John 12:38 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”

12:38 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
当代译本 - 这是要应验以赛亚先知的话： “主啊，谁相信我们所传的呢？主的臂膀向谁彰显呢？”
圣经新译本 - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的，有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
中文标准译本 - 这是为要应验先知以赛亚所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的，有谁相信了？主的膀臂，向谁显示了？”
现代标点和合本 - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本（拼音版） - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
New International Version - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New International Reader's Version - This happened as Isaiah the prophet had said it would. He had said, “Lord, who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?” ( Isaiah 53:1 )
English Standard Version - so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New Living Translation - This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?”
Christian Standard Bible - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
New American Standard Bible - This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New King James Version - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Amplified Bible - This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled, revealed)?”
American Standard Version - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
King James Version - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
New English Translation - so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
World English Bible - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, “Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
新標點和合本 - 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
當代譯本 - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知的話：「主啊，誰相信我們所傳的呢？主的臂膀向誰彰顯呢？」
聖經新譯本 - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話： “主啊，我們所傳的，有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？”
呂振中譯本 - 這是要應驗神言人以賽亞的話說：『主啊，我們所傳給人聽的、有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰現露過呢？』
中文標準譯本 - 這是為要應驗先知以賽亞所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的，有誰相信了？主的膀臂，向誰顯示了？」
現代標點和合本 - 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話說：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
文理和合譯本 - 以應先知以賽亞之言云、主歟、我所宣傳、信之者誰、主之臂力、顯於誰乎、
文理委辦譯本 - 如是、應先知以賽亞言云、主、我所傳聞、篤信者誰、主之大力、誠服者誰、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 為應先知以賽亞之言云、主、我所傳聞、誰信乎、主所顯之大力、誰見乎、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 此蓋所以應乎先知意灑雅之所言曰：『主乎！我之所傳、誰其信之？主之臂力、誰其領之？』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así se cumplió lo dicho por el profeta Isaías: «Señor, ¿quién ha creído a nuestro mensaje, y a quién se le ha revelado el poder del Señor?»
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 “주여, 우리가 전한 것을 누가 믿었으며 주의 능력이 누구에게 나타났습니까?” 라고 한 예언자 이사야의 예언이 이루어졌다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Господи, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась мышца Господня?»
Восточный перевод - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ainsi s’accomplit ce que le prophète Esaïe avait prédit : Seigneur, qui a cru à notre message et à qui la puissance du Seigneur a-t-elle été révélée ?
リビングバイブル - まさに、イザヤが預言したとおりです。「主よ。だれが私たちのことばを信じるのか。だれが神の力強い奇跡を証拠と認めるのか。」（イザヤ53・1）
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν· κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν, Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?
Nova Versão Internacional - Isso aconteceu para se cumprir a palavra do profeta Isaías, que disse: “Senhor, quem creu em nossa mensagem, e a quem foi revelado o braço do Senhor?”
Hoffnung für alle - So sollte sich erfüllen, was der Prophet Jesaja vorausgesagt hatte: »Herr, wer glaubt denn unserer Botschaft? Wer erkennt, dass Gott es ist, der diese mächtigen Taten vollbringt?«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật đúng như lời Tiên tri Y-sai đã nói: “Lạy Chúa Hằng Hữu, ai tin lời giảng của chúng con? Ai thấy được cánh tay uy quyền của Chúa Hằng Hữu?”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ทั้งนี้เป็นไปตามคำของผู้เผยพระวจนะอิสยาห์ที่ว่า “ข้าแต่องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ใครเล่าได้เชื่อถ้อยคำของเรา และพระกรขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้สำแดงแก่ผู้ใด?”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ซึ่งเป็นไปตามคำที่อิสยาห์ผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพระเจ้ากล่าวไว้คือ “พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ใครบ้างที่เชื่อในสิ่งที่ได้ยินจากพวกเราแล้ว และอานุภาพของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้ปรากฏแจ้งแก่ผู้ใด”

交叉引用

John 19:36 - These things that happened confirmed the Scripture, “Not a bone in his body was broken,” and the other Scripture that reads, “They will stare at the one they pierced.” * * *
Isaiah 51:9 - Wake up, wake up, flex your muscles, God! Wake up as in the old days, in the long ago. Didn’t you once make mincemeat of Rahab, dispatch the old chaos-dragon? And didn’t you once dry up the sea, the powerful waters of the deep, And then made the bottom of the ocean a road for the redeemed to walk across? In the same way God’s ransomed will come back, come back to Zion cheering, shouting, Joy eternal wreathing their heads, exuberant ecstasies transporting them— and not a sign of moans or groans.
Acts 8:29 - The Spirit told Philip, “Climb into the chariot.” Running up alongside, Philip heard the eunuch reading Isaiah and asked, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
Acts 13:29 - “After they had done everything the prophets said they would do, they took him down from the cross and buried him. And then God raised him from death. There is no disputing that—he appeared over and over again many times and places to those who had known him well in the Galilean years, and these same people continue to give witness that he is alive.
John 19:24 - While the soldiers were looking after themselves, Jesus’ mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her. He said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that moment the disciple accepted her as his own mother.
Matthew 16:17 - Jesus came back, “God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.
Matthew 27:35 - After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they killed time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you’re really God’s Son, come down from that cross!”
2 Corinthians 4:3 - If our Message is obscure to anyone, it’s not because we’re holding back in any way. No, it’s because these other people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention. All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness. They think he can give them what they want, and that they won’t have to bother believing a Truth they can’t see. They’re stone-blind to the dayspring brightness of the Message that shines with Christ, who gives us the best picture of God we’ll ever get.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
2 Chronicles 32:20 - King Hezekiah, joined by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, responded by praying, calling up to heaven. God answered by sending an angel who wiped out everyone in the Assyrian camp, both warriors and officers. Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace, tail between his legs. When he went into the temple of his god, his own sons killed him.
Ephesians 1:20 - All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
Galatians 1:16 - Immediately after my calling—without consulting anyone around me and without going up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles long before I was—I got away to Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus, but it was three years before I went up to Jerusalem to compare stories with Peter. I was there only fifteen days—but what days they were! Except for our Master’s brother James, I saw no other apostles. (I’m telling you the absolute truth in this.)
2 Corinthians 3:16 - Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.
Isaiah 53:1 - Who believes what we’ve heard and seen? Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
当代译本 - 这是要应验以赛亚先知的话： “主啊，谁相信我们所传的呢？主的臂膀向谁彰显呢？”
圣经新译本 - 这是要应验以赛亚先知所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的，有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
中文标准译本 - 这是为要应验先知以赛亚所说的话： “主啊，我们所传的，有谁相信了？主的膀臂，向谁显示了？”
现代标点和合本 - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
和合本（拼音版） - 这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说： “主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？主的膀臂向谁显露呢？”
New International Version - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New International Reader's Version - This happened as Isaiah the prophet had said it would. He had said, “Lord, who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?” ( Isaiah 53:1 )
English Standard Version - so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New Living Translation - This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?”
Christian Standard Bible - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
New American Standard Bible - This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
New King James Version - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Amplified Bible - This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled, revealed)?”
American Standard Version - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
King James Version - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
New English Translation - so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
World English Bible - that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, “Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
新標點和合本 - 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
當代譯本 - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知的話：「主啊，誰相信我們所傳的呢？主的臂膀向誰彰顯呢？」
聖經新譯本 - 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話： “主啊，我們所傳的，有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？”
呂振中譯本 - 這是要應驗神言人以賽亞的話說：『主啊，我們所傳給人聽的、有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰現露過呢？』
中文標準譯本 - 這是為要應驗先知以賽亞所說的話：「主啊，我們所傳的，有誰相信了？主的膀臂，向誰顯示了？」
現代標點和合本 - 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話說：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？」
文理和合譯本 - 以應先知以賽亞之言云、主歟、我所宣傳、信之者誰、主之臂力、顯於誰乎、
文理委辦譯本 - 如是、應先知以賽亞言云、主、我所傳聞、篤信者誰、主之大力、誠服者誰、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 為應先知以賽亞之言云、主、我所傳聞、誰信乎、主所顯之大力、誰見乎、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 此蓋所以應乎先知意灑雅之所言曰：『主乎！我之所傳、誰其信之？主之臂力、誰其領之？』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así se cumplió lo dicho por el profeta Isaías: «Señor, ¿quién ha creído a nuestro mensaje, y a quién se le ha revelado el poder del Señor?»
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 “주여, 우리가 전한 것을 누가 믿었으며 주의 능력이 누구에게 나타났습니까?” 라고 한 예언자 이사야의 예언이 이루어졌다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Господи, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась мышца Господня?»
Восточный перевод - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так исполнились слова пророка Исаии: «Вечный, кто поверил слышанному от нас, и кому открылась сила Вечного?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ainsi s’accomplit ce que le prophète Esaïe avait prédit : Seigneur, qui a cru à notre message et à qui la puissance du Seigneur a-t-elle été révélée ?
リビングバイブル - まさに、イザヤが預言したとおりです。「主よ。だれが私たちのことばを信じるのか。だれが神の力強い奇跡を証拠と認めるのか。」（イザヤ53・1）
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν· κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν, Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?
Nova Versão Internacional - Isso aconteceu para se cumprir a palavra do profeta Isaías, que disse: “Senhor, quem creu em nossa mensagem, e a quem foi revelado o braço do Senhor?”
Hoffnung für alle - So sollte sich erfüllen, was der Prophet Jesaja vorausgesagt hatte: »Herr, wer glaubt denn unserer Botschaft? Wer erkennt, dass Gott es ist, der diese mächtigen Taten vollbringt?«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật đúng như lời Tiên tri Y-sai đã nói: “Lạy Chúa Hằng Hữu, ai tin lời giảng của chúng con? Ai thấy được cánh tay uy quyền của Chúa Hằng Hữu?”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ทั้งนี้เป็นไปตามคำของผู้เผยพระวจนะอิสยาห์ที่ว่า “ข้าแต่องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ใครเล่าได้เชื่อถ้อยคำของเรา และพระกรขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้สำแดงแก่ผู้ใด?”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ซึ่งเป็นไปตามคำที่อิสยาห์ผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพระเจ้ากล่าวไว้คือ “พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ใครบ้างที่เชื่อในสิ่งที่ได้ยินจากพวกเราแล้ว และอานุภาพของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้ปรากฏแจ้งแก่ผู้ใด”

John 19:36 - These things that happened confirmed the Scripture, “Not a bone in his body was broken,” and the other Scripture that reads, “They will stare at the one they pierced.” * * *
Isaiah 51:9 - Wake up, wake up, flex your muscles, God! Wake up as in the old days, in the long ago. Didn’t you once make mincemeat of Rahab, dispatch the old chaos-dragon? And didn’t you once dry up the sea, the powerful waters of the deep, And then made the bottom of the ocean a road for the redeemed to walk across? In the same way God’s ransomed will come back, come back to Zion cheering, shouting, Joy eternal wreathing their heads, exuberant ecstasies transporting them— and not a sign of moans or groans.
Acts 8:29 - The Spirit told Philip, “Climb into the chariot.” Running up alongside, Philip heard the eunuch reading Isaiah and asked, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
Acts 13:29 - “After they had done everything the prophets said they would do, they took him down from the cross and buried him. And then God raised him from death. There is no disputing that—he appeared over and over again many times and places to those who had known him well in the Galilean years, and these same people continue to give witness that he is alive.
John 19:24 - While the soldiers were looking after themselves, Jesus’ mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her. He said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that moment the disciple accepted her as his own mother.
Matthew 16:17 - Jesus came back, “God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.
Matthew 27:35 - After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they killed time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you’re really God’s Son, come down from that cross!”
2 Corinthians 4:3 - If our Message is obscure to anyone, it’s not because we’re holding back in any way. No, it’s because these other people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention. All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness. They think he can give them what they want, and that they won’t have to bother believing a Truth they can’t see. They’re stone-blind to the dayspring brightness of the Message that shines with Christ, who gives us the best picture of God we’ll ever get.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
2 Chronicles 32:20 - King Hezekiah, joined by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, responded by praying, calling up to heaven. God answered by sending an angel who wiped out everyone in the Assyrian camp, both warriors and officers. Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace, tail between his legs. When he went into the temple of his god, his own sons killed him.
Ephesians 1:20 - All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
Galatians 1:16 - Immediately after my calling—without consulting anyone around me and without going up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles long before I was—I got away to Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus, but it was three years before I went up to Jerusalem to compare stories with Peter. I was there only fifteen days—but what days they were! Except for our Master’s brother James, I saw no other apostles. (I’m telling you the absolute truth in this.)
2 Corinthians 3:16 - Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.
Isaiah 53:1 - Who believes what we’ve heard and seen? Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?