God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par
Mark 15:26 - Easy To Read Version There was a sign with the charge against Jesus written on it. The sign said: “THE king of the jews.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the inscription of the accusation against Him was written above, The King of the Jews. American Standard Version (1901) And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Common English Bible The notice of the formal charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the title of his case was written as: THE KING OF THE JEWS. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par
\{Farmers dig small ditches to water their fields. They change where the water goes by closing different ditches.\} The Lord controls a king’s mind just like that. The Lord can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.
“But Assyria {\cf2\super [114]} does not understand that I will use him. Assyria does not think that he is a tool for me. Assyria only wants to destroy other people. Assyria only plans to destroy many nations.
“In the beginning, I told you about the things that will happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that had not yet happened. When I plan something—that thing happens. I do the things I want to do.
City of Zion, rejoice!\par People of Jerusalem, shout with joy!\par Look, your king is coming to you!\par He is the good king that won the victory.\par But he is humble.\par He is riding on a donkey,\par on a young donkey\par born from a work animal.\par
The wise men asked people, “Where is the new baby that is the king of the Jews? We saw the star that shows he was born. We saw the star rise in the sky in the east. We came to worship him.”
The soldiers put a sign above Jesus’ head with the charge against him written on it. The sign said: “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
They also put two robbers on crosses beside Jesus. They put one robber beside Jesus on the right, and they put the other robber beside Jesus on the left.
If he is really the Christ, {\cf2\super [228]} the king of Israel (the Jews), then he should \{save himself by\} coming down from the cross now. We will see this, and then we will believe in him.” The robbers that were being killed on the crosses beside Jesus also said bad things to him.
But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. The Lord changed the curse into a blessing for you. Why? Because the Lord your God loves you.