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Brothers
Hebrews 2:11-13 11-12 That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” 13 And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, ...
Founder of Salvation
Hebrews 2:10-11 10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have ...
Glory and Honor
Hebrews 2:8-9 8 Now in putting everything in subjection to him, God left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, ...
Glory's Crown
Hebrews 2:5-8 5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? 7-8 You made him for ...
Attestation
Hebrews 2:3-4 Salvation was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Paying Attention to Salvation
Hebrews 2:1-3 1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2-3 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how ...
Good Sense
Proverbs 16:21-22 21 The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. 22 Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
The Path of Life
Psalm 16:10-11 10 You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
The Lord is Before Me
Psalm 16:7-9 7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; ...
My Portion
Psalm 16:5-6 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Preserve Me
Psalm 16:1-3 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
Thinking on the Word
Proverbs 16:20 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
Rebekah's Choice
Genesis 27:42-45 42 But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you. 43-45 Now therefore, my son, obey ...
Esau's Plans
Genesis 27:41 Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Esau's Bitter Blessing
Genesis 27:39-40 39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: “Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high. 40 By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when ...
No Blessing for Esau
Genesis 27: 36-38 36 Then Esau said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” 37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained ...
Esau's Realization
Genesis 27:34-36 34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” 35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken ...
Isaac Realizes His Mistake
Genesis 27:32-33 32 His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.” 33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you ...
Jacob Asks for His Blessing
Genesis 27:30-31 30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And ...
Isaac Blesses Jacob
Genesis 27:26-29 26 Then his father Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near and kiss me, my son.” 27-28 So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field ...
Jacob Feeds Isaac
Genesis 27:22-25 22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” 23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he ...
Isaac Suspects Trickery
Genesis 27:18-21 18 Jacob went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” 19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may ...
Jacob's Food Offering
Genesis 27:14-17 14 So Jacob went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved. 15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put ...
Rebekah Favors Jacob
Genesis 27:5-10 5-7 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, ‘Bring me game and prepare for ...
Isaac's Blessing Sought
Genesis 27:1-4 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. 3/4 Now then, ...