To thisendalsowe prayfor you always,that our Godwill count you worthyof your calling,and fulfilleverydesirefor goodnessand the workof faithwith power,
The LORDwill accomplishwhatconcernsme; Your lovingkindness,O LORD,is everlasting;Do not forsakethe worksof Your hands.
For suchis God,Our Godforeverand ever;He will guideus untildeath.
By Your favordogoodto Zion;Buildthe wallsof Jerusalem.
Godis to us a Godof deliverances;And to GODthe Lordbelong escapesfrom death.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
And it will be saidin that day,"Behold,thisis our Godfor whom we have waitedthat He might saveus. Thisis the LORDfor whom we have waited;Let us rejoiceand be gladin His salvation."
Let the wickedforsakehis wayAnd the unrighteousmanhis thoughts;And let him returnto the LORD,And He will havecompassionon him, And to our God,For He will abundantlypardon.
"Shall I bringto the pointof birthand not givedelivery?"saysthe LORD."Orshall I who givesdeliveryshut[the womb]?" saysyour God.
"Ifit be [so], our Godwhomwe serveis ableto deliverus from the furnaceof blazingfire;and He will deliverus out of your hand,O king.
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
Whatare you, O greatmountain?BeforeZerubbabel[you will become] a plain;and he will bringforththe topstonewith shoutsof "Grace,graceto it!"'"
"The soilproduces cropsby itself;firstthe blade,thenthe head,thenthe maturegrainin the head.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
For God,whomI servein my spiritin the [preaching of the] gospelof His Son,is my witness[as to] howunceasinglyI makementionof you,
for the giftsand the callingof Godare irrevocable.
And concerningyou, my brethren,I myselfalsoam convincedthat you yourselvesare fullof goodness,filledwith allknowledgeand ablealsoto admonishone another.
and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
whowill alsoconfirmyou to the end,blamelessin the dayof our LordJesusChrist.
do not ceasegiving thanksfor you, while makingmention[of you] in my prayers;
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
[For I am] confidentof thisvery thing,that He who begana goodworkin you will perfectit untilthe dayof ChristJesus.
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
I presson towardthe goalfor the prizeof the upwardcallof Godin ChristJesus.
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
[This is] a plain indicationof God'srighteousjudgmentsothat you will be considered worthyof the kingdomof God,for whichindeedyou are suffering.
It was for thisHe calledyou throughour gospel,that you may gainthe gloryof our LordJesusChrist.
fixing our eyeson Jesus,the authorand perfecterof faith,whofor the joyset beforeHim enduredthe cross,despisingthe shame,and has sat downat the right handof the throneof God.
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
But you havea fewpeoplein Sardiswhohave not soiledtheir garments;and they will walkwith Me in white,for they are worthy.
"You have madethem [to be] a kingdomand prieststo our God;and they will reignupon the earth."
