2 Corinthians 1:20

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2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

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"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has come and brought His people deliverance;

For while the law was given through Moses, spiritual blessing and truth have come through Jesus Christ.

Jesus answered him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

And you are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the sacred compact which God made with your forefathers, when He said to Abraham: 'All the families of the earth are to be blessed through your posterity.'

So now we are bringing you the good news about the promise that was made to our forefathers,

For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

Yes, I mean that Christ has become a servant to Israel to prove God's truthfulness, to make valid His promises to our forefathers,

Now the promises were made to Abraham and his descendant. It does not say, "and to your descendants," in the plural, but in the singular, "and to your descendant," that is, Christ.

so that you may not grow careless, but may follow the example of those who through their faith and patient endurance are now possessors of the blessings promised.

But in this case, the man whose ancestry is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham, and put his blessing on the man who had the promises from God.

since they deal only with food and drink and various washings, that is, with mere material regulations which are in force only until the time of setting things straight.

These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes, forever.

Let what you have heard from the beginning continue to live in your hearts; if you do, you will always remain in union with the Son and the Father.

And this testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is given through union with His Son.

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For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.

And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.

"Glory to God in highest heaven! And peace on earth to men who please him."

For from Him everything comes, through Him everything lives, and for Him everything exists. Glory to Him forever! Amen.

Therefore, practice receiving one another into full Christian fellowship, just as Christ has so received you to Himself.

so that we might praise the splendid favor which He has shown us in His beloved Son.

to show, throughout the coming ages, the boundless generosity of His unmerited favor shown us in His goodness to us through Christ Jesus.

yes, on me, the very least of all His people, this unmerited favor was bestowed -- that I might preach as good news to the heathen the boundless riches of Christ,

to whom God has chosen to make known how glorious are the riches of this open secret among the heathen, namely, Christ in you the hope of your glorification.

when on that day He comes to be glorified in His consecrated ones and to be admired by all who believe in Him because our testimony has been confidently accepted among you.

It was made known to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in their searching for these things that have already been told to you by those who through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news. The angels long to take a peep into these things.

saying: "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!"