(NIV)
Abram believed the
Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
And he
believed the
Lord, and he
counted it to him as
righteousness.
(NIV)
But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.’ This they proceeded to do.
and
bring your
youngest brother to me. So your
words will be
verified, and you shall
not die.” And they
did so.
(NIV)
They told him, ‘Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.’ Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.
And they
told him, “
Joseph is
still alive,
and he is
ruler over
all the
land of
Egypt.” And his
heart became numb,
for he did
not believe them.
(NIV)
Moses answered, ‘What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, “The
Lord did not appear to you”?’
Then
Moses answered, “But
behold, they will
not believe me or
listen to my
voice, for they will
say, ‘The
Lord did
not appear to you.’”
(NIV)
‘This,’ said the
Lord, ‘is so that they may believe that the
Lord, the God of their fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has appeared to you.’
“that they may
believe that the
Lord,
the
God of their
fathers, the
God of
Abraham, the
God of
Isaac, and the
God of
Jacob, has
appeared to you.”
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said, ‘If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.
“If they will
not believe you,” God said, “
or listen to the
first sign, they may
believe the
latter sign.
(NIV)
But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.’
If they will
not believe even these
two signs or
listen to your
voice, you shall
take some
water from the
Nile and
pour it on the
dry ground, and the
water that you shall
take from the
Nile will
become blood on the
dry ground.”
(NIV)
and they believed. And when they heard that the
Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshipped.
And the
people believed; and when they
heard that the
Lord had
visited the
people of
Israel and that he had
seen their
affliction,
they bowed their
heads and
worshiped.
(NIV)
And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the
Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the
Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
Israel saw the
great power that the
Lord used against the
Egyptians, so the
people feared the
Lord, and they
believed in the
Lord and in his
servant Moses.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.’ Then Moses told the
Lord what the people had said.
And the
Lord said to Moses, “
Behold,
I am
coming to you
in a
thick cloud, that the
people may
hear when I
speak with you, and may also
believe you
forever.”
When
Moses told the
words of the
people to the
Lord,
(NIV)
Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors?
Did
I conceive all this people? Did
I give them
birth,
that you should
say to me, ‘
Carry them in your
bosom, as a
nurse carries a
nursing child,’ to the
land that you
swore to give
their fathers?
(NIV)
But this is not true of my servant Moses;
he is faithful in all my house.
Not so with my
servant Moses.
He is
faithful in
all my
house.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Moses, ‘How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
And the
Lord said to Moses, “
How long will
this people despise me? And
how long will they
not believe in me, in spite of
all the
signs that I have
done among them?
(NIV)
But the
Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust in me enough to honour me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.’
And the
Lord said to Moses and
Aaron, “
Because you did
not believe in me,
to uphold me as
holy in the
eyes of the
people of
Israel,
therefore you shall
not bring this
assembly into the
land that I have
given them.”
(NIV)
In spite of this, you did not trust in the
Lord your God,
Yet in spite of
this word you did
not believe the
Lord your
God,
(NIV)
Know therefore that the
Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
Know therefore that the
Lord your
God is
God,
the
faithful God who
keeps covenant and
steadfast love with those who
love him and
keep his
commandments, to a
thousand generations,
(NIV)
And when the
Lord sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, he said, ‘Go up and take possession of the land I have given you.’ But you rebelled against the command of the
Lord your God. You did not trust him or obey him.
And when the
Lord sent you from
Kadesh-barnea,
saying, ‘
Go up and
take possession of the
land that I have
given you,’ then you
rebelled against the
commandment of the
Lord your
God and did
not believe him
or obey his voice.
(NIV)
the
Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.
then the
Lord will bring on you and your
offspring extraordinary afflictions,
afflictions severe and
lasting, and
sicknesses grievous and
lasting.
(NIV)
You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.
Your
life shall
hang in doubt
before you.
Night and
day you shall be in
dread and have
no assurance of
your life.
(NIV)
Sihon, however, did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. He mustered all his troops and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.
but
Sihon did
not trust Israel to pass
through his
territory, so
Sihon gathered all his
people together and
encamped at
Jahaz and
fought with
Israel.
(NIV)
Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.
Then
Naomi took the
child and
laid him on her
lap and
became his
nurse.
(NIV)
I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.
And I will raise
up for myself a
faithful priest, who shall
do according to what is in my
heart and in my
mind.
And I will
build him a
sure house, and he shall
go in and out
before my
anointed forever.
(NIV)
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognised that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the
Lord.
And
all Israel from Dan to
Beersheba knew that
Samuel was
established as a
prophet of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Ahimelek answered the king, ‘Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?
Then
Ahimelech answered the
king, “And
who among all your
servants is so
faithful as
David, who is the
king’s son-in-law, and
captain over your
bodyguard, and
honored in
your house?
(NIV)
‘Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The
Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the
Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.
Please forgive the
trespass of your
servant. For the
Lord will
certainly make my
lord a
sure house,
because my
lord is
fighting the
battles of the
Lord, and
evil shall
not be
found in you so
long as you
live.
(NIV)
Achish trusted David and said to himself, ‘He has become so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.’
And
Achish trusted David,
thinking, “He has made himself an
utter stench to his
people Israel; therefore he shall
always be my
servant.”
(NIV)
(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
Jonathan, the
son of
Saul, had a
son who was
crippled in his
feet. He was
five years old when the
news about
Saul and
Jonathan came from
Jezreel, and his
nurse took him up and
fled, and as she
fled in her
haste, he
fell and
became lame. And his
name was
Mephibosheth.
(NIV)
Your house and your kingdom shall endure for ever before me ; your throne shall be established for ever.”’
And your
house and your
kingdom shall be made
sure forever before me.
Your throne shall
be established forever.’”
(NIV)
And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.
Now therefore, O
God of
Israel, let your
word be
confirmed,
which you have
spoken to your
servant David my father.
(NIV)
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
but I did
not believe the
reports until I
came and my own
eyes had
seen it. And
behold, the
half was
not told me. Your
wisdom and
prosperity surpass the
report that I
heard.
(NIV)
If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.
And
if you will
listen to
all that I
command you, and will
walk in my
ways, and
do what is
right in my
eyes by
keeping my
statutes and my
commandments, as
David my
servant did,
I will
be with you and will
build you a
sure house, as I
built for
David, and I will
give Israel to you.
(NIV)
Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said,
Now
Ahab had
seventy sons in
Samaria. So
Jehu wrote letters and
sent them to
Samaria,
to the
rulers of the
city, to the
elders, and
to the
guardians of the sons of
Ahab,
saying,
(NIV)
So the palace administrator, the city governor, the elders and the guardians sent this message to Jehu: ‘We are your servants and we will do anything you say. We will not appoint anyone as king; you do whatever you think best.’
So
he who was
over the
palace, and he
who was
over the
city, together with the
elders and the
guardians,
sent to Jehu,
saying,
“We are your
servants, and we will
do all that you
tell us. We will
not make
anyone king.
Do whatever is
good in your
eyes.”
(NIV)
But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the
Lord their God.
But they would
not listen,
but were
stubborn,
as their
fathers had been, who did
not believe in the
Lord their
God.
(NIV)
‘And now,
Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established for ever. Do as you promised,
And
now, O
Lord, let the
word that you have
spoken concerning your
servant and
concerning his
house be
established forever, and
do as you have
spoken,
(NIV)
so that it will be established and that your name will be great for ever. Then people will say, “The
Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!” And the house of your servant David will be established before you.
and your
name will be
established and
magnified forever,
saying, ‘The
Lord of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, is
Israel’s God,’ and the
house of your
servant David will be
established before you.
(NIV)
Now,
Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.
O
Lord God,
let your
word to
David my
father be now
fulfilled, for
you have
made me king over a
people as
numerous as the
dust of the
earth.
(NIV)
And now,
Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.
Now therefore, O
Lord,
God of
Israel, let your
word be
confirmed,
which you have
spoken to your
servant David.
(NIV)
But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard.
but I did
not believe the
reports until I
came and my own
eyes had
seen it. And
behold,
half the
greatness of your
wisdom was
not told me; you
surpass the
report that I
heard.
(NIV)
Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the
Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.’
And they
rose early in the
morning and
went out into the
wilderness of
Tekoa. And when they
went out,
Jehoshaphat stood and
said, “
Hear me,
Judah and
inhabitants of
Jerusalem!
Believe in the
Lord your
God, and you will be
established;
believe his
prophets, and you will
succeed.”
(NIV)
Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you and mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors. How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!’
Now, therefore, do
not let
Hezekiah deceive you or
mislead you in this fashion, and do
not believe him, for no
god of
any nation or
kingdom has been
able to
deliver his
people from my
hand or from the
hand of my
fathers.
How much less will your
God deliver you out of
my hand!’”
(NIV)
You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.
You
found his
heart faithful before you, and
made with him the
covenant to
give to his
offspring the
land of the
Canaanite, the
Hittite, the
Amorite, the
Perizzite, the
Jebusite, and the
Girgashite.
And you have
kept your
promise,
for you are
righteous.
(NIV)
I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.
And I appointed as
treasurers over the
storehouses Shelemiah the
priest,
Zadok the
scribe, and
Pedaiah of the
Levites, and
as their
assistant Hanan the
son of
Zaccur,
son of
Mattaniah,
for they were
considered reliable, and their
duty was to
distribute to
their brothers.
(NIV)
Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
He
was bringing up Hadassah, that is
Esther,
the
daughter of his
uncle,
for she had
neither father nor
mother. The
young woman had a
beautiful figure and was
lovely to
look at, and when her
father and her
mother died,
Mordecai took her as his own
daughter.
(NIV)
If God places no trust in his servants,
if he charges his angels with error,
Even in his
servants he puts
no trust,
and his
angels he
charges with
error;
(NIV)
Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
If I
summoned him and he
answered me,
I would
not believe that he was
listening to
my voice.
(NIV)
He silences the lips of trusted advisors
and takes away the discernment of elders.
He
deprives of
speech those who are
trusted and takes
away the
discernment of the
elders.
(NIV)
If God places no trust in his holy ones,
if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
Behold, God puts
no trust in his
holy ones,
and the
heavens are
not pure in
his sight;
(NIV)
He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;
he is marked for the sword.
He does
not believe that he will
return out
of darkness,
and he is
marked for the
sword.
(NIV)
Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless,
for he will get nothing in return.
Let him not
trust in
emptiness,
deceiving himself,
for
emptiness will be
his payment.
(NIV)
But God drags away the mighty by his power;
though they become established, they have no assurance of life.
Yet God
prolongs the life of the
mighty by his
power;
they rise up when they
despair of
life.
(NIV)
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the light of my face was precious to them.
I
smiled on them when they had
no confidence,
and the
light of my
face they did
not cast down.
(NIV)
Can you trust it to haul in your grain
and bring it to your threshing-floor?
Do you have
faith in him that he will
return your
grainand
gather it to your
threshing floor?
(NIV)
In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
With fierceness and
rage he
swallows the
ground;
he
cannot stand still at the
sound of the
trumpet.
(NIV)
The law of the
Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the
Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
The
law of the
Lord is
perfect,
reviving the
soul;
the
testimony of the
Lord is
sure,
making
wise the
simple;
(NIV)
I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the
Lord in the land of the living.
I
believe that I shall
look upon the
goodness of the
Lordin the
land of the
living!
(NIV)
They would not be like their ancestors –
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
and that they should
not be
like their
fathers,
a
stubborn and
rebellious generation,
a
generation whose
heart was
not steadfast,
whose
spirit was
not faithful to
God.
(NIV)
for they did not believe in God
or trust in his deliverance.
because they did
not believe in
Godand did
not trust his saving power.
(NIV)
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;
in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
In spite of
all this, they
still sinned;
despite
his wonders, they did
not believe.
(NIV)
their hearts were not loyal to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
Their
heart was
not steadfast toward him;
they were
not faithful to
his covenant.
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