“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
John 8:29 - Easy To Read Version The One (God) who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him. So he has not left me alone.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He Who sent Me is ever with Me; My Father has not left Me alone, for I always do what pleases Him. American Standard Version (1901) And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. Common English Bible He who sent me is with me. He doesn’t leave me by myself, because I always do what makes him happy.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he who sent me is with me, and he has not abandoned me alone. For I always do what is pleasing to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that sent me, is with me, and he hath not left me alone: for I do always the things that please him. |
“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
The Lord wants his servant to be good.\par The Lord wants him to honor\par his wonderful teachings. {\cf2\super [384]} \par
“I, the Lord, called you to do right.\par I will hold your hand.\par And I will protect you.\par You will be the sign that shows\par \{I have\} an Agreement with the people.\par You will be a light to shine for all people.\par
While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”
Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are right.” So John agreed to baptize {\cf2\super [45]} Jesus.
And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
But the world must know that I love the Father. So I do exactly what the Father told me to do.
I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I continue in his love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will continue in my love.
Listen to me. A time is coming when you will be scattered. Each of you will be scattered to his own home. That time is now here. You will leave me. I will be alone. But I am never really alone, because the Father is with me.
Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One (God) who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.
“I can do nothing alone. I judge only the way I am told. So my judgment is right. Why? Because I don’t try to please myself. But I want to please the One (God) who sent me.
I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do. I did not come to do what I want to do.
But if I judge, my judging is true. Why? Because when I judge I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.
So Jesus is the kind of high priest {\cf2\super [73]} that we need. He is holy. {\cf2\super [74]} He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.
My dear children, I write this letter to you so that you will not sin. But if any person sins, we have Jesus Christ to help us. He is the righteous (good) One. Jesus defends us before God the Father.
And God gives us the things we ask for. We receive these things because we obey God’s commands and we do the things that please God.