And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, gracious and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,

and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity and unrighteousness and sins; and He will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children's children, to the third and fourth generation.

For You, O Lord, are kind and gentle, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon You.

But You, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

Who is a God like You, canceling iniquities, and passing over the sins of the remnant of His inheritance? And He has not kept His anger for a testimony, for He delights in mercy.

He will return and have mercy upon us; He will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depth of the sea, even all our sins.

But [the] law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded,

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be like-minded among one another, according to Christ Jesus,

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Finally brothers, farewell. Restore [yourselves], comfort [yourselves], be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant,

but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all manner of life,

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

for [the children] not yet being born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works but of Him who calls,

even us whom He called, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles?

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

that you would make your walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time [itself],

As His divine power has granted to us all things [pertaining] to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,

For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

And on account of this He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for redemption of the transgressions at the time of the first covenant, that those having been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

And this is the promise which He Himself promised to you--eternal life.

In which you greatly rejoice, [though for] a little while now, if need be, you have been distressed by various trials,

so that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, though being tested with fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

Finally brothers, farewell. Restore [yourselves], comfort [yourselves], be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Now to Him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to make you stand before His glory, blameless with exultation,

having been rooted and built up in Him and being established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and will guard you from the evil one.

Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, You will revive me; You have stretched forth Your hands against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand has saved me.

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and save the house of Joseph, and I will settle them; because I have loved them: and they shall be as if I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.

And I will strengthen them in the Lord their God; and they shall boast in His name, says the Lord.

But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach before Him--

if indeed you continue in the faith, having been founded and firm and not drifting away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was proclaimed to all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

If anyone speaks, [let him speak] as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, [let him serve] as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.