1 [a]In CHsarea lebte damals ein rHmi scher Hauptm ann, der Kornelius hieH und das Italienische Regiment fHhrte. 2 Er war ein Mann, der
Gott ehrte und si ch mit allen, die in sei nem Haus lebten, zu ihm bekan nte. Er tat viel fHr die Armen und bet ete re gelmHHig zu Gott. 3 Dieser Mann hatte gegen dr ei Uhr nachmittags eine Vision . Er sah deutlich, wie ein Engel Gottes bei ihm eintrat. HKornelius!H, rief der En gel.
12 Prandaj merreni tH gjithH armatimin e PerHndisH, qH tH mund tH rezistoni nH ditHn e mbrapshtH dhe tH mbeteni mH kHmbH pasi t'i keni kryer Hdo gjH. 13 QHndroni, pra, tH fortH, duke patur nH ijH brezin e sH vHrtetHs, tH veshur me parzmoren e drejtHsisH, 14 dhe duke mbathur kHmbHt me gatishmHrinH e ungjillit tH paqes, 15 mbi tH gjitha, duke marrH mburojHn e besimit, me tH cilHn mund tH shuani tH gjitha shigjetat e zjarrta tH tH ligut. 16 Merrni edhe pHrkrenaren e shpHtimit dhe shpatHn e FrymHs, qH HshtH fjala e PerHndisH, 17 duke u lutur nH Hdo kohH dhe me Hdo lloj lutjeje dhe pHrgjHrimi nH FrymHn, duke ndenjur zgjuar pHr kHtH qHllim me Hdo ngulmim dhe lutje pHr tH gjithH shenjtorHt, 18 dhe edhe pHr mua, qH kur tH hap gojHn time, tH mH jepet tH flas lirHsisht pHr ta bHrH tH njohur misterin e ungjillit, 19 pHr tH cilin jam i dHrguari nH pranga, qH tH mund tH shpall lirHsisht, siH e kam pHr detyrH. 20 Por, qH ta dini edhe ju si jam dhe HfarH bHj, Tikiku, vHllai i dashur dhe shHrbenjHsi besnik nH Zotin, do t'ju informojH pHr tH gjitha;
A salutation, and an account of saving blessings, as prepared in God's eternal election, as purchased by Christ's blood. All Christians must be saints; if they come not under that character on earth, they will never be saints in glory. Those are not saints, who are not faithful, believing in Christ, and true to the profession they make of relation to their Lord. By grace, understand the free and undeserved love and favour of God, and those graces of the Spirit which come from it; by peace, all other blessings, spiritual and temporal, the fruits of the former. No peace without grace. No peace, nor grace, but from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ; and the best saints need fresh supplies of the graces of the Spirit, and desire to grow.
1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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1 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 gLet us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.h 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 gYet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.h
7 gI will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, eYou are My SonToday I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall break[a] them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potterfs vessel.fh 10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son,[b] lest He[c] be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
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1 LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are they who say of me, gThere is no help for him in God.h Selah
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. 4 I cried to the LORD with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah
5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
7 Arise, O LORD; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah
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1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah 3 But know that the LORD has set apart[a] for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him. 4 Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD.
6 There are many who say, gWho will show us any good?h LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. 7 You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. 8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
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1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. 5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
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7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue. 10 Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.
11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. 12 For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
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1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O LORD\how long?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your merciesf sake! 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. 7 My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.
8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD has heard my supplication; The LORD will receive my prayer. 10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
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1 O LORD my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me, 2 Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands, 4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause, 5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me[b]to the judgment You have commanded! 7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. 8 The LORD shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.
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9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. 10 My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. 13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
17 I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
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1 O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels,[b] And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, 7 All sheep and oxen\ Even the beasts of the field, 8 The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
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1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. 4 For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. 5 You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. 7 But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. 8 He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
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9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. 10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people. 12 When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, 14 That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
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1 Hubo en tierra de Uz un varHn llamado Job; y era este hombre perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal. 2 Y le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas. 3 Su hacienda era siete mil ovejas, tres mil camellos, quinientas yuntas de bueyes, quinientas asnas, y muchHsimos criados; y era aquel varHn mHs grande que todos los orientales. 4 E iban sus hijos y hacHan banquetes en sus casas, cada uno en su dHa; y enviaban a llamar a sus tres hermanas para que comiesen y bebiesen con ellos.
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5 Y acontecHa que habiendo pasado en turno los dHas del convite, Job enviaba y los santificaba, y se levantaba de maHana y ofrecHa holocaustos conforme al nHmero de todos ellos. Porque decHa Job: QuizH habrHn pecado mis hijos, y habrHn blasfemado contra Dios en sus corazones. De esta manera hacHa todos los dHas. 6 Un dHa vinieron a presentarse delante de JehovH los hijos de Dios, entre los cuales vino tambiHn SatanHs. 7 Y dijo JehovH a SatanHs: HDe dHnde vienes? Respondiendo SatanHs a JehovH, dijo: De rodear la tierra y de andar por ella. 8 Y JehovH dijo a SatanHs: HNo has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como Hl en la tierra, varHn perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal? 9 Respondiendo SatanHs a JehovH, dijo: HAcaso teme Job a Dios de balde? 10 HNo le has cercado alrededor a Hl y a su casa y a todo lo que tiene? Al trabajo de sus manos has dado bendiciHn; por tanto, sus bienes han aumentado sobre la tierra.
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11 Pero extiende ahora tu mano y toca todo lo que tiene, y verHs si no blasfema contra ti en tu misma presencia.(A) 12 Dijo JehovH a SatanHs: He aquH, todo lo que tiene estH en tu mano; solamente no pongas tu mano sobre Hl. Y saliH SatanHs de delante de JehovH. 13 Y un dHa aconteciH que sus hijos e hijas comHan y bebHan vino en casa de su hermano el primogHnito, 14 y vino un mensajero a Job, y le dijo: Estaban arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo cerca de ellos, 15 y acometieron los sabeos y los tomaron, y mataron a los criados a filo de espada; solamente escapH yo para darte la noticia. 16 AHn estaba Hste hablando, cuando vino otro que dijo: Fuego de Dios cayH del cielo, que quemH las ovejas y a los pastores, y los consumiH solamente escapH yo para darte la noticia. 17 TodavHa estaba Hste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Los caldeos hicieron tres escuadrones, y arremetieron contra los camellos y se los llevaron, y mataron a los criados a filo de espada; y solamente escapH yo para darte la noticia.
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18 Entre tanto que Hste hablaba, vino otro que dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en casa de su hermano el primogHnito; 19 y un gran viento vino del lado del desierto y azotH las cuatro esquinas de la casa, la cual cayH sobre los jHvenes, y murieron; y solamente escapH yo para darte la noticia. 20 Entonces Job se levantH, y rasgH su manto, y rasurH su cabeza, y se postrH en tierra y adorH, 21 y dijo: Desnudo salH del vientre de mi madre, y desnudo volverH allH. JehovH dio, y JehovH quitH sea el nombre de JehovH bendito. 22 En todo esto no pecH Job, ni atribuyH a Dios despropHsito alguno.
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1 AconteciH que otro dHa vinieron los hijos de Dios para presentarse delante de JehovH, y SatanHs vino tambiHn entre ellos presentHndose delante de JehovH. 2 Y dijo JehovH a SatanHs: HDe dHnde vienes? RespondiH SatanHs a JehovH, y dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella. 3 Y JehovH dijo a SatanHs: HNo has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como Hl en la tierra, varHn perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal, y que todavHa retiene su integridad, aun cuando tH me incitaste contra Hl para que lo arruinara sin causa? 4 Respondiendo SatanHs, dijo a JehovH: Piel por piel, todo lo que el hombre tiene darH por su vida. 5 Pero extiende ahora tu mano, y toca su hueso y su carne, y verHs si no blasfema contra ti en tu misma presencia. 6 Y JehovH dijo a SatanHs: He aquH, Hl estH en tu mano; mas guarda su vida.
