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1 Kings 17:24

New International Reader's Version

Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God. I know that the message you have brought from the Lord is true.”

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But a message from God came to Shemaiah. He was a man of God. God said to him,

Elijah picked up the boy. He carried him down from the upstairs room into the house. He gave him to his mother. He said, “Look! Your son is alive!”

“You will hold a son in your arms,” Elisha said. “It will be about this time next year.” “No, my master!” she objected. “You are a man of God. So please don’t lie to me!”

The woman said to her husband, “That man often comes by here. I know that he is a holy man of God.

He did his best to find just the right words. And what he wrote was honest and true.

For your benefit, I am glad I was not there. Now you will believe. But let us go to him.”

I know that you always hear me. But I said this for the benefit of the people standing here. I said it so they will believe that you sent me.”

I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.

Now we can see that you know everything. You don’t even need anyone to ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”

What Jesus did here in Cana in Galilee was the first of his signs. Jesus showed his glory by doing this sign. And his disciples believed in him.

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. We know that God is with you. If he weren’t, you couldn’t do the signs you are doing.”

We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.

I’m not writing to you because you don’t know the truth. I’m writing because you do know it. I’m writing to you because no lie comes from the truth.




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