But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.
Isaiah 57:14 - Tree of Life Version Then it will be said: “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the word of One shall go forth, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way! Take up the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people. American Standard Version (1901) And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. Common English Bible It will be said: “Survey, survey; build a road! Remove barriers from my people’s road!” Catholic Public Domain Version And I will say: "Make way! Grant passage! Move to the side of the path! Take the obstacles out of the way of my people!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will say: Make a way, give free passage. Turn out of the path. Take away the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people. |
But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.
A highway will be there—a roadway. It will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it. It is for the one who walks the way. Fools will not go astray.
A voice cries out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of Adonai, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
I will make all My mountains a road, and My highways will be raised up.
Go through, go through the gates. Clear the way for the people! Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Lift up a banner over the peoples.
Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to a delusion and stumble in their ways— off the ancient paths— to walk on side-tracks, rather than a built-up highway.
Therefore let us not judge one another from now on, but rather decide this—not to put a stumbling block or a trap in the way of a brother.
but we proclaim Messiah crucified—a stumbling block to Jewish people and foolishness to Gentile people,
For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to stumble.
But watch out that this freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
We give no cause for offense in anything, so that our ministry may not be blamed.
And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be pulled out of joint but rather be healed.