"For the sakeof Your word,and according to Your own heart,You have doneallthisgreatnessto let Your servantknow.
"O LORD,for Your servant'ssake,and according to Your own heart,You have wroughtallthisgreatness,to makeknownallthese greatthings.
Not to us, O LORD,not to us, But to Your namegivegloryBecauseof Your lovingkindness,becauseof Your truth.
I will bowdowntowardYour holytempleAnd givethanksto Your namefor Your lovingkindnessand Your truth;For You have magnifiedYour wordaccordingto allYour name.
"Godis not a man,that He should lie,Nora sonof man,that He should repent;Has He said,and will He not doit? Or has He spoken,and will He not makeit good?
"Yes,Father,for this waywas well-pleasingin Your sight.
"Heavenand earthwill passaway,but My wordswill not pass away.
To showmercytowardour fathers,And to rememberHis holycovenant,
At that verytimeHe rejoiced greatlyin the HolySpirit,and said,"I praiseYou, O Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.Yes,Father,for this waywas well-pleasingin Your sight.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
Paul,called[as] an apostleof JesusChristby the willof God,and Sosthenesour brother,
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
"It is not for your righteousnessor for the uprightnessof your heartthat you are goingto possesstheir land,but [it is] becauseof the wickednessof thesenations[that] the LORDyour Godis drivingthem out beforeyou, in orderto confirmthe oathwhichthe LORDsworeto your fathers,to Abraham,Isaacand Jacob.
