the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
Deuteronomy 14:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition YOU ARE the sons of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead, American Standard Version (1901) Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. Common English Bible You are the LORD’s children. Don’t cut yourselves and don’t shave your foreheads for the dead, Catholic Public Domain Version "Be sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make yourselves bald, because of the dead. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be ye children of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness for the dead; |
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterwards, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men.
They shouted loudly, and cut themselves with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed over them.
Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognise us. You, Lord, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times.
‘Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
I thought, ‘How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.’ I thought, ‘You will call me “My Father” and never turn away from me.’
They will come weeping, but I will bring them back with consolation. , I will lead them to wadis filled with water, by a smooth way where they will not stumble, for I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.
Baldness is coming to Gaza; Ashkelon will become silent. Remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not my people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.
‘Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.
But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,
and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.
The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,
And it will be in the place where they were told, you are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God. ,
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.
And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. ,
This will occur if you obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commands I am giving you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.
Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Isn’t he your Father and Creator? , Didn’t he make you and sustain you?
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
For in bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God #– #for whom and through whom all things exist #– #should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
This is how God’s children and the devil’s children become obvious. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother or sister.
This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands.