Evil people brag about the things they want.\par And those greedy people curse God.\par In this way, the evil people show that\par they hate the Lord.\par
1 Corinthians 13:6 - Easy To Read Version Love is not happy with evil, but love is happy with the truth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. American Standard Version (1901) rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; Common English Bible it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. Catholic Public Domain Version Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth; |
Evil people brag about the things they want.\par And those greedy people curse God.\par In this way, the evil people show that\par they hate the Lord.\par
I have cried a river of tears\par because people don’t obey your teachings.\par
Jethro was happy when he heard all the good things the Lord had done for Israel. He was glad that the Lord had freed the people of Israel from the Egyptians.
A foolish person laughs at the idea of paying for the bad things he did. But good people try very hard to get forgiveness.
If you people of Judah don’t listen to the Lord,\par I will hide and cry.\par Your pride will cause me to cry.\par I will cry very hard.\par My eyes will overflow with tears.\par Why? Because the Lord’s flock {\cf2\super [111]} \par will be captured.\par
I hear people whispering against me.\par Everywhere, I hear things that scare me.\par Even my friends are saying things\par against me.\par People are just waiting for me\par to make some mistake.\par They are saying,\par “Let us lie and say he did some bad thing.\par Maybe we can trick Jeremiah.\par Then we will have him.\par We will finally be rid of him.\par Then we will grab him\par and take our revenge on him.”\par
If my head was filled with water,\par and if my eyes were a fountain of tears,\par I would cry day and night\par for my people that have been destroyed.\par
”The priests joined in the people’s sins. They wanted more and more of those sins. {\cf2\super [35]}
Their evil makes their king happy.\par Their false gods please their leaders.\par
I have fallen.\par But enemy, don’t laugh at me!\par I will get up again.\par I sit in darkness now.\par But the Lord will be a light for me.\par
And if the man finds the lost sheep, the man is happier about that one sheep than about the 99 sheep that were never lost. I tell you the truth.
The priests were very happy about this. They promised to give Judas money \{if he would give Jesus to them\}.
Those people know God’s law. They know God’s law says that people who live like that should die. But they continue to do those wrong things. And they say that people who do those things are doing right.
Your love must be real. Hate the things that are evil. Do only the things that are good.
I don’t care if they make trouble for me. The important thing is that they are telling people about Christ. I want them to tell people about Christ. They should do it for the right reasons. But I am happy even if they do it for false and wrong reasons. I am happy because they tell people about Christ, and I will continue to be happy.
Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ. I have often told you about these people. And it makes me cry to tell you about them now.
So all those people who don’t believe the truth will be condemned (judged guilty). They did not believe the truth, and they enjoyed doing evil things.