말이 주님의 명령이라는 것을 아십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что все, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Господа.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя пророком или человеком духовным, должен признать, что всё, что я пишу вам, есть установление Самого Повелителя.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Si quelqu’un estime être un prophète ou pense bénéficier d’une manifestation spirituelle, il doit reconnaître, dans ce que je vous écris, un commandement du Seigneur.
リビングバイブル - 預言の賜物や、そのほか聖霊が与えてくださる賜物に恵まれていると自認する人はまず、私の主張が主からの命令であると認めなければなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém pensa que é profeta ou espiritual, reconheça que o que estou escrevendo a vocês é mandamento do Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn einer meint, Gott rede durch ihn oder er sei in besonderer Weise von Gottes Geist begabt, dann muss er auch erkennen, dass alles, was ich hier anordne, dem Willen des Herrn entspricht.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào cho mình được ơn nói tiên tri hoặc ân tứ khác của Chúa Thánh Linh, hẳn biết những điều tôi viết cho anh chị em là mệnh lệnh của Chúa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าใครคิดว่าตนเป็นผู้เผยพระวจนะหรือมีของประทานฝ่ายจิตวิญญาณก็ให้เขายอมรับว่าข้อความที่ข้าพเจ้าเขียนมาถึงท่านนี้เป็นพระบัญชาขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเป็นผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพระเจ้า หรือมีความสามารถพิเศษจากพระวิญญาณ ก็จงยอมรับด้วยว่า สิ่งที่ข้าพเจ้าเขียนถึงท่านเป็นพระบัญญัติของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า

2 Corinthians 10:12 - We’re not, understand, putting ourselves in a league with those who boast that they’re our superiors. We wouldn’t dare do that. But in all this comparing and grading and competing, they quite miss the point.
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
1 Corinthians 13:2 - If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:3 - If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.
Jude 1:17 - But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen: “In the last days there will be people who don’t take these things seriously anymore. They’ll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts.” These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There’s nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit! * * *
1 Thessalonians 4:1 - One final word, friends. We ask you—urge is more like it—that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance. You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus. God wants you to live a pure life. Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 - Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body, not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 - Don’t run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God’s concerns, and he will take care of them. We’ve warned you about this before. God hasn’t invited us into a disorderly, grungy life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 - If you disregard this advice, you’re not offending your neighbors; you’re rejecting God, who is making you a gift of his Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 11:4 - It seems that if someone shows up preaching quite another Jesus than we preached—different spirit, different message—you put up with him quite nicely. But if you put up with these big-shot “apostles,” why can’t you put up with simple me? I’m as good as they are. It’s true that I don’t have their voice, haven’t mastered that smooth eloquence that impresses you so much. But when I do open my mouth, I at least know what I’m talking about. We haven’t kept anything back. We let you in on everything.
Luke 10:16 - “The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.”
2 Corinthians 11:12 - And I’m not changing my position on this. I’d die before taking your money. I’m giving nobody grounds for lumping me in with those money-grubbing “preachers,” vaunting themselves as something special. They’re a sorry bunch—pseudo-apostles, lying preachers, crooked workers—posing as Christ’s agents but sham to the core. And no wonder! Satan does it all the time, dressing up as a beautiful angel of light. So it shouldn’t surprise us when his servants masquerade as servants of God. But they’re not getting by with anything. They’ll pay for it in the end.
1 Corinthians 7:25 - The Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel. Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don’t get married. But there’s certainly no sin in getting married, whether you’re a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.
Numbers 24:3 - Decree of Balaam son of Beor, yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision; Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what’s really going on. What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel! Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener God, like red cedars by pools and springs, Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows. Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts—who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed.
Romans 12:3 - I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
2 Corinthians 10:7 - You stare and stare at the obvious, but you can’t see the forest for the trees. If you’re looking for a clear example of someone on Christ’s side, why do you so quickly cut me out? Believe me, I am quite sure of my standing with Christ. You may think I overstate the authority he gave me, but I’m not backing off. Every bit of my commitment is for the purpose of building you up, after all, not tearing you down.