norheight,nordepth,noranyothercreated thing,will be ableto separateus from the loveof God,which is in ChristJesusour Lord.
They deviseinjustices,[saying], "We are readywith a well-conceivedplot";For the inwardthoughtand the heartof a manare deep.
A planin the heartof a manis [like] deepwater,But a manof understandingdrawsit out.
"Scarcelyhad I leftthem WhenI foundhim whommy soulloves;I heldon to him and would not lethim goUntilI had broughthim to my mother'shouse,And into the roomof her who conceivedme."
Behold,the Lord,the GODof hosts,will lopoffthe boughswith a terriblecrash;Those also who are tallin staturewill be cutdownAnd those whoare loftywill be abased.
So it will happenin that day,That the LORDwill punishthe hostof heavenon high,And the kingsof the earthon earth.
The treegrewlargeand becamestrongAnd its heightreachedto the sky,And it [was] visibleto the endof the wholeearth.
"For false Christsand false prophetswill ariseand will showgreatsignsand wonders,soas to mislead,ifpossible,eventhe elect.
for the FatherHimselflovesyou, becauseyou have lovedMe and have believedthat I came forthfrom the Father.
and I have madeYour nameknown to them, and will make it known,sothat the lovewith whichYou lovedMe may be in them, and I in them."
"For Godsolovedthe world,that He gaveHis only begottenSon,that whoeverbelievesin Him shall not perish,but haveeternallife.
to allwho are belovedof Godin Rome,called[as] saints:Graceto you and peacefrom Godour Fatherand the LordJesusChrist.
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.
For the wagesof sinis death,but the free giftof Godis eternallifein ChristJesusour Lord.
Thereforethere is nownocondemnationfor thosewho are in ChristJesus.
Whowill separateus from the loveof Christ?Will tribulation,ordistress,orpersecution,orfamine,ornakedness,orperil,orsword?
But I am afraidthat, as the serpentdeceivedEveby his craftiness,your mindswill be led astrayfrom the simplicityand purity[of devotion] to Christ.
sothat noadvantage would be takenof us by Satan,for we are not ignorantof his schemes.
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
Not that I have alreadyobtained[it] orhave alreadybecome perfect,but I presson sothat I may layholdof that for whichalsoI was laid holdof by ChristJesus.
for we are the [true] circumcision,who worshipin the Spiritof Godand gloryin ChristJesusand putnoconfidencein the flesh,
More thanthat, I countallthingsto be lossin viewof the surpassing valueof knowingChristJesusmy Lord,for whomI have suffered the lossof all things,and countthem but rubbishsothat I may gainChrist,
who opposesand exaltshimself aboveeveryso-calledgodorobject of worship,sothat he takes his seatin the templeof God,displayinghimselfas beingGod.
We have come to knowand have believedthe lovewhichGodhasfor us. Godis love,and the one who abidesin loveabidesin God,and Godabidesin him.
We love,becauseHe firstlovedus.
And the greatdragonwas throwndown, the serpentof oldwho is calledthe deviland Satan,who deceivesthe wholeworld;he was throwndown to the earth,and his angelswere throwndown with him.
And he deceivesthosewho dwellon the earthbecauseof the signswhichit was givenhim to performin the presenceof the beast,tellingthosewho dwellon the earthto makean imageto the beastwhohadthe woundof the swordand has come to life.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
But I sayto you, the restwho are in Thyatira,whodo not holdthisteaching,whohave not knownthe deep thingsof Satan,as they callthem-- I placenootherburdenon you.
and he threwhim into the abyss,and shut[it] and sealed[it] overhim, sothat he would not deceivethe nationsany longer,untilthe thousandyearswere completed;afterthese thingshe mustbe releasedfor a shorttime.
Whenthe thousandyearsare completed,Satanwill be releasedfrom his prison,
