who is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Jehovah knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.

So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

For if the inheritance is of the Law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

giving thanks to the Father who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

that being justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, in order that you may inherit blessing.

declaring the end from the beginning, and from antiquity things which are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure;

calling a bird of prey from the east, the man who executes my counsel from a distant land. Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have formed it; I will also do it.

which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding,

With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.

Counsel and sound wisdom are mine; I am understanding; I have strength.

who say, Let Him hurry and hasten His work, so that we may see it; and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, so that we may know it!

This also comes forth from Jehovah of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excels in sound wisdom.

Who has directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and what man, as a counselor, has taught Him?

With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him and taught Him in the path of justice; and taught Him knowledge, and made known the way of understanding to Him?

For who has stood in the counsel of Jehovah, and has perceived and heard His Word? Who has paid attention to His Word and heeded it?

great in counsel and mighty in work; for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

Even He shall build the temple of Jehovah; and He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne. And He shall be a priest on His throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between the two of them.

Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

For I have not shrunk back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?

Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, pledged it by an oath,