The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Isaiah 56:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THUS SAYS the Lord: Keep justice, do and use righteousness (conformity to the will of God which brings salvation), for My salvation is soon to come and My righteousness (My rightness and justice) to be revealed. [Isa. 62:1, 11; Matt. 3:2; Luke 21:31; Rom. 13:11, 12.] American Standard Version (1901) Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Common English Bible The LORD says: Act justly and do what is righteous, because my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord: Preserve judgment, and accomplish justice. For my salvation is close to its arrival, and my justice is close to being revealed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version THUS saith the Lord: Keep ye judgment and do justice, for my salvation is near to come and my justice to be revealed. |
The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
I am bringing my justice near; it is not far away, and my salvation will not delay. I will put salvation in Zion, my splendour in Israel.
My righteousness is near, my salvation appears, and my arms will bring justice to the nations. The coasts and islands will put their hope in me, and they will look to my strength.
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and injustice; I will faithfully reward my people and make a permanent covenant with them.
You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city – to bring the rebellion to an end, to put a stop to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.
Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.
Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation. ,
‘Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
From then on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! ’
If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, , just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. ,,