But of the Son[He says], "YOUR THRONE,O GOD,IS FOREVERAND EVER,AND THE RIGHTEOUSSCEPTERIS THE SCEPTEROF HIS KINGDOM.
"The Godof Israelsaid,The Rockof Israelspoketo me, 'He who rulesover menrighteously,Who rulesin the fearof God,
Your kingdomis an everlastingkingdom,And Your dominion[endures] throughout allgenerations.
In his daysmay the righteousflourish,And abundanceof peacetillthe moonis nomore.
The strengthof the Kinglovesjustice;You have establishedequity;You have executedjusticeand righteousnessin Jacob.
"In the LORDallthe offspringof IsraelWill be justifiedand will glory."
"Thereforethe LordHimselfwill giveyou a sign:Behold,a virginwill be with childand beara son,and she will callHis nameImmanuel.
Then Jeremiahsaidto Zedekiah,"IfI tellyou, will you not certainlyputme to death?Besides, ifI giveyou advice,you will not listento me."
"But I will havecompassionon the houseof Judahand deliverthem by the LORDtheir God,and will not deliverthem by bow,sword,battle,horsesor horsemen."
"And I will bringthe thirdpartthrough the fire,Refinethem as silveris refined,And testthem as goldis tested.They will callon My name,And I will answerthem; I will say,They are My people,'And they will say,'The LORDis my God.'"
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"BEHOLD,THE VIRGINSHALL BE WITH CHILDAND SHALL BEARA SON,AND THEY SHALL CALLHIS NAMEIMMANUEL,"whichtranslatedmeans,"GODWITH US."
In holinessand righteousnessbeforeHim allour days.
"I and the Fatherare one."
The JewsansweredHim, "For a goodworkwe do not stoneYou, but for blasphemy;and becauseYou, beinga man,makeYourselfout [to be] God."
Thomasansweredand saidto Him, "My Lordand my God!"
whoseare the fathers,and from whomis the Christaccordingto the flesh,who is overall,Godblessedforever.Amen.
For He mustreignuntilHe has putallHis enemiesunderHis feet.
"Onlyyou did not gonearto the landof the sonsof Ammon,allalongthe riverJabbokand the citiesof the hillcountry,and whereverthe LORDour Godhad commandedus.
"You shall be blessedaboveallpeoples;there will be nomale or female barrenamong you or among your cattle.
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
for in this waythe entranceinto the eternalkingdomof our Lordand SaviorJesusChristwill be abundantlysuppliedto you.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
