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Isaiah 1:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Come, let’s settle this,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are crimson red, they will be like wool.

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I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.


I said to him, ‘Sir,  you know.’ Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.  They washed their robes and made them white  in the blood of the Lamb.


‘Submit your case,’ says the  Lord. ‘Present your arguments,’ says Jacob’s King.


‘Be silent before me, coasts and islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach; let them testify; let’s come together for the trial.


The law came along to multiply the trespass.  But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more,


He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.


Now present yourselves, so I may confront you before the Lord about all the righteous acts he has done for you and your ancestors.


As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,


This is what the  Lord  says: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they went so far from me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?


Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come,  Felix became afraid and replied, ‘Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.’


Listen to the  Lord’s lawsuit, you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth, because the Lord has a case against his people, and he will argue it against Israel.


There is no mediator between us, to lay his hand on both of us.


The one who vindicates me is near; who will contend with me? Let us confront each other. Who has a case against me? Let him come near me!


Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the  Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.


But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.


None of the sins he committed will be held  against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.


Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.


The Lord rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people.





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