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Hebrews 11:32

Weymouth NT

And why need I say more? For time will fail me if I tell the story of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and of David and Samuel and the Prophets;

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Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.«

»There will be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being driven far away.

»`If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, `they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'«

But there are also many other things which Jesus did–so vast a number indeed that if they were all described in detail, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.

To Him all the Prophets bear witness, and testify that through His name all who believe in Him receive the forgiveness of their sins.«

and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.

Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards –all who have spoken– have also announced the coming of this present time.

But if our unrighteousness sets God's righteousness in a clearer light, what shall we say? (Is God unrighteous –I speak in our everyday language– when He inflicts punishment?

What then shall we say that Abraham, our earthly forefather, has gained?

To what conclusion, then, shall we come? Are we to persist in sinning in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater?

What follows? Is the Law itself a sinful thing? No, indeed; on the contrary, unless I had been taught by the Law, I should have known nothing of sin as sin. For instance, I should not have known what covetousness is, if the Law had not repeatedly said, »Thou shalt not covet.«

In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.

for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.

so that you may recall the words spoken long ago by the holy Prophets, and the commandments of our Lord and Saviour given you through your Apostles.




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