Yet He saved them for His Name’s sake, to make His mighty power known.
Isaiah 48:11 - Tree of Life Version For My own sake, for My own sake, I act. For how should I be profaned? I will not give My glory to another. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it [I refrain and do not utterly destroy you]; for why should I permit My name to be polluted and profaned [which it would be if the Lord completely destroyed His chosen people]? And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of idols to triumph over you]. American Standard Version (1901) For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another. Common English Bible For the sake of my reputation, for my own sake, I will act, for why will my name be made impure? I won’t give my glory to another. Catholic Public Domain Version For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it, that I may not be blasphemed: and I will not give my glory to another. |
Yet He saved them for His Name’s sake, to make His mighty power known.
Not to us, Adonai, not to us, but to Your Name be the glory— because of Your love and Your faithfulness.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellion. According to Your mercy remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, Adonai.
“For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.”
“I am Adonai—that is My Name! My glory I will not give to another, Or My praise to graven images.
I, I am the One who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.
So I foretold it to you long ago. before it came about I made you hear, lest you should say, ‘My idol did them, my carved image, yes, my molded image commanded them.’
For My Name’s sake I defer My anger, for My praise I will restrain it for you— otherwise I would cut you off.
“Now therefore, what do I have here?” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “My people are taken away for nothing? Its rulers wail” —it is Adonai’s declaration— “and My Name is continually blasphemed all day long.
Though our iniquities testify against us, Adonai, act for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against You.
But for the sake of My Name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Nevertheless, I withheld My hand. For the sake of My Name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
“As for you, house of Israel,” thus says Adonai Elohim: “Go on serving your idols, all of you! Yet afterward, you will surely listen to Me. My holy Name you will no longer profane with your gifts and your idols.
Then you will know that I am Adonai, when I deal with you for My Name’s sake and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt deeds, house of Israel.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
But I acted, for the sake of My Name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations, where they were, in whose sight I made Myself known to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt.
“Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘I do not do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for My holy Name, which you profaned among the nations wherever you went.
‘So now, our God, listen to the prayers and petitions of Your servant, and cause Your face to shine upon Your devastated Sanctuary, for the sake of my Lord.
so that all should honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
For as it is written, “the name of God is slandered among the nations because of you.”
For Adonai will not forsake His people for His great Name’s sake, because it has pleased Adonai to make you a people to Himself.