Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.
2 Samuel 7:21 - New International Version (Anglicised) For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because of Your promise and as Your own heart dictates, You have done all these astounding things to make Your servant know and understand. American Standard Version (1901) For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. Common English Bible For the sake of your word and according to your own will, you have done this great thing so that your servant would know it. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of your word, and according to your own heart, you have done all these great deeds, so that you would make it known to your servant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou hast done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant. |
Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.
Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
I will bow down towards your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfil?
At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
‘Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.