Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.

人当以训诲和法度为标准；他们所说的，若不与此相符，必不得见晨光。

当以教诲和律法书为准；人所说的若不与此相符，必没有黎明。

当以教诲和律法书为准；人所说的若不与此相符，必没有黎明。

人应该遵循耶和华的训诲和法度。人若不遵循祂的话，必看不到曙光。

他们应当求问神的训诲和法度；他们若不照着这些准则说话，就见不到曙光。

当求问神的训诲和诫命！如果他们不按照这准则说话，他们就没有曙光。

人當以訓誨和法度為標準；他們所說的，若不與此相符，必不得見晨光。

當以教誨和律法書為準；人所說的若不與此相符，必沒有黎明。

當以教誨和律法書為準；人所說的若不與此相符，必沒有黎明。

人應該遵循耶和華的訓誨和法度。人若不遵循祂的話，必看不到曙光。

他們應當求問神的訓誨和法度；他們若不照著這些準則說話，就見不到曙光。

不，人應當以上帝所指教的和神言人所警告的為根據；他們若不按這標準說話，就得不到曙光。

當求問神的訓誨和誡命！如果他們不按照這準則說話，他們就沒有曙光。

宜循法律與證詞、若不依此而言、則不見晨光、

當察作證之言、必稽出命之書、否則不睹旭日之光。

人當求法言及證詞、若不循此而言、則不得見晨光、

Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.

Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.

Go to God’s instruction and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word,[ it is] because[ there is] no light in them.

Then you must recall the LORD’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

We also have the message of the prophets. This message can be trusted completely. You must pay attention to it. The message is like a light shining in a dark place. It will shine until the day Jesus comes. Then the Morning Star will rise in your hearts.

The Lord said to me,“ Go now. Write on a tablet for the people of Judah what I am about to say. Also write it on a scroll. In days to come it will be a witness that lasts forever.That’s because these people of Judah refuse to obey me. They are children who tell lies. They will not listen to what I want to teach them.They say to the seers,‘ Don’t see any more visions!’ They say to the prophets,‘ Don’t give us any more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy things we want to hear even if they aren’t true.Get out of our way! Get off our path! Keep the Holy One of Israel away from us!’ ”

Tie up and seal this warning that the Lord said to you through me. Preserve among my followers what he taught you through me.

Those who think they are wise will be put to shame. They will become terrified. They will be trapped. They have not accepted my message. So what kind of wisdom do they have?

But here is what will happen for you who have respect for me. The sun that brings life will rise. Its rays will bring healing to my people. You will go out and leap for joy like calves that have just been fed.

So night will come on the prophets. But they will not have any visions. Darkness will cover them. But they will not be able to figure out what is going to happen. The sun will set on the prophets. The day will become dark for them.

Do you believe Moses? Then you should believe me. He wrote about me.But you do not believe what he wrote. So how are you going to believe what I say?”

You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study are a witness about me.

You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.By using Scripture, the servant of God can be completely prepared to do every good thing.

But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!

Let’s recognize him as the Lord. Let’s keep trying to know him. You can be sure the sun will rise. And you can be just as sure the Lord will appear. He will come to renew us like the winter rains. He will be like the spring rains that water the earth.”

When your words are made clear, they bring light. They bring understanding to childish people.

The law of the Lord is perfect. It gives us new strength. The laws of the Lord can be trusted. They make childish people wise.The rules of the Lord are right. They give joy to our hearts. The commands of the Lord shine brightly. They give light to our minds.

Long ago, Scripture knew that God would make the Gentiles right with himself. He would do this by their faith in him. He announced the good news ahead of time to Abraham. God said,“ All nations will be blessed because of you.”( Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18)So those who depend on faith are blessed along with Abraham. He was the man of faith.All who depend on obeying the law are under a curse. It is written,“ May everyone who doesn’t continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law be under God’s curse.”( Deuteronomy 27:26)We know that no one who depends on the law is made right with God. This is because“ the one who is right with God will live by faith.”( Habakkuk 2:4)The law is not based on faith. In fact, it is just the opposite. It teaches that“ the person who does these things will live by them.”( Leviticus 18:5)Christ set us free from the curse of the law. He did it by becoming a curse for us. It is written,“ Everyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.”( Deuteronomy 21:23)Christ Jesus set us free so that the blessing given to Abraham would come to the Gentiles through Christ. He did it so that we might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit. The promised Spirit comes by believing in Christ.Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can’t be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God’s covenant agreement.The promises were given to Abraham. They were also given to his seed. Scripture does not say,“ and to seeds.” That means many people. It says,“ and to your seed.”( Genesis 12:7; 13:15; 24:7) That means one person. And that one person is Christ.Here is what I mean. The law came 430 years after the promise. But the law does not get rid of God’s covenant and promise. The covenant had already been made by God. So the law does not do away with the promise.The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on the promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.Then why was the law given at all? It was added because of human sin. And it was supposed to control us until the promised Seed had come. The law was given through angels, and a go- between was put in charge of it.A go- between means that there is more than one side to an agreement. But God didn’t use a go- between when he made his promise to Abraham.So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin. It does so in order that what was promised might be given to those who believe. The promise comes through faith in Jesus Christ.Before faith in Christ came, we were guarded by the law. We were locked up until this faith was made known.So the law was put in charge of us until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ.But now faith in Christ has come. So the law is no longer in charge of us.So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God by believing in Christ.This is because all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. You have put him on as if he were your clothes.There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.You who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed. So you will receive what God has promised.

The path of those who do right is like the sun in the morning. It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’( Isaiah 29:13)You have let go of God’s commands. And you are holding on to teachings that people have made up.”Jesus continued speaking,“ You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commands! You do this so you can follow your own teachings.

Jesus replied,“ You are mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.

They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.

The Berean Jews were very glad to receive Paul’s message. They studied the Scriptures carefully every day. They wanted to see if what Paul said was true. So they were more noble than the Thessalonian Jews.

Rulers of Sodom, hear the Lord’ s message. People of Gomorrah, listen to the instruction of our God.

“ Abraham replied,‘ They have the teachings of Moses and the Prophets. Let your brothers listen to them.’“‘ No, father Abraham,’ he said.‘ But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will turn away from their sins.’“ Abraham said to him,‘ They do not listen to Moses and the Prophets. So they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says?It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.

But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.

“ What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied.“ How do you understand it?”