the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
Genesis 6:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And the Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not remain with mankind for ever, because they are corrupt. , Their days will be 120 years.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Lord said, My Spirit shall not forever dwell and strive with man, for he also is flesh; but his days shall yet be 120 years. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years. Common English Bible The LORD said, “My breath will not remain in humans forever, because they are flesh. They will live one hundred twenty years.” Catholic Public Domain Version And God said: "My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh; and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. |
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
You were patient with them for many years, and your Spirit warned them through your prophets, but they would not listen. Therefore, you handed them over to the surrounding peoples.
What more could I have done for my vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?
For I will not accuse you for ever, and I will not always be angry; for then the spirit would grow weak before me, even the breath, which I have made.
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.
‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to me, but I will not hear them.
For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, , “Obey me.”
Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit who is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
‘You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.