When Joseph was near death, he said to his brothers, “My time to die is almost here. But I know that God will take care of you and lead you out of this country. God will lead you to the land he promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Hebrews 2:6 - Easy To Read Version It is written some place \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [9]} \}, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him? American Standard Version (1901) But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Common English Bible Instead, someone declared somewhere, “What is humanity that you think about them? ” “Or what are human beings that you care about them? ” Catholic Public Domain Version But someone, in a certain place, has testified, saying: "What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the Son of man, that you visit him? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But one in a certain place hath testified, saying: What is man, that thou art mindful of him: or the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
When Joseph was near death, he said to his brothers, “My time to die is almost here. But I know that God will take care of you and lead you out of this country. God will lead you to the land he promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
“A man can’t really be pure.\par A person {\cf2\super [25]} can’t be more right than God!\par
People are much less pure.\par People are like maggots, {\cf2\super [46]} \par like worthless worms!”\par
Lord, why are people important to you?\par Why do you even notice us?\par
Compared to God,\par all the nations of the world are nothing.\par Compared to God,\par all the nations are worth nothing at all.\par
The Lord says,\par “I am the One who comforts you.\par So why should you be afraid of people?\par They are only people that live and die.\par They are only humans—\par they die the same as grass.”\par
“Praise to the Lord God of Israel (the Jews).\par God has come to help his people\par and has given them freedom.\par
“With the loving mercy of our God,\par a new Day from heaven\par will shine on us.\par
All the people were filled with fear. They began praising God and said, “A great prophet {\cf2\super [129]} has come to us!” And they said, “God is taking care of his people.”
None of you should do wrong to your brother \{in Christ\} or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people that do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that.
Some place \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [25]} \} God talked about the seventh day of the week: “So on the seventh day God rested from all his work.” {\cf2\super [26]}
And in another part \{of the Scriptures {\cf2\super [40]} \} God says,
The Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ was in those prophets. And the Spirit was telling about the sufferings that would happen to Christ and about the glory that would come after those sufferings. Those prophets tried to learn about what the Spirit was showing them. They tried to learn when those things would happen and what the world would be like at that time.