Hebrews 9:26 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了。但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。

9:26 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了。但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 如果这样，他从创世以来就必须多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期显现，仅一次把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 如果这样，他从创世以来就必须多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期显现，仅一次把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
当代译本 - 否则，自创世以来，祂不知道要受难多少次了。但如今在这世代的末期，祂只一次献上自己，便除去了人的罪。
圣经新译本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必须受许多次的苦了。可是现在他在这世代的终结，只显现一次，把自己作为祭品献上，好除掉罪。
中文标准译本 - 否则，从创世以来，他就必须再三地受难了。但如今，他在万世的末期显现了一次，好藉着献上自己为祭，把罪除掉。
现代标点和合本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了。但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本（拼音版） - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了；但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
New International Version - Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New International Reader's Version - If he had, he would have had to suffer many times since the world was created. But he has appeared once and for all time. He has come at the time when God’s work is being completed. He has come to do away with sin by offering himself.
English Standard Version - for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New Living Translation - If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.
Christian Standard Bible - Otherwise, he would have had to suffer many times since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New American Standard Bible - Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
New King James Version - He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Amplified Bible - Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer over and over since the foundation of the world; but now once for all at the consummation of the ages He has appeared and been publicly manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
American Standard Version - else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
King James Version - For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New English Translation - for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.
World English Bible - or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
新標點和合本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必多次受苦了。但如今在這末世顯現一次，把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 如果這樣，他從創世以來就必須多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期顯現，僅一次把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 如果這樣，他從創世以來就必須多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期顯現，僅一次把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
當代譯本 - 否則，自創世以來，祂不知道要受難多少次了。但如今在這世代的末期，祂只一次獻上自己，便除去了人的罪。
聖經新譯本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必須受許多次的苦了。可是現在他在這世代的終結，只顯現一次，把自己作為祭品獻上，好除掉罪。
呂振中譯本 - 假使如此，從世界創立以來，他就必須多次受苦了！其實他在今世的末期、乃是儘一次地顯現，藉着自己之奉獻為祭、好把罪廢掉的。
中文標準譯本 - 否則，從創世以來，他就必須再三地受難了。但如今，他在萬世的末期顯現了一次，好藉著獻上自己為祭，把罪除掉。
現代標點和合本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必多次受苦了。但如今在這末世顯現一次，把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
文理和合譯本 - 若然、則自創世以來必屢受苦矣、但今值季世、乃一顯著、獻己為祭、以除人罪、
文理委辦譯本 - 若然、則基督當創世以來、屢遭艱苦、惟今值季世基督顯著、自獻為祭、滌除人罪、一而已足、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若然、則基督自創世以來、多次受苦、惟在此末世、一次顯現、自獻為祭、以除人罪、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 不然、創世以來基督之受苦難、將不勝其頻繁矣。實則在茲季世，基督方始降世、自作一勞永逸之祭獻、以除免世罪耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si así fuera, Cristo habría tenido que sufrir muchas veces desde la creación del mundo. Al contrario, ahora, al final de los tiempos, se ha presentado una sola vez y para siempre a fin de acabar con el pecado mediante el sacrificio de sí mismo.
현대인의 성경 - 만일 그렇게 해야 한다면 그리스도께서 세상이 창조될 때부터 자주 고난을 받으셨어야 했을 것입니다. 그러나 이제 그리스도는 자기를 제물로 드려 죄를 없애려고 역사의 끝에 단번에 나타나셨습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Следуй Христос этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод - Следуй Масих этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Следуй аль-Масих этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Следуй Масех этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Autrement, il aurait dû souffrir la mort à plusieurs reprises depuis le commencement du monde. Non, il est apparu une seule fois, à la fin des temps, pour ôter les péchés par son sacrifice.
リビングバイブル - もしそうであれば、世の初めから、何度も死ななければならなかったでしょう。キリストは、この時代の終わりに、死によって罪の力を永遠に無効とするために、ただ一度おいでになったのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· νυνὶ δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς ἀθέτησιν [τῆς] ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου. νυνὶ δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων, εἰς ἀθέτησιν ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se assim fosse, Cristo precisaria sofrer muitas vezes, desde o começo do mundo. Mas agora ele apareceu uma vez por todas no fim dos tempos, para aniquilar o pecado mediante o sacrifício de si mesmo.
Hoffnung für alle - Wie oft hätte Christus dann seit Beginn der Welt schon leiden müssen! Aber er ist jetzt, am Ende der Zeit, erschienen, um ein für alle Mal durch seinen Opfertod die Sünden zu tilgen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không lẽ từ khi sáng tạo vũ trụ đến nay, Ngài đã phải chịu chết nhiều lần sao? Không, Chúa Cứu Thế chỉ xuất hiện một lần vào cuối các thời đại, dâng thân Ngài làm sinh tế để xóa sạch tất cả tội lỗi chúng ta.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หากเป็นเช่นนั้นพระคริสต์คงต้องทนทุกข์ทรมานหลายครั้งนับตั้งแต่ทรงสร้างโลก แต่บัดนี้พระองค์ทรงปรากฏในปลายยุคเพียงครั้งเดียวเป็นพอ เพื่อกำจัดบาปให้หมดสิ้นโดยถวายพระองค์เองเป็นเครื่องบูชา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิฉะนั้น พระองค์จะต้องทนทุกข์บ่อยครั้งนับตั้งแต่การสร้างโลกแล้ว แต่บัดนี้พระองค์ได้ปรากฏเพียงครั้งเดียวเป็นพอในปลายยุค เพื่อกำจัดบาป โดยสละชีวิตของพระองค์เองเป็นเครื่องสักการะ

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Galatians 4:1 - Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance, he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date the father has set for emancipation. That is the way it is with us: When we were minors, we were just like slaves ordered around by simple instructions (the tutors and administrators of this world), with no say in the conduct of our own lives.
Hebrews 10:26 - If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God’s Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he’ll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: “Vengeance is mine, and I won’t overlook a thing” and “God will judge his people.” Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.
Micah 4:1 - But when all is said and done, God’s Temple on the mountain, Firmly fixed, will dominate all mountains, towering above surrounding hills. People will stream to it and many nations set out for it, Saying, “Come, let’s climb God’s mountain. Let’s go to the Temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how to live. We’ll know how to live God’s way.” True teaching will issue from Zion, God’s revelation from Jerusalem. He’ll establish justice in the rabble of nations and settle disputes in faraway places. They’ll trade in their swords for shovels, their spears for rakes and hoes. Nations will quit fighting each other, quit learning how to kill one another. Each man will sit under his own shade tree, each woman in safety will tend her own garden. God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so, and he means what he says.
Daniel 9:24 - “‘Seventy sevens are set for your people and for your holy city to throttle rebellion, stop sin, wipe out crime, set things right forever, confirm what the prophet saw, and anoint The Holy of Holies.
2 Samuel 12:13 - Then David confessed to Nathan, “I’ve sinned against God.” Nathan pronounced, “Yes, but that’s not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won’t die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die.”
2 Samuel 24:10 - But when it was all done, David was overwhelmed with guilt because he had counted the people, replacing trust with statistics. And David prayed to God, “I have sinned badly in what I have just done. But now God forgive my guilt—I’ve been really stupid.”
John 1:29 - The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
John 17:24 - Father, I want those you gave me To be with me, right where I am, So they can see my glory, the splendor you gave me, Having loved me Long before there ever was a world. Righteous Father, the world has never known you, But I have known you, and these disciples know That you sent me on this mission. I have made your very being known to them— Who you are and what you do— And continue to make it known, So that your love for me Might be in them Exactly as I am in them.
1 Corinthians 10:11 - These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.
Hebrews 4:3 - God made that vow, even though he’d finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it’s written, “God rested the seventh day, having completed his work,” but in this other text he says, “They’ll never be able to sit down and rest.” So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David’s psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don’t turn a deaf ear . . .
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.’

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新标点和合本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了。但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 如果这样，他从创世以来就必须多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期显现，仅一次把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 如果这样，他从创世以来就必须多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期显现，仅一次把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
当代译本 - 否则，自创世以来，祂不知道要受难多少次了。但如今在这世代的末期，祂只一次献上自己，便除去了人的罪。
圣经新译本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必须受许多次的苦了。可是现在他在这世代的终结，只显现一次，把自己作为祭品献上，好除掉罪。
中文标准译本 - 否则，从创世以来，他就必须再三地受难了。但如今，他在万世的末期显现了一次，好藉着献上自己为祭，把罪除掉。
现代标点和合本 - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了。但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
和合本（拼音版） - 如果这样，他从创世以来，就必多次受苦了；但如今在这末世显现一次，把自己献为祭，好除掉罪。
New International Version - Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New International Reader's Version - If he had, he would have had to suffer many times since the world was created. But he has appeared once and for all time. He has come at the time when God’s work is being completed. He has come to do away with sin by offering himself.
English Standard Version - for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New Living Translation - If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.
Christian Standard Bible - Otherwise, he would have had to suffer many times since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New American Standard Bible - Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
New King James Version - He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Amplified Bible - Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer over and over since the foundation of the world; but now once for all at the consummation of the ages He has appeared and been publicly manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
American Standard Version - else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
King James Version - For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
New English Translation - for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.
World English Bible - or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
新標點和合本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必多次受苦了。但如今在這末世顯現一次，把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 如果這樣，他從創世以來就必須多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期顯現，僅一次把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 如果這樣，他從創世以來就必須多次受苦了。但如今，他在今世的末期顯現，僅一次把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
當代譯本 - 否則，自創世以來，祂不知道要受難多少次了。但如今在這世代的末期，祂只一次獻上自己，便除去了人的罪。
聖經新譯本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必須受許多次的苦了。可是現在他在這世代的終結，只顯現一次，把自己作為祭品獻上，好除掉罪。
呂振中譯本 - 假使如此，從世界創立以來，他就必須多次受苦了！其實他在今世的末期、乃是儘一次地顯現，藉着自己之奉獻為祭、好把罪廢掉的。
中文標準譯本 - 否則，從創世以來，他就必須再三地受難了。但如今，他在萬世的末期顯現了一次，好藉著獻上自己為祭，把罪除掉。
現代標點和合本 - 如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必多次受苦了。但如今在這末世顯現一次，把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
文理和合譯本 - 若然、則自創世以來必屢受苦矣、但今值季世、乃一顯著、獻己為祭、以除人罪、
文理委辦譯本 - 若然、則基督當創世以來、屢遭艱苦、惟今值季世基督顯著、自獻為祭、滌除人罪、一而已足、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若然、則基督自創世以來、多次受苦、惟在此末世、一次顯現、自獻為祭、以除人罪、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 不然、創世以來基督之受苦難、將不勝其頻繁矣。實則在茲季世，基督方始降世、自作一勞永逸之祭獻、以除免世罪耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si así fuera, Cristo habría tenido que sufrir muchas veces desde la creación del mundo. Al contrario, ahora, al final de los tiempos, se ha presentado una sola vez y para siempre a fin de acabar con el pecado mediante el sacrificio de sí mismo.
현대인의 성경 - 만일 그렇게 해야 한다면 그리스도께서 세상이 창조될 때부터 자주 고난을 받으셨어야 했을 것입니다. 그러나 이제 그리스도는 자기를 제물로 드려 죄를 없애려고 역사의 끝에 단번에 나타나셨습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Следуй Христос этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод - Следуй Масих этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Следуй аль-Масих этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Следуй Масех этому правилу, Он должен был бы страдать многократно, начиная от сотворения мира. Но Он явился один раз в это последнее время, отдав в жертву Самого Себя для того, чтобы раз и навсегда покончить с грехом.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Autrement, il aurait dû souffrir la mort à plusieurs reprises depuis le commencement du monde. Non, il est apparu une seule fois, à la fin des temps, pour ôter les péchés par son sacrifice.
リビングバイブル - もしそうであれば、世の初めから、何度も死ななければならなかったでしょう。キリストは、この時代の終わりに、死によって罪の力を永遠に無効とするために、ただ一度おいでになったのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· νυνὶ δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς ἀθέτησιν [τῆς] ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου. νυνὶ δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων, εἰς ἀθέτησιν ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se assim fosse, Cristo precisaria sofrer muitas vezes, desde o começo do mundo. Mas agora ele apareceu uma vez por todas no fim dos tempos, para aniquilar o pecado mediante o sacrifício de si mesmo.
Hoffnung für alle - Wie oft hätte Christus dann seit Beginn der Welt schon leiden müssen! Aber er ist jetzt, am Ende der Zeit, erschienen, um ein für alle Mal durch seinen Opfertod die Sünden zu tilgen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không lẽ từ khi sáng tạo vũ trụ đến nay, Ngài đã phải chịu chết nhiều lần sao? Không, Chúa Cứu Thế chỉ xuất hiện một lần vào cuối các thời đại, dâng thân Ngài làm sinh tế để xóa sạch tất cả tội lỗi chúng ta.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หากเป็นเช่นนั้นพระคริสต์คงต้องทนทุกข์ทรมานหลายครั้งนับตั้งแต่ทรงสร้างโลก แต่บัดนี้พระองค์ทรงปรากฏในปลายยุคเพียงครั้งเดียวเป็นพอ เพื่อกำจัดบาปให้หมดสิ้นโดยถวายพระองค์เองเป็นเครื่องบูชา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิฉะนั้น พระองค์จะต้องทนทุกข์บ่อยครั้งนับตั้งแต่การสร้างโลกแล้ว แต่บัดนี้พระองค์ได้ปรากฏเพียงครั้งเดียวเป็นพอในปลายยุค เพื่อกำจัดบาป โดยสละชีวิตของพระองค์เองเป็นเครื่องสักการะ

Galatians 4:1 - Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance, he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date the father has set for emancipation. That is the way it is with us: When we were minors, we were just like slaves ordered around by simple instructions (the tutors and administrators of this world), with no say in the conduct of our own lives.
Hebrews 10:26 - If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God’s Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he’ll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: “Vengeance is mine, and I won’t overlook a thing” and “God will judge his people.” Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.
Micah 4:1 - But when all is said and done, God’s Temple on the mountain, Firmly fixed, will dominate all mountains, towering above surrounding hills. People will stream to it and many nations set out for it, Saying, “Come, let’s climb God’s mountain. Let’s go to the Temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how to live. We’ll know how to live God’s way.” True teaching will issue from Zion, God’s revelation from Jerusalem. He’ll establish justice in the rabble of nations and settle disputes in faraway places. They’ll trade in their swords for shovels, their spears for rakes and hoes. Nations will quit fighting each other, quit learning how to kill one another. Each man will sit under his own shade tree, each woman in safety will tend her own garden. God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so, and he means what he says.
Daniel 9:24 - “‘Seventy sevens are set for your people and for your holy city to throttle rebellion, stop sin, wipe out crime, set things right forever, confirm what the prophet saw, and anoint The Holy of Holies.
2 Samuel 12:13 - Then David confessed to Nathan, “I’ve sinned against God.” Nathan pronounced, “Yes, but that’s not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won’t die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die.”
2 Samuel 24:10 - But when it was all done, David was overwhelmed with guilt because he had counted the people, replacing trust with statistics. And David prayed to God, “I have sinned badly in what I have just done. But now God forgive my guilt—I’ve been really stupid.”
John 1:29 - The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
John 17:24 - Father, I want those you gave me To be with me, right where I am, So they can see my glory, the splendor you gave me, Having loved me Long before there ever was a world. Righteous Father, the world has never known you, But I have known you, and these disciples know That you sent me on this mission. I have made your very being known to them— Who you are and what you do— And continue to make it known, So that your love for me Might be in them Exactly as I am in them.
1 Corinthians 10:11 - These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.
Hebrews 4:3 - God made that vow, even though he’d finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it’s written, “God rested the seventh day, having completed his work,” but in this other text he says, “They’ll never be able to sit down and rest.” So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David’s psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don’t turn a deaf ear . . .
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.’