For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
Exodus 1:20 - English Standard Version 2016 So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So God dealt well with the midwives and the people multiplied and became very strong. American Standard Version (1901) And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. Common English Bible So God treated the midwives well, and the people kept on multiplying and became very strong. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong. |
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him.
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.