John 11:52 也不但替这一国死，并要将　神四散的子民都聚集归一。

11:52 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 也不但替这一国死，并要将　神四散的子民都聚集归一。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他不但替这民族死，还要把上帝四散的儿女都聚集起来，合成一群。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他不但替这民族死，还要把　神四散的儿女都聚集起来，合成一群。
当代译本 - 祂不单是要替犹太民族死，也要把散居在各处的上帝的儿女聚集在一起。
圣经新译本 - 不但替犹太民族死，也要把散居各地的　神的儿女招聚成为一体。
中文标准译本 - 而且不仅是替犹太民族死，也是要把神的那些四散的儿女都召集合一。
现代标点和合本 - 也不但替这一国死，并要将神四散的子民都聚集归一。
和合本（拼音版） - 也不但替这一国死，并要将上帝四散的子民都聚集归一。
New International Version - and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
New International Reader's Version - He also prophesied that Jesus would die for God’s children scattered everywhere. He would die to bring them together and make them one.
English Standard Version - and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
New Living Translation - And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
Christian Standard Bible - and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.
New American Standard Bible - and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
New King James Version - and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
Amplified Bible - and not only for the nation, but also for the purpose of gathering together into one body the children of God who have been scattered abroad.
American Standard Version - and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
King James Version - And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
New English Translation - and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)
World English Bible - and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
新標點和合本 - 也不但替這一國死，並要將神四散的子民都聚集歸一。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他不但替這民族死，還要把上帝四散的兒女都聚集起來，合成一羣。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他不但替這民族死，還要把　神四散的兒女都聚集起來，合成一羣。
當代譯本 - 祂不單是要替猶太民族死，也要把散居在各處的上帝的兒女聚集在一起。
聖經新譯本 - 不但替猶太民族死，也要把散居各地的　神的兒女招聚成為一體。
呂振中譯本 - 不單替民族死，並且要將上帝四散的兒女都聚集歸一呢。
中文標準譯本 - 而且不僅是替猶太民族死，也是要把神的那些四散的兒女都召集合一。
現代標點和合本 - 也不但替這一國死，並要將神四散的子民都聚集歸一。
文理和合譯本 - 且不祇為斯民、又使上帝散處之子民會歸於一也、
文理委辦譯本 - 不祗為斯民、又使上帝散處之子集於一也、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 且不第為斯民、又為使天主散處之子、咸集於一、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 然奚止為一國之民而已哉？即普天率土之天主子女、亦將會而集之、使成一體。
Nueva Versión Internacional - y no solo por esa nación, sino también por los hijos de Dios que estaban dispersos, para congregarlos y unificarlos.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 유대 민족뿐만 아니라 흩어진 하나님의 자녀들을 모아 하나 되게 하기 위해 죽으실 것을 예언한 것이었다.
Новый Русский Перевод - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Божьих.
Восточный перевод - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et ce n’était pas seulement pour son peuple qu’il devait mourir, c’était aussi pour rassembler tous les enfants de Dieu dispersés à travers le monde et les réunir en un seul peuple.
リビングバイブル - これはイエスが、イスラエル人ばかりか、世界中に散らされているすべての神の子どもたちのためにも死んでくださるという預言でした。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ οὐχ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους μόνον ἀλλ’ ἵνα καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ διεσκορπισμένα συναγάγῃ εἰς ἕν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ οὐχ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους μόνον, ἀλλ’ ἵνα καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὰ διεσκορπισμένα συναγάγῃ εἰς ἕν.
Nova Versão Internacional - e não somente por aquela nação, mas também pelos filhos de Deus que estão espalhados, para reuni-los num povo.
Hoffnung für alle - aber nicht allein für das jüdische Volk. Alle Kinder Gottes aus allen Völkern sollten durch ihn zusammengeführt werden.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không riêng dân tộc Do Thái nhưng vì tất cả con cái Đức Chúa Trời khắp thế giới sẽ được Ngài quy tụ làm một dân tộc.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และไม่เพียงแต่ชนชาตินั้นแต่ยังตายเพื่อบุตรของพระเจ้าที่กระจัดกระจายอยู่เพื่อนำพวกเขาเข้ามารวมกันเป็นหนึ่งเดียว
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และไม่ใช่เพื่อประเทศชาติแต่เพียงเท่านั้น แต่เพื่อรวบรวมบรรดาบุตรของพระเจ้าที่กระจัดกระจายไปต่างแดนให้มาเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกันด้วย

交叉引用

1 Peter 1:1 - I, Peter, am an apostle on assignment by Jesus, the Messiah, writing to exiles scattered to the four winds. Not one is missing, not one forgotten. God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!
Hosea 1:10 - “But down the road the population of Israel is going to explode past counting, like sand on the ocean beaches. In the very place where they were once named Nobody, they will be named God’s Somebody. Everybody in Judah and everybody in Israel will be assembled as one people. They’ll choose a single leader. There’ll be no stopping them—a great day in Jezreel!”
Isaiah 11:10 - On that day, Jesse’s Root will be raised high, posted as a rallying banner for the peoples. The nations will all come to him. His headquarters will be glorious.
Isaiah 11:11 - Also on that day, the Master for the second time will reach out to bring back what’s left of his scattered people. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Sinar, Hamath, and the ocean islands.
Isaiah 11:12 - And he’ll raise that rallying banner high, visible to all nations, gather in all the scattered exiles of Israel, Pull in all the dispersed refugees of Judah from the four winds and the seven seas. The jealousy of Ephraim will dissolve, the hostility of Judah will vanish— Ephraim no longer the jealous rival of Judah, Judah no longer the hostile rival of Ephraim! Blood brothers united, they’ll pounce on the Philistines in the west, join forces to plunder the people in the east. They’ll attack Edom and Moab. The Ammonites will fall into line. God will once again dry up Egypt’s Red Sea, making for an easy crossing. He’ll send a blistering wind down on the great River Euphrates, Reduce it to seven mere trickles. None even need get their feet wet! In the end there’ll be a highway all the way from Assyria, easy traveling for what’s left of God’s people— A highway just like the one Israel had when he marched up out of Egypt.
James 1:1 - I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!
Ephesians 3:11 - All this is proceeding along lines planned all along by God and then executed in Christ Jesus. When we trust in him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go. So don’t let my present trouble on your behalf get you down. Be proud! * * *
Colossians 1:21 - You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got. But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message—just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. * * *
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Meanwhile, we’ve got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends—so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God’s original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth. This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.
Romans 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. 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.
Ezekiel 11:16 - “Well, tell them this, ‘This is your Message from God, the Master. True, I sent you to the far country and scattered you through other lands. All the same, I’ve provided you a temporary sanctuary in the countries where you’ve gone. I will gather you back from those countries and lands where you’ve been scattered and give you back the land of Israel. You’ll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols. I’ll give you a new heart. I’ll put a new spirit in you. I’ll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart. Then you’ll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You’ll be my people! I’ll be your God!
Romans 4:17 - We call Abraham “father” not because he got God’s attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn’t that what we’ve always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, “I set you up as father of many peoples”? Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!”
Romans 8:29 - God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
John 1:29 - The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
Psalms 102:23 - God sovereignly brought me to my knees, he cut me down in my prime. “Oh, don’t,” I prayed, “please don’t let me die. You have more years than you know what to do with! You laid earth’s foundations a long time ago, and handcrafted the very heavens; You’ll still be around when they’re long gone, threadbare and discarded like an old suit of clothes. You’ll throw them away like a worn-out coat, but year after year you’re as good as new. Your servants’ children will have a good place to live and their children will be at home with you.”
Matthew 25:31 - “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.’
Psalms 22:27 - From the four corners of the earth people are coming to their senses, are running back to God. Long-lost families are falling on their faces before him. God has taken charge; from now on he has the last word.
Revelation 7:9 - I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the Lamb! All who were standing around the Throne—Angels, Elders, Animals—fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God, singing: Oh, Yes! The blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, The honor and power and strength, To our God forever and ever and ever! Oh, Yes!
Ephesians 2:14 - The Messiah has made things up between us so that we’re now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore down the wall we used to keep each other at a distance. He repealed the law code that had become so clogged with fine print and footnotes that it hindered more than it helped. Then he started over. Instead of continuing with two groups of people separated by centuries of animosity and suspicion, he created a new kind of human being, a fresh start for everybody.
Ephesians 2:16 - Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.
Ephesians 2:19 - That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 也不但替这一国死，并要将　神四散的子民都聚集归一。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他不但替这民族死，还要把上帝四散的儿女都聚集起来，合成一群。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他不但替这民族死，还要把　神四散的儿女都聚集起来，合成一群。
当代译本 - 祂不单是要替犹太民族死，也要把散居在各处的上帝的儿女聚集在一起。
圣经新译本 - 不但替犹太民族死，也要把散居各地的　神的儿女招聚成为一体。
中文标准译本 - 而且不仅是替犹太民族死，也是要把神的那些四散的儿女都召集合一。
现代标点和合本 - 也不但替这一国死，并要将神四散的子民都聚集归一。
和合本（拼音版） - 也不但替这一国死，并要将上帝四散的子民都聚集归一。
New International Version - and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
New International Reader's Version - He also prophesied that Jesus would die for God’s children scattered everywhere. He would die to bring them together and make them one.
English Standard Version - and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
New Living Translation - And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
Christian Standard Bible - and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.
New American Standard Bible - and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
New King James Version - and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
Amplified Bible - and not only for the nation, but also for the purpose of gathering together into one body the children of God who have been scattered abroad.
American Standard Version - and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
King James Version - And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
New English Translation - and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)
World English Bible - and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
新標點和合本 - 也不但替這一國死，並要將神四散的子民都聚集歸一。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他不但替這民族死，還要把上帝四散的兒女都聚集起來，合成一羣。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他不但替這民族死，還要把　神四散的兒女都聚集起來，合成一羣。
當代譯本 - 祂不單是要替猶太民族死，也要把散居在各處的上帝的兒女聚集在一起。
聖經新譯本 - 不但替猶太民族死，也要把散居各地的　神的兒女招聚成為一體。
呂振中譯本 - 不單替民族死，並且要將上帝四散的兒女都聚集歸一呢。
中文標準譯本 - 而且不僅是替猶太民族死，也是要把神的那些四散的兒女都召集合一。
現代標點和合本 - 也不但替這一國死，並要將神四散的子民都聚集歸一。
文理和合譯本 - 且不祇為斯民、又使上帝散處之子民會歸於一也、
文理委辦譯本 - 不祗為斯民、又使上帝散處之子集於一也、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 且不第為斯民、又為使天主散處之子、咸集於一、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 然奚止為一國之民而已哉？即普天率土之天主子女、亦將會而集之、使成一體。
Nueva Versión Internacional - y no solo por esa nación, sino también por los hijos de Dios que estaban dispersos, para congregarlos y unificarlos.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 유대 민족뿐만 아니라 흩어진 하나님의 자녀들을 모아 하나 되게 하기 위해 죽으실 것을 예언한 것이었다.
Новый Русский Перевод - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Божьих.
Восточный перевод - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - и не только за иудейский народ, но и для того, чтобы собрать воедино рассеянных повсюду детей Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et ce n’était pas seulement pour son peuple qu’il devait mourir, c’était aussi pour rassembler tous les enfants de Dieu dispersés à travers le monde et les réunir en un seul peuple.
リビングバイブル - これはイエスが、イスラエル人ばかりか、世界中に散らされているすべての神の子どもたちのためにも死んでくださるという預言でした。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ οὐχ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους μόνον ἀλλ’ ἵνα καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ διεσκορπισμένα συναγάγῃ εἰς ἕν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ οὐχ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους μόνον, ἀλλ’ ἵνα καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὰ διεσκορπισμένα συναγάγῃ εἰς ἕν.
Nova Versão Internacional - e não somente por aquela nação, mas também pelos filhos de Deus que estão espalhados, para reuni-los num povo.
Hoffnung für alle - aber nicht allein für das jüdische Volk. Alle Kinder Gottes aus allen Völkern sollten durch ihn zusammengeführt werden.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không riêng dân tộc Do Thái nhưng vì tất cả con cái Đức Chúa Trời khắp thế giới sẽ được Ngài quy tụ làm một dân tộc.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และไม่เพียงแต่ชนชาตินั้นแต่ยังตายเพื่อบุตรของพระเจ้าที่กระจัดกระจายอยู่เพื่อนำพวกเขาเข้ามารวมกันเป็นหนึ่งเดียว
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และไม่ใช่เพื่อประเทศชาติแต่เพียงเท่านั้น แต่เพื่อรวบรวมบรรดาบุตรของพระเจ้าที่กระจัดกระจายไปต่างแดนให้มาเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกันด้วย

1 Peter 1:1 - I, Peter, am an apostle on assignment by Jesus, the Messiah, writing to exiles scattered to the four winds. Not one is missing, not one forgotten. God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!
Hosea 1:10 - “But down the road the population of Israel is going to explode past counting, like sand on the ocean beaches. In the very place where they were once named Nobody, they will be named God’s Somebody. Everybody in Judah and everybody in Israel will be assembled as one people. They’ll choose a single leader. There’ll be no stopping them—a great day in Jezreel!”
Isaiah 11:10 - On that day, Jesse’s Root will be raised high, posted as a rallying banner for the peoples. The nations will all come to him. His headquarters will be glorious.
Isaiah 11:11 - Also on that day, the Master for the second time will reach out to bring back what’s left of his scattered people. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Sinar, Hamath, and the ocean islands.
Isaiah 11:12 - And he’ll raise that rallying banner high, visible to all nations, gather in all the scattered exiles of Israel, Pull in all the dispersed refugees of Judah from the four winds and the seven seas. The jealousy of Ephraim will dissolve, the hostility of Judah will vanish— Ephraim no longer the jealous rival of Judah, Judah no longer the hostile rival of Ephraim! Blood brothers united, they’ll pounce on the Philistines in the west, join forces to plunder the people in the east. They’ll attack Edom and Moab. The Ammonites will fall into line. God will once again dry up Egypt’s Red Sea, making for an easy crossing. He’ll send a blistering wind down on the great River Euphrates, Reduce it to seven mere trickles. None even need get their feet wet! In the end there’ll be a highway all the way from Assyria, easy traveling for what’s left of God’s people— A highway just like the one Israel had when he marched up out of Egypt.
James 1:1 - I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!
Ephesians 3:11 - All this is proceeding along lines planned all along by God and then executed in Christ Jesus. When we trust in him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go. So don’t let my present trouble on your behalf get you down. Be proud! * * *
Colossians 1:21 - You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got. But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message—just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. * * *
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Meanwhile, we’ve got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends—so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God’s original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth. This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.
Romans 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. 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.
Ezekiel 11:16 - “Well, tell them this, ‘This is your Message from God, the Master. True, I sent you to the far country and scattered you through other lands. All the same, I’ve provided you a temporary sanctuary in the countries where you’ve gone. I will gather you back from those countries and lands where you’ve been scattered and give you back the land of Israel. You’ll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols. I’ll give you a new heart. I’ll put a new spirit in you. I’ll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart. Then you’ll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You’ll be my people! I’ll be your God!
Romans 4:17 - We call Abraham “father” not because he got God’s attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn’t that what we’ve always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, “I set you up as father of many peoples”? Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!”
Romans 8:29 - God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
John 1:29 - The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
Psalms 102:23 - God sovereignly brought me to my knees, he cut me down in my prime. “Oh, don’t,” I prayed, “please don’t let me die. You have more years than you know what to do with! You laid earth’s foundations a long time ago, and handcrafted the very heavens; You’ll still be around when they’re long gone, threadbare and discarded like an old suit of clothes. You’ll throw them away like a worn-out coat, but year after year you’re as good as new. Your servants’ children will have a good place to live and their children will be at home with you.”
Matthew 25:31 - “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.’
Psalms 22:27 - From the four corners of the earth people are coming to their senses, are running back to God. Long-lost families are falling on their faces before him. God has taken charge; from now on he has the last word.
Revelation 7:9 - I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the Lamb! All who were standing around the Throne—Angels, Elders, Animals—fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God, singing: Oh, Yes! The blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, The honor and power and strength, To our God forever and ever and ever! Oh, Yes!
Ephesians 2:14 - The Messiah has made things up between us so that we’re now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore down the wall we used to keep each other at a distance. He repealed the law code that had become so clogged with fine print and footnotes that it hindered more than it helped. Then he started over. Instead of continuing with two groups of people separated by centuries of animosity and suspicion, he created a new kind of human being, a fresh start for everybody.
Ephesians 2:16 - Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.
Ephesians 2:19 - That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.