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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 Welcome the one who is weak in faith, but not for disputing over opinions.

Rom.14.1 - Details

Original Text

Τον δε ασθενουντα τη πιστει προσλαμβανεσθε,μη εις διακρισεις διαλογισμων.

Morphology

  • Τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • ασθενουντα: VERB,pres,act,part,acc,sg,m
  • τη: ART,dat,sg,f
  • πιστει: NOUN,dat,sg,f
  • προσλαμβανεσθε: VERB,pres,mid,imp,2,pl
  • μη: PART
  • εις: PREP
  • διακρισεις: NOUN,acc,pl,f
  • διαλογισμων: NOUN,gen,pl,m

Parallels

  • Rom.15:1-3 (thematic): Same epistle and pastoral concern: the strong should bear with the failings of the weak and seek their good rather than quarrel — continuation of accepting weaker believers.
  • 1 Cor.8:9-13 (thematic): Paul warns that exercising liberty about food may harm a 'weaker' brother's conscience and urges restraint to avoid causing others to stumble, paralleling the instruction to accept the weak and avoid disputes that harm them.
  • 1 Cor.10:24-33 (thematic): Principle of not seeking one's own advantage but the neighbor's good, and foregoing lawful liberties to avoid causing offense — same pastoral ethic underlying acceptance of the weak in faith.
  • Gal.6:1 (thematic): Instruction to restore a brother gently when he is caught in transgression emphasizes pastoral care and restraint rather than judgmental disputes, resonating with accepting the weak.
  • Col.2:16 (verbal): Paul's warning not to let others judge you concerning food, drink, or festivals addresses disputes over disputable matters and echoes the prohibition against quarrels about opinions in Rom 14:1.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Welcome the one who is weak in faith, but not for quarrels about opinions.
  • Accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.
2 One person believes he may eat anything; another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

Rom.14.2 - Details

Original Text

ος μεν πιστευει φαγειν παντα,ο δε ασθενων λαχανα εσθιει.

Morphology

  • ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • μεν: PART
  • πιστευει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • φαγειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • ασθενων: ADJ,gen,pl,m
  • λαχανα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
  • εσθιει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Romans 14:1-3 (structural): Immediate context: Paul contrasts the 'strong' who eat everything with the 'weak' who eat only vegetables and instructs acceptance rather than judgment.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 (thematic): Discusses freedom about food vs. responsibility to a weaker conscience—knowledge permits eating but love forbids causing another to stumble, echoing the weak/strong dynamic.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:25-33 (verbal): Paul says 'eat whatever is sold in the market' but qualifies freedom by concern for others' consciences and avoiding offense, parallel to 'one believes he may eat all things.'
  • Colossians 2:16 (verbal): Warns against letting others judge you regarding food or drink, addressing the same issue of dietary practices and judgment found in Romans 14.
  • Acts 15:19-20 (thematic): The Jerusalem Council imposes limited abstentions on Gentiles (e.g., food sacrificed to idols, blood), illustrating the early church's negotiated boundaries on dietary freedom for communal harmony.

Alternative generated candidates

  • One believes he may eat anything; another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
  • One has faith to eat all things; another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains judge the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.

Rom.14.3 - Details

Original Text

ο εσθιων τον μη εσθιοντα μη εξουθενειτω,ο δε μη εσθιων τον εσθιοντα μη κρινετω,ο θεος γαρ αυτον προσελαβετο.

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • εσθιων: PTCP,pres,act,nom,sg,m
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • μη: PART
  • εσθιοντα: PTCP,pres,act,acc,sg,m
  • μη: PART
  • εξουθενειτω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • μη: PART
  • εσθιων: PTCP,pres,act,nom,sg,m
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • εσθιοντα: PTCP,pres,act,acc,sg,m
  • μη: PART
  • κρινετω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • γαρ: PART
  • αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
  • προσελαβετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Romans 14:1 (structural): Immediate context: commands reception of the 'weak in faith,' which frames v.3's injunction not to despise those who abstain.
  • Romans 14:4 (verbal): Closely linked argument against judging others—'Who are you to pass judgment?'—and appeal to God's authority and welcome.
  • Romans 15:7 (verbal): Echoes the theme of welcoming/acceptance: 'Welcome one another, as Christ has welcomed you,' paralleling 'God has welcomed him.'
  • Matthew 7:1-5 (thematic): Broader ethical principle against judging others ('Do not judge'), matching Paul's prohibition of despising or condemning fellow believers.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:9-13 (thematic): Discussion of liberty and sensitivity to weaker believers—Paul warns not to cause a weaker brother to stumble, aligning with the call to avoid despising or judging over disputed practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains judge the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.
  • Let not the one who eats despise the one who does not eat, and let not the one who does not eat judge the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.
4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Rom.14.4 - Details

Original Text

συ τις ει ο κρινων αλλοτριον οικετην;τω ιδιω κυριω στηκει η πιπτει·σταθησεται δε,δυνατει γαρ ο κυριος στησαι αυτον.

Morphology

  • συ: PRON,nom,sg,2
  • τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
  • ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • κρινων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,m
  • αλλοτριον: ADJ,acc,sg,m
  • οικετην: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • ιδιω: ADJ,dat,sg,m
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • στηκει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • πιπτει·σταθησεται: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg;VERB,fut,pass,ind,3,sg
  • δε: CONJ
  • δυνατει: VERB,pres,mp,ind,3,sg
  • γαρ: PART
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • κυριος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • στησαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m

Parallels

  • Matthew 7:1-2 (thematic): Jesus' warning against judging others (’Judge not...’) parallels Paul's admonition not to judge another's servant and highlights the reversal/measure theme about judgment.
  • Luke 6:37 (thematic): Luke's parallel of Jesus' 'Do not judge, and you will not be judged' reinforces the same ethic of refraining from condemning others as in Rom 14:4.
  • James 4:11-12 (verbal): James asks 'Who are you to judge your neighbor?' and stresses that there is one Lawgiver and Judge, echoing Paul's challenge to human judgment and the proper locus of final judgment.
  • 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 (structural): Paul refuses human judgment of apostles ('I do not even judge my own self') and warns against premature judgment, pointing to the Lord's future revelation—closely related to Rom 14:4’s claim that the Lord can and will vindicate.
  • Romans 14:10 (structural): Internal parallel within Romans: 'We shall all stand before the judgment seat of God' connects directly to 'to his own master he stands or falls' and the eschatological accountability Paul invokes.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Who are you to pass judgment on another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
  • Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

Rom.14.5 - Details

Original Text

Ος μεν κρινει ημεραν παρ᾽ημεραν,ος δε κρινει πασαν ημεραν·εκαστος εν τω ιδιω νοι πληροφορεισθω·

Morphology

  • Ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • μεν: PART
  • κρινει: VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg
  • ημεραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • παρ᾽ημεραν: PREP
  • ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • κρινει: VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg
  • πασαν: ADJ,acc,sg,f
  • ημεραν·εκαστος: NOUN,acc,sg,f+ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • εν: PREP
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • ιδιω: ADJ,dat,sg,m
  • νοι: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • πληροφορεισθω·: VERB,pres,mid/pass,imp,3,sg

Parallels

  • Rom.14:2-3 (structural): Immediate context: contrasts Christians who eat all things with those who eat only vegetables and forbids judging—same issue of disputable practices and mutual forbearance.
  • Rom.14:6 (verbal): Closely related statement in the same chapter about observing days or eating 'to the Lord'—expresses the same principle that personal conviction before God governs such practices.
  • Rom.14:22-23 (verbal): Paul reiterates the rule of conscience—'the faith that you have, keep as your own conviction' and warns that whatever is not from faith is sin, echoing 'be fully convinced in your own mind.'
  • Colossians 2:16 (thematic): Paul warns against allowing others to judge you about food, drink or festival days—same concern about judgment and the freedom to observe days according to conscience.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 (thematic): Discussion of weaker believers' consciences regarding food sacrificed to idols; Paul urges sensitivity and acting according to the conscience of others, reflecting the principle that convictions about disputable matters vary and must be respected.

Alternative generated candidates

  • One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.
  • One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.
6 Whoever observes the day observes it to the Lord; and whoever eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. And whoever abstains, abstains to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Rom.14.6 - Details

Original Text

ο φρονων την ημεραν κυριω φρονει.και ο εσθιων κυριω εσθιει,ευχαριστει γαρ τω θεω·και ο μη εσθιων κυριω ουκ εσθιει,και ευχαριστει τω θεω.

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • φρονων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,m
  • την: ART,acc,sg,f
  • ημεραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • φρονει: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,sg
  • και: CONJ
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • εσθιων: PTCP,pres,act,nom,sg,m
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • εσθιει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • ευχαριστει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • γαρ: PART
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • θεω·και: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • μη: PART
  • εσθιων: PTCP,pres,act,nom,sg,m
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • ουκ: PART,neg
  • εσθιει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • και: CONJ
  • ευχαριστει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • θεω: NOUN,dat,sg,m

Parallels

  • 1 Corinthians 10:31 (verbal): “Whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God” closely parallels “he who eats… eats to the Lord,” linking ordinary actions (eating/drinking) to service to God.
  • Colossians 3:17 (thematic): “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God” echoes the theme that acts (including eating or observing days) are done for the Lord and accompanied by thanksgiving.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 (thematic): Discussion about food, conscience, and not causing a brother to stumble corresponds to Romans 14’s treatment of disputed matters (eating/abstaining) and the priority of love and conscience over asserting rights.
  • 1 Timothy 4:4-5 (verbal): “Every creature of God is good…and is received with thanksgiving” parallels the idea that eating (or not eating) is to the Lord and involves giving thanks to God, sanctifying the act by thanksgiving.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He who observes the day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, giving thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord, and gives thanks to God.
  • He who observes the day does so for the Lord; and he who eats does so for the Lord, giving thanks to God. And he who abstains does so for the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7 For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

Rom.14.7 - Details

Original Text

Ουδεις γαρ ημων εαυτω ζη,και ουδεις εαυτω αποθνησκει·

Morphology

  • Ουδεις: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • γαρ: PART
  • ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
  • εαυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • ζη: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • και: CONJ
  • ουδεις: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • εαυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • αποθνησκει·: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Rom.14:8 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same thought—if we live or die it is to the Lord; directly parallels the claim that no one lives or dies for oneself.
  • 2 Cor.5:14-15 (thematic): Paul explains that Christ's death compels believers not to live for themselves but for Christ, echoing the ethical impulse of Rom 14:7.
  • Phil.1:21 (thematic): 'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain' expresses the same reorientation of life and death away from self-centered existence.
  • Gal.2:20 (thematic): 'I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live' similarly portrays the believer's life as no longer belonging to the self but to Christ.
  • John 12:25 (thematic): Jesus' paradox—whoever loves his life loses it—reflects the idea that life and death are not ultimately owned by the self but are ordered to God's purposes.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
  • For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

Rom.14.8 - Details

Original Text

εαν τε γαρ ζωμεν,τω κυριω ζωμεν,εαν τε αποθνησκωμεν,τω κυριω αποθνησκομεν.εαν τε ουν ζωμεν εαν τε αποθνησκωμεν,του κυριου εσμεν.

Morphology

  • εαν: CONJ
  • τε: CONJ
  • γαρ: PART
  • ζωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • ζωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • εαν: CONJ
  • τε: CONJ
  • αποθνησκωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • αποθνησκομεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • εαν: CONJ
  • τε: CONJ
  • ουν: CONJ
  • ζωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • εαν: CONJ
  • τε: CONJ
  • αποθνησκωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • κυριου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • εσμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl

Parallels

  • Rom.14:7 (structural): Immediate context: contrasts 'none of us lives/dies to himself' with belonging to the Lord—same structural pairing of living and dying.
  • Phil.1:21 (thematic): 'To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain'—frames life and death in terms of relation to Christ, echoing belonging to the Lord in both states.
  • 2 Cor.5:15 (thematic): 'He died for all... that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him'—teaches that believers live (and implicitly die) for Christ.
  • Gal.2:20 (thematic): 'I live... yet not I, but Christ lives in me'—personal identification with Christ in life (and by implication in death), emphasizing belonging to Christ.
  • Rom.6:11 (thematic): 'Consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus'—uses dying/being alive language to express belonging to God, paralleling 'to the Lord we live and die.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
  • For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then whether we live or whether we die, we belong to the Lord.
9 For to this end Christ died and was raised, that he might be Lord of the dead and the living.

Rom.14.9 - Details

Original Text

εις τουτο γαρ Χριστος απεθανεν και εζησεν ινα και νεκρων και ζωντων κυριευση.

Morphology

  • εις: PREP
  • τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
  • γαρ: PART
  • Χριστος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • απεθανεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
  • και: CONJ
  • εζησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
  • ινα: CONJ
  • και: CONJ
  • νεκρων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
  • και: CONJ
  • ζωντων: PTCP,pres,act,gen,pl,m
  • κυριευση: VERB,pres,act,subj,3,sg

Parallels

  • Romans 14:8 (verbal): Same paragraphal argument: whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord — echoes Rom 14:9's claim that Christ died and lives to be Lord of both the dead and the living.
  • Acts 10:42 (verbal): Peter says Jesus was appointed 'to be judge of the living and the dead,' closely echoing the language and function of Christ as Lord over both the living and the dead in Rom 14:9.
  • Romans 6:9 (thematic): Paul's affirmation that Christ, raised from the dead, 'dies no more' and that death has no dominion parallels Rom 14:9's link of Christ's death and resurrection to his lordship over life and death.
  • Philippians 2:9-11 (thematic): The universal lordship of Jesus — every knee bowing and every tongue confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord — corresponds to Rom 14:9's portrayal of Christ as Lord over all, including dead and living.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:25-27 (thematic): Paul's depiction of Christ's subjection of all enemies, culminating in the destruction of death, complements Rom 14:9's emphasis on Christ's authority over the living and the dead following his death and resurrection.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
  • For to this end Christ died and was raised, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;

Rom.14.10 - Details

Original Text

Συ δε τι κρινεις τον αδελφον σου;η και συ τι εξουθενεις τον αδελφον σου;παντες γαρ παραστησομεθα τω βηματι του θεου,

Morphology

  • Συ: PRON,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
  • κρινεις: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • αδελφον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • συ: PRON,nom,sg,2
  • τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
  • εξουθενεις: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • αδελφον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
  • γαρ: PART
  • παραστησομεθα: VERB,fut,mid,ind,1,pl
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • βηματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m

Parallels

  • Matthew 7:1-2 (verbal): Jesus' prohibition against judging ('Do not judge, that you may not be judged') parallels Paul's rebuke of judging/ despising a brother and the warning that judgment comes back on the judge.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:10 (verbal): Paul states that we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ—directly echoes Rom 14:10's assertion that all will stand before God's judgment seat.
  • Romans 14:4 (structural): Immediate chiasm within the chapter: both verses challenge the believer's right to judge another ('Who are you to judge another's servant?') and insist ultimate accountability belongs to the Lord.
  • Romans 14:12 (verbal): Closely related immediate context: 'each of us will give account of himself to God' elaborates the consequence of standing before God's judgment seat mentioned in 14:10.
  • James 4:11-12 (thematic): James warns against speaking against or judging a brother and reminds that there is one Lawgiver and Judge—the theme of refraining from brotherly judgment and deferring final judgment to God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Why then do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.
  • Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.
11 for it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.'

Rom.14.11 - Details

Original Text

γεγραπται γαρ·Ζω εγω,λεγει κυριος,οτι εμοι καμψει παν γονυ,και πασα γλωσσα εξομολογησεται τω θεω.

Morphology

  • γεγραπται: VERB,perf,pass,ind,3,sg
  • γαρ·Ζω: CONJ+VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
  • εγω: PRON,nom,sg,1
  • λεγει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • κυριος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • οτι: CONJ
  • εμοι: PRON,dat,sg,1
  • καμψει: VERB,fut,mid/pass,ind,3,sg
  • παν: ADJ,nom,sg,n
  • γονυ: NOUN,acc,sg,n
  • και: CONJ
  • πασα: ADJ,nom,sg,f
  • γλωσσα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • εξομολογησεται: VERB,fut,mid,ind,3,sg
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • θεω: NOUN,dat,sg,m

Parallels

  • Isaiah 45:23 (LXX/MT) (quotation): Romans 14:11 is a direct citation of Isaiah 45:23 (LXX/MT): the Isaianic formula 'I live, says the Lord... every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear' is the source Paul quotes.
  • Philippians 2:10-11 (verbal): Paul uses the same language elsewhere—'that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord'—applying the Isaianic universal confession to Christ.
  • Revelation 5:13 (thematic): Shared eschatological motif of universal praise: 'every creature... to him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb' reflects the same idea of all beings confessing/bowing to divine sovereignty.
  • Psalm 72:11 (thematic): An Old Testament royal/eschatological parallel: 'May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him' echoes the theme of all peoples/subordinate powers paying homage to God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God."
  • For it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God.'
12 So then each of us will give account of himself to God.

Rom.14.12 - Details

Original Text

αρα εκαστος ημων περι εαυτου λογον δωσει.

Morphology

  • αρα: PART
  • εκαστος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
  • περι: PREP
  • εαυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
  • λογον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • δωσει: VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Rom.14.10 (structural): Immediate context: Paul’s argument that we will all stand before God’s judgment seat (same discourse, same exhortation against judging others).
  • 2 Cor.5.10 (verbal): Same idea of personal accounting before Christ’s judgment seat—'we must all appear… that each one may receive' parallels 'each of us will give account.'
  • Heb.4.13 (verbal): Language and theme of being exposed before God 'to whom we must give account,' emphasizing individual accountability before God’s sight.
  • Matt.12.36-37 (thematic): Jesus teaches that people will give account for their words on the day of judgment—connects the general principle of personal responsibility and future reckoning.
  • Gal.6.5 (thematic): States individual responsibility ('for each will have to bear his own load'), echoing the personal nature of giving account expressed in Rom. 14:12.

Alternative generated candidates

  • So then each of us will give account of himself to God.
  • So then each of us will give account of himself to God.
13 Therefore let us not judge one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in a brother's way.

Rom.14.13 - Details

Original Text

Μηκετι ουν αλληλους κρινωμεν·αλλα τουτο κρινατε μαλλον,το μη τιθεναι προσκομμα τω αδελφω η σκανδαλον.

Morphology

  • Μηκετι: ADV,neg
  • ουν: CONJ
  • αλληλους: PRON,acc,pl,m
  • κρινωμεν·αλλα: VERB,pres,act,sub,1,pl
  • τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
  • κρινατε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
  • μαλλον: ADV
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • μη: PART
  • τιθεναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • προσκομμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • αδελφω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • σκανδαλον: NOUN,acc,sg,n

Parallels

  • Matt.7:1-5 (verbal): Jesus' injunction 'Judge not, that you be not judged' parallels Paul's command to stop judging fellow believers and underscores hypocrisy in making judgments.
  • Mark 9:42 (verbal): Explicit warning about causing 'one of these little ones' to stumble; uses the same imagery of causing another to fall or be offended.
  • 1 Cor.8:9,13 (thematic): Paul's discussion of Christian liberty becoming a 'stumbling block' to the weak directly echoes Rom.14:13's concern to avoid causing a brother to stumble (and 8:13's willingness to forego rights for a brother's sake).
  • Rom.14:10-12 (structural): Immediate context in Romans: Paul appeals to the coming judgment ('we will all stand before God's judgment seat') as grounds for not judging others and for self-accountability.
  • 1 Pet.2:7-8 (allusion): Peter's language of Christ as a 'stone of stumbling' and some stumbling because of unbelief echoes the metaphor of causing others to stumble and its spiritual consequences.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore let us no longer judge one another, but rather resolve not to put a stumbling block or an occasion for falling in the way of a brother.
  • Therefore let us no longer judge one another, but rather make up our minds not to put a stumbling-block or a cause for falling in a brother's way.
14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Rom.14.14 - Details

Original Text

οιδα και πεπεισμαι εν κυριω Ιησου οτι ουδεν κοινον δι᾽εαυτου·ει μη τω λογιζομενω τι κοινον ειναι,εκεινω κοινον.

Morphology

  • οιδα: VERB,perf,act,ind,1,sg
  • και: CONJ
  • πεπεισμαι: VERB,perf,mid/pass,ind,1,sg
  • εν: PREP
  • κυριω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • οτι: CONJ
  • ουδεν: PRON,acc,sg,n
  • κοινον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
  • δι᾽εαυτου·ει: PREP
  • μη: PART
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • λογιζομενω: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,dat,sg,m
  • τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
  • κοινον: ADJ,acc,sg,n
  • ειναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • εκεινω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • κοινον: ADJ,nom,sg,n

Parallels

  • Mark 7:18-19 (verbal): Jesus teaches that defilement comes from within, and the Gospel author's comment (ὅτι πάντα καθαρίζεται τὰ βρώματα) effectively declares foods clean—close verbal/theological parallel to Paul's 'nothing is unclean of itself.'
  • Acts 10:15 (quotation): The heavenly voice to Peter, 'What God has cleansed, do not call common,' directly challenges Jewish purity categories and parallels Paul's assertion about nothing being inherently unclean.
  • Titus 1:15 (verbal): Paulic formulation: 'To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure,' closely echoing the idea that purity/defilement depends on the person, not the thing.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:8 (thematic): Paul argues that 'food does not bring us near to God' and that eating is morally neutral apart from conscience—the same practical/theological concern about food and conscience found in Romans 14:14.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to the one who regards something as unclean, to him it is unclean.
  • I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to the one who regards anything as unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 If your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died.

Rom.14.15 - Details

Original Text

ει γαρ δια βρωμα ο αδελφος σου λυπειται,ουκετι κατα αγαπην περιπατεις.μη τω βρωματι σου εκεινον απολλυε υπερ ου Χριστος απεθανεν.

Morphology

  • ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • γαρ: PART
  • δια: PREP
  • βρωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • αδελφος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • λυπειται: VERB,pres,mp,ind,3,sg
  • ουκετι: ADV
  • κατα: PREP
  • αγαπην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • περιπατεις: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • μη: PART
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • βρωματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • εκεινον: PRON,acc,sg,m
  • απολλυε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,sg
  • υπερ: PREP
  • ου: PART,neg
  • Χριστος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • απεθανεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Corinthians 8:11-13 (verbal): Paul argues that if exercising Christian liberty in food causes a weaker brother to stumble or perish, one should give up that practice — closely mirrors Rom 14:15's concern not to destroy a brother by what you eat.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 (thematic): Affirms Christian freedom limited by love and concern for others (’all things are lawful…but not all things are helpful’ and not causing another to stumble), echoing Rom 14:15's ethic of forebearing for a brother's sake.
  • Matthew 18:6 (thematic): Jesus warns against causing 'little ones' to sin or stumble; parallels Rom 14:15's prohibition against harming a fellow believer through one's actions (here, eating).
  • Romans 14:13 (structural): Immediate context: Paul exhorts believers to stop passing judgment and instead remove obstacles to a brother's flourishing—the same pastoral concern that motivates Rom 14:15.
  • Romans 14:21 (verbal): Paul advises that it is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes a brother to stumble—an explicit restatement of the principle in Rom 14:15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • If your brother is grieved by your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let your food be the cause of the ruin of one for whom Christ died.
  • If your brother is grieved because of food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what is good for you be spoken of as evil.
16 Do not let your good be spoken of as evil.

Rom.14.16 - Details

Original Text

μη βλασφημεισθω ουν υμων το αγαθον.

Morphology

  • μη: PART
  • βλασφημεισθω: VERB,pres,pass,imp,3,sg
  • ουν: CONJ
  • υμων: PRON,gen,pl,2
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • αγαθον: ADJ,acc,sg,m

Parallels

  • 1 Peter 2:12 (verbal): Urges believers to maintain honorable conduct so that when others malign them as evildoers their good deeds may be seen—closely parallels Romans' concern that 'your good' not be spoken of as evil.
  • 1 Peter 3:16 (verbal): Speaks of keeping a good conscience so that when slandered for Christ's sake those who revile your good behavior may be put to shame—echoes the theme of undeserved evil speech about righteous conduct.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:32 (thematic): Commands believers to 'give no offense' to Jews, Greeks, or the church—similar practical ethic of avoiding actions or reputations that cause others to speak ill of Christian conduct.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:13 (thematic): Paul's refusal to exercise liberty if it causes a brother to stumble (e.g., over food) reflects the same concern to prevent one’s behavior from being judged or causing harm—parallel prudential ethic to avoid negative testimony.
  • Luke 6:22 (verbal): Jesus pronounces blessing on those who are reviled and called evil for his sake—directly relates to the phenomenon of being spoken against for doing what is good.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let not then your good be spoken of as evil;
  • Do not let your good be spoken of as evil.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Rom.14.17 - Details

Original Text

ου γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου βρωσις και ποσις,αλλα δικαιοσυνη και ειρηνη και χαρα εν πνευματι αγιω·

Morphology

  • ου: PART,neg
  • γαρ: PART
  • εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • βασιλεια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • βρωσις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • ποσις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • αλλα: CONJ
  • δικαιοσυνη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • ειρηνη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • χαρα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • εν: PREP
  • πνευματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
  • αγιω·: ADJ,dat,sg,n

Parallels

  • Matthew 6:33 (thematic): Emphasizes that the kingdom's core involves righteousness (seek first the kingdom and his righteousness), aligning with Romans' stress that the kingdom is about righteousness rather than external concerns.
  • Galatians 5:22-23 (verbal): Lists the Spirit's fruit—love, joy, peace—directly corresponding to Romans' pairing of peace and joy with the Holy Spirit as marks of the kingdom.
  • Isaiah 32:17 (allusion): Old Testament background linking righteousness with peace («the effect of righteousness will be peace»), which undergirds Paul's association of righteousness and peace as kingdom realities.
  • 1 Corinthians 4:20 (thematic): Negates a merely external or verbal kingdom (the kingdom of God is not in word but in power), paralleling Romans' rejection of food and drink as the kingdom's essence in favor of inward spiritual realities.
  • Luke 17:20-21 (thematic): Portrays the kingdom as not a visible, external phenomenon but present among/within people, echoing Romans' contrast between external (food/drink) and internal (righteousness, peace, joy in the Spirit) signs of the kingdom.

Alternative generated candidates

  • for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Rom.14.18 - Details

Original Text

ο γαρ εν τουτω δουλευων τω Χριστω ευαρεστος τω θεω και δοκιμος τοις ανθρωποις.

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • γαρ: PART
  • εν: PREP
  • τουτω: DEM,dat,sg,m
  • δουλευων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,m
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • Χριστω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • ευαρεστος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • θεω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • και: CONJ
  • δοκιμος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
  • ανθρωποις: NOUN,dat,pl,m

Parallels

  • Galatians 1:10 (thematic): Contrasts seeking to please men with serving/pleasing God; underscores the priority of pleasing God over human approval, similar to serving Christ being acceptable to God.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:9 (verbal): Paul states the aim to please God whether present or absent, echoing the idea that Christian service seeks God's approval.
  • Colossians 1:10 (verbal): Prayer/imperative that believers walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him—language of pleasing God parallels Rom 14:18's 'acceptable to God.'
  • John 12:26 (thematic): Jesus teaches that serving him leads to being honored by the Father, paralleling the promise of divine approval for those who serve Christ.
  • Matthew 25:21 (thematic): Parable's commendation 'Well done, good and faithful servant' models the master’s approval of faithful service, echoing the theme of being approved by God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
  • For he who serves Christ in these things is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Rom.14.19 - Details

Original Text

αρα ουν τα της ειρηνης διωκωμεν και τα της οικοδομης της εις αλληλους.

Morphology

  • αρα: PART
  • ουν: CONJ
  • τα: ART,acc,pl,n
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • ειρηνης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • διωκωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
  • και: CONJ
  • τα: ART,acc,pl,n
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • οικοδομης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • εις: PREP
  • αλληλους: PRON,acc,pl,m

Parallels

  • Hebrews 12:14 (verbal): Both use the language of pursuit (διώκετε/διώκεσθε) and call believers to pursue peace; Hebrews links pursuing peace with holiness, echoing the imperative orientation of Rom 14:19.
  • Romans 12:18 (thematic): Similar exhortation to live at peace with others (‘if possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably’), sharing the ethic of maintaining harmony within the community.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (verbal): Explicitly urges believers to 'encourage and build up one another' (οἰκοδομεῖτε), using the same 'building up' (οἰκοδομή) concept found in Rom 14:19 (οἰκοδομῇ εἰς ἀλλήλους).
  • Ephesians 4:29 (verbal): Commands speech that 'gives grace to those who hear, that it may benefit those who listen' for the purpose of edification (πρὸς οἰκοδομήν), echoing Rom 14:19’s concern for mutual upbuilding.
  • Matthew 5:9 (thematic): ’Blessed are the peacemakers’ thematically parallels the call to pursue what makes for peace; both emphasize active reconciliation and the value of peace in the community.

Alternative generated candidates

  • So then let us pursue the things which make for peace, and the things by which one may build up another.
  • So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong for the one who eats to make another stumble.

Rom.14.20 - Details

Original Text

μη ενεκεν βρωματος καταλυε το εργον του θεου.παντα μεν καθαρα,αλλα κακον τω ανθρωπω τω δια προσκομματος εσθιοντι.

Morphology

  • μη: PART
  • ενεκεν: PREP,gen
  • βρωματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
  • καταλυε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • εργον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
  • μεν: PART
  • καθαρα: ADJ,nom,pl,neut
  • αλλα: CONJ
  • κακον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • ανθρωπω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • δια: PREP
  • προσκομματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
  • εσθιοντι: VERB,pres,act,part,dat,sg,m

Parallels

  • 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 (verbal): Directly parallels the concern about food causing a weaker brother to stumble. Paul argues that although food is not spiritually defiling, it is wrong to eat if it causes a fellow believer to perish or be offended (cf. 'destroy the work of God').
  • 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 (thematic): Echoes the tension between 'all things are lawful/clean' and the responsibility to avoid causing others to stumble. Paul emphasizes edification, seeking the good of the neighbor, and refraining from actions that give offense (e.g., eating/drinking in view of others).
  • Romans 14:15 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same argument: if your food causes your brother to be hurt you are not walking in love. It restates the practical implication of not destroying another's faith by exercising liberty.
  • Matthew 18:6 (cf. Mark 9:42) (thematic): Jesus' stern warning against causing 'little ones' to sin reflects the broader ethical principle behind Romans 14:20: believers must not put obstacles before others or cause them to stumble, even at cost to personal liberty.
  • Galatians 5:13 (thematic): Paul's counsel to use Christian freedom not for self-indulgence but to serve one another in love resonates with Romans 14's injunction to limit liberty when it harms a brother's conscience or faith.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong for the man who eats to cause his brother to stumble.
  • Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is evil for the man who causes a brother to stumble.
21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.

Rom.14.21 - Details

Original Text

καλον το μη φαγειν κρεα μηδε πιειν οινον μηδε εν ω ο αδελφος σου προσκοπτει η σκανδαλιζεται η ασθενει·

Morphology

  • καλον: ADJ,nom/acc,sg,neut
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • μη: PART
  • φαγειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • κρεα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
  • μηδε: CONJ
  • πιειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • οινον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • μηδε: CONJ
  • εν: PREP
  • ω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • αδελφος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • προσκοπτει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • σκανδαλιζεται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,sg
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • ασθενει·: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Corinthians 8:13 (verbal): Paul explicitly states the same resolution: if eating meat causes a brother to stumble, he will never eat meat — a direct verbal and ethical parallel to avoiding actions that harm weaker believers.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 (thematic): Develops the same principle (’all things are lawful…not everything is helpful’) and instructs believers to refrain from lawful freedoms when they cause others to stumble, concluding with doing nothing that would be a stumbling block to others.
  • Romans 14:13 (structural): Immediate context within the same chapter: commands not to judge but to decide not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in a brother’s way — the same pastoral concern and argumentative move as 14:21.
  • Matthew 18:6 (cf. Luke 17:1-2) (allusion): Jesus’ strong warning against causing others (especially ‘little ones’) to sin or stumble echoes the moral gravity behind Paul’s counsel to abstain from actions that offend or weaken a brother.

Alternative generated candidates

  • It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
  • It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
22 Have faith in your own convictions before God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to condemn himself by what he approves.

Rom.14.22 - Details

Original Text

συ πιστιν ην εχεις κατα σεαυτον εχε ενωπιον του θεου.μακαριος ο μη κρινων εαυτον εν ω δοκιμαζει·

Morphology

  • συ: PRON,nom,sg,2
  • πιστιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
  • εχεις: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
  • κατα: PREP
  • σεαυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
  • εχε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,sg
  • ενωπιον: PREP
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • μακαριος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • μη: PART
  • κρινων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,m
  • εαυτον: PRON,acc,sg,masc,reflex
  • εν: PREP
  • ω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • δοκιμαζει·: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Rom.14.23 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same argument: contrasts blessing for acting in faith with condemnation when one acts with doubt (self-condemnation by conscience).
  • Rom.14.4 (thematic): Same chapter’s refusal to let believers judge one another because each stands before his own Master—underscores keeping faith before God rather than judging others.
  • 1 Cor.8:9-13 (thematic): Paul’s concern for the weaker brother’s conscience and warning not to cause another to sin parallels the appeal to act according to one’s faith before God and avoid self- or communal judgment.
  • 1 Cor.10:28-30 (thematic): Discussion of food, conscience, and being judged by others—raises the same issue of acting in faith before God and avoiding actions that lead to self-condemnation or brother’s stumbling.
  • Matt.7:1-5 (thematic): Jesus’ prohibition of hypocritical judging (‘do not judge’) and focus on self-examination parallels Paul’s call not to condemn oneself or others but to keep faith before God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Have you faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
  • Keep your faith to yourself between you and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself in what he approves.
23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

Rom.14.23 - Details

Original Text

ο δε διακρινομενος εαν φαγη κατακεκριται,οτι ουκ εκ πιστεως·παν δε ο ουκ εκ πιστεως αμαρτια εστιν.

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • διακρινομενος: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,nom,sg,m
  • εαν: CONJ
  • φαγη: VERB,aor,act,subj,3,sg
  • κατακεκριται: VERB,pres,pass,ind,3,sg
  • οτι: CONJ
  • ουκ: PART,neg
  • εκ: PREP
  • πιστεως·παν: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • δε: CONJ
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • ουκ: PART,neg
  • εκ: PREP
  • πιστεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • αμαρτια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg

Parallels

  • Romans 14:22 (thematic): Immediate chapter parallel: Paul urges keeping one’s faith between oneself and God and says blessed is the one who does not condemn himself — directly linked to the idea that acting ‘not from faith’ leads to self-condemnation.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 (thematic): Deals with food and conscience: though food is not spiritually defiling, exercising liberty without regard for a weaker brother’s conscience can cause that brother to be condemned — same ethical logic as Rom 14:23 about action and faith/conscience.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:28-29 (thematic): Paul grapples with eating in contexts where others judge; he warns not to wound another’s conscience and asks why his liberty should be judged — connects to Rom 14:23’s concern that action contrary to conscience/faith brings condemnation.
  • Hebrews 11:6 (thematic): States that without faith it is impossible to please God. Rom 14:23’s formula ‘whatever is not from faith is sin’ parallels the principle that faith is the requisite condition for right standing before God.
  • James 2:14-26 (thematic): Argues that genuine faith is evidenced in actions (faith shown by works) and that mere profession apart from living faith is defective. Relates to Rom 14:23’s focus on the moral significance of whether actions proceed from true faith.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
  • But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Rom.15.1 - Details

Original Text

Οφειλομεν δε ημεις οι δυνατοι τα ασθενηματα των αδυνατων βασταζειν,και μη εαυτοις αρεσκειν.

Morphology

  • Οφειλομεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
  • δε: CONJ
  • ημεις: PRON,nom,pl,1
  • οι: ART,nom,pl,m
  • δυνατοι: ADJ,nom,pl,m
  • τα: ART,acc,pl,n
  • ασθενηματα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
  • των: ART,gen,pl,m
  • αδυνατων: ADJ,gen,pl,m
  • βασταζειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • και: CONJ
  • μη: PART
  • εαυτοις: PRON,dat,pl,m
  • αρεσκειν: VERB,pres,act,inf

Parallels

  • Galatians 6:2 (verbal): Uses the same basic idea and verb of carrying/bearing burdens—'Bear one another's burdens'—parallel instruction to support those who are weak.
  • Romans 14:1 (structural): Immediate contextual parallel in the same letter: Paul directs the community how to treat the 'weak in faith,' introducing the weak/strong theme developed into 15:1.
  • Romans 14:13-19 (thematic): Paul urges believers not to judge or put stumbling blocks before brothers but to pursue peace and edification—practical outworking of the strong bearing with the weak.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:9-13 (thematic): Addresses how 'knowledge' must be tempered by love: the strong should abstain if their freedom causes a weaker believer to stumble—same ethical principle of bearing others' weaknesses.
  • Philippians 2:4 (thematic): Commands consideration of others' interests rather than one's own, echoing Romans 15:1's 'not to please ourselves' and the ethic of self-denial for others' sake.

Alternative generated candidates

  • We then who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
  • We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak and not to please ourselves.
2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Rom.15.2 - Details

Original Text

εκαστος ημων τω πλησιον αρεσκετω εις το αγαθον προς οικοδομην·

Morphology

  • εκαστος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
  • ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • πλησιον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • αρεσκετω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
  • εις: PREP
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • αγαθον: ADJ,acc,sg,m
  • προς: PREP
  • οικοδομην·: NOUN,acc,sg,f

Parallels

  • Rom.14.19 (verbal): Same exhortation to pursue what leads to peace and mutual 'upbuilding' (εἰς οἰκοδομήν); closely parallels the goal of pleasing the neighbor for edification.
  • 1 Cor.8.1 (verbal): Uses the verb 'builds up' (οἰκοδομεῖ): 'knowledge puffs up, but love builds up' — links Christian conduct to the aim of edification of others.
  • Eph.4.29 (verbal): Commands speech that is 'good for building up' (πρὸς οἰκοδομήν); parallels Romans' focus on pleasing the neighbor for their edification.
  • 1 Thess.5.11 (verbal): Explicit injunction to 'encourage and build one another up' (παρακαλεῖτε... καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε ἀλλήλους), echoing the communal imperative to edify fellow believers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
  • Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3 For even Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, 'The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.'

Rom.15.3 - Details

Original Text

και γαρ ο Χριστος ουχ εαυτω ηρεσεν·αλλα καθως γεγραπται·Οι ονειδισμοι των ονειδιζοντων σε επεπεσαν επ᾽εμε.

Morphology

  • και: CONJ
  • γαρ: PART
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • Χριστος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • ουχ: PART,neg
  • εαυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
  • ηρεσεν·αλλα: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
  • καθως: CONJ
  • γεγραπται·Οι: VERB,perf,pass,ind,3,sg
  • ονειδισμοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
  • των: ART,gen,pl,m
  • ονειδιζοντων: PTCP,pres,act,gen,pl,m
  • σε: PRON,acc,sg,2
  • επεπεσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
  • επ᾽εμε: PREP,acc

Parallels

  • Psalm 69:9 (Hebrew numbering; LXX 68:10) (quotation): The exact verse Paul quotes: 'The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me,' which he applies to Christ as fulfillment of the Psalmist's words.
  • Philippians 2:6-8 (thematic): Paul's portrait of Christ's kenosis—Christ did not grasp for his own advantage but humbled himself—parallels 'Christ did not please himself' (self-denial and humility).
  • Mark 10:45 (thematic): Jesus' mission 'not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom' underscores his refusal to seek self-pleasing and his readiness to bear others' burdens.
  • Isaiah 53:3-4 (allusion): The Suffering Servant is 'despised and rejected' and bears our griefs/reproaches; this prophetic background explains why reproach falls on the Messiah.
  • 1 Peter 2:21-24 (verbal): Peter likewise presents Christ as suffering on our behalf and enduring reproach and insult, calling believers to follow his example—echoing the idea that Christ did not live to please himself.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For even Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
  • For even Christ did not please himself; but as it is written, 'The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.'
4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Rom.15.4 - Details

Original Text

οσα γαρ προεγραφη,εις την ημετεραν διδασκαλιαν εγραφη,ινα δια της υπομονης και δια της παρακλησεως των γραφων την ελπιδα εχωμεν.

Morphology

  • οσα: PRON,acc,pl,n
  • γαρ: PART
  • προεγραφη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
  • εις: PREP
  • την: ART,acc,sg,f
  • ημετεραν: ADJ,acc,sg,f
  • διδασκαλιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • εγραφη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
  • ινα: CONJ
  • δια: PREP
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • υπομονης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • δια: PREP
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • παρακλησεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • των: ART,gen,pl,m
  • γραφων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
  • την: ART,acc,sg,f
  • ελπιδα: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • εχωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Corinthians 10:11 (verbal): Uses the same idea that events recorded earlier were written for our instruction/admonition — Scripture as precedent and lesson for believers (close verbal and conceptual parallel).
  • 2 Timothy 3:15 (thematic): Speaks of the Scriptures’ pedagogical purpose — making one wise for salvation through faith — paralleling Romans' claim that writings instruct and give hope through patience and encouragement.
  • 2 Timothy 3:16 (verbal): States that all Scripture is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and training — echoing Romans 15:4’s claim that the written word serves instructive, consoling, and hope-producing purposes.
  • Luke 24:27 (structural): Jesus interprets ‘all the Scriptures’ concerning himself so that the disciples understand God’s plan — a demonstration of Scripture’s role in instructing and producing hope/understanding consistent with Romans 15:4.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
  • For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

Rom.15.5 - Details

Original Text

ο δε θεος της υπομονης και της παρακλησεως δωη υμιν το αυτο φρονειν εν αλληλοις κατα Χριστον Ιησουν,

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • υπομονης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • παρακλησεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • δωη: VERB,aor,act,opt,3,sg
  • υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • αυτο: PRON,acc,sg,neut
  • φρονειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • εν: PREP
  • αλληλοις: PRON,dat,pl,m
  • κατα: PREP
  • Χριστον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • Ιησουν: NOUN,acc,sg,m

Parallels

  • Rom.12.16 (verbal): Uses the same phrase το αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε ('be of the same mind')—direct verbal parallel urging unity of mind among believers.
  • Phil.2.2 (verbal): Paul exhorts believers to 'be of the same mind' (το αὐτὸ φρονεῖσθε) and unity of spirit and love; a closely related verbal and conceptual parallel.
  • 1 Cor.1.10 (thematic): An appeal for agreement and absence of divisions in the church—parallels Romans 15:5's petition for mutual unity 'according to Christ Jesus.'
  • Col.3.15 (thematic): Calls for the peace of Christ to rule and believers to be one body—connects to Romans 15:5's aim of mutual agreement and unity in Christ.
  • 2 Thess.3.5 (structural): A petitionary blessing—'May the Lord direct your hearts...'—similar liturgical structure to Romans 15:5's prayer that God grant a Christlike unity, linking divine granting with believers' dispositions.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
  • Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus,
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Rom.15.6 - Details

Original Text

ινα ομοθυμαδον εν ενι στοματι δοξαζητε τον θεον και πατερα του κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου.

Morphology

  • ινα: CONJ
  • ομοθυμαδον: ADV
  • εν: PREP
  • ενι: PREP
  • στοματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
  • δοξαζητε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • θεον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • και: CONJ
  • πατερα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • κυριου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
  • Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • Χριστου: NOUN,gen,sg,m

Parallels

  • 1 Cor.1:10 (verbal): Paul appeals that the believers 'speak the same thing' and 'be perfectly united in the same mind,' paralleling Romans 15:6's call to one mind (ομοθυμαδόν/ὁμόφρονες) and unified confession.
  • Eph.4:4-6 (thematic): Emphasizes unity ('one body, one Spirit... one God and Father of all'), echoing Romans 15:6's theme of corporate unity in confessing and glorifying God the Father.
  • Phil.2:2 (verbal): Paul urges believers to 'be of the same mind, having the same love,' closely matching Romans 15:6's stress on being of one mind for communal praise.
  • Phil.2:11 (verbal): 'Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father' parallels Romans 15:6's imagery of one mouth glorifying God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb.13:15 (thematic): Speaks of 'the fruit of lips that confess his name' as a continual sacrifice of praise—relating to Romans 15:6's focus on verbal praise/glorification of God by the community.

Alternative generated candidates

  • that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Rom.15.7 - Details

Original Text

Διο προσλαμβανεσθε αλληλους,καθως και ο Χριστος προσελαβετο υμας,εις δοξαν του θεου.

Morphology

  • Διο: CONJ
  • προσλαμβανεσθε: VERB,pres,mid,imp,2,pl
  • αλληλους: PRON,acc,pl,m
  • καθως: CONJ
  • και: CONJ
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • Χριστος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • προσελαβετο: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
  • υμας: PRON,acc,pl,2
  • εις: PREP
  • δοξαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m

Parallels

  • Matthew 10:40 (verbal): Jesus: “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.” Direct verbal/paradigmatic parallel equating reception of believers/ambassadors with reception of Christ.
  • John 13:20 (verbal): Jesus: “Whoever receives anyone I send receives me.” Closely parallels the idea that receiving members of Christ’s mission is tantamount to receiving Christ himself.
  • John 1:12 (verbal): “To all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” Uses the same language of ‘receiving’ Christ; Rom 15:7 echoes this motif of reception leading to relation before God.
  • Romans 14:1 (thematic): “Accept the one who is weak in faith…” Closely related immediate context in Romans: mutual acceptance of fellow believers despite differences.
  • Romans 15:1-2 (structural): “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak…and each of us should please his neighbor for his good…” Direct contextual continuation of the call to welcome and forbear, culminating in 15:7’s summons to receive one another as Christ received you.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
  • Therefore welcome one another, as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.
8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s faithfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

Rom.15.8 - Details

Original Text

λεγω γαρ Χριστον διακονον γεγενησθαι περιτομης υπερ αληθειας θεου,εις το βεβαιωσαι τας επαγγελιας των πατερων,

Morphology

  • λεγω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
  • γαρ: PART
  • Χριστον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • διακονον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • γεγενησθαι: VERB,perf,mid/pass,inf
  • περιτομης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • υπερ: PREP
  • αληθειας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • εις: PREP
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • βεβαιωσαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • τας: ART,acc,pl,f
  • επαγγελιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • των: ART,gen,pl,m
  • πατερων: NOUN,gen,pl,m

Parallels

  • Philippians 2:6-7 (verbal): Uses the servant motif (τὸν δοῦλον/διακονον) — Christ’s self‑emptying and service language parallels 'became a servant' in Rom 15:8.
  • Galatians 4:4-5 (thematic): Speaks of Christ’s coming 'born under the law' to redeem those under the law — aligns with coming 'to the circumcision' in Rom 15:8 (mission to Israel).
  • Acts 3:25-26 (verbal): Peter links God’s raising of 'his servant' (τοῦ δούλου) with blessing and the promises made to the fathers — closely parallels Rom 15:8’s language and purpose.
  • Galatians 3:16 (allusion): Explains that the promises were made to Abraham’s 'seed' — identified as Christ — supporting Rom 15:8’s claim that Christ confirms the promises to the fathers.
  • Genesis 12:3 (thematic): One of the foundational promises to the patriarchs (blessing to the nations); Rom 15:8 points to Christ’s role in fulfilling/confirming these ancestral promises.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised for the truth of God, to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
  • For I say that Christ became a servant to the circumcised for the truth of God, to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, 'Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.'

Rom.15.9 - Details

Original Text

τα δε εθνη υπερ ελεους δοξασαι τον θεον·καθως γεγραπται·Δια τουτο εξομολογησομαι σοι εν εθνεσι,και τω ονοματι σου ψαλω.

Morphology

  • τα: ART,acc,pl,n
  • δε: CONJ
  • εθνη: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
  • υπερ: PREP
  • ελεους: NOUN,gen,sg,n
  • δοξασαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • θεον·καθως: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • γεγραπται·Δια: VERB,perf,mp,ind,3,sg
  • τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
  • εξομολογησομαι: VERB,fut,mid,ind,1,sg
  • σοι: PRON,dat,sg,2
  • εν: PREP
  • εθνεσι: NOUN,dat,pl,n
  • και: CONJ
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • ονοματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
  • σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
  • ψαλω: VERB,fut,act,ind,1,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 18:49 (LXX) / Psalm 18:50 (MT) (quotation): The verse Paul cites here comes from this Davidic psalm in the LXX text: 'For this cause I will confess to you among the nations, and sing to your name.'—the direct source of Rom 15:9.
  • 2 Samuel 22:50 (quotation): Parallel Davidic song (2 Samuel 22) contains the same line as Psalm 18, providing the Hebrew/ narrative parallel to the psalm Paul quotes.
  • Psalm 117:1 (thematic): A brief OT call for 'all nations' to praise the LORD — thematically echoes Paul's point that Gentiles should glorify God for his mercy.
  • Isaiah 49:6 (thematic): Speaks of Israel's mission to bring light/salvation to the nations; thematically related to the inclusion of Gentiles and their praise of God in Rom 15:9.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name."
  • and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, 'Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name.'
10 And again it says, 'Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.'

Rom.15.10 - Details

Original Text

και παλιν λεγει·Ευφρανθητε,εθνη,μετα του λαου αυτου.

Morphology

  • και: CONJ
  • παλιν: ADV
  • λεγει·Ευφρανθητε: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
  • εθνη: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
  • μετα: PREP
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • λαου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m

Parallels

  • Deut 32:43 (LXX) (quotation): Romans 15:10 is a direct citation of the LXX reading of Deut 32:43 — the exact call for the nations to 'rejoice with his people.'
  • Psalm 117:1 (thematic): Immediately linked in Romans 15 (v.11); both verses call the nations/peoples to praise the LORD, reinforcing the theme of Gentile inclusion and praise.
  • Isaiah 11:10 (allusion): Prophecy that Gentiles will seek the root of Jesse and find hope — thematically parallel to the inclusion and rejoicing of the nations with God's people.
  • Acts 13:47 (thematic): Paul (and Barnabas) cite God’s purpose to bring blessing to the Gentiles (quoting Isaiah) — parallels the missionary/eschatological idea that the nations are summoned to rejoice with Israel.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And again he says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."
  • And again it says, 'Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.'
11 And again, 'Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.'

Rom.15.11 - Details

Original Text

και παλιν·Αινειτε,παντα τα εθνη,τον κυριον,και επαινεσατωσαν αυτον παντες οι λαοι.

Morphology

  • και: CONJ
  • παλιν·Αινειτε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
  • παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
  • τα: ART,acc,pl,n
  • εθνη: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
  • τον: ART,acc,sg,m
  • κυριον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
  • και: CONJ
  • επαινεσατωσαν: VERB,aor,act,imp,3,pl
  • αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
  • παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
  • οι: ART,nom,pl,m
  • λαοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m

Parallels

  • Psalm 117:1 (quotation): Direct quotation of the psalm—Paul echoes the call 'Praise the Lord, all nations; let all peoples praise him.' (LXX/MT Psalm 117:1).
  • Psalm 67:3 (verbal): Very similar wording and theme: 'Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you,' a universal summons for nations to praise God.
  • Psalm 96:1 (thematic): Calls all the earth to sing to the LORD and proclaim his salvation—shares the motif of worldwide praise and worship addressed to all nations.
  • Revelation 7:9 (thematic): Eschatological vision of a great multitude from every nation praising God and the Lamb, reflecting the universal praise anticipated in Romans 15:11.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the peoples praise him."
  • And again, 'Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the peoples praise him.'
12 And again Isaiah says, 'The root of Jesse shall come, even he who rises to rule the nations; in him shall the Gentiles hope.'

Rom.15.12 - Details

Original Text

και παλιν Ησαιας λεγει·Εσται η ριζα του Ιεσσαι,και ο ανισταμενος αρχειν εθνων·επ᾽αυτω εθνη ελπιουσιν.

Morphology

  • και: CONJ
  • παλιν: ADV
  • Ησαιας: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • λεγει·Εσται: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg+VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg
  • η: ART,nom,sg,f
  • ριζα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
  • του: ART,gen,sg,n
  • Ιεσσαι: NOUN,gen,sg,m
  • και: CONJ
  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • ανισταμενος: PART,pres,mid,nom,sg,m
  • αρχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • εθνων·επ᾽αυτω: NOUN,gen,pl,n+PREP+PRON,dat,sg,m
  • εθνη: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
  • ελπιουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl

Parallels

  • Isaiah 11:10 (quotation): Direct OT source quoted by Paul: 'The root of Jesse will rise up... the nations will seek him' (Paul cites this prophecy about the Davidic/ Jesse root and Gentile hope).
  • Isaiah 11:1 (allusion): Related imagery of the 'stem/root of Jesse' (shoot from Jesse's stump) portraying the Davidic Messiah from Jesse's line—background for 'root of Jesse' language.
  • Isaiah 42:6 (thematic): Prophetic theme of the servant as light to the nations; connects to Paul’s emphasis that the Messiah’s coming brings hope and salvation to the Gentiles.
  • Isaiah 49:6 (thematic): Another servant-text envisioning Israel’s mission to the Gentiles ('I will make you a light for the Gentiles'), reinforcing the idea that the Davidic figure brings hope to the nations.
  • Revelation 22:16 (verbal): Christ identifies himself as 'the Root and the Offspring of David,' echoing 'root of Jesse' language and the motif of the Davidic root as messianic source of hope.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And again Isaiah says, "There shall be a root of Jesse; and he who rises to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles will hope."
  • And again Isaiah says, 'There shall be a root of Jesse, and he who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.'
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Rom.15.13 - Details

Original Text

ο δε θεος της ελπιδος πληρωσαι υμας πασης χαρας και ειρηνης εν τω πιστευειν,εις το περισσευειν υμας εν τη ελπιδι εν δυναμει πνευματος αγιου.

Morphology

  • ο: ART,nom,sg,m
  • δε: CONJ
  • θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
  • της: ART,gen,sg,f
  • ελπιδος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • πληρωσαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
  • υμας: PRON,acc,pl,2
  • πασης: ADJ,gen,sg,f
  • χαρας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • και: CONJ
  • ειρηνης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
  • εν: PREP
  • τω: ART,dat,sg,m
  • πιστευειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • εις: PREP
  • το: ART,acc,sg,n
  • περισσευειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
  • υμας: PRON,acc,pl,2
  • εν: PREP
  • τη: ART,dat,sg,f
  • ελπιδι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
  • εν: PREP
  • δυναμει: NOUN,dat,sg,f
  • πνευματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
  • αγιου: ADJ,gen,sg,n

Parallels

  • Rom.5.5 (verbal): Links hope and the Holy Spirit—God’s love and hope are communicated to believers through the Spirit (cf. 'hope' and 'Spirit' language).
  • Gal.5.22 (verbal): Specifies 'joy' and 'peace' as fruit of the Spirit, paralleling Paul’s wish that believers be filled with joy and peace by the Spirit.
  • Eph.3.16-19 (structural): A Pauline prayer that believers be strengthened/filled through the power of the Spirit — similar petition form and aim (being filled/strengthened in faith and love by the Spirit).
  • 2 Cor.13.11 (thematic): Final exhortation to 'rejoice' and 'be at peace,' with the assurance of God's presence ('God of love and peace'), echoing the themes of joy, peace, and God’s preserving power.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
  • Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Welcome the one who is weak in faith, but not for disputing over opinions.

One person believes he may eat anything; another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains judge the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

Whoever observes the day observes it to the Lord; and whoever eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. And whoever abstains, abstains to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

For to this end Christ died and was raised, that he might be Lord of the dead and the living.

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;

for it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.' So then each of us will give account of himself to God.

Therefore let us not judge one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in a brother's way.

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

If your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died.

Do not let your good be spoken of as evil.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong for the one who eats to make another stumble.

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.

Have faith in your own convictions before God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

For even Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, 'The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.'

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s faithfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, 'Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.' And again it says, 'Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.' And again, 'Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.' And again Isaiah says, 'The root of Jesse shall come, even he who rises to rule the nations; in him shall the Gentiles hope.'

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.