Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?

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It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.

To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. Who is adequate for these things?

‘I said to you at that time: I can’t bear the responsibility for you on my own.

‘You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone.

May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as he promised you.

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.