(NIV)
The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.
and the
priest shall
examine the
diseased area on the
skin of his
body. And if the
hair in the
diseased area has
turned white and the
disease appears to be
deeper than the
skin of his
body, it is a case of
leprous disease. When the
priest has
examined him, he shall
pronounce him
unclean.
(NIV)
If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.
But
if the
spot is
white in the
skin of his
body and
appears no
deeper than the
skin, and the
hair in it has not
turned white,
the
priest shall
shut up the
diseased person for
seven days.
(NIV)
the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.
the
priest shall
examine it, and if the
hair in the
spot has
turned white and it
appears deeper than the
skin, then it is a
leprous disease. It has
broken out in the
burn, and the
priest shall pronounce him
unclean; it is a
case of
leprous disease.
(NIV)
the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin.
the
priest shall
examine the
disease. And if it
appears deeper than the
skin, and the
hair in it is
yellow and
thin, then the
priest shall pronounce him
unclean. It is an
itch, a
leprous disease of the
head or the
beard.
(NIV)
But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.
And if the
priest examines the
itching disease and it
appears no
deeper than the
skin and there is no
black hair in it, then the
priest shall
shut up the person with the itching
disease for
seven days,
(NIV)
On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep,
and on the
seventh day the
priest shall
examine the
disease. If the
itch has not
spread, and there is in it no
yellow hair, and the
itch appears to be no
deeper than the
skin,
(NIV)
On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
And on the
seventh day the
priest shall
examine the
itch, and if the
itch has not
spread in the
skin and it
appears to be no
deeper than the
skin, then the
priest shall pronounce him
clean. And he shall
wash his
clothes and be
clean.
(NIV)
With him I speak face to face,
clearly and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the
Lord.
Why then were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?’
With him I
speak mouth to
mouth,
clearly, and
not in
riddles, and he
beholds the
form of the
Lord.
Why then were you
not afraid to
speak against my
servant Moses?”
(NIV)
‘Let me tell you a riddle,’ Samson said to them. ‘If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
And
Samson said to them, “Let me now
put a
riddle to you. If you
can tell me what it is, within the
seven days of the
feast, and
find it out, then I will
give you
thirty linen garments and
thirty changes of
clothes,
(NIV)
If you can’t tell me the answer, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.’
‘Tell us your riddle,’ they said. ‘Let’s hear it.’
but if you
cannot tell me what it is, then you shall
give me
thirty linen garments and
thirty changes of
clothes.” And they
said to him, “
Put your
riddle, that we may
hear it.”
(NIV)
He replied,
‘Out of the eater, something to eat;
out of the strong, something sweet.’
For three days they could not give the answer.
And he
said to them,
“Out of the
eater came something to
eat.
Out of the
strong came something sweet.”
And in
three days they
could not
solve the
riddle.
(NIV)
On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, ‘Coax your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to steal our property?’
On the
fourth day they
said to
Samson’s wife,
“
Entice your
husband to
tell us what the
riddle is, lest we
burn you and your
father’s house with
fire. Have you
invited us here to
impoverish us?”
(NIV)
Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, ‘You hate me! You don’t really love me. You’ve given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.’
‘I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother,’ he replied, ‘so why should I explain it to you?’
And
Samson’s wife wept over him and
said,
“You only
hate me; you do not
love me. You have
put a
riddle to my
people, and you have not
told me what it is.” And he
said to her, “Behold, I have not
told my
father nor my
mother, and shall I
tell you?”
(NIV)
She cried the whole seven days of the feast. So on the seventh day he finally told her, because she continued to press him. She in turn explained the riddle to her people.
She
wept before him the
seven days that their
feast lasted, and on the
seventh day he
told her, because she
pressed him hard. Then she
told the
riddle to her
people.
(NIV)
Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him,
‘What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?’
Samson said to them,
‘If you had not ploughed with my heifer,
you would not have solved my riddle.’
And the
men of the
city said to him on the
seventh day before the
sun went down,
“What is
sweeter than
honey?
What is
stronger than a
lion?”
And he
said to them,
“
If you had not
plowed with my
heifer,
you would not have
found out my
riddle.”
(NIV)
Then the Spirit of the
Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.
And the
Spirit of the
Lord rushed upon him, and he
went down to
Ashkelon and
struck down
thirty men of the town and
took their
spoil and
gave the
garments to those who had
told the
riddle. In
hot anger he
went back to his
father’s house.
(NIV)
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the
Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.
Now when the
queen of
Sheba heard of the
fame of
Solomon concerning the
name of the
Lord, she
came to
test him with
hard questions.
(NIV)
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan – with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones – she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.
Now when the
queen of
Sheba heard of the
fame of
Solomon, she
came to
Jerusalem to
test him with
hard questions, having a
very great retinue and
camels bearing spices and very
much gold and
precious stones. And when she
came to
Solomon, she
told him
all that was
on her
mind.
(NIV)
They are higher than the heavens above – what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below – what can you know?
It is
higher than heaven —what can you
do?
Deeper than
Sheol—what can you
know?
(NIV)
He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings utter darkness into the light.
He
uncovers the
deeps out of
darkness and
brings deep darkness to
light.
(NIV)
I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
I will
incline my
ear to a
proverb;
I will
solve my
riddle to the music of the
lyre.
(NIV)
They plot injustice and say,
‘We have devised a perfect plan!’
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
They
search out injustice,
saying, “We have
accomplished a
diligent search.”
For the
inward mind and
heart of a
man are
deep.
(NIV)
I will open my mouth with a parable;
I will utter hidden things, things from of old –
I will
open my
mouth in a
parable;
I will
utter dark sayings from of
old,
(NIV)
for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
to
understand a
proverb and a
saying,
the
words of the
wise and their
riddles.
(NIV)
The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
The
words of a
man’s mouth are
deep waters;
the
fountain of
wisdom is a
bubbling brook.
(NIV)
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but one who has insight draws them out.
The
purpose in a
man’s heart is like
deep water,
but a
man of
understanding will draw it
out.
(NIV)
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the
Lord’s wrath falls into it.
The
mouth of
forbidden women is a
deep pit;
he with
whom the
Lord is angry will
fall into it.
(NIV)
for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
For a
prostitute is a
deep pit;
an
adulteress is a
narrow well.
(NIV)
Whatever exists is far off and most profound –
who can discover it?
That which has
been is
far off, and
deep, very
deep;
who can
find it out?
(NIV)
‘Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.
“
Son of
man,
propound a
riddle, and
speak a
parable to the
house of
Israel;
(NIV)
‘This is what the Sovereign
Lord says:
‘You will drink your sister’s cup,
a cup large and deep;
it will bring scorn and derision,
for it holds so much.
Thus says the
Lord God:
“You shall
drink your
sister’s cup that is
deep and
large;
you shall be
laughed at and held in
derision,
for it
contains much;
(NIV)
He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
and told them to
seek mercy from the
God of
heaven concerning this mystery, so that
Daniel and his
companions might
not be
destroyed with the
rest of the
wise men of
Babylon.
(NIV)
During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
Then the
mystery was
revealed to
Daniel in a
vision of the
night.
Then Daniel blessed the
God of
heaven.
(NIV)
Daniel replied, ‘No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,
Daniel answered the
king and
said, “
No wise men,
enchanters,
magicians, or
astrologers can
show to the
king the
mystery that the
king has
asked,
(NIV)
but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:
but there
is a
God in
heaven who
reveals mysteries, and he has made
known to
King Nebuchadnezzar what will
be in the
latter days. Your
dream and the
visions of your
head as you
lay in bed are
these:
(NIV)
‘As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.
To
you, O
king, as you lay in
bed came thoughts of
what would be
after this,
and he who
reveals mysteries made
known to you
what is to
be.
(NIV)
As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
But as for
me,
this mystery has been
revealed to me,
not because of any
wisdom that I
have more than all the
living,
but in
order that the
interpretation may be made
known to the
king, and that you may
know the
thoughts of your
mind.
(NIV)
The king said to Daniel, ‘Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.’
The
king answered and
said to
Daniel, “
Truly, your
God is
God of
gods and
Lord of
kings, and a
revealer of
mysteries, for you have been
able to reveal this mystery.”
(NIV)
I said, ‘Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me.
“O
Belteshazzar,
chief of the
magicians,
because I know that the
spirit of the
holy gods is in you and
that no mystery is too
difficult for you,
tell me the
visions of my
dream that I
saw and their
interpretation.
(NIV)
‘In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.
And at the latter
end of their
kingdom, when the
transgressors have reached their
limit, a
king of
bold face, one who
understands riddles, shall
arise.
(NIV)
‘Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
‘“Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!
How long must this go on?”
Shall
not all these take
up their
taunt against him, with
scoffing and
riddles for him, and
say,
“
Woe to him
who heaps up what is
not his own—
for how long?—
and
loads himself with
pledges!”
(NIV)
He replied,
‘Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.And he
answered them,
“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
(NIV)
He told them,
‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parablesAnd he
said to
them,
“To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
(NIV)
He said,
‘The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘ “though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.” he
said,
“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
(NIV)
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
Lest you be wise in your own
sight, I do not
want you to
be unaware of this mystery,
brothers: a
partial hardening has
come upon
Israel,
until the
fullness of the
Gentiles has
come in.
(NIV)
Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
Now to him who is
able to
strengthen you according to
my gospel and the
preaching of
Jesus Christ,
according to the
revelation of the
mystery that was
kept secret for
long ages
(NIV)
No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
But we
impart a
secret and
hidden wisdom of
God,
which God decreed before the
ages for our glory.
(NIV)
This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.
This is
how one should
regard us,
as servants of
Christ and stewards of the
mysteries of
God.
(NIV)
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
And if I
have prophetic powers,
and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I
have all faith,
so
as to
remove mountains,
but have not love, I
am nothing.
(NIV)
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.
For one who
speaks in a
tongue speaks not to
men but to
God;
for no
one understands him,
but he
utters mysteries in the
Spirit.
(NIV)
Listen, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed –
Behold! I
tell you a
mystery.
We shall
not all sleep,
but we shall
all be
changed,
(NIV)
he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
making
known to
us the
mystery of
his will,
according to
his purpose,
which he
set forth in Christ
(NIV)
that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
how the
mystery was
made known to
me by revelation,
as I have
written briefly.
(NIV)
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
When you
read this, you
can perceive my insight into the
mystery of
Christ,
(NIV)
and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
and to bring to
light for
everyone what is the
plan of the
mystery hidden for ages in God,
who created all
things,
(NIV)
This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Christ and the church.
This mystery is profound,
and I am
saying that it
refers to
Christ and the church.
(NIV)
Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
and
also for me,
that words may be
given to
me in opening my mouth boldly to
proclaim the
mystery of the
gospel,
(NIV)
the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.
the
mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to
his saints.
(NIV)
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
To
them God chose to make
known how
great among the
Gentiles are the
riches of the
glory of
this mystery,
which is Christ in you,
the
hope of
glory.
(NIV)
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
that their hearts may be
encouraged, being
knit together in love,
to reach all the
riches of
full assurance of
understanding and the
knowledge of
God’s mystery, which
is Christ,
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