diff --git a/01-GEN/13.usfm b/01-GEN/13.usfm index 89159757..5ab728c7 100644 --- a/01-GEN/13.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/13.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 They continued traveling from place to place from the southern Judean wilderness toward Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where they had previously set up their tents. -\v 4 This is also where Abram had built an altar; there he worshiped Yahweh again. +\v 4 This is also where Abram had built an altar; there he worshiped Yahweh again. \s5 \v 5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle and tents. diff --git a/01-GEN/14.usfm b/01-GEN/14.usfm index 0a64ffe8..e12d0c96 100644 --- a/01-GEN/14.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/14.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \v 6 They also defeated the Horite people in their hill area of Seir as far as El Paran near the desert. \s5 -\v 7 Then they turned around and went to En Mishpat, which is now called Kadesh. They conquered all the land belonging to the Amalekite people and the Amorite people who were living in Hazazon Tamar. +\v 7 Then they turned around and went to En Mishpat, which is now called Kadesh. They conquered all the land belonging to the Amalekite people and the Amorite people who were living in Hazazon Tamar. \p \v 8 Then the armies of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela marched out to fight the armies of the four kings in Siddim Valley. \v 9 They fought against the armies of Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, Tidal the king of Goiim, Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar. The armies of four kings were fighting against the armies of five kings. @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ \s5 \v 19 Then he blessed Abram and said, "I ask the supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you. -\v 20 I praise the supreme God, because he has enabled you to defeat your enemies." Then Abram gave to Melchizedek a tenth part of all the things he had captured. +\v 20 I praise the supreme God, because he has enabled you to defeat your enemies." Then Abram gave to Melchizedek a tenth part of all the things he had captured. \s5 \v 21 The King of Sodom said to Abram, "You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you captured." -\v 22 But Abram said to the King of Sodom, "I have solemnly promised Yahweh, the supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, +\v 22 But Abram said to the King of Sodom, "I have solemnly promised Yahweh, the supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, \v 23 that I will not even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, 'I caused Abram to become rich.' \v 24 The only thing I will accept is the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me and fought alongside me, so let them have a share of the goods we brought back." diff --git a/01-GEN/15.usfm b/01-GEN/15.usfm index abdf302f..66400f45 100644 --- a/01-GEN/15.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/15.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 Some time later, Abram had a vision in which Yahweh spoke to him and said, "Do not be afraid of anything, I will protect you and I will give a great reward." \v 2 But Abram replied, "Lord Yahweh, how can you give me what I truly want, because I have no children, and the one who will inherit all my possessions is my servant Eliezer, from Damascus!" -\v 3 Abram also said, "You have not given me any children, so a servant in my household will inherit everything that I own!" +\v 3 Abram also said, "You have not given me any children, so a servant in my household will inherit everything that I own!" \s5 \v 4 Yahweh replied, "No! He will not be the one who will inherit it. Instead, you yourself will be the father of the one who will inherit everything you own." diff --git a/01-GEN/16.usfm b/01-GEN/16.usfm index ee99bcff..68dd8ffe 100644 --- a/01-GEN/16.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/16.usfm @@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 So Hagar later gave birth to a son for Abram, and she named him Ishmael. +\v 15 So Hagar later gave birth to a son for Abram, and she named him Ishmael. \v 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Abram's son Ishmael. diff --git a/01-GEN/17.usfm b/01-GEN/17.usfm index a5464f8e..aaeff123 100644 --- a/01-GEN/17.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/17.usfm @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ \s5 \v 19 Then God replied, "No! Your wife Sarah will bear a son for you. You must name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him, one which will be an everlasting covenant with him and his descendants. -\v 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard what you asked me to do for him. I will bless him so that he also will have many descendants. Among his descendants will be the leaders of twelve tribes. And I will cause his descendants to become a great nation. -\v 21 But it is with Isaac that I will establish my covenant—Isaac, the son whom Sarah will give birth to at this time next year." +\v 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard what you asked me to do for him. I will bless him so that he also will have many descendants. Among his descendants will be the leaders of twelve tribes. And I will cause his descendants to become a great nation. +\v 21 But it is with Isaac that I will establish my covenant—Isaac, the son whom Sarah will give birth to at this time next year." \s5 \v 22 When God finished talking to Abraham, God disappeared from his sight. diff --git a/01-GEN/18.usfm b/01-GEN/18.usfm index d56d2ffe..aa110e68 100644 --- a/01-GEN/18.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/18.usfm @@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ \p \v 1 One day during that year, at the time of day when it was hot, Yahweh appeared to Abraham again near the big trees that belonged to Mamre. Abraham was sitting in the entrance to his tent. -\v 2 Abraham looked up and was surprised to see three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground in respect. +\v 2 Abraham looked up and was surprised to see three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground in respect. \s5 \v 3 He said to one of them, "Lord, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while. \v 4 Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and then rest under this tree. -\v 5 Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food so that you can gain strength before you leave." The men replied, "All right, do as you have said." +\v 5 Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food so that you can gain strength before you leave." The men replied, "All right, do as you have said." \s5 \v 6 Then Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick, get twenty kilograms of our best flour and make some bread!" \v 7 Then he ran to the herd of cattle and selected a calf whose meat would be tender and tasty. He gave it to one of his servants, who hurried to kill and cook it. -\v 8 When the meat was cooked, Abraham brought some curds, milk, and the meat that the servant had prepared. He placed them in front of them. Then he stood near them under a tree while they ate. +\v 8 When the meat was cooked, Abraham brought some curds, milk, and the meat that the servant had prepared. He placed them in front of them. Then he stood near them under a tree while they ate. \s5 \v 9 After they ate, they asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He replied, "She is in the tent." @@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ \p \v 16 When the three men got up to leave, they looked down into the valley toward the city of Sodom. Abraham was walking with them to say "Farewell" to them. \v 17 Yahweh said to himself, "It is not right for me to prevent Abraham from knowing what I plan to do. -\v 18 Abraham's descendants will become a great and powerful people group. And people of all people groups will be blessed because of what I do for him. +\v 18 Abraham's descendants will become a great and powerful people group. And people of all people groups will be blessed because of what I do for him. \v 19 I have chosen him in order that he will direct his children and their families so that they will obey me and do what is right and fair, so that I will do for Abraham what I have promised to do for him." \s5 -\v 20 So Yahweh said to Abraham, "I have heard the terrible things that some people have been saying about the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Their sins are very great. +\v 20 So Yahweh said to Abraham, "I have heard the terrible things that some people have been saying about the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Their sins are very great. \v 21 So I will go down now, and I will see if all the terrible things that I have heard are true or not true." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/21.usfm b/01-GEN/21.usfm index f91e6b7c..b897e041 100644 --- a/01-GEN/21.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/21.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born. \v 6 Sarah said, "Although I was sad before because I did not have any children, God has now enabled me to laugh with joy, and everyone who hears about what God has done for me will laugh with me." -\v 7 She also said, "No one would have said to Abraham that some day I would nurse a child, but I have given birth to a son when Abraham is very old." +\v 7 She also said, "No one would have said to Abraham that some day I would nurse a child, but I have given birth to a son when Abraham is very old." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/22.usfm b/01-GEN/22.usfm index c72f5639..9cfeb65c 100644 --- a/01-GEN/22.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/22.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 On the third day that they were traveling, Abraham looked up and saw in the distance the place where God wanted him to go. \v 5 Abraham said to his servants, "You two stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We will worship God there, and then we will come back to you." -\v 6 Then Abraham took the wood to start a fire for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac for him to carry. Abraham carried in his hand something for starting a fire. He also carried a knife, and the two of them walked along together. +\v 6 Then Abraham took the wood to start a fire for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac for him to carry. Abraham carried in his hand something for starting a fire. He also carried a knife, and the two of them walked along together. \s5 \v 7 Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham, saying, "My father." Abraham replied, "Yes, my son, I am here!" Isaac said, "Look, we have wood and coals to light a fire, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" diff --git a/01-GEN/23.usfm b/01-GEN/23.usfm index 6640be12..90865efd 100644 --- a/01-GEN/23.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/23.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 9 to sell me the cave in the Machpelah area, which is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price he wants, and to sell it to me in front of you all. In this way I can have a burial ground." \s5 -\v 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the people at the city gate where many descendants of Heth had gathered. He had heard what Abraham said to them. +\v 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the people at the city gate where many descendants of Heth had gathered. He had heard what Abraham said to them. \v 11 Ephron said, "No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses. Please bury your wife there." \s5 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 18 This is how Abraham bought the property, as all the descendants of Heth were listening there at the city gate. \s5 -\v 19 After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah's body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron, in the land of Canaan. +\v 19 After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah's body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron, in the land of Canaan. \v 20 So the field and the cave in it were officially sold to Abraham by the descendants of Heth, for him to use as a burial ground. diff --git a/01-GEN/25.usfm b/01-GEN/25.usfm index 5bf965c7..d30b94c0 100644 --- a/01-GEN/25.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/25.usfm @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \v 31 Jacob said, "I will give you some if you sell me your right as firstborn to inherit most of our father's wealth." \v 32 Esau replied, "Well, I am about to die from being so hungry. If I die now, my rights will not help me." \v 33 Jacob said, "Swear to me that you are giving me your rights as firstborn!" So that is what Esau did. He sold his firstborn rights to Jacob. -\v 34 Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he was not interested in his rights as firstborn. +\v 34 Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he was not interested in his rights as firstborn. diff --git a/01-GEN/26.usfm b/01-GEN/26.usfm index a19432ce..282f9324 100644 --- a/01-GEN/26.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/26.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said to him, "Now I realize that she is really your wife! So why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied to him, "I said that because I thought that someone here might kill me to get her." -\v 10 Abimelech said, "You should not have done this to us! One of our people might have slept with your wife, and you would have caused us to be guilty of a great sin!" +\v 10 Abimelech said, "You should not have done this to us! One of our people might have slept with your wife, and you would have caused us to be guilty of a great sin!" \v 11 Then Abimelech commanded all his people, saying, "Do not harm this man or his wife! Anyone who does that will surely be executed!" \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/27.usfm b/01-GEN/27.usfm index f6736f0d..1e97314f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/27.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/27.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ and said to him, "My son?" He replied, "Here I am!" \s5 \p \v 11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau's skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth! -\v 12 What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and I will bring a curse on myself, not a blessing!" +\v 12 What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and I will bring a curse on myself, not a blessing!" \s5 \v 13 His mother said to him, "If that happens, my son, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!" @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ and said to him, "My son?" He replied, "Here I am!" \s5 \p -\v 18 Jacob took it and went to his father and said, "My father!" Isaac replied, "I am here; which of my sons are you?" +\v 18 Jacob took it and went to his father and said, "My father!" Isaac replied, "I am here; which of my sons are you?" \v 19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can bless me." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/28.usfm b/01-GEN/28.usfm index b5daf7d4..e90deaaa 100644 --- a/01-GEN/28.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/28.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan Aram. He also found out that when his father blessed Jacob, he told him, "Do not marry a woman from the Canaanite people," +\v 6 Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan Aram. He also found out that when his father blessed Jacob, he told him, "Do not marry a woman from the Canaanite people," \v 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and had gone to Paddan Aram. \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/30.usfm b/01-GEN/30.usfm index 689d5067..ec3d7534 100644 --- a/01-GEN/30.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/30.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob. -\v 20 Leah said, "God has given me a precious gift. This time my husband will honor me, because I have given birth to six sons for him." So she named him Zebulun. +\v 20 Leah said, "God has given me a precious gift. This time my husband will honor me, because I have given birth to six sons for him." So she named him Zebulun. \p \v 21 Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah. diff --git a/01-GEN/31.usfm b/01-GEN/31.usfm index 7aa19ebd..3bde2457 100644 --- a/01-GEN/31.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/31.usfm @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 36 Then Jacob became angry. He said to Laban, "What crime did I commit? For what sin have you pursued me? +\v 36 Then Jacob became angry. He said to Laban, "What crime did I commit? For what sin have you pursued me? \v 37 Now you have searched through all my possessions, and you have found nothing that belongs to you! If you have found anything, put it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they can decide who is right, you or me! \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/32.usfm b/01-GEN/32.usfm index 73c6b9af..77009e18 100644 --- a/01-GEN/32.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/32.usfm @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 28 The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, which means 'he struggles with God,' because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won." \s5 -\v 29 Jacob said, "Now, please tell me your name!" The man replied, "Why do you ask me what my name is?" But he blessed Jacob there. +\v 29 Jacob said, "Now, please tell me your name!" The man replied, "Why do you ask me what my name is?" But he blessed Jacob there. \v 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, which means "God's face," saying "I looked directly at God, but I did not die because of doing that." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/33.usfm b/01-GEN/33.usfm index df5a1cc3..068659f8 100644 --- a/01-GEN/33.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/33.usfm @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ \s5 \v 9 But Esau replied, "My younger brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!" -\v 10 But Jacob said, "No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing you smile at me assures me that you have forgiven me. It is like seeing the face of God! -\v 11 Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!" Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally Esau accepted them. +\v 10 But Jacob said, "No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing you smile at me assures me that you have forgiven me. It is like seeing the face of God! +\v 11 Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!" Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally Esau accepted them. \s5 \p diff --git a/01-GEN/34.usfm b/01-GEN/34.usfm index 458780c1..667cbf3f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/34.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/34.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. -\v 19 Shechem wanted very much to take Jacob's daughter as his wife; also, since he was the most respected person in his father's family, he quickly agreed to do what they suggested. +\v 19 Shechem wanted very much to take Jacob's daughter as his wife; also, since he was the most respected person in his father's family, he quickly agreed to do what they suggested. \s5 \v 20 Shechem went with Hamor to the meeting place at the city gate, and they spoke to the city leaders. They said, diff --git a/01-GEN/36.usfm b/01-GEN/36.usfm index 8940b5a4..a3856c18 100644 --- a/01-GEN/36.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/36.usfm @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 These are the chiefs among the descendants of Esau. The descendants of Eliphaz, his firstborn son, these were the chiefs: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, -\v 16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek people groups. These were chiefs that descended from Eliphaz who lived in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah. +\v 15 These are the chiefs among the descendants of Esau. The descendants of Eliphaz, his firstborn son, these were the chiefs: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, +\v 16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek people groups. These were chiefs that descended from Eliphaz who lived in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah. \s5 \p diff --git a/01-GEN/37.usfm b/01-GEN/37.usfm index 1974c016..792521f9 100644 --- a/01-GEN/37.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/37.usfm @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ \s5 \v 7 In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!" -\v 8 His brothers said to him, "Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you going to be our king?" They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream. +\v 8 His brothers said to him, "Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you going to be our king?" They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream. \s5 \p \v 9 Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, "Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me!" -\v 10 He also told his father about it. His father corrected him, saying "What are you suggesting by that dream? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?" +\v 10 He also told his father about it. His father corrected him, saying "What are you suggesting by that dream? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?" \v 11 Joseph's older brothers resented him, but his father kept thinking about what the dream might mean. \s5 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \p Then Joseph arrived near the city of Shechem. \s5 -\v 15 While he was wandering around in the fields looking for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, "Whom are you looking for?" +\v 15 While he was wandering around in the fields looking for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, "Whom are you looking for?" \v 16 Joseph replied, "I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?" \v 17 The man replied, "They are not here anymore. I heard one of them saying, 'Let us take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan town.'" \p So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near Dothan. @@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ \s5 \v 18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him. \v 19 They said to each other things like, "Here comes that dreamer!" -\v 20 "Come on, let us kill him and throw his body into one of the pits! Then we will tell people that a wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will find out whether his dreams come true!" +\v 20 "Come on, let us kill him and throw his body into one of the pits! Then we will tell people that a wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will find out whether his dreams come true!" \s5 \p \v 21 Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill Joseph. He said, "No, we should not kill him. -\v 22 Do not take his life! We can throw him into this pit in the desert, but we should not harm him." He said that and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father. +\v 22 Do not take his life! We can throw him into this pit in the desert, but we should not harm him." He said that and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father. \s5 \p \v 23 When Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his long-sleeved clothing. -\v 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was dry; there was no water in it. +\v 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was dry; there was no water in it. \s5 \p diff --git a/01-GEN/41.usfm b/01-GEN/41.usfm index 4dbef0c5..b1f7dc66 100644 --- a/01-GEN/41.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/41.usfm @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \v 54 Then the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. There was also a famine in all the other nearby lands, but although the crops did not grow, there was food everywhere in Egypt, because of the grain they had stored up in the cities. \s5 -\v 55 When all the people of Egypt had eaten all of their own food and were still hungry, they begged the king for food. So the king told all the people of Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do what he tells you to do." +\v 55 When all the people of Egypt had eaten all of their own food and were still hungry, they begged the king for food. So the king told all the people of Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do what he tells you to do." \p \v 56 When the famine was very bad over the whole country, Joseph ordered his helpers to open the storehouses. Then they sold the grain in the storehouses to the people of Egypt, because the famine was very severe all over Egypt. \v 57 People from many nearby countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was very severe everywhere. diff --git a/01-GEN/43.usfm b/01-GEN/43.usfm index 7f0df666..d49ca23f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/43.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/43.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 2 Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, "Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!" \s5 -\v 3 But Judah said to him, "The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, 'I will not let you see me again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.' +\v 3 But Judah said to him, "The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, 'I will not let you see me again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.' \v 4 So if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you. \v 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, 'I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.'" diff --git a/01-GEN/45.usfm b/01-GEN/45.usfm index e8db6969..724d9c9d 100644 --- a/01-GEN/45.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/45.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 45 \p -\v 1 Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, "All of you go outside!" After they went outside, there were no Egyptians there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was. +\v 1 Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, "All of you go outside!" After they went outside, there were no Egyptians there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was. \v 2 He cried so loudly that even the people outside heard it, and even the people in the king's palace heard it. \v 3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?" But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said. diff --git a/01-GEN/46.usfm b/01-GEN/46.usfm index d22f8dab..38797833 100644 --- a/01-GEN/46.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/46.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 So Jacob left, taking with him all his family and possessions. When they arrived at Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the one whom his father Isaac worshiped. \v 2 That night, God called to Jacob in a vision, saying, "Jacob! Jacob!" He replied, "I am here!" \v 3 God said, "I am God, the one your father worshiped. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, because I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation there. -\v 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and later I will bring your descendants back to Canaan again. And Joseph will be with you when you die." +\v 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and later I will bring your descendants back to Canaan again. And Joseph will be with you when you die." \s5 \p @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Altogether there were sixty-six descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him. That number does not include his sons' wives. +\v 26 Altogether there were sixty-six descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him. That number does not include his sons' wives. \v 27 Including Jacob and Joseph and Joseph's two sons who were born in Egypt, there were seventy members of Jacob's family when they were all there in Egypt. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/05.usfm b/02-EXO/05.usfm index b107a9c4..44ceb15a 100644 --- a/02-EXO/05.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/05.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then Moses and Aaron went to the king. They said to him, "Yahweh God, whom we Israelite people worship, says this to you: 'Let my people go to the desert in order that they may have a festival to honor me!'" -\v 2 But the king said, "Yahweh is no one important. I do not need to pay attention to what he says, or let the Israelite people go. I do not know this Yahweh! Furthermore, I will not let the Israelite people go!" +\v 2 But the king said, "Yahweh is no one important. I do not need to pay attention to what he says, or let the Israelite people go. I do not know this Yahweh! Furthermore, I will not let the Israelite people go!" \s5 \v 3 Moses and Aaron replied, "Yahweh God, the one we Hebrews worship, has revealed himself to us and told us what to tell you. So we ask you to let us go for three days into the wilderness. We must offer sacrifices to Yahweh God there. If we do not do that, he will cause us to die from diseases or from attacks by our enemies." diff --git a/02-EXO/06.usfm b/02-EXO/06.usfm index 0b4375ad..4ccefdc5 100644 --- a/02-EXO/06.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/06.usfm @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \p \v 23 Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. \p -\v 24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korahite people. +\v 24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korahite people. \p \v 25 Aaron's son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. That ends the list of the families and clans that were descended from Levi. diff --git a/02-EXO/17.usfm b/02-EXO/17.usfm index f41d422f..eef0051a 100644 --- a/02-EXO/17.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/17.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \p \v 4 So Moses prayed to Yahweh. He said, "How shall I deal with these people? They are almost ready to kill me by throwing stones at me!" \v 5 Yahweh said to Moses, "Take some of the elders of the Israelite people with you and tell the rest of the people to follow you to Mount Sinai. Take along the staff with which you struck the Nile River. -\v 6 Listen to me! I will stand in front of you on top of a large rock at the foot of Mount Horeb. Strike the rock with your stick. When you do that, water for the people to drink will flow out of the rock." When the people arrived at the mountain, Moses did what God had said, while the Israelite elders were watching, and water flowed from the rock. +\v 6 Listen to me! I will stand in front of you on top of a large rock at the foot of Mount Horeb. Strike the rock with your stick. When you do that, water for the people to drink will flow out of the rock." When the people arrived at the mountain, Moses did what God had said, while the Israelite elders were watching, and water flowed from the rock. \v 7 Moses gave that place two names in the Hebrew language--Masseh, which means 'testing,' and Meribah, which means 'complaining.' He gave it the name Massah because the Israelite people were testing Yahweh, saying "Is Yahweh really among us and able to help us, or not?" and Moses gave it the name Meribah because they were complaining all the time to him. diff --git a/02-EXO/19.usfm b/02-EXO/19.usfm index 39f2c224..32b437d3 100644 --- a/02-EXO/19.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/19.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 7 So Moses went down the mountain and called the elders of the people. He told them everything that Yahweh had told him to tell them. \v 8 The people all said, "We will do everything that Yahweh has told us to do." Then Moses climbed back up the mountain and reported to Yahweh what the people had said. \p -\v 9 Then Yahweh said to Moses "Listen carefully. I am going to appear to you from inside a thick cloud. When I am speaking to you, the people will hear it, and they will always believe that you are their leader." Then Moses told Yahweh what the people said. +\v 9 Then Yahweh said to Moses "Listen carefully. I am going to appear to you from inside a thick cloud. When I am speaking to you, the people will hear it, and they will always believe that you are their leader." Then Moses told Yahweh what the people said. \s5 \v 10 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go back down to the people again. Tell them to get ready for my coming. They must purify themselves today and tomorrow, and wash their clothes, too. diff --git a/02-EXO/21.usfm b/02-EXO/21.usfm index 53cab2d2..d64a9866 100644 --- a/02-EXO/21.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/21.usfm @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 If two people are fighting and they hurt a pregnant woman so that she has a miscarriage but the woman is not harmed in any other way, the one who hurt her must pay a fine. He must pay whatever the woman's husband asks after a judge approves of the fine. +\v 22 If two people are fighting and they hurt a pregnant woman so that she has a miscarriage but the woman is not harmed in any other way, the one who hurt her must pay a fine. He must pay whatever the woman's husband asks after a judge approves of the fine. \v 23 But if the woman is hurt in another way, the one who hurt her must be caused to suffer in the same way that he caused her to suffer. If she dies, he must be killed. \v 24 If her eye is hurt, or if he knocks out her teeth, or her hand or foot is hurt, \v 25 or if she is burned or bruised, the one who hurt her must be hurt in the same way. diff --git a/02-EXO/27.usfm b/02-EXO/27.usfm index 8474e047..5fbea215 100644 --- a/02-EXO/27.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/27.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 All the posts around the courtyard must have bands of silver around them. The clasps must be made of silver, and the bases must be made of bronze. \v 18 The whole courtyard, from the east entrance to the west end, must be forty-six meters long and twenty-three meters wide, and the curtains that enclose it must be 2.3 meters high. All the curtains must be made of fine linen, and all the bases under the posts must be made of bronze. -\v 19 All the things that are not made of gold that are to be used inside the sacred tent and in the courtyard, and all the tent pegs to support the sacred tent and the curtains, must be made of bronze. +\v 19 All the things that are not made of gold that are to be used inside the sacred tent and in the courtyard, and all the tent pegs to support the sacred tent and the curtains, must be made of bronze. \s5 \p diff --git a/02-EXO/33.usfm b/02-EXO/33.usfm index e8274587..e2e1d793 100644 --- a/02-EXO/33.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/33.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 10 When the people saw the tall cloud at the entrance of the tent of meeting, they would all worship Yahweh at their own tent entrances. -\v 11 Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face like someone speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But his young helper, Joshua son of Nun, would stay in the tent of meeting. +\v 11 Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face like someone speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But his young helper, Joshua son of Nun, would stay in the tent of meeting. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/34.usfm b/02-EXO/34.usfm index 3b337347..bd0cb9d3 100644 --- a/02-EXO/34.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/34.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Do not allow anyone to come up with you. I do not want anyone else to be anywhere on the mountain. Do not even allow any sheep or cattle to graze at the base of the mountain." -\v 4 So Moses cut two slabs of stone that were like the first ones. He rose early the next morning, picked up the slabs, and carried them in his hands up to the top of Mount Sinai, as Yahweh had told him. +\v 4 So Moses cut two slabs of stone that were like the first ones. He rose early the next morning, picked up the slabs, and carried them in his hands up to the top of Mount Sinai, as Yahweh had told him. \s5 \v 5 Then Yahweh came down in the tall cloud and stood with Moses there. Then he pronounced his own name, Yahweh, in front of Moses. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \p \v 27 Yahweh said to Moses, "Write down the words that I have told you. By giving you these commands, I have made a covenant with you and with the Israelite people." \p -\v 28 Moses was there on the top of the mountain with Yahweh for forty days and nights. During that time he did not eat or drink anything. He engraved on the stone slabs the words of the ten commandments which belonged to Yahweh's covenant. +\v 28 Moses was there on the top of the mountain with Yahweh for forty days and nights. During that time he did not eat or drink anything. He engraved on the stone slabs the words of the ten commandments which belonged to Yahweh's covenant. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/37.usfm b/02-EXO/37.usfm index 5840921a..12027148 100644 --- a/02-EXO/37.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/37.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 Bezalel and his men fastened the rings to the table near the rim. \v 15 They made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. They then inserted the poles for carrying the table into the rings. -\v 16 They also made from pure gold all the things for the table--the plates, the cups, the jars and the bowls to be used when the priests poured out wine to offer to Yahweh. +\v 16 They also made from pure gold all the things for the table--the plates, the cups, the jars and the bowls to be used when the priests poured out wine to offer to Yahweh. \s5 \v 17 Bezalel and his men made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and shaft were hammered from one large lump of gold. The cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from one big lump of gold. @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 25 Bezalel and his men made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, 0.5 meter on each side and 0.9 meter high. They made a projection that looked like a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood as the altar. +\v 25 Bezalel and his men made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, 0.5 meter on each side and 0.9 meter high. They made a projection that looked like a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood as the altar. \v 26 They covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. They put a gold border around the altar near the top. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/01.usfm b/03-LEV/01.usfm index c4d56449..1dfb96af 100644 --- a/03-LEV/01.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/01.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \p \v 1 While Moses was standing near the entrance to the sacred tent, Yahweh called to him from inside the tent. He said to Moses -\v 2 to say this to the Israelite people: "When any of you brings an offering to Yahweh, bring one of your sheep or goats or cattle. +\v 2 to say this to the Israelite people: "When any of you brings an offering to Yahweh, bring one of your sheep or goats or cattle. \s5 \p diff --git a/03-LEV/04.usfm b/03-LEV/04.usfm index 46f059a3..8df2822a 100644 --- a/03-LEV/04.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/04.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then Yahweh told Moses -\v 2 to say this to the Israelite people, "This is what anyone must do if he sins without intending to sin, that is, if he does something that breaks any of Yahweh's commands. +\v 2 to say this to the Israelite people, "This is what anyone must do if he sins without intending to sin, that is, if he does something that breaks any of Yahweh's commands. \p \v 3 If the high priest sins and that causes all the people to be guilty, he must bring to Yahweh a young bull that has no defects. That will be an offering for the sin that he has committed. @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 5 Then the priest must take some of that blood into the sacred tent. \s5 -\v 6 He must dip one of his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain that separates the holy place from the very holy place. +\v 6 He must dip one of his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain that separates the holy place from the very holy place. \v 7 Then he must put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the altar where fragrant incense is burned in the sacred tent in the presence of Yahweh. The remaining part of the bull's blood that is still in the bowl, he must pour out at the base of the altar, where sacrifices are burned, at the entrance to the sacred tent. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/06.usfm b/03-LEV/06.usfm index 766ba75a..d6e11b0d 100644 --- a/03-LEV/06.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/06.usfm @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 Yahweh also told Moses to -\v 25 tell Aaron and his sons, "These are the regulations concerning the offerings to cause people to become acceptable to me again: +\v 25 tell Aaron and his sons, "These are the regulations concerning the offerings to cause people to become acceptable to me again: \v 26 The priest who offers the sacrifice must eat it in the place in the courtyard that has been set apart for eating sacrifices in my honor. \s5 \v 27 Any other person who touches any of its meat will belong to me. And if its blood is splattered on your clothes, you must wash the clothes in a holy place. diff --git a/03-LEV/07.usfm b/03-LEV/07.usfm index 6de08955..2dff9d54 100644 --- a/03-LEV/07.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/07.usfm @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \s5 \v 33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of that sacrifice will receive the right thigh of the animal as his share. -\v 34 From the offerings that the Israelite people give to promise friendship with Yahweh, he has declared that he has given to Aaron and his descendants the breast that is lifted high and the right thigh that is offered. Those portions will always be their regular share from the Israelite people. +\v 34 From the offerings that the Israelite people give to promise friendship with Yahweh, he has declared that he has given to Aaron and his descendants the breast that is lifted high and the right thigh that is offered. Those portions will always be their regular share from the Israelite people. \s5 \p diff --git a/03-LEV/08.usfm b/03-LEV/08.usfm index 022e2fe1..e529a60c 100644 --- a/03-LEV/08.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/08.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \v 6 Then he brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them. -\v 7 He put the special tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, put on him the special robe, and put on him the sacred vest. He fastened the sacred vest around him, using the finely woven waistband. +\v 7 He put the special tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, put on him the special robe, and put on him the sacred vest. He fastened the sacred vest around him, using the finely woven waistband. \s5 \v 8 He put the sacred pouch on his chest and put into it the two stones for him to use to determine what God wants. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 He poured some of the oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to dedicate him to Yahweh. -\v 13 Then he brought forward Aaron's sons. He put tunics on them, tied sashes around them, and wrapped turbans around their heads, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. +\v 13 Then he brought forward Aaron's sons. He put tunics on them, tied sashes around them, and wrapped turbans around their heads, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. \s5 \p @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 19 Then Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled its blood on all sides of the altar. \s5 -\v 20-21 He cut the ram into pieces and washed the inner parts and hind legs. Then he put the head, the fat, and the other parts of the ram on the altar. As it burned, the aroma of the smoke was pleasing to Yahweh. It was an offering to Yahweh that was burned, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. +\v 20-21 He cut the ram into pieces and washed the inner parts and hind legs. Then he put the head, the fat, and the other parts of the ram on the altar. As it burned, the aroma of the smoke was pleasing to Yahweh. It was an offering to Yahweh that was burned, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. \s5 \p @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 Then Moses took those things from their hands and burned them on the altar. That was the offering that was burned to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. And the aroma while it burned was pleasing to Yahweh. -\v 29 Moses also took the breast of the second ram and lifted it high before Yahweh to offer it to him, as Yahweh had commanded. The breast was Moses' share of the ram that was sacrificed to dedicate the priests. +\v 29 Moses also took the breast of the second ram and lifted it high before Yahweh to offer it to him, as Yahweh had commanded. The breast was Moses' share of the ram that was sacrificed to dedicate the priests. \s5 \p diff --git a/03-LEV/10.usfm b/03-LEV/10.usfm index 796be2d5..80aef7ae 100644 --- a/03-LEV/10.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/10.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 When Moses inquired about the goat that the priests had sacrificed for the people's sins, he found out that the priests had burned it all. So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar and asked them, +\v 16 When Moses inquired about the goat that the priests had sacrificed for the people's sins, he found out that the priests had burned it all. So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar and asked them, \v 17 "Why did you not eat near the sacred tent the meat of the sin offering? It was very special for Yahweh; he gave it to you so he could forgive the sins of the people. \v 18 Since its blood was not taken into the holy place inside the sacred tent, you should have eaten the meat of the goat outside the sacred tent, as I commanded." diff --git a/03-LEV/11.usfm b/03-LEV/11.usfm index e3880177..bf2b4b05 100644 --- a/03-LEV/11.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/11.usfm @@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ \v 30 geckos, monitor lizards and other lizards, skinks, and chameleons. \s5 -\v 31 The creatures that crawl along the ground make you unacceptable to me. Anyone who touches one of their carcasses must not touch other people until the evening. +\v 31 The creatures that crawl along the ground make you unacceptable to me. Anyone who touches one of their carcasses must not touch other people until the evening. \v 32 When one of those creatures dies and falls on something, the thing that it falls on, whatever it is used for, will become defiled, whether it is made of wood, cloth, the hide of some animal or from rough cloth. You must put the object into water. Then you must not use it until that evening. \v 33 If one of those unclean creatures falls into a clay pot, everything in it becomes defiled, and you must break that pot. \s5 \v 34 If you pour water from that pot onto any food, you must not eat that food. And you must not drink any water from that pot. -\v 35 Anything that one of the carcasses of those creatures falls on becomes defiled, even if the creature falls into an oven or a cooking pot. Anything that it falls on must be broken. It becomes unacceptable to me, and you must not use it again. +\v 35 Anything that one of the carcasses of those creatures falls on becomes defiled, even if the creature falls into an oven or a cooking pot. Anything that it falls on must be broken. It becomes unacceptable to me, and you must not use it again. \s5 \v 36 If one of their carcasses falls into a spring or a pit for storing water, the water may still be drunk, but anyone who touches one of those carcasses becomes unacceptable to me. diff --git a/03-LEV/12.usfm b/03-LEV/12.usfm index 56986bbd..1aaed5af 100644 --- a/03-LEV/12.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/12.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 3 The baby boy must be circumcised eight days after he is born. \s5 -\v 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding during childbirth. She must not touch anything that is sacred, that belongs to me only, or enter the area of the sacred tent, until that time is ended. +\v 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding during childbirth. She must not touch anything that is sacred, that belongs to me only, or enter the area of the sacred tent, until that time is ended. \v 5 If a woman gives birth to a baby girl, she must be avoided for two weeks, as she must be avoided when she is menstruating each month. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding when the baby was born. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/13.usfm b/03-LEV/13.usfm index f2b42240..dfe2f420 100644 --- a/03-LEV/13.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/13.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 But when the priest examines it, if he finds no white hair in that spot, and if he finds that it is only on the surface of the skin and has become less bright, then the priest must keep him away from other people for seven days. -\v 22 But if it is spreading, it is contagious, and the priest must declare that the person is unfit to be with other people. +\v 22 But if it is spreading, it is contagious, and the priest must declare that the person is unfit to be with other people. \v 23 But if that spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest will declare that the person is fit to be with other people again. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/14.usfm b/03-LEV/14.usfm index 9e6562ca..aaa2221e 100644 --- a/03-LEV/14.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/14.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \v 16 Then he must dip his right forefinger into that oil and sprinkle it in front of Yahweh seven times. \s5 -\v 17 Next, the priest must put some of that oil in his hand on the person's right earlobe, on his right thumb, and on his right big toe. He must put the oil in those three places, exactly where he has already put the blood. +\v 17 Next, the priest must put some of that oil in his hand on the person's right earlobe, on his right thumb, and on his right big toe. He must put the oil in those three places, exactly where he has already put the blood. \v 18 The priest must put what is left of the oil in his hand onto the person's head; this will show that Yahweh has forgiven that person's sins. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/18.usfm b/03-LEV/18.usfm index b09cb910..4d08b31a 100644 --- a/03-LEV/18.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/18.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Yahweh also said to Moses, \v 2 "Speak to the Israelite people and tell them that I, Yahweh, say this, 'I am Yahweh, your God. \v 3 After seeing how the Egyptians behaved, among whom you also lived, you must not do what they did. And you must not behave as the Canaanites live, into whose land I am taking you. You must avoid their practices. - + \s5 \v 4 You must obey all of my laws; you must do everything that I, Yahweh your God, am commanding you. \v 5 If you obey all my decrees and laws, you will continue to remain alive for a long time. I, Yahweh, am promising you this. Here are some of my laws. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 21 Do not give any of your children to be burned to be as a sacrifice to the god Molech, because that would dishonor me, Yahweh, your God. +\v 21 Do not give any of your children to be burned to be as a sacrifice to the god Molech, because that would dishonor me, Yahweh, your God. \s5 \p diff --git a/03-LEV/19.usfm b/03-LEV/19.usfm index c768c03c..d282da35 100644 --- a/03-LEV/19.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/19.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 23 When you enter the land that I have promised to give to you, and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years. -\v 24 In the fourth year you must set aside all of their fruit to belong to me; you must set it apart as holy, an offering to give me praise. +\v 24 In the fourth year you must set aside all of their fruit to belong to me; you must set it apart as holy, an offering to give me praise. \v 25 But in the fifth year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, am promising that. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/20.usfm b/03-LEV/20.usfm index 92dec5c7..0bd62cc2 100644 --- a/03-LEV/20.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/20.usfm @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \p \v 17 If a man sleeps with his sister, the daughter of either his mother or his father—if they have slept together, that is disgraceful. They will no longer be with my people. Because he has slept with his sister, he is guilty. \p -\v 18 If a man sleeps with a woman during her menstrual period, they have both revealed her flowing blood, so neither of them must be with my people anymore. +\v 18 If a man sleeps with a woman during her menstrual period, they have both revealed her flowing blood, so neither of them must be with my people anymore. \s5 \p diff --git a/03-LEV/22.usfm b/03-LEV/22.usfm index f3edf502..8b3d930c 100644 --- a/03-LEV/22.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/22.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 22 \p \v 1 Yahweh also said to Moses, -\v 2 "Explain to Aaron and his sons about when they should not touch or eat any food that the people have dedicated to me by giving it as a sacrifice. They must not dishonor me or my name. I am Yahweh. +\v 2 "Explain to Aaron and his sons about when they should not touch or eat any food that the people have dedicated to me by giving it as a sacrifice. They must not dishonor me or my name. I am Yahweh. \p \v 3 Tell them that for all future time, if they or any of their descendants become unfit for any reason to do the work that priests must do, they must not go near anything the people of Israel have dedicated to me as an offering. Anyone who violates this rule will no longer be part of my people. I am Yahweh. diff --git a/03-LEV/25.usfm b/03-LEV/25.usfm index 7a0a42bb..8538b1b5 100644 --- a/03-LEV/25.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/25.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh said to Moses on Mount Sinai, -\v 2 "Tell the Israelites that Yahweh is giving these commands to them: When you enter the land that he is about to give you, every seventh year you must honor him by not planting any crops. You must allow the ground to rest. +\v 2 "Tell the Israelites that Yahweh is giving these commands to them: When you enter the land that he is about to give you, every seventh year you must honor him by not planting any crops. You must allow the ground to rest. \s5 \v 3 During six years, you are to plant crops in your fields, prune your grapevines, and harvest your crops. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8-9 After every forty-nine years has ended, you must do this. On the tenth day of the seventh month of the next year, blow trumpets throughout the country, to announce the Day of Atonement. +\v 8-9 After every forty-nine years has ended, you must do this. On the tenth day of the seventh month of the next year, blow trumpets throughout the country, to announce the Day of Atonement. \s5 \v 10 Set apart that year in order to honor Yahweh. You must proclaim everywhere, to all the people, that this year will be the time for giving the land back to the families that first owned it when Yahweh brought you into your land. It will also be the time for setting free any of Yahweh's people who are slaves. @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 If you buy land, the price that you will pay will depend on the number of years there will be until the next year of celebration. If someone sells land to you, he will charge a price that depends on the number of years remaining until the next year of celebration. \v 16 If there will be many years before the next tear of celebration, the price will be higher; if there will be only a few years until the next year of celebration, the price will be lower. You could say that what he is really selling you is the number of crops that you can harvest before the next year of celebration. -\v 17 Do not cheat each other. Instead, honor Yahweh. It is Yahweh, whom we Israelites worship, who is commanding us to do these things. +\v 17 Do not cheat each other. Instead, honor Yahweh. It is Yahweh, whom we Israelites worship, who is commanding us to do these things. \s5 \p @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 29 If someone sells a house in a city that has a wall around it, during the next year he will be permitted to buy it back from the man who bought it. +\v 29 If someone sells a house in a city that has a wall around it, during the next year he will be permitted to buy it back from the man who bought it. \v 30 If he does not buy it during that year, it will belong permanently to the man who bought it, and to that man's descendants. He does not need to return it to the original owner in the year of celebration. \s5 @@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ \v 32 The descendants of Levi are a special case, however. If they sell their houses in the cities that belong to them, they are permitted to buy them back at any time. \s5 -\v 33 But even if they do not buy back those houses, they will become theirs again in the year of celebration, because those houses are in their cities, on land that the other Israelites had given to them. +\v 33 But even if they do not buy back those houses, they will become theirs again in the year of celebration, because those houses are in their cities, on land that the other Israelites had given to them. \v 34 But the pastureland near their towns must not be sold. It must belong to the original owners permanently. \s5 \p -\v 35 If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and is unable to buy what he needs, others of you must help him as you would help a foreigner who is living among you temporarily. +\v 35 If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and is unable to buy what he needs, others of you must help him as you would help a foreigner who is living among you temporarily. \v 36 If you lend money to him, do not charge any kind of interest. Instead, show by what you do that you honor your God; you must help that man, in order that he will be able to continue to live among you. \v 37 If you lend him money, do not charge interest; and if you sell food to him, charge him only what you paid for it. Do not try to make a profit from it. \v 38 Do not forget that it is Yahweh your God who is giving you these commands; it is, after all, Yahweh who brought you out of Egypt to be your God and to give you the land of Canaan. diff --git a/03-LEV/26.usfm b/03-LEV/26.usfm index fac0c335..69a5a9ba 100644 --- a/03-LEV/26.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/26.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 You will continue harvesting and threshing grain until it is time to harvest grapes, and you will continue to harvest grapes until it is time to start planting things in the following year. You will have all the food that you want to eat, and you will live safely in your land. \p -\v 6 If you obey all my laws, there will be peace in your country, and when you lie down to sleep. Nothing will cause you to be afraid. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in your country, and there will be no wars in your country. +\v 6 If you obey all my laws, there will be peace in your country, and when you lie down to sleep. Nothing will cause you to be afraid. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in your country, and there will be no wars in your country. \s5 \v 7 You will pursue your enemies and kill them with your swords. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 I will live among you in my sacred tent, and I will never reject you. \v 12 I will live among you and continue to be your God, and you will continue to be my people. -\v 13 I am Yahweh your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt in order that you would no longer be slaves of the people of Egypt. When you were there, it was as though you were animals that were pulling plows for the people of Egypt, but I broke the bars of the yokes that they had put around your necks; I made you able to walk with your heads up. +\v 13 I am Yahweh your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt in order that you would no longer be slaves of the people of Egypt. When you were there, it was as though you were animals that were pulling plows for the people of Egypt, but I broke the bars of the yokes that they had put around your necks; I made you able to walk with your heads up. \s5 @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \s5 \v 37 You will run as if a man with a sword were chasing you, and you will fall down, even though no one is coming behind you. You will stumble over each other trying to flee. You will not be able to stand and fight your enemies. -\v 38 Many of you will die in your enemies' countries. +\v 38 Many of you will die in your enemies' countries. \v 39 And those of you who remain alive will slowly die and rot there because of your sins and the sins of your ancestors. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/27.usfm b/03-LEV/27.usfm index c5481907..d1bb2569 100644 --- a/03-LEV/27.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/27.usfm @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ \v 3 These are the amounts that Yahweh has set for this kind of transaction: \li2 fifty pieces of silver for men who are between twenty and sixty years old; \li2 -\v 4 thirty pieces of silver for adult women who are between twenty and sixty years old; +\v 4 thirty pieces of silver for adult women who are between twenty and sixty years old; \li2 \s5 \v 5 twenty pieces of silver for young men who are between five and twenty years old; -\li2 ten pieces of silver for young women who are between five and twenty years old; +\li2 ten pieces of silver for young women who are between five and twenty years old; \li2 \v 6 five pieces of silver for boys who are between one month and five years old; \li2 three pieces of silver for girls who are between one month and five years old; @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 If someone sets apart for the honor of Yahweh some of the property that belongs to him and his family, its value will be determined by the quantity of seed that would be needed to sow that entire tract of land. It will be ten pieces of silver for each 220 liters of seed. +\v 16 If someone sets apart for the honor of Yahweh some of the property that belongs to him and his family, its value will be determined by the quantity of seed that would be needed to sow that entire tract of land. It will be ten pieces of silver for each 220 liters of seed. \s5 \v 17 If the man sets apart for the honor of Yahweh the land during the Year of the Jubilee celebration, its value will be the full amount. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 If the person who set apart the field for Yahweh later wants to buy it back, he must pay to the priest the price that the priest says it is worth, plus an added one fifth, and then the field will belong to that man again. -\v 20 However, if he does not buy it back, or if it has been sold to someone else, he will never be permitted to buy it back again. +\v 20 However, if he does not buy it back, or if it has been sold to someone else, he will never be permitted to buy it back again. \v 21 In the year of celebration, it will be permanently set apart as a holy gift for Yahweh, and it will be given to the priest. \s5 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \v 23 the priest must count the number of years until the next year of celebration to determine how much it is worth, and the man must pay that amount to the priest on that day, and then that land will belong to him again, and his payment becomes a holy gift to Yahweh. \s5 -\v 24 However, in the year of celebration, the land will again come into the possession of the person from whom he bought it, the person whose family had always owned that land. +\v 24 However, in the year of celebration, the land will again come into the possession of the person from whom he bought it, the person whose family had always owned that land. \v 25 All the silver that is paid must be calculated in terms of the official pieces of silver in the sacred tent. \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/01.usfm b/04-NUM/01.usfm index 11231946..f49434eb 100644 --- a/04-NUM/01.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/01.usfm @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \li1 -\v 20-21 There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob's oldest son) who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 20-21 There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob's oldest son) who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 @@ -57,43 +57,43 @@ \s5 \li1 -\v 24-25 There were 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 24-25 There were 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 26-27 There were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 26-27 There were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 28-29 There were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 28-29 There were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 30-31 There were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 30-31 There were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 32-33 There were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 32-33 There were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 34-35 There were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 34-35 There were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 36-37 There were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 36-37 There were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 38-39 There were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 38-39 There were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 40-41 There were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 40-41 There were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \s5 \li1 -\v 42-43 There were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. +\v 42-43 There were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali who were at least twenty years old and were able to fight in battles. They were listed by their names, their clans, and their family groups. \b \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/04.usfm b/04-NUM/04.usfm index 8b15691e..27f9ea6d 100644 --- a/04-NUM/04.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/04.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 9 Then with another blue cloth they must cover the lampstand, the lamps, the lamp snuffers, the trays, and the special jars of olive oil to burn in the lamps. \v 10 They must cover the lampstand and all the other items with a covering made from sea cow skins. They must place all these things on a frame for carrying them. \p -\v 11 Then they must spread another blue cloth over the gold altar which is used for burning incense. Over this they must spread a covering made from sea cow skins. Then they must insert into the rings of that altar the poles for carrying it. +\v 11 Then they must spread another blue cloth over the gold altar which is used for burning incense. Over this they must spread a covering made from sea cow skins. Then they must insert into the rings of that altar the poles for carrying it. \s5 \p diff --git a/04-NUM/06.usfm b/04-NUM/06.usfm index 4d756d7b..2153c272 100644 --- a/04-NUM/06.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/06.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the sacred tent -\v 14 and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects. Offer a one year old ram that will be burned completely, a one year old female lamb as a sacrifice to take away the guilt of your sin, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to restore fellowship with me. +\v 14 and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects. Offer a one year old ram that will be burned completely, a one year old female lamb as a sacrifice to take away the guilt of your sin, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to restore fellowship with me. \p \v 15 When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and olive oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush some olive oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest. diff --git a/04-NUM/07.usfm b/04-NUM/07.usfm index 4480b2a4..b0dff1b6 100644 --- a/04-NUM/07.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/07.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \pi \v 18-19 On the second day, Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his gifts: -\li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed 0.8 kilograms. Both of these were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They were both weighed using the standard scales, +\li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed 0.8 kilograms. Both of these were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They were both weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, \s5 @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 36-38 On the fifth day, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings; they both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 42-44 On the sixth day, Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 48-50 On the seventh day, Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 54-56 On the eighth day, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 60-62 On the ninth day, Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 66-68 On the tenth day, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 72-74 On the eleventh day, Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the tribe of Asher brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ \li and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were one year old, to be sacrifices to restore the people's fellowship with Yahweh. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 78-80 On the twelveth day, Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali brought his gifts: \li a silver dish that weighed more than 1.5 kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed .8 kilograms, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales, \li a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams, filled with incense, diff --git a/04-NUM/09.usfm b/04-NUM/09.usfm index 02dba44f..aee5c2ed 100644 --- a/04-NUM/09.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/09.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 If the cloud stayed over the sacred tent for two days, or for a month, or for a year, during that time the people stayed where they were. But when the cloud rose up into the sky, they started to move. -\v 23 When Yahweh commanded them to stop and set up their tents, they did that. When he told them to move, they moved. They did whatever Yahweh told Moses they should do. +\v 23 When Yahweh commanded them to stop and set up their tents, they did that. When he told them to move, they moved. They did whatever Yahweh told Moses they should do. diff --git a/04-NUM/11.usfm b/04-NUM/11.usfm index 272271fd..e8b5c953 100644 --- a/04-NUM/11.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/11.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Two of the leaders whom Moses appointed, Eldad and Medad, were not there when the rest of them gathered together. They had not left their tents to go and stand around the sacred tent. But Yahweh's Spirit came on them also, and they started to prophesy. +\v 26 Two of the leaders whom Moses appointed, Eldad and Medad, were not there when the rest of them gathered together. They had not left their tents to go and stand around the sacred tent. But Yahweh's Spirit came on them also, and they started to prophesy. \v 27 So a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying where all their tents are!" \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/18.usfm b/04-NUM/18.usfm index a4a2fcad..71639869 100644 --- a/04-NUM/18.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/18.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 5 You are the ones who will do the sacred work inside the sacred tent and at the altar. If you obey these instructions, I will not become very angry with the Israelite people again. \s5 -\v 6 I myself have chosen the descendants of Levi from the other Israelites in order that they may be your special helpers. They are like a gift that I have given you to work at the sacred tent. +\v 6 I myself have chosen the descendants of Levi from the other Israelites in order that they may be your special helpers. They are like a gift that I have given you to work at the sacred tent. \v 7 But it is you and your sons, who are the priests, who must perform all the details I have commanded concerning the altar and with what happens inside the Very Holy Place. I am giving to you this work of serving as priests. So anyone else who tries to do that work must be executed." diff --git a/04-NUM/21.usfm b/04-NUM/21.usfm index 7ab887d2..e3525e5f 100644 --- a/04-NUM/21.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/21.usfm @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \q1 \v 30 But we have defeated those descendants of Amor, \q2 all the way from Heshbon in the north to the city of Dibon in the south. -\q1 We have completely obliterated them as far as the cities of Nophah and Medeba." +\q1 We have completely obliterated them as far as the cities of Nophah and Medeba." \s5 \p diff --git a/04-NUM/23.usfm b/04-NUM/23.usfm index 993e7c43..a3d418fe 100644 --- a/04-NUM/23.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/23.usfm @@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ \s5 \p -\v 11 Then Balak said, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have blessed them!" +\v 11 Then Balak said, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have blessed them!" \p -\v 12 But Balaam replied, "I can say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else." +\v 12 But Balaam replied, "I can say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else." \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/24.usfm b/04-NUM/24.usfm index 54b674cd..699cd6ff 100644 --- a/04-NUM/24.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/24.usfm @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 The Israelites are like lions that crouch and lie down, ready to spring on their prey, \q1 like lionesses that are resting. -\q2 No one would dare to arouse them! +\q2 No one would dare to arouse them! \p God will bless everyone who blesses you Israelites, \q1 and he will curse everyone who curses you." \b diff --git a/04-NUM/25.usfm b/04-NUM/25.usfm index d5ad8bb1..ef0aeb09 100644 --- a/04-NUM/25.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/25.usfm @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him. -\v 13 In this agreement, I am promising to give to him and to his descendants the right to be priests. I am doing this because he showed that he was very eager to honor me, his God, by stopping this sinful behavior. He has satisfied my holy righteousness against the sinfulness of Israel by causing me to forgive them for their sin." +\v 13 In this agreement, I am promising to give to him and to his descendants the right to be priests. I am doing this because he showed that he was very eager to honor me, his God, by stopping this sinful behavior. He has satisfied my holy righteousness against the sinfulness of Israel by causing me to forgive them for their sin." \s5 \p @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \p \v 16 Then Yahweh said to Moses, \v 17 "Take your men and attack the Midian people group and kill them. -\v 18 They have become your enemies, because they tricked you Israelite people and induced many of you to worship Baal, and because one of your men slept with Cozbi, who was the daughter of a leader of the Midian people group. She was killed at the time the plague started because of the people who sinned at Mount Peor." +\v 18 They have become your enemies, because they tricked you Israelite people and induced many of you to worship Baal, and because one of your men slept with Cozbi, who was the daughter of a leader of the Midian people group. She was killed at the time the plague started because of the people who sinned at Mount Peor." diff --git a/04-NUM/26.usfm b/04-NUM/26.usfm index 1b197ffa..af06241e 100644 --- a/04-NUM/26.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/26.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \pi \v 15-18 These are the descendants of Gad: -\li the Zephonites descended from his son Zephon, +\li the Zephonites descended from his son Zephon, \li the Haggites descended from his son Haggi, \li the Shunites descended from his son Shuni, \li the Oznites descended from his son Ozni, @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ \li The Heberites descended from his son Heber \li the Malchielites descended from his son Malchiel. \li Asher also had a daughter named Serah. -\pi The Israelite leaders counted 53,400 men from the tribe of Asher. +\pi The Israelite leaders counted 53,400 men from the tribe of Asher. \s5 \pi diff --git a/04-NUM/28.usfm b/04-NUM/28.usfm index 8fc429eb..b95e91f2 100644 --- a/04-NUM/28.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/28.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 On that day, you must bring to me for an offering that will be completely burned on the altar two young bulls, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one year old. They must all have no defects. \v 20 With each of these bulls, bring a grain offering of six liters of finely-ground flour mixed with olive oil. With the male sheep, bring a grain offering of four liters of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil. -\v 21 With each of the seven lambs, bring an offering of two liters of finely-ground flour mixed with olive oil. +\v 21 With each of the seven lambs, bring an offering of two liters of finely-ground flour mixed with olive oil. \v 22 Also bring one goat for a sacrifice to make atonement for your sin. \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/29.usfm b/04-NUM/29.usfm index d5351415..2b632b5a 100644 --- a/04-NUM/29.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/29.usfm @@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ \s5 \p -\v 29 On the sixth day of the festival, you must bring to the altar eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs that are one year old. These animals must have no defects. They must all be burned on the altar, and their smell will please me. +\v 29 On the sixth day of the festival, you must bring to the altar eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs that are one year old. These animals must have no defects. They must all be burned on the altar, and their smell will please me. \v 30 Bring also with the animals the offerings of flour and wine that are required. -\v 31 Also offer one male goat to be sacrificed to remove the guilt of your sins. These animals will be in addition to the offerings of animals and flour and wine that are completely burned on the altar each day. +\v 31 Also offer one male goat to be sacrificed to remove the guilt of your sins. These animals will be in addition to the offerings of animals and flour and wine that are completely burned on the altar each day. \s5 \p diff --git a/04-NUM/31.usfm b/04-NUM/31.usfm index 6a2c8eb9..a701a65e 100644 --- a/04-NUM/31.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/31.usfm @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 42-46 Moses separated what those who had fought in the battle received from what the other people received. The people received 337,500 sheep, thirty-six thousand cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and sixteen thousand virgins. +\v 42-46 Moses separated what those who had fought in the battle received from what the other people received. The people received 337,500 sheep, thirty-six thousand cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and sixteen thousand virgins. \s5 \v 47 From what the people received, Moses took one from every fifty items and gave them to Yahweh. That included animals and people. As Yahweh commanded, Moses gave them all to the descendants of Levi who took care of the sacred tent. diff --git a/04-NUM/32.usfm b/04-NUM/32.usfm index 227ea996..532e575c 100644 --- a/04-NUM/32.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/32.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 Moses replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, "It is not right for your fellow Israelites to go to fight in wars and you stay here! +\v 6 Moses replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, "It is not right for your fellow Israelites to go to fight in wars and you stay here! \v 7 If you do that, you will cause the other Israelites to be discouraged, with the result that they will not cross the Jordan River to the land that Yahweh is giving to them. \s5 diff --git a/04-NUM/33.usfm b/04-NUM/33.usfm index 0bfd0126..8f939963 100644 --- a/04-NUM/33.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/33.usfm @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \s5 \v 31 Then they left Moseroth and went to Bene Jaakan and set up their tents there. \pi -\v 32 Then they left Bene Jaakan and went to Hor Haggidgad and set up their tents there. +\v 32 Then they left Bene Jaakan and went to Hor Haggidgad and set up their tents there. \pi \v 33 Then they left Hor Haggidgad and went to Jotbathah and set up their tents there. \pi diff --git a/04-NUM/36.usfm b/04-NUM/36.usfm index d936a017..319b1639 100644 --- a/04-NUM/36.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/36.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 Yahweh told Moses what to reply to them, so Moses said this to them, "These men from the tribe of Manasseh are right. -\v 6 This is what Yahweh is saying to the daughters of Zelophehad, 'Each of you may marry anyone you want to, but you must marry only someone from your own tribe.' +\v 6 This is what Yahweh is saying to the daughters of Zelophehad, 'Each of you may marry anyone you want to, but you must marry only someone from your own tribe.' \s5 \v 7 In that way, the land that belongs to Israelites will not be passed from one tribe to another tribe. Each Israelite will keep the land in the tribe that belonged to his ancestors. diff --git a/05-DEU/01.usfm b/05-DEU/01.usfm index b9c4d273..b5ec7b9a 100644 --- a/05-DEU/01.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/01.usfm @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 43 So I said that to your ancestors, but they did not want to listen to what I said. They again rebelled against what Yahweh commanded them to do. Their soldiers proudly marched up into that hill country. -\v 44 Then the men of the Amor people group who lived in that region came out of their towns and attacked those soldiers. They chased your ancestors' soldiers like a swarm of bees would chase a person, and they pursued their men south from Edom and defeated them at the city of Hormah. +\v 44 Then the men of the Amor people group who lived in that region came out of their towns and attacked those soldiers. They chased your ancestors' soldiers like a swarm of bees would chase a person, and they pursued their men south from Edom and defeated them at the city of Hormah. \s5 \v 45 So your ancestors went back to Kadesh Barnea and cried out to request Yahweh to help them, but he did not listen to them. He did not pay any attention to them. diff --git a/05-DEU/02.usfm b/05-DEU/02.usfm index 861eb67e..e6cd67a3 100644 --- a/05-DEU/02.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/02.usfm @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 32 Then Sihon came out of the city with all his army to fight against us at the town of Jahaz. -\v 33 But God enabled us to defeat them, and we killed Sihon, his sons, and all his soldiers. +\v 33 But God enabled us to defeat them, and we killed Sihon, his sons, and all his soldiers. \s5 \v 34 We captured their cities and destroyed them all. We killed all the men and women and children; we did not allow any of them to remain alive. diff --git a/05-DEU/03.usfm b/05-DEU/03.usfm index 36d0dbb5..245cdad5 100644 --- a/05-DEU/03.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/03.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 "Then we turned north and went toward the region of Bashan. Og, the king of that area, and all his soldiers marched south to fight against us at the city of Edrei. -\v 2 Yahweh said to me, 'Do not be afraid of him, because I will enable your army to defeat him and all his army and to capture all their land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the king of the Amor people group, who ruled in Heshbon.' +\v 2 Yahweh said to me, 'Do not be afraid of him, because I will enable your army to defeat him and all his army and to capture all their land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the king of the Amor people group, who ruled in Heshbon.' \s5 \p @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 So at that time we took from those two kings of the Amor people group all the land east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north." +\v 8 So at that time we took from those two kings of the Amor people group all the land east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north." \v 9 (That mountain is called Sirion by the people of the city of Sidon and is called Senir by the Amor people group.) \v 10 "We captured all the towns on the plateau, and all the region of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far east as the cities of Edrei and Salecah, which also belonged to Og's kingdom." \s5 -\v 11 (Og was the last king who was a descendant of the Repha giants. His bed was made of iron. It was almost four meters long and two meters wide. It was in the city of Rabbah in the region of Ammon.) +\v 11 (Og was the last king who was a descendant of the Repha giants. His bed was made of iron. It was almost four meters long and two meters wide. It was in the city of Rabbah in the region of Ammon.) \s5 \p @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 18 At that time, I told you three tribes, 'Yahweh our God is giving you this land east of the Jordan River, for you to occupy. So now, your soldiers must take their weapons and go across the Jordan River ahead of the men from the other Israelite tribes to help them to conquer the land that God is going to give to them. +\v 18 At that time, I told you three tribes, 'Yahweh our God is giving you this land east of the Jordan River, for you to occupy. So now, your soldiers must take their weapons and go across the Jordan River ahead of the men from the other Israelite tribes to help them to conquer the land that God is going to give to them. \s5 \v 19 But your wives and children and your very numerous cattle must stay in the towns that I have allotted to you. @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 21 And I told Joshua, 'You have seen everything that Yahweh our God did to those two kings, Sihon and Og. He will do the same thing to the people who are now in the land that you will be entering. +\v 21 And I told Joshua, 'You have seen everything that Yahweh our God did to those two kings, Sihon and Og. He will do the same thing to the people who are now in the land that you will be entering. \v 22 Do not be afraid of those people, because Yahweh our God is the one who will fight for you all.'" diff --git a/05-DEU/04.usfm b/05-DEU/04.usfm index 7b6c0229..cf9ed764 100644 --- a/05-DEU/04.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/04.usfm @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 35 Yahweh showed all these things to you, in order that you would know that only he is truly God, and that there is no other God. -\v 36 He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire on Mount Sinai, and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire. +\v 36 He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire on Mount Sinai, and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire. \s5 \v 37 Because he loved our ancestors, he chose you Israelites who are their descendants, and by his great power he brought your ancestors out of Egypt. diff --git a/05-DEU/05.usfm b/05-DEU/05.usfm index 84db3f58..bf02c8eb 100644 --- a/05-DEU/05.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/05.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \v 10 But I will steadfastly love thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments. \s5 \li1 -\v 11 Do not speak my name carelessly or for wrong purposes, because I am Yahweh God, the one whom you should worship, and I will certainly punish those who do that. +\v 11 Do not speak my name carelessly or for wrong purposes, because I am Yahweh God, the one whom you should worship, and I will certainly punish those who do that. \s5 \li1 diff --git a/05-DEU/09.usfm b/05-DEU/09.usfm index 94c8469c..6299e29a 100644 --- a/05-DEU/09.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/09.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 You people of Israel, listen to me! You will soon cross the Jordan River. In the land that you will enter, there are large cities that have very high walls around them that seem to extend up to the sky. There are people groups in that land that are more numerous and more powerful than you are. -\v 2 Those people are very tall and strong. Some of them are giants who are descendants of Anak. You know about them, and you have heard people say that no one can defeat the descendants of Anak. +\v 2 Those people are very tall and strong. Some of them are giants who are descendants of Anak. You know about them, and you have heard people say that no one can defeat the descendants of Anak. \s5 \v 3 I want you to know that Yahweh our God will go ahead of you. He will be like a raging fire. While you advance, he will defeat and destroy them. As a result, you will quickly be able to drive out some of them and kill the others, which is what Yahweh promised that you would do. @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \p \v 22 Your ancestors also caused Yahweh to become very angry by what they did at places that they named Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah. \p -\v 23 And when we were at Kadesh Barnea, Yahweh said to your ancestors, 'Go up and capture the land that I am about to give to you!' But they rebelled against him. They did not trust him, and they did not obey what he told them to do. +\v 23 And when we were at Kadesh Barnea, Yahweh said to your ancestors, 'Go up and capture the land that I am about to give to you!' But they rebelled against him. They did not trust him, and they did not obey what he told them to do. \v 24 Your ancestors rebelled against Yahweh from the first day that I knew them, in Egypt, and you have been exactly the same as your ancestors. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/10.usfm b/05-DEU/10.usfm index f8db552a..cafa1d19 100644 --- a/05-DEU/10.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/10.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 "Now, you Israelite people, I will tell you what Yahweh our God says that you do. He requires you to honor him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him with all that you desire and all that you feel, -\v 13 and to obey all of his commandments which I am giving to you today, so they will help you. +\v 13 and to obey all of his commandments which I am giving to you today, so they will help you. \s5 \p @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 15 But although he owns all those things, Yahweh also loved your ancestors; from all the people groups on the earth he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people. \s5 -\v 16 So you must change your inner beings and stop being stubborn. +\v 16 So you must change your inner beings and stop being stubborn. \v 17 Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful, more than others, and he does not accept bribes. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/11.usfm b/05-DEU/11.usfm index 5a395427..bb57419c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/11.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/11.usfm @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 28 But if you do not obey them, and if you turn away from him to worship other gods that you have never known about before, he will curse you. \s5 -\v 29 And when Yahweh brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, some of you must stand on top of Mount Gerizim and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to bless you, and the others must stand on top of Mount Ebal and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to curse you." +\v 29 And when Yahweh brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, some of you must stand on top of Mount Gerizim and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to bless you, and the others must stand on top of Mount Ebal and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to curse you." \v 30 (Those two mountains are west of the Jordan River, west of the plain along the Jordan, in the land where the Canaanites live. They live close to the sacred trees near Gilgal.) \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/16.usfm b/05-DEU/16.usfm index a1d5ea60..f5ad775d 100644 --- a/05-DEU/16.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/16.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 So, each year all of you Israelite men must gather with your families to worship Yahweh our God at the place that he will choose, to celebrate three festivals: The Festival of Bread with no Yeast, the Festival of Pentecost, and the Festival of Shelters. No one should come before Yahweh without an offering. Each of you men must bring an offering for Yahweh to these festivals +\v 16 So, each year all of you Israelite men must gather with your families to worship Yahweh our God at the place that he will choose, to celebrate three festivals: The Festival of Bread with no Yeast, the Festival of Pentecost, and the Festival of Shelters. No one should come before Yahweh without an offering. Each of you men must bring an offering for Yahweh to these festivals \v 17 in proportion to the blessings that Yahweh has given him during that year. diff --git a/05-DEU/17.usfm b/05-DEU/17.usfm index 311c0f09..7a26c83c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/17.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/17.usfm @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 When he becomes your king, he must appoint someone to copy these laws. He must copy them from the scroll that is kept by the priests descended from Levi. -\v 19 He must keep this new scroll near him and read from it every day of his life, in order that he may learn to have an awesome respect for Yahweh, and to faithfully obey all the rules and regulations that are written in these laws. +\v 19 He must keep this new scroll near him and read from it every day of his life, in order that he may learn to have an awesome respect for Yahweh, and to faithfully obey all the rules and regulations that are written in these laws. \s5 \v 20 If he does that, he will not think that he is more important than his fellow Israelis, and he will completely obey Yahweh's commands. As a result, he and his descendants will rule as kings in Israel for many years." diff --git a/05-DEU/18.usfm b/05-DEU/18.usfm index 8576c1e3..c446d295 100644 --- a/05-DEU/18.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/18.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 Some day he will send from among you a prophet like me. He will tell you what will happen in the future, and you must obey him. -\v 16 On the day that your ancestors were gathered at the bottom of Mount Sinai, they pleaded with me saying, 'We do not want Yahweh to speak to us again, and we do not want to see this huge fire that is burning on the mountain!' Your ancestors said that because they were afraid that they would die if Yahweh spoke to them again. +\v 16 On the day that your ancestors were gathered at the bottom of Mount Sinai, they pleaded with me saying, 'We do not want Yahweh to speak to us again, and we do not want to see this huge fire that is burning on the mountain!' Your ancestors said that because they were afraid that they would die if Yahweh spoke to them again. \s5 \p diff --git a/05-DEU/19.usfm b/05-DEU/19.usfm index 4639c967..0c824baa 100644 --- a/05-DEU/19.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/19.usfm @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 But suppose someone hates his enemy and hides and waits for that person to come along the road. Then when he passes by, suddenly he attacks him and murders him. If the attacker flees to one of those cities to be protected there, -\v 12 the elders of the city where the murdered man lived must not protect the attacker. They must send someone to the city to which the other man escaped, and bring him to to get revenge, so that he may execute that man. -\v 13 You must not pity those who murder other people! Instead, you must execute them, in order that the people in the land of Israel will not be punished for murdering innocent people, and in order that things will go well for you. +\v 12 the elders of the city where the murdered man lived must not protect the attacker. They must send someone to the city to which the other man escaped, and bring him to to get revenge, so that he may execute that man. +\v 13 You must not pity those who murder other people! Instead, you must execute them, in order that the people in the land of Israel will not be punished for murdering innocent people, and in order that things will go well for you. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/20.usfm b/05-DEU/20.usfm index e640576f..a318c97e 100644 --- a/05-DEU/20.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/20.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 But in the cities that are in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you forever, you must kill all the people and all the animals. -\v 17 You must get rid of them completely. Get rid of the Heth, the Amor the Canaan , the Periz, the Hiv, and the Jebus people groups; that is what Yahweh our God commanded you to do. +\v 17 You must get rid of them completely. Get rid of the Heth, the Amor the Canaan , the Periz, the Hiv, and the Jebus people groups; that is what Yahweh our God commanded you to do. \v 18 If you do not do that, they will teach you to sin against Yahweh our God and do the disgusting things that they do when they worship their gods. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/22.usfm b/05-DEU/22.usfm index bb97ddec..fc4d8d92 100644 --- a/05-DEU/22.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/22.usfm @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 Suppose in some town a man sees a young woman who is promised to be married to another man, and he is caught sleeping with her. +\v 23 Suppose in some town a man sees a young woman who is promised to be married to another man, and he is caught sleeping with her. \v 24 You must take both of them to the gate of that town, where the town leaders decide important matters. There you must execute them both by throwing stones at them. You must execute the young woman because she did not shout for help even though she was in the town. And the man must be executed because he slept with someone who was already promised to be married. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice from among you \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/25.usfm b/05-DEU/25.usfm index a3a7423a..cf0f9d30 100644 --- a/05-DEU/25.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/25.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man's widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man's brother must marry her and sleep with her. It is his duty to do that. -\v 6 If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man's name will not disappear from Israel. +\v 6 If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man's name will not disappear from Israel. \s5 \p diff --git a/05-DEU/26.usfm b/05-DEU/26.usfm index 0efa4d8d..a7ad1a69 100644 --- a/05-DEU/26.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/26.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 After you occupy the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, and you have settled there, -\v 2 each of you must take some of the first crops that you harvest, put it in a basket, and take it to the place that Yahweh will have chosen for you to worship there. +\v 2 each of you must take some of the first crops that you harvest, put it in a basket, and take it to the place that Yahweh will have chosen for you to worship there. \s5 \v 3 Go to the high priest who is serving at that time and say to him, 'By giving you this first part of my harvest today, I am declaring to Yahweh our God that I have picked it in the land that he solemnly promised to our ancestors to give to us.' @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \v 5 Then in Yahweh's presence you must say this: 'My ancestor Jacob was a man from Aram and powerful nation. He took his family to Egypt. They were a small group when they went there, but they lived there and their descendants became a very large and powerful nation. \s5 -\v 6 Then the people of Egypt acted very harshly toward them, and they forced them to become their slaves and to work very hard. +\v 6 Then the people of Egypt acted very harshly toward them, and they forced them to become their slaves and to work very hard. \v 7 Then our ancestors cried out to you, Yahweh our God, and you heard them. You saw that they were suffering, and that they were forced to work very hard, and were being oppressed. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/28.usfm b/05-DEU/28.usfm index e7eaad24..681fd3cf 100644 --- a/05-DEU/28.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/28.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \pi -\v 5 He will bless you by giving you plenty of grain to make bread. +\v 5 He will bless you by giving you plenty of grain to make bread. \pi \v 6 He will bless you everywhere—when you go out of your houses and when you come into your houses. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \v 16 He will curse you when you are in the cities \pi and he will curse you when you are working in the fields. \pi -\v 17 He will curse you by not giving you much grain to make bread. +\v 17 He will curse you by not giving you much grain to make bread. \s5 \pi diff --git a/05-DEU/29.usfm b/05-DEU/29.usfm index f494e8d9..65040ea3 100644 --- a/05-DEU/29.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/29.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 Moses summoned all the Israelite people and said to them, "You saw for yourselves what Yahweh did to the king of Egypt and to his officials and to his entire country. +\v 2 Moses summoned all the Israelite people and said to them, "You saw for yourselves what Yahweh did to the king of Egypt and to his officials and to his entire country. \v 3 You saw all the plagues that Yahweh sent on them, and all the various miracles that he performed. \v 4 But to this day, Yahweh has not enabled you to understand the meaning of all that you have seen and heard. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 13 He is making this agreement with you in order to make sure that you are his people, and that he is your God. This is what he promised to do for you, and what he solemnly promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that he would do. \s5 -\v 14 This covenant is not only with you. +\v 14 This covenant is not only with you. \v 15 God is making this agreement with us who are here today and also with our descendants who are not yet born. \p \v 16 You remember the things that our ancestors suffered in Egypt, and how they traveled through the land that belonged to other nations after they came out of Egypt. diff --git a/05-DEU/30.usfm b/05-DEU/30.usfm index 5125f3da..0e0f8b46 100644 --- a/05-DEU/30.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/30.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ \c 30 \p -\v 1 I have now told you about the ways that Yahweh our God will bless you if you obey him and the ways that he will curse you if you disobey him. But if you choose not to obey his laws, some day you will be living in the countries to which he will have scattered you, and you will remember what I told you. -\v 2 Then, if you and your children begin to worship Yahweh our God and faithfully obey all that I have today commanded you to do, +\v 1 I have now told you about the ways that Yahweh our God will bless you if you obey him and the ways that he will curse you if you disobey him. But if you choose not to obey his laws, some day you will be living in the countries to which he will have scattered you, and you will remember what I told you. +\v 2 Then, if you and your children begin to worship Yahweh our God and faithfully obey all that I have today commanded you to do, \v 3 he will again act mercifully toward you. He will bring you back from the nations to which he scattered you, and he will cause you to be prosperous again. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/31.usfm b/05-DEU/31.usfm index b629aebc..19168b4c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/31.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/31.usfm @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ \v 14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Listen carefully. You will soon die. Summon Joshua, and you will go to the sacred tent with him, in order that I may appoint him to be the new leader." So Joshua and Moses went to the sacred tent. \p -\v 15 There Yahweh appeared to them in a pillar of cloud, and that cloud was over the entrance to the tent. +\v 15 There Yahweh appeared to them in a pillar of cloud, and that cloud was over the entrance to the tent. \s5 -\v 16 Yahweh said to Moses, "You will soon die. Then these people will become unfaithful to me. They will stop obeying the covenant that I made with them. They will begin to worship the foreign gods that are worshiped by the people of the land that they will enter. +\v 16 Yahweh said to Moses, "You will soon die. Then these people will become unfaithful to me. They will stop obeying the covenant that I made with them. They will begin to worship the foreign gods that are worshiped by the people of the land that they will enter. \s5 \v 17 When that happens, I will become very angry with them. I will abandon them and refuse to help them any longer. Many bad things will happen to them, and they will be destroyed. Then they will say among themselves, 'These things are happening to us because our God is no longer with us.' diff --git a/05-DEU/32.usfm b/05-DEU/32.usfm index 26c90963..d0866f6c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/32.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/32.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q because of your sins, you no longer deserve to be his children. \q You are extremely wicked and deceitful. \q1 -\v 6 You foolish and senseless people, +\v 6 You foolish and senseless people, \q is this the way that you should repay Yahweh for all that he has done for you? \q He is your father; he created you; \q he caused you to become a nation. @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \v 17 They offered sacrifices to gods who were really demons, \q gods that their ancestors had never known; \q they offered sacrifices to gods that they had recently found out about, -\q gods whom your ancestors had never had any respect for. +\q gods whom your ancestors had never had any respect for. \q \v 18 They forgot the true God, the one who protects them, \q the one who created them and caused them to live. @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 21 Because they now are worshiping idols, which are not really gods, -\q they have caused me to be like a jealous husband because I want them to worship only me. +\q they have caused me to be like a jealous husband because I want them to worship only me. \q So now, in order to cause them to become angry, \q I will now send to attack them an army of a nation of worthless and foolish people. @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ \q \v 27 But if I did that, their enemies would wrongly boast \q that they were the ones who had gotten rid of my people; -\q they would say, "We are the ones who defeated them; +\q they would say, "We are the ones who defeated them; \q it was not Yahweh who has done all these things."' \b @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ \v 33 The wine from those grapes is like the poison of snakes. \b \q -\v 34 Yahweh says, 'I know what I have planned to do to the Israelite people and to their enemies, +\v 34 Yahweh says, 'I know what I have planned to do to the Israelite people and to their enemies, \q and I have locked up those plans as someone would lock up his valuable possessions. \s5 diff --git a/05-DEU/33.usfm b/05-DEU/33.usfm index fe8d00c5..be8bc436 100644 --- a/05-DEU/33.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/33.usfm @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ \q \v 19 They will invite people from the other Israelite tribes to the mountain where they worship Yahweh, \q and they will offer correct sacrifices to him. -\q They will become rich from the trade that they carry out on the seas +\q They will become rich from the trade that they carry out on the seas \q and from using the sand along the sea to make things. \b diff --git a/06-JOS/03.usfm b/06-JOS/03.usfm index 1daedae6..bea7c582 100644 --- a/06-JOS/03.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/03.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \p \v 5 Then Joshua told the people, "Perform the ceremonies needed to make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh and to give him honor, because tomorrow he is going to do things for you that will amaze you." \p -\v 6 Then Joshua said to the priests, "Carry the chest and go in front of the people." So they lifted up the sacred chest and went in front of the people. +\v 6 Then Joshua said to the priests, "Carry the chest and go in front of the people." So they lifted up the sacred chest and went in front of the people. \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/04.usfm b/06-JOS/04.usfm index ccb8f6a2..6a324552 100644 --- a/06-JOS/04.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/04.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 The priests who carried the chest stood in the middle of the Jordan River until the people had finished crossing the river, as Yahweh had commanded Joshua to tell them to do. This also was as Moses had commanded Joshua to do. The people crossed the river quickly. +\v 10 The priests who carried the chest stood in the middle of the Jordan River until the people had finished crossing the river, as Yahweh had commanded Joshua to tell them to do. This also was as Moses had commanded Joshua to do. The people crossed the river quickly. \v 11 As soon as all the people had crossed over, then the sacred chest of Yahweh and the priests who carried it, crossed over. All the people were there watching. \s5 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 Tell them, 'This is where Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.' -\v 23 Yahweh, your God, dried up the river for you, until you had all crossed over. Yahweh, the God you worship, did to the Jordan River just as he did to the Sea of Reeds, when he caused it to become dry until we had all crossed over it, just as he did here. +\v 23 Yahweh, your God, dried up the river for you, until you had all crossed over. Yahweh, the God you worship, did to the Jordan River just as he did to the Sea of Reeds, when he caused it to become dry until we had all crossed over it, just as he did here. \v 24 Yahweh did that in order that all the peoples of the earth may know that he is powerful, and so you may forever give him the honor he deserves." diff --git a/06-JOS/05.usfm b/06-JOS/05.usfm index d83dd43f..ad13b2bb 100644 --- a/06-JOS/05.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/05.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \v 6 The people of Israel walked through the desert for forty years, until all the people, including all the men who were old enough to be soldiers, they all had died. They had not obeyed Yahweh, so Yahweh said that they would not see the land that he had promised to them—a land that was very fertile—the land was so fertile that they said it had milk and honey flowing through it, just as rivers flow with water. -\v 7 It was the children of those who had died that Yahweh raised up in their place. He circumcised them because they had not been circumcised when they were walking through the wilderness. +\v 7 It was the children of those who had died that Yahweh raised up in their place. He circumcised them because they had not been circumcised when they were walking through the wilderness. \s5 \v 8 After all the Israelite males had been circumcised, they remained in the camp and rested until they healed. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 In the evening of the fourteenth day of that month, while the Israelite people were camped at Gilgal, on the plain near the city of Jericho, there they celebrated the Passover feast. -\v 11 The day after the Passover they ate some bread made without yeast, and they roasted the grain. +\v 11 The day after the Passover they ate some bread made without yeast, and they roasted the grain. \s5 \v 12 The next day God stopped sending manna for them to eat. They ate food that had grown in the land of Canaan beginning that year. diff --git a/06-JOS/06.usfm b/06-JOS/06.usfm index 599774a6..661e79da 100644 --- a/06-JOS/06.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/06.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 So Joshua summoned the priests and said to them, "Tell four priests to carry Yahweh's sacred chest, and tell the priests to carry seven trumpets made from ram's horns and let them go in front of the sacred chest of Yahweh." -\v 7 And he told the people, "Go on and march around the city and let the armed men will go ahead of Yahweh's sacred chest." +\v 7 And he told the people, "Go on and march around the city and let the armed men will go ahead of Yahweh's sacred chest." \s5 \p @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 On the seventh day, they got up at dawn; they all marched around the city the same way that they had done before, but this time they marched around the city seven times. +\v 15 On the seventh day, they got up at dawn; they all marched around the city the same way that they had done before, but this time they marched around the city seven times. \v 16 As they were marching around the seventh time, when the priests were about to sound the long blast on their trumpets, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! Because Yahweh is giving this city to you! @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \v 22 Then Joshua said to the two men who had spied on the land, "Go to the prostitute's house. Bring her out, along with all her family, just as you solemnly promised to her." \s5 -\v 23 So, the young men who had examined the land went and brought Rahab out. They brought out her father, mother, brothers, and all the relatives that were with her. They brought them to a place outside the camp of Israel. +\v 23 So, the young men who had examined the land went and brought Rahab out. They brought out her father, mother, brothers, and all the relatives that were with her. They brought them to a place outside the camp of Israel. \v 24 Then they burned the city, along with everything in it. They saved the silver, gold, and all the vessels of bronze and iron, which they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh. \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/07.usfm b/06-JOS/07.usfm index 1bc1bca3..be3bc5b6 100644 --- a/06-JOS/07.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/07.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 7 \p -\v 1 Yahweh had commanded that all the things that they had captured in Jericho should be destroyed to show that they belonged to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was a son of Carmi, a grandson of Zabdi, and a great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh became very angry with the Israelites. +\v 1 Yahweh had commanded that all the things that they had captured in Jericho should be destroyed to show that they belonged to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was a son of Carmi, a grandson of Zabdi, and a great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh became very angry with the Israelites. \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/08.usfm b/06-JOS/08.usfm index 63adb8b8..be11375b 100644 --- a/06-JOS/08.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/08.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \v 27 The Israelite soldiers took for themselves the animals and the other things that had belonged to the people of Ai, just as Yahweh had told Joshua that they should do. \p -\v 28 Joshua and his soldiers burned Ai and caused it to become a pile of ruins forever. It is an abandoned place even today. +\v 28 Joshua and his soldiers burned Ai and caused it to become a pile of ruins forever. It is an abandoned place even today. \s5 \v 29 Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree and left his corpse hanging there until the evening. At sunset Joshua told his men to take the king's body down from the tree and to throw it where the city gate had been. After they did that, they made a great mound of rocks on top of his body. That pile of rocks is still there to this day. diff --git a/06-JOS/09.usfm b/06-JOS/09.usfm index 7e604cf6..38ee3c70 100644 --- a/06-JOS/09.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/09.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ But Joshua answered, "Who are you? Where do you actually come from?" \s5 \p -\v 9 The men from Gibeon answered, "We want to be your servants. We have come here from a distant land, because of the fame of Yahweh your God. We heard about all the great things he did in Egypt. +\v 9 The men from Gibeon answered, "We want to be your servants. We have come here from a distant land, because of the fame of Yahweh your God. We heard about all the great things he did in Egypt. \v 10 And we have heard about what he did to the two kings of the Amorites who are on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth. \s5 @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ But Joshua answered, "Who are you? Where do you actually come from?" \v 17 So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling only three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. \s5 -\v 18 But the Israelites did not attack those cities because they had made a solemn vow to live peacefully with them, and because Yahweh had heard the promise they made. +\v 18 But the Israelites did not attack those cities because they had made a solemn vow to live peacefully with them, and because Yahweh had heard the promise they made. \p All the people of Israel grumbled against their leaders for making this treaty. \v 19 But the leaders answered, "We promised to live peacefully with them and Yahweh, the God of Israel, heard us promise to do that. So now we cannot do them any harm. \s5 \v 20 If we kill them, God will be very angry with us and punish us because we did not keep our promise to them, a promise that binds us by solemn oath. But this is what we can do: -\v 21 We will allow them to live, but they will become our servants; they will cut wood and carry water for all the people." This is what happened, just as the leaders planned. +\v 21 We will allow them to live, but they will become our servants; they will cut wood and carry water for all the people." This is what happened, just as the leaders planned. \s5 \p @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ But Joshua answered, "Who are you? Where do you actually come from?" \s5 \p -\v 26 So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon; he did not permit the army of Israel to harm them. +\v 26 So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon; he did not permit the army of Israel to harm them. \v 27 Instead, he forced them to become the Israelites' slaves. They cut wood and carried water for Israel. They also brought the wood and water that was needed for the sacred altar of Yahweh. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that to this present time. diff --git a/06-JOS/10.usfm b/06-JOS/10.usfm index 9940ddc4..d9db3100 100644 --- a/06-JOS/10.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/10.usfm @@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ \s5 \p \v 36 Then Joshua and his army marched from Eglon up into the hills to the city of Hebron. They waged war against it -\v 37 and captured it. They killed the king and every living thing, as they had done at Eglon. They did not leave one person alive. +\v 37 and captured it. They killed the king and every living thing, as they had done at Eglon. They did not leave one person alive. \s5 \p \v 38 Then Joshua and his army turned and went to the city of Debir and waged war against it. -\v 39 They captured the city and its king, and they also captured the nearby villages. Then they killed every living thing in it; they did not allow even one person to stay alive. They did to these people the same as they had done at Hebron and Libnah. +\v 39 They captured the city and its king, and they also captured the nearby villages. Then they killed every living thing in it; they did not allow even one person to stay alive. They did to these people the same as they had done at Hebron and Libnah. \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/11.usfm b/06-JOS/11.usfm index 712218b5..f7fe4851 100644 --- a/06-JOS/11.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/11.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 The Israelites took for themselves the animals that they found in the fields and everything else that was valuable. But they killed every human being and every living thing in the cities. -\v 15 As Yahweh had given Moses instructions to act, in the same way Moses also gave Joshua commands to act. And Joshua did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses to do. +\v 15 As Yahweh had given Moses instructions to act, in the same way Moses also gave Joshua commands to act. And Joshua did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses to do. \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/12.usfm b/06-JOS/12.usfm index 34288650..5ca00255 100644 --- a/06-JOS/12.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/12.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 Joshua and the Israelite army also defeated kings who ruled over the land on the west side of the Jordan River. That land was between Baal Gad in the valley near Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Edom. Joshua gave land to the tribes of Israel for them to possess, -\v 8 as well as the hill country, the lowlands, the plain along the Jordan, the mountainsides, in the desert, and in the southern Judean wilderness, the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites. +\v 8 as well as the hill country, the lowlands, the plain along the Jordan, the mountainsides, in the desert, and in the southern Judean wilderness, the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites. \s5 \v 9 The kings that the Israelites conquered were those of the following cities: Jericho, Ai (which was near Bethel), diff --git a/06-JOS/13.usfm b/06-JOS/13.usfm index c1fa85b7..b1623f09 100644 --- a/06-JOS/13.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/13.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 Moses also gave land to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, and allotted to each of their families the land they needed to live on. -\v 25 They lived near Jazer, in all the cities of Gilead, and in half the land where the Ammonites lived, all the way to Aroer, which is a city east of Rabbah. +\v 25 They lived near Jazer, in all the cities of Gilead, and in half the land where the Ammonites lived, all the way to Aroer, which is a city east of Rabbah. \v 26 Their land extended from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh and Betonim, all the way to Mahanaim and to the region of Debir. \s5 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \p \v 29 Moses gave inheritance of land to the half tribe of Manasseh for them to live on. It was allotted to the half tribe of the people of Manasseh according to the needs of their clans. \v 30 Their territory was from Mahanaim, including all the region of Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan. There are sixty cities in the region. -\v 31 Their land also included half of the region of Gilead, as well as the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei (sometimes referred to as the royal cities of Og in Bashan). These were allotted to the people of Machir son of Manasseh, and that would include half the descendants of Machir, assigned to their clans according to their need. +\v 31 Their land also included half of the region of Gilead, as well as the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei (sometimes referred to as the royal cities of Og in Bashan). These were allotted to the people of Machir son of Manasseh, and that would include half the descendants of Machir, assigned to their clans according to their need. \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/15.usfm b/06-JOS/15.usfm index 823fdf77..ce25076a 100644 --- a/06-JOS/15.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/15.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 -\v 5 The eastern border of the land of the tribe of Judah was the Dead Sea. It extended north to the end of the Jordan River, where it empties into the Dead Sea. +\v 5 The eastern border of the land of the tribe of Judah was the Dead Sea. It extended north to the end of the Jordan River, where it empties into the Dead Sea. \v 6 The northern border continued from that point, and extended north to Beth Hoglah. From there it went further north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan (a stone that had been set up by Bohan, son of Reuben). \s5 @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \pi \v 34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, \v 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, -\v 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (also called Gederothaim). There were fourteen cities, together with their surrounding villages. +\v 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (also called Gederothaim). There were fourteen cities, together with their surrounding villages. \pi \s5 @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \v 48 The tribe of Judah was also assigned these towns in the southwest part of the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, \v 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (also called Debir), \v 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, -\v 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven cities, together with their surrounding villages. +\v 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven cities, together with their surrounding villages. \pi \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/16.usfm b/06-JOS/16.usfm index 2b268697..74d4dfad 100644 --- a/06-JOS/16.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/16.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 The land that was assigned to the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh—the tribes that were descended from Joseph—started at the Jordan River, east of Jericho. -\v 2 It extended west from Jericho to Bethel, and then to Luz, and it passed on to Ataroth, which is the territory where the Archites live. +\v 2 It extended west from Jericho to Bethel, and then to Luz, and it passed on to Ataroth, which is the territory where the Archites live. \s5 \v 3 From there it extended west to the border of the land where the Japhletites lived, and then west to the area near Lower Beth Horon. From there it continued west to Gezer, and from there to the Mediterranean Sea. diff --git a/06-JOS/17.usfm b/06-JOS/17.usfm index 7440b2ed..8416294a 100644 --- a/06-JOS/17.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/17.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 17 \p -\v 1 This is a list of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh's oldest son was Makir, and his grandson was Gilead. Their descendants were assigned the lands in the regions of Gilead and Bashan, in honor of Makir, who had been a great soldier. +\v 1 This is a list of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh's oldest son was Makir, and his grandson was Gilead. Their descendants were assigned the lands in the regions of Gilead and Bashan, in honor of Makir, who had been a great soldier. \v 2 Land was also allotted to the other clans in the tribe of Manasseh: The clans of Abi Ezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These had been the names of Manasseh's male descendants (he himself had been a son of Joseph). Assignments of land were made for each clan. \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/18.usfm b/06-JOS/18.usfm index 14fda409..a282a1dd 100644 --- a/06-JOS/18.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/18.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Why are you waiting such a long time? How long are you going to delay going into the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors worshiped, has promised to give to you? \p -\v 4 Choose three men from each of your seven tribes. I will send them out to explore the parts of the land which you have not occupied yet. When they finish, they will write a report to tell you what the land is like. They will also make a map to show you where cities and important places are located and which tribe will live in which area. +\v 4 Choose three men from each of your seven tribes. I will send them out to explore the parts of the land which you have not occupied yet. When they finish, they will write a report to tell you what the land is like. They will also make a map to show you where cities and important places are located and which tribe will live in which area. \s5 \v 5 They will divide the remaining land into seven parts. The tribe of Judah will keep its land in the south, and the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh will keep their land in the north. diff --git a/06-JOS/19.usfm b/06-JOS/19.usfm index 6d9409dc..d5294902 100644 --- a/06-JOS/19.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/19.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \pi \s5 -\v 2 Simeon's land included the following cities: Beer Sheba, Sheba, Moladah, +\v 2 Simeon's land included the following cities: Beer Sheba, Sheba, Moladah, \v 3 Hazarshual, Balah, Ezem, \v 4 Eltolad, Bethul, and Hormah. diff --git a/06-JOS/21.usfm b/06-JOS/21.usfm index 67de77d9..3643d8bb 100644 --- a/06-JOS/21.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/21.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 21 \p \v 1 The leaders of the clans of the Levites came to Shiloh to speak with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the clans of the people of Israel. -\v 2 They said to them, "Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us cities where we can live and where we can have pasture for our animals." +\v 2 They said to them, "Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us cities where we can live and where we can have pasture for our animals." \s5 \v 3 So the Israelite leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They gave cities and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi out of their own lands that had been assigned to them. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \pi \s5 -\v 17 The Israelite leaders also gave the descendants of Aaron some cities in the area that the tribe of Benjamin possessed: Gibeon, Geba, +\v 17 The Israelite leaders also gave the descendants of Aaron some cities in the area that the tribe of Benjamin possessed: Gibeon, Geba, \v 18 Anathoth, and Almon—four cities with all their pasturelands. \m \v 19 Altogether there were thirteen cities with their surrounding pastureland that the Israelite leaders assigned to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. diff --git a/06-JOS/22.usfm b/06-JOS/22.usfm index d8cc10c1..9c950d99 100644 --- a/06-JOS/22.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/22.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 Have you forgotten about how Yahweh punished us at Peor, when we turned away from him and worshiped other gods? Yahweh sent a deadly sickness among the people of Israel, and many died from it. -\v 18 Have you, too, turned away from following Yahweh by building this altar? Since you have rebelled like this against him, Yahweh will be angry with all the people of Israel.' +\v 18 Have you, too, turned away from following Yahweh by building this altar? Since you have rebelled like this against him, Yahweh will be angry with all the people of Israel.' \s5 \p diff --git a/06-JOS/24.usfm b/06-JOS/24.usfm index c9e56639..6aec3d93 100644 --- a/06-JOS/24.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/24.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 24 \p \v 1 Joshua brought together the elders, leader, judges, and officers of the nation of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. -\v 2 Joshua said to all of them, "This is what Yahweh, the God we Israelite people worship, is saying: 'Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham's father Terah and Abraham's younger brother Nahor, lived far beyond the Euphrates River, where they worshiped other gods. +\v 2 Joshua said to all of them, "This is what Yahweh, the God we Israelite people worship, is saying: 'Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham's father Terah and Abraham's younger brother Nahor, lived far beyond the Euphrates River, where they worshiped other gods. \s5 \v 3 But I took your ancestor Abraham, and I led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac. @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 Then you all crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho fought against you, as did the armies of the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. I made all of you more powerful than they were, and you defeated them all. -\v 12 I am the one who caused them to panic. They acted as if they were being chased by hornets. And you drove out the two kings of the Amorites as your army moved ahead and pushed them away. But it was not because of your swords or your bows and arrows, but it was because that I, Yahweh, was fighting on your side. +\v 12 I am the one who caused them to panic. They acted as if they were being chased by hornets. And you drove out the two kings of the Amorites as your army moved ahead and pushed them away. But it was not because of your swords or your bows and arrows, but it was because that I, Yahweh, was fighting on your side. \s5 \v 13 So I gave you a land that you had not cleared or plowed, and I gave you cities that you did not build. Now you live in those cities, and you eat the grapes from grapevines that you did not plant, and you eat olives from trees that you did not plant.' diff --git a/07-JDG/01.usfm b/07-JDG/01.usfm index e822db5f..2a07de7c 100644 --- a/07-JDG/01.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/01.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat ten thousand men of the Canaanites and the Perizzites at the city of Bezek. +\v 4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat ten thousand men of the Canaanites and the Perizzites at the city of Bezek. \v 5 During the battle they found Adoni Bezek, the leader of the city. \s5 diff --git a/07-JDG/02.usfm b/07-JDG/02.usfm index 128764af..d43458e4 100644 --- a/07-JDG/02.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/02.usfm @@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ \v 2 But as for you, you must never agree to have peace with the people who live in this land. You must tear down the altars where they make sacrifices to idols.' But you have not obeyed me. \s5 -\v 3 So now, I am telling you that I will not drive out your enemies as you advance. They will be like thorns in your sides. And they will try to trap you by persuading you to worship their idols." +\v 3 So now, I am telling you that I will not drive out your enemies as you advance. They will be like thorns in your sides. And they will try to trap you by persuading you to worship their idols." \p \v 4 After he said that to all the Israelites, the people lamented loudly. \v 5 They named that place Bochim, which means "weeping." There they offered sacrifices to Yahweh. \s5 \p -\v 6 After Joshua sent the people of Israel away, each group went to possess the land that had been permanently assigned to the people. +\v 6 After Joshua sent the people of Israel away, each group went to possess the land that had been permanently assigned to the people. \v 7 They obeyed Yahweh as long as Joshua was alive, and as long as the elders, those who had seen all the great things that Yahweh had done for Israel, were alive. \p \v 8 Then Yahweh's servant Joshua died. He was 110 years old when he died. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 10 After all the people who lived at the same time as Joshua died, more people grew up who did not know Yahweh and had not seen him do the great things he had done for the Israelite people. \s5 -\v 11-13 They did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They worshiped idols that represented the god Baal and the female fertility goddess, the Ashtoreth. They worshiped the various gods that the people groups around them worshiped. They stopped worshiping Yahweh, the God their ancestors worshiped, the one who had brought their ancestors out of Egypt. This caused Yahweh to be very angry. +\v 11-13 They did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They worshiped idols that represented the god Baal and the female fertility goddess, the Ashtoreth. They worshiped the various gods that the people groups around them worshiped. They stopped worshiping Yahweh, the God their ancestors worshiped, the one who had brought their ancestors out of Egypt. This caused Yahweh to be very angry. \s5 \v 14 Because Yahweh was angry, he allowed people from other groups to attack them and steal their crops and animals. They were no longer able to resist their enemies, and Yahweh allowed all their enemies around them to defeat them. diff --git a/07-JDG/03.usfm b/07-JDG/03.usfm index 7872d418..ed24d623 100644 --- a/07-JDG/03.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/03.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 The Israelites did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They forgot about Yahweh, their God, and they started to worship the idols that represented the god Baal and the goddess Asherah. -\v 8 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and he handed them over that they might live under the power of King Cushan Rishathaim, who was king of Aram Naharaim in Mesopotamia. The people of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years. +\v 8 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and he handed them over that they might live under the power of King Cushan Rishathaim, who was king of Aram Naharaim in Mesopotamia. The people of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years. \s5 \v 9 But when they pleaded to Yahweh to help them, he brought a leader to rescue them. He was Othniel (the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz). @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Meanwhile, Ehud escaped. He passed by the stone quarries and arrived at Seirah, in the hill country where the descendants of Ephraim lived. +\v 26 Meanwhile, Ehud escaped. He passed by the stone quarries and arrived at Seirah, in the hill country where the descendants of Ephraim lived. \v 27 There he blew a trumpet to tell everyone that the people should join him to fight the people of Moab. So the Israelites went with him from the hills. They went down toward the Jordan River, with Ehud leading them. \s5 diff --git a/07-JDG/04.usfm b/07-JDG/04.usfm index 319cc13d..faea2fbc 100644 --- a/07-JDG/04.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/04.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 Now Deborah, a woman who proclaimed the word of Yahweh (who was the wife of Lappidoth), was a leading judge in Israel at that time. -\v 5 She would sit under her palm tree (they called it the "palm of Deborah") at a place between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and people would come to her and ask her to settle their legal disputes. She would determine what was right and fair. +\v 5 She would sit under her palm tree (they called it the "palm of Deborah") at a place between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and people would come to her and ask her to settle their legal disputes. She would determine what was right and fair. \s5 \v 6 One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam and called him to come to her. He was from Kedesh (in the area where the descendants of Naphtali lived). She said to him, "This is what Yahweh, the God we worship, is commanding you to do: 'Take ten thousand men with you, some from Naphtali and some of Zebulun, and gather all your men together at Mount Tabor. diff --git a/07-JDG/06.usfm b/07-JDG/06.usfm index 3aeb288b..ffb80c11 100644 --- a/07-JDG/06.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/06.usfm @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 Early the next morning, as soon as the men got up, they saw that the altar to Baal had been torn down, and the Asherah pole was gone. They saw that there was a new altar there, and on it was what remained from the bulls they had sacrificed. +\v 28 Early the next morning, as soon as the men got up, they saw that the altar to Baal had been torn down, and the Asherah pole was gone. They saw that there was a new altar there, and on it was what remained from the bulls they had sacrificed. \p \v 29 The people asked each other, "Who did this?" After they investigated, someone told them that it was Gideo son of Joash who had done it. diff --git a/07-JDG/07.usfm b/07-JDG/07.usfm index 4f470908..6c01d545 100644 --- a/07-JDG/07.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/07.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 Then Yahweh told Gideon, "The three hundred men who lapped the water will be your army! I will help them defeat the Midianite army. Let all the others go home!" -\v 8 So Gideon's three hundred men collected the food and rams' horns (used as trumpets) from all the other men, and then he sent them home. +\v 8 So Gideon's three hundred men collected the food and rams' horns (used as trumpets) from all the other men, and then he sent them home. \p The men of Midian were camping in the valley below Gideon. \s5 @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 22 While the three hundred Israelite men kept blowing their horns, Yahweh caused the Midianites to start fighting each other with their swords. Some of them killed each other. The rest fled. Some fled south to Beth Shittah. Some fled to the town of Zerarah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, near Tabbath. -\v 23 The men of Israel gathered together more men from the tribes of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh and they went after the army of Midian. +\v 23 The men of Israel gathered together more men from the tribes of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh and they went after the army of Midian. \s5 \v 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country where the descendants of Ephraim lived, saying, "Go down and attack the army of Midian. Go down to the Jordan River, to the places where people can wade across, to prevent enemy troops from crossing it! Station men as far south as Beth Barah." diff --git a/07-JDG/08.usfm b/07-JDG/08.usfm index 18ae1bfd..8281eef5 100644 --- a/07-JDG/08.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/08.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 By that time, Zebah and Zalmunna had gone to Karkor town with fifteen thousand troops. They were all that were left of the armies that had come from the east. 120,000 of their men had already been killed. +\v 10 By that time, Zebah and Zalmunna had gone to Karkor town with fifteen thousand troops. They were all that were left of the armies that had come from the east. 120,000 of their men had already been killed. \s5 \v 11 Gideon and his men went east along the road on which caravans travel. They went past the villages of Nobah and Jogbehah and arrived at the enemy camp by surprise. diff --git a/07-JDG/09.usfm b/07-JDG/09.usfm index de9dcd81..6231377f 100644 --- a/07-JDG/09.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/09.usfm @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ \v 47 But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there. \s5 -\v 48 So he and all the men who were with him went up Mount Zalmon, which is near Shechem. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, "Quickly, do what I have just done!" +\v 48 So he and all the men who were with him went up Mount Zalmon, which is near Shechem. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, "Quickly, do what I have just done!" \v 49 So his men all cut branches carried them down the mountain, following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about a thousand men and women—died. \s5 diff --git a/07-JDG/10.usfm b/07-JDG/10.usfm index e1410269..dd066045 100644 --- a/07-JDG/10.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/10.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 10 \p \v 1 The king after Abimelech was Tola son of Puah and grandson of Dodo. He became the leader to rescue the Israelite people from their enemies. He was from tribe of Issachar, and yet he lived in the city of Shamir in the hill country of the tribe of Ephraim. -\v 2 He ruled as judge over Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. +\v 2 He ruled as judge over Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. \s5 \p @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 The Ammon people group gathered to fight against the Israelites, and they set up their tents in Gilead. The Israelite soldiers gathered and set up their tents at Mizpah. +\v 17 The Ammon people group gathered to fight against the Israelites, and they set up their tents in Gilead. The Israelite soldiers gathered and set up their tents at Mizpah. \v 18 The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, "Who will lead our attack against the Ammonite army? The one who will lead us will become the leader of all us who live in Gilead." diff --git a/07-JDG/12.usfm b/07-JDG/12.usfm index a8c81f32..6b0429b2 100644 --- a/07-JDG/12.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/12.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 12 \p -\v 1 The men of the tribe of Ephraim called together their soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan River and went to the town of Zaphon to talk with Jephthah. They said to him, "Why did you not ask us to help your army fight the Ammonites. So we will burn down your house while you are in it." +\v 1 The men of the tribe of Ephraim called together their soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan River and went to the town of Zaphon to talk with Jephthah. They said to him, "Why did you not ask us to help your army fight the Ammonites. So we will burn down your house while you are in it." \p \v 2 Jephthah replied, "The Ammonites oppressed us. And I asked you to come and rescue us from them, you refused. When I called to you, you did not come to our rescue. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 After Elon died, a man named Abdon son of Hillel, from the city of Pirathon, became a leader and a judge over Israel. -\v 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons. They had seventy donkeys. Abdon was a leader and a judge over Israel for eight years. +\v 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons. They had seventy donkeys. Abdon was a leader and a judge over Israel for eight years. \v 15 When Abdon died, he was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. diff --git a/07-JDG/13.usfm b/07-JDG/13.usfm index 83b0192e..4fe31d84 100644 --- a/07-JDG/13.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/13.usfm @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ \s5 \c 13 \p -\v 1 Again the Israelite people did evil, and Yahweh saw what they had done. So Yahweh helped the Philistines to conquer them. They ruled over the Israelites for forty years. +\v 1 Again the Israelite people did evil, and Yahweh saw what they had done. So Yahweh helped the Philistines to conquer them. They ruled over the Israelites for forty years. \p \v 2 There was a man named Manoah from the family of Dan who lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and so she had not given birth. \s5 \v 3 One day, the angel of Yahweh appeared to Manoah's wife and said to her, "Even though you have not been able to give birth to any children until now, you will soon become pregnant and you will give birth to a son. \v 4 From now until he is born, you must not drink any wine or other alcoholic drink, and you must not eat any food that the law says we should not eat. -\v 5 Take care, because you will become pregnant. After you give birth to your son, no one must ever cut his hair. He will be dedicated to God even before he is born until the day he dies. He is the one who will rescue the Israelite people from the Philistines." +\v 5 Take care, because you will become pregnant. After you give birth to your son, no one must ever cut his hair. He will be dedicated to God even before he is born until the day he dies. He is the one who will rescue the Israelite people from the Philistines." \s5 \p @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 Then Manoah killed a young goat and burned it on a rock, along with a grain offering, as a sacrifice to Yahweh. Then he did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched. -\v 20 When the flames went up from the altar toward the sky, Yahweh's angel went up in the flame from the altar. Manoah and his wife saw that and lay facedown on the ground. +\v 20 When the flames went up from the altar toward the sky, Yahweh's angel went up in the flame from the altar. Manoah and his wife saw that and lay facedown on the ground. \s5 \v 21 Although Yahweh's angel did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized who this person really was. diff --git a/07-JDG/14.usfm b/07-JDG/14.usfm index 17aac8a4..f6d9ac14 100644 --- a/07-JDG/14.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/14.usfm @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ \p \v 3 His mother and father objected very strongly. They said, "Is there no woman from our tribe, or from the other Israelite tribes, that you could marry? Why do you want a wife from the Philistines, who are not circumcised and do not worship Yahweh?" \p But Samson told his father, "Get her for me! She is the one I want!" -\v 4 His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for Samson to create a conflict with the Philistines, for they were ruling over Israel at that time. +\v 4 His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for Samson to create a conflict with the Philistines, for they were ruling over Israel at that time. \s5 -\v 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his mother and father. A young lion attacked him and roared at him near the vineyards close to the town. +\v 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his mother and father. A young lion attacked him and roared at him near the vineyards close to the town. \v 6 Then Yahweh's Spirit came on Samson, and he tore the lion apart with his hands. He did it as easily as if it had been a young goat. But he did not tell his mother and father about it. \s5 diff --git a/07-JDG/21.usfm b/07-JDG/21.usfm index e7822dc0..59b25c73 100644 --- a/07-JDG/21.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/21.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 The Israelites felt sorry for their fellow Israelites from the tribe of Benjamin. They said, "Today one of our Israelite tribes has been cut off from Israel. -\v 7 What can we do to make certain that the men of the tribe of Benjamin who were not killed will have wives?" Yahweh heard us solemnly declare that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin. +\v 7 What can we do to make certain that the men of the tribe of Benjamin who were not killed will have wives?" Yahweh heard us solemnly declare that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin. \s5 \v 8 Then one of them asked, "Which of the the tribes of Israel did not send any men here to Mizpah?" diff --git a/08-RUT/01.usfm b/08-RUT/01.usfm index 0354507e..09c9eb2d 100644 --- a/08-RUT/01.usfm +++ b/08-RUT/01.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 19 So the two women continued walking until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived there, everyone in the town was very happy to see them. The women of the town exclaimed, "It is hard to believe that this is Naomi!" -\v 20 Naomi said to them, "You should not call me Naomi any more, because it means 'pleasant.' Instead, call me Mara, because it means 'bitter.' God Almighty has made my life very bitter. +\v 20 Naomi said to them, "You should not call me Naomi any more, because it means 'pleasant.' Instead, call me Mara, because it means 'bitter.' God Almighty has made my life very bitter. \v 21 When I left here my life was full because I had a family. But Yahweh has brought me back here empty, without my family. Do not call me Naomi. Yahweh has punished me. Almighty God has caused a great tragedy to happen to me." \s5 diff --git a/09-1SA/02.usfm b/09-1SA/02.usfm index 246554ac..fa989887 100644 --- a/09-1SA/02.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/02.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then Hannah prayed, saying, \q1 "In my inner being I rejoice in what you, Yahweh, have done. -\q2 I am strong because I belong to you. +\q2 I am strong because I belong to you. \q1 I laugh at my enemies \q2 because you, Yahweh has rescued me from being mocked by them. \b @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \v 20 Then Eli would ask God to bless Elkanah and his wife, and he would say to Elkanah, "I hope that Yahweh will enable your wife to give birth to other children, to take the place of the one whom she dedicated to Yahweh." Then Elkanah and his family would return home. -\v 21 Yahweh was indeed very kind to Hannah, for he enabled her to give birth to three other sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh in his temple. +\v 21 Yahweh was indeed very kind to Hannah, for he enabled her to give birth to three other sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh in his temple. \s5 @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ \s5 \v 29 So why do you show disrespect for the sacrifices and offerings that I commanded the people to bring to me? You are honoring your sons more than you are honoring me, by allowing them to get fat from eating the best parts of all the sacrifices that the Israelite people bring to me!' \p -\v 30 Therefore, this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, declares: 'I definitely promised that Aaron and his descendants would continue to serve me forever. But now I declare this: It will not continue like that! I will honor those who honor me, but I will despise those who despise me. +\v 30 Therefore, this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, declares: 'I definitely promised that Aaron and his descendants would continue to serve me forever. But now I declare this: It will not continue like that! I will honor those who honor me, but I will despise those who despise me. \s5 \v 31 Listen carefully! There will soon be a time when I will cause all the strong young men in your family to die. The result will be that no men in your family will live long enough to become old men. @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ \s5 \v 34 And your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day. And that will prove to you that all that I have said will come true. \p -\v 35 I have chosen another man to be my priest. He is one who will serve me faithfully: He will do everything I want. I will make sure that his descendants will be priests and will always serve me by helping the king whom I will choose. +\v 35 I have chosen another man to be my priest. He is one who will serve me faithfully: He will do everything I want. I will make sure that his descendants will be priests and will always serve me by helping the king whom I will choose. \s5 \v 36 All of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to that priest and ask him to give them money and food, and they will each have to say, "Please allow me to help the other priests, in order that I may earn some money to buy some food."~'~" diff --git a/09-1SA/05.usfm b/09-1SA/05.usfm index 83cb47e6..a59d72e0 100644 --- a/09-1SA/05.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/05.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 5 \p -\v 1 After the army of the Philistia people group captured God's sacred chest in the town of Ebenezer, they took it to Ashdod, one of their largest cities. +\v 1 After the army of the Philistia people group captured God's sacred chest in the town of Ebenezer, they took it to Ashdod, one of their largest cities. \v 2 They carried it into the temple of their god Dagon and placed it alongside a statue of Dagon. \v 3 But early the next morning, when the people of Ashdod went to see it, they saw that the statue had fallen on its face in front of Yahweh's sacred chest! So they set the statue up in its place again. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 So the people of Ekron also summoned the Philistine kings. When they came, the people said to them, "Take this sacred chest of the god of the Israelites back to its own place! If you do not do that quickly, we will all die!" The people were terrified because they knew that God was starting to punish them severely. -\v 12 Some of the people in Ekron had already died, and the rest of the people were suffering because of tumors on their skins. So they all cried out to their gods to help them. +\v 12 Some of the people in Ekron had already died, and the rest of the people were suffering because of tumors on their skins. So they all cried out to their gods to help them. diff --git a/09-1SA/06.usfm b/09-1SA/06.usfm index d66a52aa..c57b1d1b 100644 --- a/09-1SA/06.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/06.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \p \v 7 So you must build a new cart. Then get two cows that have very recently given birth to calves. They must be cows that have never been hitched to a cart. Hitch those cows to the new cart, and take the calves away from their mothers. \v 8 Put their god's sacred chest on the cart. Also put in the cart the five gold models of the tumors on your skin and the five gold models of rats. Put them in a small box alongside the sacred chest. They will be an offering to show that you know that you deserved to be punished for capturing the sacred chest. Then send the cows down the road, pulling the cart. -\v 9 Watch the cart as the cows pull it. If they pull it to the town of Bethshemesh in Israel, we will know that it was their god who brought this plague on us. But if they do not take it there, we will know that it was not the god of the Israelites who has punished us. We will know that it happened by chance." +\v 9 Watch the cart as the cows pull it. If they pull it to the town of Bethshemesh in Israel, we will know that it was their god who brought this plague on us. But if they do not take it there, we will know that it was not the god of the Israelites who has punished us. We will know that it happened by chance." \s5 \p diff --git a/09-1SA/09.usfm b/09-1SA/09.usfm index 0f7353de..57fd8ec2 100644 --- a/09-1SA/09.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/09.usfm @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 Then Samuel told the cook, "Bring to me the special piece of meat that I told you to set aside." \p -\v 24 So the cook brought the leg and the meat that was on it; he set it in front of Saul, even though those portions were for only the priest to eat. Samuel said to Saul, "Start eating it. I told the cook to save this for you, so that you could eat it at this time, when all these people whom I invited are here." So Saul and Samuel ate together. +\v 24 So the cook brought the leg and the meat that was on it; he set it in front of Saul, even though those portions were for only the priest to eat. Samuel said to Saul, "Start eating it. I told the cook to save this for you, so that you could eat it at this time, when all these people whom I invited are here." So Saul and Samuel ate together. \s5 \p diff --git a/09-1SA/11.usfm b/09-1SA/11.usfm index 3f8457f1..bff3ac9c 100644 --- a/09-1SA/11.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/11.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 11 \p -\v 1 About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army across the Jordan River, and they surrounded the city of Jabesh in the region of Gilead. But all the men of Jabesh appointed someone who said to Nahash, "Make an agreement with us not to kill us, and then we will let you rule us." +\v 1 About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army across the Jordan River, and they surrounded the city of Jabesh in the region of Gilead. But all the men of Jabesh appointed someone who said to Nahash, "Make an agreement with us not to kill us, and then we will let you rule us." \p \v 2 Nahash replied, "I will do that if you do one thing. Allow us to gouge out all the right eyes of your people. By doing that we will cause the people in other countries to despise all you Israelite people." @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 Then God's Spirit came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry because of what Nahash wanted to do. -\v 7 He took two of his oxen and killed them and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers carrying those pieces throughout Israel to tell people this message: "Saul says that he cut this ox in pieces, and that he will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight the army from Ammon!" Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them if they did not go and help Saul. So the men all gathered together. +\v 7 He took two of his oxen and killed them and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers carrying those pieces throughout Israel to tell people this message: "Saul says that he cut this ox in pieces, and that he will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight the army from Ammon!" Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them if they did not go and help Saul. So the men all gathered together. \v 8 When Saul counted them at Bezek, he saw that there were 300,000 Israelite men there, as well as thirty thousand men from the tribe of Judah. \s5 diff --git a/09-1SA/12.usfm b/09-1SA/12.usfm index 0ee2777e..26fe84d6 100644 --- a/09-1SA/12.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/12.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 Now stand here quietly and see the great thing that Yahweh is about to do. -\v 17 You know that it does not rain at this time of the year, during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder and lightning and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king." +\v 17 You know that it does not rain at this time of the year, during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder and lightning and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king." \p \v 18 Then Samuel prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused it to thunder and lightning and rain. So all the people became very afraid of Yahweh and of Samuel. diff --git a/09-1SA/14.usfm b/09-1SA/14.usfm index 319e0ee0..68ed64b2 100644 --- a/09-1SA/14.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/14.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistine soldiers saw them coming. They said, "Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!" -\v 12 Then the Philistine soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, "Come up here, and we will teach you something about how to fight!" +\v 12 Then the Philistine soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, "Come up here, and we will teach you something about how to fight!" \p Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, "Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!" \s5 diff --git a/09-1SA/15.usfm b/09-1SA/15.usfm index 879658a1..473fc1fb 100644 --- a/09-1SA/15.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/15.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \p Saul replied, "Tell me what he said." \s5 -\v 17 Samuel said, "Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king. +\v 17 Samuel said, "Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king. \v 18 And Yahweh sent you to do something for him. He said to you, 'Go and get rid of all those sinful people, the Amalek people group. Attack them and kill all of them.' \v 19 So why did you not obey Yahweh? Why did you take the plunder for yourself instead of destroying it? You have done what Yahweh says is evil, and he knows it!" diff --git a/09-1SA/16.usfm b/09-1SA/16.usfm index 175a981e..85bb1435 100644 --- a/09-1SA/16.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/16.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 16 \p -\v 1 Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, "I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not keep feeling sad about what he has done. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king of Israel." +\v 1 Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, "I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not keep feeling sad about what he has done. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king of Israel." \s5 \p diff --git a/09-1SA/18.usfm b/09-1SA/18.usfm index 1cfc9ac3..ae1f3351 100644 --- a/09-1SA/18.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/18.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 But when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, Israelite women came out from many cities and towns. They greeted King Saul while they were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres. +\v 6 But when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, Israelite women came out from many cities and towns. They greeted King Saul while they were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres. \v 7 As they danced, they sang this song: \q1 "Saul has killed a thousand enemy soldiers, \q2 But David has killed ten thousand of them." diff --git a/09-1SA/22.usfm b/09-1SA/22.usfm index b3543289..c2512483 100644 --- a/09-1SA/22.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/22.usfm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 Ahimelech replied, "I do not understand why you are saying that, because David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much. -\v 15 Furthermore, this was certainly not the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives of trying to get rid of you, because I do not know anything about anyone wanting to do that." +\v 15 Furthermore, this was certainly not the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives of trying to get rid of you, because I do not know anything about anyone wanting to do that." \s5 \p diff --git a/09-1SA/24.usfm b/09-1SA/24.usfm index bcbc2457..bd6b20ee 100644 --- a/09-1SA/24.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/24.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 After Saul and his soldiers returned home after fighting against the Philistine army, someone reported to Saul that David and his men had gone into the wilderness near EnGedi. -\v 2 When Saul heard that, he chose three thousand men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at the Rocks of Wild Goats. +\v 2 When Saul heard that, he chose three thousand men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at the Rocks of Wild Goats. \s5 \p diff --git a/09-1SA/25.usfm b/09-1SA/25.usfm index 4fce9420..6fd93b24 100644 --- a/09-1SA/25.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/25.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \p Then David and his men moved to the wilderness of Paran. \s5 -\v 2 In the town of Maon there was a man who owned land in Carmel, a nearby village. He was very rich; he owned three thousand sheep and thousand goats. +\v 2 In the town of Maon there was a man who owned land in Carmel, a nearby village. He was very rich; he owned three thousand sheep and thousand goats. \v 3 His name was Nabal; he was a descendant of Caleb. His wife Abigail was a wise and beautiful woman, but Nabal was very cruel and treated people very unkindly. \s5 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \v 15 All the time that we were in the fields close to them, those men of David were very kind to us. They did not harm us. They did not steal anything from us. \s5 -\v 16 They protected us during the daytime and during the night. They were like a wall around us to protect us while we were taking care of our sheep. +\v 16 They protected us during the daytime and during the night. They were like a wall around us to protect us while we were taking care of our sheep. \v 17 So now you should think about it and decide what you can do. If you do not do something, terrible things will happen to our master and to all his family. Nabal is an extremely wicked man, so he will not listen to anyone who tries to tell him what to do." \s5 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \v 28 Please forgive me if I have done anything wrong to you. Yahweh will surely reward you by allowing many of your descendants to become kings of Israel, because you are fighting the battles that Yahweh wants you to fight. And I know that throughout all your life you have not done anything wrong. \s5 -\v 29 Even when those who are trying to kill you pursue you, you are safe because Yahweh your God takes care of you. You will be protected like a bundle that is safely tied up. But your enemies will disappear like stones that are hurled from a sling. +\v 29 Even when those who are trying to kill you pursue you, you are safe because Yahweh your God takes care of you. You will be protected like a bundle that is safely tied up. But your enemies will disappear like stones that are hurled from a sling. \s5 \v 30 Yahweh has promised to do good things for you, and he will do what he has promised. And he will cause you to become the ruler of the Israelite people. diff --git a/09-1SA/26.usfm b/09-1SA/26.usfm index 29ab2377..7070aed2 100644 --- a/09-1SA/26.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/26.usfm @@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ \s5 \p \v 22 David replied, "I will leave your spear here. Send one of your young men here to get it. -\v 23 Yahweh rewards us for the things that we do that are right and for being loyal to him. Even when Yahweh placed me where I could easily have killed you, I refused to do that, because you are the one whom Yahweh has appointed to be the king. +\v 23 Yahweh rewards us for the things that we do that are right and for being loyal to him. Even when Yahweh placed me where I could easily have killed you, I refused to do that, because you are the one whom Yahweh has appointed to be the king. \s5 -\v 24 Just as I considered your life to be valuable and spared your life today, I hope that Yahweh will consider my life to be valuable and spare my life and save me from all my troubles." +\v 24 Just as I considered your life to be valuable and spared your life today, I hope that Yahweh will consider my life to be valuable and spare my life and save me from all my troubles." \p \v 25 Then Saul said to David, "My son David, I pray that Yahweh may bless you. May you do great things very successfully." \p Then David returned to his men, and Saul went back home. diff --git a/09-1SA/27.usfm b/09-1SA/27.usfm index 7b369fcb..d001ac86 100644 --- a/09-1SA/27.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/27.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 5 One day David said to Achish, "If you are pleased with us, give us a place in one of the small villages where we can stay. There is no need for us to stay in the city where you are the king." +\v 5 One day David said to Achish, "If you are pleased with us, give us a place in one of the small villages where we can stay. There is no need for us to stay in the city where you are the king." \p \v 6 Achish liked what David suggested. So that day Achish gave to David the town of Ziklag. As a result, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah since that time. \p diff --git a/10-2SA/03.usfm b/10-2SA/03.usfm index 6990dea3..38c4468c 100644 --- a/10-2SA/03.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/03.usfm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 Then Abner sent messengers to David when he was at Hebron to say to him, "Either you or I should be the ruler of this entire nation, but not Isbosheth. However, if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to ask for you to be their king." -\v 13 David sent back this reply, "Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul's daughter." +\v 13 David sent back this reply, "Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul's daughter." \s5 \v 14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth to say to him, "I killed one hundred men from Philistia and cut off their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal to be my wife. So now give her back to me!" diff --git a/10-2SA/04.usfm b/10-2SA/04.usfm index 5734ac1e..e1b4e63a 100644 --- a/10-2SA/04.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/04.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 When Saul's son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, he became very discouraged, and all the Israelite people with him. -\v 2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups of soldiers. They were brothers with the names of Baanah and Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon from the town of Beeroth in the tribe of Benjamin. Now Beeroth is in the area that had been assigned to the tribe of Benjamin. +\v 2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups of soldiers. They were brothers with the names of Baanah and Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon from the town of Beeroth in the tribe of Benjamin. Now Beeroth is in the area that had been assigned to the tribe of Benjamin. \v 3 But the original inhabitants of Beeroth had fled to the town of Gittaim, where they still live. \s5 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your Majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!" \p -\v 9 But David replied to them, "Just as surely as Yahweh lives—and he is the one who has rescued me from all trouble, I will tell you this: +\v 9 But David replied to them, "Just as surely as Yahweh lives—and he is the one who has rescued me from all trouble, I will tell you this: \v 10 When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me 'Saul is dead!' (and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news), I told one of my soldiers to kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news! \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/05.usfm b/10-2SA/05.usfm index 50aa9dac..084fe5b8 100644 --- a/10-2SA/05.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/05.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 7 But David's army did indeed capture the fortress on Mount Zion; later it was known as the city of David. \s5 -\v 8 On that day, David said to his soldiers, "Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people should go through the water tunnel to enter the city. Then we can attack those people whom I detest—and we will find out if any blind and crippled people will be able to stop us!" That is why people say, "Blind and crippled people cannot enter David's palace." +\v 8 On that day, David said to his soldiers, "Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people should go through the water tunnel to enter the city. Then we can attack those people whom I detest—and we will find out if any blind and crippled people will be able to stop us!" That is why people say, "Blind and crippled people cannot enter David's palace." \p \v 9 After David and his soldiers captured the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it the city of David. David and his soldiers built the city around the fortress, starting where the land was filled in on the east side of the hill. \v 10 David continued to become more and more powerful because Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, was helping him. diff --git a/10-2SA/07.usfm b/10-2SA/07.usfm index 650e74a0..d77e72b0 100644 --- a/10-2SA/07.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/07.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \p \v 4 But that night, Yahweh spoke to Nathan: \pi -\v 5 "Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what I, the Commander of the angel armies, am saying to him: he is not the one who will build a temple for me to live in. +\v 5 "Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what I, the Commander of the angel armies, am saying to him: he is not the one who will build a temple for me to live in. \s5 \v 6 I have not lived in any building from the day that I brought the Israelites up from Egypt until now. Instead, I have been living in my sacred tent, moving from one place to another with the people. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 When David heard Nathan's message, he went into the sacred tent and sat in Yahweh's presence, and prayed this: -\pi "Yahweh, my God, I am not worthy of all the things that you have done for me, and my family is not worthy either. +\pi "Yahweh, my God, I am not worthy of all the things that you have done for me, and my family is not worthy either. \pi \v 19 And now, O Yahweh my God, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. \pi diff --git a/10-2SA/08.usfm b/10-2SA/08.usfm index ffe9ec62..449e323b 100644 --- a/10-2SA/08.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/08.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 King David dedicated all those items to Yahweh. He also dedicated the silver and gold that his army had taken from the nations that they had conquered. -\v 12 They had taken items from the people groups of Edom and Moab, from Ammon, from the Philistine, from the those who descended from Amalek, and from the the people whom Hadadezer previously ruled. +\v 12 They had taken items from the people groups of Edom and Moab, from Ammon, from the Philistine, from the those who descended from Amalek, and from the the people whom Hadadezer previously ruled. \s5 \p @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \v 15 David ruled over all the Israelite people, and he always did for them what was fair and just. \v 16 Joab was the army commander. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do. \v 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the official secretary; -\v 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguards, and David's sons were his advisors. +\v 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguards, and David's sons were his advisors. diff --git a/10-2SA/10.usfm b/10-2SA/10.usfm index 6de5f5f9..e725f65e 100644 --- a/10-2SA/10.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/10.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 Then the Ammonite leaders realized that they had greatly insulted David. So they sent some men to hire some soldiers from other nearby areas to help defend them. They hired twenty thousand soldiers from the regions of Beth Rehob and Zobah northeast of Israel, and twelve thousand soldiers from the region of Tob, and one thousand soldiers from the army of the king of the region of Maacah. +\v 6 Then the Ammonite leaders realized that they had greatly insulted David. So they sent some men to hire some soldiers from other nearby areas to help defend them. They hired twenty thousand soldiers from the regions of Beth Rehob and Zobah northeast of Israel, and twelve thousand soldiers from the region of Tob, and one thousand soldiers from the army of the king of the region of Maacah. \p \v 7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the Israelite army to fight against them. \v 8 The Ammonite soldiers came outside their city gate and stood in a line ready for battle. At the same time, the foreign soldiers whom their king had hired grouped themselves in the open fields nearby. diff --git a/10-2SA/12.usfm b/10-2SA/12.usfm index aa26794d..e3b9d79f 100644 --- a/10-2SA/12.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/12.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 8 I gave you his palace; I let you hold his wives next to you. I made you king over Israel and Judah. If you had told me that you were not content with what I gave you, I would have given you much more! \s5 -\v 9 So why have you rejected what I have commanded, when I said that my people must not commit adultery? You have done what I consider to be very evil! You have arranged for Uriah to die in battle with the Ammonites, and you have taken his wife to be your wife! +\v 9 So why have you rejected what I have commanded, when I said that my people must not commit adultery? You have done what I consider to be very evil! You have arranged for Uriah to die in battle with the Ammonites, and you have taken his wife to be your wife! \v 10 You have rejected me, because you took Uriah's wife to be your wife. So some of your descendants will always die in battle. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/13.usfm b/10-2SA/13.usfm index b44e2cb4..cc905512 100644 --- a/10-2SA/13.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/13.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 So David sent a message to Tamar in the palace saying, "Amnon is sick; he wants you to go to his house and prepare some food for him." +\v 7 So David sent a message to Tamar in the palace saying, "Amnon is sick; he wants you to go to his house and prepare some food for him." \v 8 So Tamar went to Amnon's house, where he was lying in bed. She took some dough and kneaded it, and formed them into some breadcakes while he was watching her. Then she baked them. \v 9 She took them out of the pan and put them on a plate in front of him, but he refused to eat them. Then he said to his servants in the room, "All the rest of you, leave me!" So they all left. diff --git a/10-2SA/16.usfm b/10-2SA/16.usfm index ee308a81..c7bd830e 100644 --- a/10-2SA/16.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/16.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 Shimei cursed David and said to him, "Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel! -\v 8 Yahweh is getting revenge on you all for murdering many people in Saul's family. And now he is giving Saul's kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed!" +\v 8 Yahweh is getting revenge on you all for murdering many people in Saul's family. And now he is giving Saul's kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed!" \s5 \p diff --git a/10-2SA/17.usfm b/10-2SA/17.usfm index 3bd81a27..56804934 100644 --- a/10-2SA/17.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/17.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 11 So what I suggest is that you call all the Israelite soldiers, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. Wait until they come, and then you yourself should lead us into the battle. +\v 11 So what I suggest is that you call all the Israelite soldiers, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. Wait until they come, and then you yourself should lead us into the battle. \v 12 We will find your father, wherever he is, and we will attack him from all sides, as dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/21.usfm b/10-2SA/21.usfm index bee49588..3b317b97 100644 --- a/10-2SA/21.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/21.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 The people of Gibeon were not native born Israelites. They were a small group of the Amor people group whom the Israelites had solemnly promised to protect when they invaded the land of Canaan. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very eager to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon +\v 2 The people of Gibeon were not native born Israelites. They were a small group of the Amor people group whom the Israelites had solemnly promised to protect when they invaded the land of Canaan. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very eager to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon \v 3 and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make up for what Saul did to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh and have so many good things from him?" \s5 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 14 David's servants went to the tomb of Saul's father Kish, in the city of Zela in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. There they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan also. In this way, they did all that the king had commanded them to do. After that, because God saw that Saul's family had been punished to pay for Saul's murder of many people from Gibeon, he answered the Israelites' prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end. +\v 14 David's servants went to the tomb of Saul's father Kish, in the city of Zela in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. There they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan also. In this way, they did all that the king had commanded them to do. After that, because God saw that Saul's family had been punished to pay for Saul's murder of many people from Gibeon, he answered the Israelites' prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/23.usfm b/10-2SA/23.usfm index 7bac06f2..0c1da197 100644 --- a/10-2SA/23.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/23.usfm @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \li3 Ittai son of Ribai, from the city of Gibeah in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, \li3 \v 30 Benaiah, from the city of Pirathon; -\li3 Hiddai, from the valleys near the valleys of Gaash, +\li3 Hiddai, from the valleys near the valleys of Gaash, \li3 \v 31 Abi Albon, from the clan of Arabah, \li3 Azmaveth, from the city of Bahurim, diff --git a/10-2SA/24.usfm b/10-2SA/24.usfm index 35f8381e..7b5da6ee 100644 --- a/10-2SA/24.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/24.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 So Yahweh sent a plague on the Israelite people. It started that morning and did not stop until the time that he had chosen. All over the land, from Dan to Beersheba, there were seventy thousand Israelites who died because of the plague. +\v 15 So Yahweh sent a plague on the Israelite people. It started that morning and did not stop until the time that he had chosen. All over the land, from Dan to Beersheba, there were seventy thousand Israelites who died because of the plague. \v 16 When Yahweh's angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy the people by this plague, Yahweh grieved about punishing any more people. He said to the angel who was killing them with the plague, "Stop what you are doing! That is enough!" When he said that, the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people group, threshed grain. \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/01.usfm b/11-1KI/01.usfm index 88e24ab4..5cbc5cdd 100644 --- a/11-1KI/01.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 3 The king gave them permission, so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from the town of Shunem, and brought her to the king. -\v 4 She was truly very beautiful. She took care of the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her. +\v 4 She was truly very beautiful. She took care of the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her. \s5 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 One day he conferred with Joab, David's army commander, and Abiathar the priest, and they promised to help Adonijah. +\v 7 One day he conferred with Joab, David's army commander, and Abiathar the priest, and they promised to help Adonijah. \v 8 But other important people refused to help him. These included Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah who had supervised David's bodyguards, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David's most capable soldiers. \s5 @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \v 35 Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of all the people of Israel and of Judah." \p \v 36 Benaiah replied, "We will do that! We hope that Yahweh, who is your God and our God, will cause it to happen! -\v 37 King David, Yahweh has helped you. We hope that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become an even greater king than you have been." +\v 37 King David, Yahweh has helped you. We hope that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become an even greater king than you have been." \s5 \p diff --git a/11-1KI/02.usfm b/11-1KI/02.usfm index 8aa7d169..eefb9183 100644 --- a/11-1KI/02.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/02.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 Then Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, "Go to the town of Anathoth, to your land there. You deserve to be killed, but I will not execute you now, because you were the one who supervised the men who carried Yahweh's sacred chest for David my father, and you endured all the troubles that my father endured." -\v 27 So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being the priest of Yahweh. By doing that he caused to happen what Yahweh had said many years previously at Shiloh, that some day he would get rid of the descendants of Eli. +\v 27 So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being the priest of Yahweh. By doing that he caused to happen what Yahweh had said many years previously at Shiloh, that some day he would get rid of the descendants of Eli. \s5 \p diff --git a/11-1KI/04.usfm b/11-1KI/04.usfm index 475571f3..5cc39d6a 100644 --- a/11-1KI/04.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/04.usfm @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses that pulled his chariots and twelve thousand men who rode on horses. +\v 26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses that pulled his chariots and twelve thousand men who rode on horses. \p \v 27 His twelve district governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything that Solomon required. \v 28 They also brought stalks of barley and wheat for the fast horses that pulled the chariots and for the other work horses. They brought this fodder to the places where the horses were kept. diff --git a/11-1KI/05.usfm b/11-1KI/05.usfm index 83e23630..cff5b4c8 100644 --- a/11-1KI/05.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/05.usfm @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ \v 1 Hiram, the king of the city of Tyre, had always been a close friend of King David. When he heard that Solomon had been appointed to become the king after his father was no longer king, he sent messengers to Solomon. \v 2 Solomon gave those messengers this message to take back to Hiram: \pi -\v 3 "You know that my father David led his soldiers to fight many wars against his enemies in the nearby countries. So he could not try to build a temple in which we could worship Yahweh our God, until after Yahweh enabled the Israelite army to defeat all his enemies. +\v 3 "You know that my father David led his soldiers to fight many wars against his enemies in the nearby countries. So he could not try to build a temple in which we could worship Yahweh our God, until after Yahweh enabled the Israelite army to defeat all his enemies. \s5 \v 4 But now Yahweh our God has enabled us to have peace with all the surrounding countries. There is no danger that we will be attacked. -\v 5 Yahweh promised my father David, 'Your son, whom I will enable to be king after you are no longer king, will build a temple for me, Yahweh your God.' +\v 5 Yahweh promised my father David, 'Your son, whom I will enable to be king after you are no longer king, will build a temple for me, Yahweh your God.' \pi \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/06.usfm b/11-1KI/06.usfm index 31fc87bd..06c463c3 100644 --- a/11-1KI/06.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/06.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Against the two sides and the back of the temple walls, they built a structure that had rooms in it. This structure had three levels; each level was about 2.3 meters high. -\v 6 Each room in the lowest level was about 2.3 meters wide. Each room in the middle level was about 2.8 meters wide. The rooms in the top level were about 3.2 meters wide. The wall of the temple at the top level was thinner than the wall at the middle level, and the wall of the middle level was thinner than the wall at the bottom level. In this way, the rooms could rest on the wall underneath them; the rooms did not need wooden beams underneath to support them. +\v 6 Each room in the lowest level was about 2.3 meters wide. Each room in the middle level was about 2.8 meters wide. The rooms in the top level were about 3.2 meters wide. The wall of the temple at the top level was thinner than the wall at the middle level, and the wall of the middle level was thinner than the wall at the bottom level. In this way, the rooms could rest on the wall underneath them; the rooms did not need wooden beams underneath to support them. \s5 \p diff --git a/11-1KI/07.usfm b/11-1KI/07.usfm index 25654f04..e84cde40 100644 --- a/11-1KI/07.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/07.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 8.3 meters tall and 5.5 meters around. +\v 15 He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 8.3 meters tall and 5.5 meters around. \v 16 He also made two gleaming bronze tops to be put on top of the pillars. Each top was 2.3 meters tall. \v 17 Then he made bronze networks of chains like wreaths to decorate the top of each pillar. There were seven of these networks at the top of each pillar. @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 34 At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were molded into the cart itself. -\v 35 There was a bronze band of twenty-three centimeters around the top of each cart. There were braces attached to the corners of each cart. The bands and the braces were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart. +\v 34 At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were molded into the cart itself. +\v 35 There was a bronze band of twenty-three centimeters around the top of each cart. There were braces attached to the corners of each cart. The bands and the braces were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart. \s5 \v 36 The braces and the panels on the sides of the carts were also decorated with figures of winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, whenever there was space for them, and there were bronze wreaths all around them. diff --git a/11-1KI/08.usfm b/11-1KI/08.usfm index 7663bdf7..d4494681 100644 --- a/11-1KI/08.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/08.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \p \v 3 When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the sacred chest \v 4 and brought it to the temple. Then the descendants of Levi who assisted the priests helped them to carry to the temple the sacred tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent. -\v 5 Then King Solomon and many of the Israelite people gathered in front of Yahweh's sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices because there were very many. +\v 5 Then King Solomon and many of the Israelite people gathered in front of Yahweh's sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices because there were very many. \s5 \p @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \pi \s5 -\v 33 And suppose that your Israelite people are defeated by their enemies in a battle because they have sinned against you. Suppose also that they are forced to go to some distant country. Then suppose that they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and acknowledge you have justly punished them. And suppose that they plead that you will forgive them. +\v 33 And suppose that your Israelite people are defeated by their enemies in a battle because they have sinned against you. Suppose also that they are forced to go to some distant country. Then suppose that they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and acknowledge you have justly punished them. And suppose that they plead that you will forgive them. \v 34 In that case, listen to them from heaven, forgive your Israelite people for the sins that they have committed, and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors. \pi @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \pi \s5 -\v 41-42 There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israelite people who will have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great, and because they have heard about the great things that you have done for your people. Suppose that people like that come here to this temple to worship you and pray. +\v 41-42 There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israelite people who will have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great, and because they have heard about the great things that you have done for your people. Suppose that people like that come here to this temple to worship you and pray. \v 43 In that case, in your home in heaven listen to their prayer, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that in order that all the people groups in the world will know about you and revere you, as we your Israelite people do. Then they will know that this temple that I have caused to be built to honor you belongs to you and is where you should be worshiped. \pi diff --git a/11-1KI/09.usfm b/11-1KI/09.usfm index 44db833c..8fb69532 100644 --- a/11-1KI/09.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/09.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \pi -\v 6 But if you or your descendants turn away from me and disobey the commands and decrees that I have given to you, and if you start to worship other gods, +\v 6 But if you or your descendants turn away from me and disobey the commands and decrees that I have given to you, and if you start to worship other gods, \v 7 I will remove my Israelite people from the land that I have given to them. I will also abandon this temple that I have dedicated. Then people everywhere will despise Israel and make fun of it. \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/10.usfm b/11-1KI/10.usfm index 2d428ce9..3b4433f7 100644 --- a/11-1KI/10.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/10.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 The queen who ruled the land of Sheba heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult to answer. -\v 2 She came with a large group of wealthy people, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, precious gems, and much gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things in which she was interested. +\v 2 She came with a large group of wealthy people, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, precious gems, and much gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things in which she was interested. \s5 \v 3 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult. @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \p \s5 -\v 14 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of over twenty-three thousand kilograms of gold. +\v 14 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of over twenty-three thousand kilograms of gold. \v 15 That was in addition to the taxes paid to him by the merchants and traders, and the annual taxes paid by the kings of Arabia and by the governors of the districts in Israel. \p diff --git a/11-1KI/12.usfm b/11-1KI/12.usfm index 61f0b0c7..8e1e0b94 100644 --- a/11-1KI/12.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/12.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 12 \p -\v 1 All the people of northern Israel went to the city of Shechem in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there. +\v 1 All the people of northern Israel went to the city of Shechem in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there. \v 2 When Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard about that, he returned from Egypt to Israel. \s5 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 When the Israelite leaders realized that the king did not pay any attention to what they said, they shouted, -\q1 "We do not want anything to do with this descendant of King David! +\q1 "We do not want anything to do with this descendant of King David! \q2 We will not pay attention to what this grandson of Jesse says! \q1 You people of Israel, let us go home! \q2 As for this descendant of David, he can rule his own tribe!" @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 When the Israelite people heard that Jeroboam had returned from Egypt, they invited him to come to a meeting, and there they appointed him to be the king of Israel. Only the people of the tribe of Judah continued to be loyal to the kings descended from King David. +\v 20 When the Israelite people heard that Jeroboam had returned from Egypt, they invited him to come to a meeting, and there they appointed him to be the king of Israel. Only the people of the tribe of Judah continued to be loyal to the kings descended from King David. \s5 \p -\v 21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of Israel and defeat them, in order that he could rule all the tribes of his kingdom again. +\v 21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of Israel and defeat them, in order that he could rule all the tribes of his kingdom again. \s5 \p @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 28 So he consulted his advisors, and then he did what they suggested. He told his workers to make gold statues of two calves. Then he said to the people, "You have been going to Jerusalem to worship for a long time. You are making too big an effort to keep going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our ancestors up from Egypt! So you can worship these, here!" -\v 29 He told his workers to place one of the statues in the city of Bethel in the south and one in the city of Dan in the north. +\v 29 He told his workers to place one of the statues in the city of Bethel in the south and one in the city of Dan in the north. \v 30 So what Jeroboam did caused the people to sin. Some of them went and worshiped the calf at Bethel, and others went and worshiped the other calf at Dan. \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/14.usfm b/11-1KI/14.usfm index 1b02c19b..cd88c5c2 100644 --- a/11-1KI/14.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/14.usfm @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 29 Everything else that Rehoboam did is written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. +\v 29 Everything else that Rehoboam did is written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. \v 30 There were wars continually between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. \v 31 Then Rehoboam died, and he was buried in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David, where his ancestors were buried. Then his son Abijah became the king. diff --git a/11-1KI/15.usfm b/11-1KI/15.usfm index 41a5c423..8ac8eb16 100644 --- a/11-1KI/15.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/15.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \v 6 There were wars between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled. \s5 -\v 7 Everything else that Abijah did is written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. +\v 7 Everything else that Abijah did is written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. \v 8 Abijah died and was buried in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David, and his son Asa became king. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 18 So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace and gave it to some of his officials. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben Hadad who ruled Aram. Ben Hadad was son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the officials to say this to Ben Hadad: +\v 18 So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace and gave it to some of his officials. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben Hadad who ruled Aram. Ben Hadad was son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the officials to say this to Ben Hadad: \v 19 "I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. For that purpose, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, because he will be afraid of your army." \s5 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 27 A man named Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded the city of Gibbethon in the region of Philistia. -\v 28 That was when Asa had been the king ruling Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel. +\v 28 That was when Asa had been the king ruling Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel. \s5 \p diff --git a/11-1KI/18.usfm b/11-1KI/18.usfm index f7d9645f..64435a4b 100644 --- a/11-1KI/18.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/18.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 Obadiah objected. He said, "Sir, I have not harmed you at all. So why are you sending me back to Ahab? He will kill me! -\v 10 Yahweh your God knows that I am telling the truth when I solemnly declare that King Ahab has searched in every kingdom to find you. Each time that some king said to him, 'Elijah is not here,' Ahab demanded that the king of that country solemnly swear that the king was telling the truth. +\v 10 Yahweh your God knows that I am telling the truth when I solemnly declare that King Ahab has searched in every kingdom to find you. Each time that some king said to him, 'Elijah is not here,' Ahab demanded that the king of that country solemnly swear that the king was telling the truth. \v 11 Now you say to me, 'Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!' \s5 @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 So Ahab summoned all his prophets and all the other Israelite people to the top of Mount Carmel, and Elijah went up there too. -\v 21 Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How long are you going to be undecided about who is truly God? If Yahweh is God, then worship him. If Baal is truly God, then worship him!" But the people said nothing in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh. +\v 21 Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How long are you going to be undecided about who is truly God? If Yahweh is God, then worship him. If Baal is truly God, then worship him!" But the people said nothing in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh. \s5 \p @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 36 When it was time to offer the evening sacrifices, Elijah walked close to the altar and prayed. He said, "Yahweh, you who are the God that our ancestors Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, prove today that you are the God whom the Israelite people should worship, and prove that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all these things because you told me to do them. -\v 37 Yahweh, answer me! Answer me in order that these people will know that you, Yahweh, are God and that you have caused them to trust in you again!" +\v 37 Yahweh, answer me! Answer me in order that these people will know that you, Yahweh, are God and that you have caused them to trust in you again!" \s5 \p diff --git a/11-1KI/21.usfm b/11-1KI/21.usfm index ae110236..c24e803a 100644 --- a/11-1KI/21.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/21.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \p \v 6 Ahab replied, "I talked to Naboth, that man from Jezreel. I told him that I wanted his vineyard. I said, 'I will buy it from you, or I will give you another vineyard for it.' But he refused to let me have it." \p -\v 7 His wife replied, "You are the king of Israel, so you can get whatever you want! Get up, and eat some food and do not worry about what Naboth said. I will get Naboth's vineyard for you." +\v 7 His wife replied, "You are the king of Israel, so you can get whatever you want! Get up, and eat some food and do not worry about what Naboth said. I will get Naboth's vineyard for you." \s5 \p @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 Tell Ahab that this is what I, Yahweh, say to him, 'You have murdered Naboth and taken his land. So I am telling you this. In the same place where Naboth died and dogs came and licked up Naboth's blood, you will die and the dogs will lick up your blood, too!'" \p -\v 20 So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, "You, my enemy, have found me!" Elijah answered, "Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong. +\v 20 So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, "You, my enemy, have found me!" Elijah answered, "Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong. \s5 \p diff --git a/12-2KI/02.usfm b/12-2KI/02.usfm index f20ff835..69113a9e 100644 --- a/12-2KI/02.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/02.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 An association of prophets at Bethel came to Elisha and Elijah; they asked Elisha, "Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master Elijah away from you today?" -\p Elisha answered, "Certainly I know that, but do not talk about it!" +\p Elisha answered, "Certainly I know that, but do not talk about it!" \v 4 Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, because Yahweh has told only me to go to Jericho." \p But Elisha replied again, "Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!" \p So they went together to the city of Jericho. @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 When the association of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, "Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!" They walked over to Elisha and bowed down in front of him. +\v 15 When the association of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, "Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!" They walked over to Elisha and bowed down in front of him. \v 16 One of them said, "Sir, if you permit us, fifty of our strongest men will go and search for your master on the other side of the river. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley." \p Elisha replied, "No, do not send them." diff --git a/12-2KI/03.usfm b/12-2KI/03.usfm index d2d72b1d..f5b8c89a 100644 --- a/12-2KI/03.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/03.usfm @@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ \v 7 Then he sent this message to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. So will your army join my army and fight against the army of Moab?" \p Jehoshaphat replied, "Yes, we will help you. We are ready to do whatever you want us to. My soldiers and my horses are ready to help you." \p -\v 8 He asked, "On which road should we march to attack them?" +\v 8 He asked, "On which road should we march to attack them?" \p Joram replied, "We will go south to Jerusalem, where your army will join us. Then we will all go south of the Dead Sea and then turn north through the wilderness of Edom." \s5 \p \v 9 So the king of Israel and his army went with the kings of Judah and Edom and their armies. They marched for seven days. Then there was no water left for their soldiers or for their animals that carried supplies. \p -\v 10 The king of Israel exclaimed, "This is a terrible situation! It seems that Yahweh will allow the three of us to be captured by the army of Moab!" +\v 10 The king of Israel exclaimed, "This is a terrible situation! It seems that Yahweh will allow the three of us to be captured by the army of Moab!" \s5 \p diff --git a/12-2KI/05.usfm b/12-2KI/05.usfm index 06e624f0..913b4905 100644 --- a/12-2KI/05.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/05.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 A man named Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories, and the king of Aram admired and honored him. Naaman was also a strong and brave soldier, but he had leprosy. \p -\v 2 Some time previously, groups of soldiers had invaded the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl and taken her to Aram. She became a servant for Naaman's wife. +\v 2 Some time previously, groups of soldiers had invaded the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl and taken her to Aram. She became a servant for Naaman's wife. \s5 \v 3 One day, that girl said to her, "I wish that my master would go to see the prophet in the city of Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy." @@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 But Naaman became very angry. He said, "I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh, and heal me! -\v 12 Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus in my own country of Aram have better water than any in Israel! Can I not go into my rivers at home and be healed and cleansed?" So he turned and walked away in great disgust. +\v 12 Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus in my own country of Aram have better water than any in Israel! Can I not go into my rivers at home and be healed and cleansed?" So he turned and walked away in great disgust. \s5 \p \v 13 But his servants came to him, and one of them said, "Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly have done it. So why do you refuse to do such a simple thing he asks, when he says, "Go down seven times in the water and be clean?'" -\v 14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and went into the water seven times, as the prophet had instructed, and his skin became healthy, like the smooth skin of a young child. +\v 14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and went into the water seven times, as the prophet had instructed, and his skin became healthy, like the smooth skin of a young child. \s5 \p -\v 15 Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, "Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is the true God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I have brought to you!" +\v 15 Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, "Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is the true God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I have brought to you!" \p \v 16 But Elisha replied, "Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts." Naaman kept urging him to accept the gifts, but Elisha kept refusing. diff --git a/12-2KI/06.usfm b/12-2KI/06.usfm index 6d6aa22b..5985772f 100644 --- a/12-2KI/06.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/06.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 Elisha replied, "No, you must not kill them. If your army captured many of your enemies in a battle, you would certainly not kill them. Give these men something to eat and drink, and then allow them to return to their king." +\v 22 Elisha replied, "No, you must not kill them. If your army captured many of your enemies in a battle, you would certainly not kill them. Give these men something to eat and drink, and then allow them to return to their king." \v 23 So the king of Israel did that. He told his servants to provide a big feast for them. And when they had eaten and drunk plenty, he sent them away. They returned to the king of Aram and told him what had happened. So for a while after that, soldiers from Aram stopped raiding towns in Israel. diff --git a/12-2KI/08.usfm b/12-2KI/08.usfm index 49d710b2..0bbcb636 100644 --- a/12-2KI/08.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/08.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 11 Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy. Then suddenly Elisha started to cry. \p \v 12 Hazael said, "Sir, why are you crying?" -\p Elisha replied, "Because Yahweh has enabled me to know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel. Your soldiers will burn their cities that now have walls around them, kill their fine young men in battle, crush the heads of their children, and rip open the bellies of their pregnant women with swords." +\p Elisha replied, "Because Yahweh has enabled me to know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel. Your soldiers will burn their cities that now have walls around them, kill their fine young men in battle, crush the heads of their children, and rip open the bellies of their pregnant women with swords." \s5 \p @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 22 So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of the city of Libnah also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah. \p \v 23 If you want to read about the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. -\v 24 Jehoram died and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. Then Jehoram's son Ahaziah became the king. +\v 24 Jehoram died and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. Then Jehoram's son Ahaziah became the king. \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/09.usfm b/12-2KI/09.usfm index 71065176..ce48b462 100644 --- a/12-2KI/09.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/09.usfm @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \s5 \v 25 Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, "Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. I am sure that you remember that when you and I were riding together in chariots behind King Joram's father Ahab that Yahweh said this about Ahab, -\v 26 'Yesterday I saw Ahab murder Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!' So take Joram's corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen." +\v 26 'Yesterday I saw Ahab murder Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!' So take Joram's corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen." \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/10.usfm b/12-2KI/10.usfm index 67aba2ea..de133b94 100644 --- a/12-2KI/10.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/10.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \v 10 I want you to know that everything that Yahweh said would happen has happened. He has caused to happen what he told the prophet Elijah would happen." -\v 11 Then Jehu executed all the other relatives of Ahab in Jezreel, all Ahab's officers, close friends, and his priests. He did not allow any of them to remain alive. +\v 11 Then Jehu executed all the other relatives of Ahab in Jezreel, all Ahab's officers, close friends, and his priests. He did not allow any of them to remain alive. \s5 \p diff --git a/12-2KI/12.usfm b/12-2KI/12.usfm index 6d31234a..491114a2 100644 --- a/12-2KI/12.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/12.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 19 If you want to read more of what Joash did, it is all written in Book of the Events of the Kings of Israel. +\v 19 If you want to read more of what Joash did, it is all written in Book of the Events of the Kings of Israel. \v 20-21 Joash's officials plotted against him, and two of them killed Joash on the road that goes down to the district of Silla. The two men who did that were Jozabad son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer. Joash was buried in the place where his ancestors were buried, in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. Then Joash's son Amaziah became the king of Judah. diff --git a/12-2KI/17.usfm b/12-2KI/17.usfm index 270aa8ef..ce3dcdca 100644 --- a/12-2KI/17.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/17.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Those things happened because the Israelite people had sinned against Yahweh their God. He had rescued their ancestors from the power of the king of Egypt and brought them safely out of Egypt, but later they began to worship other gods. +\v 7 Those things happened because the Israelite people had sinned against Yahweh their God. He had rescued their ancestors from the power of the king of Egypt and brought them safely out of Egypt, but later they began to worship other gods. \v 8 They imitated the things that the pagan peoples around them practiced. Those were the very peoples that Yahweh had driven out as the Israelites occupied their land. The people of Israel also did the evil things that most of the kings of Israel showed them. \s5 @@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ \s5 \v 36 He had said to them, "You must have a sincere respect for me, Yahweh, the one who brought you out of Egypt with my very great power. I am the one whom you must bow down to honor, and I am the one to whom you must offer sacrifices. \v 37 You must always obey the laws and decrees that I told Moses to write for you. You must not worship other gods. -\v 38 And you must not forget the covenant that I made with your ancestors. You must not fear or respect other gods. +\v 38 And you must not forget the covenant that I made with your ancestors. You must not fear or respect other gods. \s5 -\v 39 Instead, you must have a sincere respect for me, Yahweh, your God. If you do that, I will rescue you from the power of all your enemies." +\v 39 Instead, you must have a sincere respect for me, Yahweh, your God. If you do that, I will rescue you from the power of all your enemies." \p \v 40 But, the Israelites refused to pay attention to what Yahweh said. Instead, they continued to adhere to their old customs. \v 41 So, those people worshiped Yahweh, but they also worshiped their idols. And their descendants still do the same thing. diff --git a/12-2KI/18.usfm b/12-2KI/18.usfm index 451d3d92..48822bec 100644 --- a/12-2KI/18.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/18.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 3 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh said are right, like his ancestor King David had done. \s5 -\v 4 He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh, and he broke into pieces the poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah. He also broke into pieces the bronze replica of a snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it. +\v 4 He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh, and he broke into pieces the poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah. He also broke into pieces the bronze replica of a snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it. \p \v 5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God whom the Israelites worshiped. There was no king who ruled Judah before him or after him who was as devoted to Yahweh as he was. @@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ \v 23 So I suggest that you make a deal between you and my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses, but I do not think that you are able to find two thousand of your men who can ride on them! \s5 -\v 24 You are hoping that the king of Egypt will send chariots and men riding horses to assist you. But they certainly would not be able to defeat even the most unimportant official in my army! +\v 24 You are hoping that the king of Egypt will send chariots and men riding horses to assist you. But they certainly would not be able to defeat even the most unimportant official in my army! \v 25 Furthermore, do you think that we have come to destroy Jerusalem without Yahweh's help? It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!" \s5 \p \v 26 Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, "Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it and be frightened." \p -\v 27 But the official replied, "Do you think that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? If you reject this message, the people in this city will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink." +\v 27 But the official replied, "Do you think that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? If you reject this message, the people in this city will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink." \s5 \p @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \s5 \v 33 The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power of the king of Assyria! -\v 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any of their gods delivered Samaria out of my hand? +\v 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any of their gods delivered Samaria out of my hand? \v 35 None of these gods kept their people from being destroyed by the king of Assyria. Do you think your God Yahweh, can do any better? \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/19.usfm b/12-2KI/19.usfm index 892032af..019e4069 100644 --- a/12-2KI/19.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/19.usfm @@ -51,66 +51,66 @@ \p \v 20 Then Isaiah sent this message to Hezekiah to tell him what Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelites belonged, said in response: "I have heard what you prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria. \v 21 This is what I say to that king: -\q The people of Jerusalem +\q The people of Jerusalem \q2 despise you and make fun of you. -\q They wag their heads +\q They wag their heads \q2 to mock you. \q \v 22 Who do you think that you were despising and ridiculing? -\q2 Who do you think you were shouting at? -\q2 Who do you think you were looking at very proudly? -\q It was I, the holy God whom the Israelites worship. +\q2 Who do you think you were shouting at? +\q2 Who do you think you were looking at very proudly? +\q It was I, the holy God whom the Israelites worship. \s5 \q \v 23 The messengers whom you sent \q2 made fun of me. -\q You said, 'With my many chariots +\q You said, 'With my many chariots \q2 I have gone to the highest mountains, -\q2 to the highest mountains in Lebanon. -\q We have cut down its tallest cedar trees -\q2 and its best cedar trees. -\q We have been to the most distant peaks -\q2 and to its densest forests. +\q2 to the highest mountains in Lebanon. +\q We have cut down its tallest cedar trees +\q2 and its best cedar trees. +\q We have been to the most distant peaks +\q2 and to its densest forests. \q \v 24 We have dug wells in other countries \q2 and drunk water from them. -\q And by marching through the streams of Egypt, -\q2 we dried them all up!' +\q And by marching through the streams of Egypt, +\q2 we dried them all up!' \b \s5 \q \v 25 But I reply, 'Have you never heard that long ago \q2 I planned that those things would happen? -\q I planned it long ago, -\q2 and now I have been causing it to occur. -\q I planned that your army +\q I planned it long ago, +\q2 and now I have been causing it to occur. +\q I planned that your army \q2 would have the power to capture many cities \q3 that were surrounded by high walls, \q2 and cause them to become piles of rubble. \q \v 26 The people who lived in those cities have no power, -\q2 and as a result they became dismayed and discouraged. -\q They are as frail as plants and grass in the fields, -\q2 as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses -\q3 and is scorched before it can grow tall. +\q2 and as a result they became dismayed and discouraged. +\q They are as frail as plants and grass in the fields, +\q2 as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses +\q3 and is scorched before it can grow tall. \b \s5 \q \v 27 But I know everything about you. -\q2 I know when you are in your house +\q2 I know when you are in your house \q3 and when you go outside; -\q2 I also know that you are raging against me. +\q2 I also know that you are raging against me. \q \v 28 So, because you have raged against me, -\q2 and because I have heard you do this, -\q it will be as though I will put a hook in your nose, -\q2 and I will put an iron bit in your mouth, +\q2 and because I have heard you do this, +\q it will be as though I will put a hook in your nose, +\q2 and I will put an iron bit in your mouth, \q in order that I can take you where I want you to go. -\q2 I will force you to return to your own country -\q on the same road on which you came here, +\q2 I will force you to return to your own country +\q on the same road on which you came here, \q2 without conquering Jerusalem.' \q @@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ \q2 'This is what will happen to prove that I am telling the truth: \q This year and next year you and your people \q2 will be able to harvest only wild grain. -\q But the following year, you Israelites will be able +\q But the following year, you Israelites will be able \q2 to plant grain and harvest it, \q2 and to plant vineyards and eat the grapes. \q \v 30 The people in Judah who remain alive will prosper \q2 and have many children; -\q they will be like plants whose roots go deep down +\q they will be like plants whose roots go deep down \q2 into the ground and which produce much . \q \v 31 There will be many people in Jerusalem \q2 who will remain alive, -\q because I, Yahweh, Commander of the armies, +\q because I, Yahweh, Commander of the armies, \q2 have planned it to happen. \s5 @@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ \v 32 So this is what I, Yahweh, say \q2 about the king of Assyria: \q "His armies will not enter this city; -\q2 they will not even shoot any arrows into it. +\q2 they will not even shoot any arrows into it. \q His soldiers will not march outside the city gates carrying shields, -\q2 and they will not even build high mounds of earth +\q2 and they will not even build high mounds of earth \q3 against the city walls -\q3 to enable them to attack the city. +\q3 to enable them to attack the city. \q \v 33 Their king will return to his own country -\q2 on the same road on which he came here. +\q2 on the same road on which he came here. \q2 He will not enter this city. \q That will happen because I, Yahweh, have said it! \q diff --git a/12-2KI/20.usfm b/12-2KI/20.usfm index 534665ce..99ee470a 100644 --- a/12-2KI/20.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/20.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \v 5 He said, "Go back to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, and say to him, 'I, Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor King David worshiped, have heard what you prayed. And I have seen your tears. So, listen, I am going to heal you. Two days from now you will be able to go up to my temple. \s5 -\v 6 I will enable you to live for fifteen more years. And I will rescue you and this city again from the power of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me well.'~" +\v 6 I will enable you to live for fifteen more years. And I will rescue you and this city again from the power of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me well.'~" \p \v 7 Isaiah returned to the palace and told Hezekiah what Yahweh had said. Then he said to Hezekiah's servants, "Bring a paste made of boiled figs. Put some of it on his boils, and he will get well." The servants did that, and the king recovered. @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \p \v 19 Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, "The message from Yahweh that you have given to me is good." He said that because he was thinking, "Even if that happens, there will be peace and security in Israel all during the remaining time that I remain alive." \p -\v 20 If you want to know more about all the other things that Hezekiah did, about his brave deeds in battle, about how he commanded his people to build a reservoir in the city and a tunnel to be dug to bring water into the reservoir, they are all written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. +\v 20 If you want to know more about all the other things that Hezekiah did, about his brave deeds in battle, about how he commanded his people to build a reservoir in the city and a tunnel to be dug to bring water into the reservoir, they are all written in the Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah. \v 21 Later Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became the king. diff --git a/12-2KI/21.usfm b/12-2KI/21.usfm index 7f3a9567..5c634d69 100644 --- a/12-2KI/21.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/21.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 3 He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines for worshiping Yahweh that his father Hezekiah had destroyed because they were not in the place that Yahweh had said they should worship him, in the temple. He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping Baal. He made a statue of the goddess Asherah, as Ahab the king of Israel had done previously. And Manasseh worshiped the stars. \s5 -\v 4 He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping foreign gods in the temple of Yahweh, even though Yahweh had said, "It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship me, forever." +\v 4 He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping foreign gods in the temple of Yahweh, even though Yahweh had said, "It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship me, forever." \v 5 He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards in the temple grounds. \v 6 He even sacrificed his own son and burned him in the fire. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and spells. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh said are extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry. diff --git a/12-2KI/23.usfm b/12-2KI/23.usfm index e62d0e12..7c05db36 100644 --- a/12-2KI/23.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/23.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 Josiah also desecrated the place named Topheth, in the Ben Hinnom Valley, in order that no one could offer his son or daughter there to be completely burned on the altar as a sacrifice to the god Molech. -\v 11 He also removed the horses that the previous kings of Judah had dedicated to worshiping the sun, and he burned the chariots that were used in that worship. Those horses and chariots were kept in the courtyard outside the temple, near the entrance to the temple, and near the room where one of Josiah's officials lived, whose name was Nathan Melech. +\v 11 He also removed the horses that the previous kings of Judah had dedicated to worshiping the sun, and he burned the chariots that were used in that worship. Those horses and chariots were kept in the courtyard outside the temple, near the entrance to the temple, and near the room where one of Josiah's officials lived, whose name was Nathan Melech. \s5 \p diff --git a/12-2KI/25.usfm b/12-2KI/25.usfm index 44e1a342..525411c9 100644 --- a/12-2KI/25.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/25.usfm @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 25 But in the seventh month of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was in the family descended from King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men. They assassinated Gedaliah and all the men with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated. +\v 25 But in the seventh month of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was in the family descended from King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men. They assassinated Gedaliah and all the men with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated. \v 26 Then many of the people from Judah, important people and unimportant ones, and the army commanders were very afraid of what the Babylonians would do to them, so they fled to Egypt. diff --git a/13-1CH/02.usfm b/13-1CH/02.usfm index fb73c2c9..c7382606 100644 --- a/13-1CH/02.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/02.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \li2 \v 13 Jesse's oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea, \v 14 Nethanel, Raddai, -\v 15 Ozem. The youngest was David. +\v 15 Ozem. The youngest was David. \s5 \li2 diff --git a/13-1CH/04.usfm b/13-1CH/04.usfm index 24a2b195..6b217744 100644 --- a/13-1CH/04.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/04.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \li1 -\v 17-18 Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah. Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of Gedor; Heber was the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of Zanoah.. +\v 17-18 Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah. Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of Gedor; Heber was the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of Zanoah.. \s5 \li1 diff --git a/13-1CH/05.usfm b/13-1CH/05.usfm index 11ed1261..72cdcfc0 100644 --- a/13-1CH/05.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/05.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \s5 \li2 -\v 14 They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was son of Huri, Huri was the son of Jaroah, Jaroah was the son of Gilead, Gilead was son of Michael, Michael was the son of Jeshishi, Jeshishi was the son of Jahdo, and Jahdo was the son of Buz. +\v 14 They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was son of Huri, Huri was the son of Jaroah, Jaroah was the son of Gilead, Gilead was son of Michael, Michael was the son of Jeshishi, Jeshishi was the son of Jahdo, and Jahdo was the son of Buz. \li2 \v 15 Ahi was Abdiel's son. Abdiel was Guni's son. Ahi was the leader of their clan. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 There were many people who belonged to the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They lived in the region of Bashan east of the Jordan River, as far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. +\v 23 There were many people who belonged to the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They lived in the region of Bashan east of the Jordan River, as far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. \p \v 24 Their clan leaders were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were all strong, brave, and famous soldiers, and leaders of their clans. diff --git a/13-1CH/06.usfm b/13-1CH/06.usfm index 33875bd8..dd685d4a 100644 --- a/13-1CH/06.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/06.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \li2 \v 14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. \li2 Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak. -\v 15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent King Nebuchadnezzar's army to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them to go to Babylonia. +\v 15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent King Nebuchadnezzar's army to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them to go to Babylonia. \b \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/09.usfm b/13-1CH/09.usfm index 31da3644..d4593c80 100644 --- a/13-1CH/09.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/09.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 The names of all the people of Israel were listed in the scroll named "The Record of the Kings of Israel." +\v 1 The names of all the people of Israel were listed in the scroll named "The Record of the Kings of Israel." \p Many of the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because of the sins they had committed. \v 2 The first people who returned to Judah many years later and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israelite priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \li1 -\v 7 From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam; Meshullam son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah son of Hassenuah; +\v 7 From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam; Meshullam son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah son of Hassenuah; \li1 \v 8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; \li1 Elah son of Uzzi; Uzzi son of Micri; @@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ \s5 \v 30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices. -\v 31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He was very dependable so they gave him the the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings on the altar. +\v 31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He was very dependable so they gave him the the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings on the altar. \v 32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the new loaves of bread to display before God, the loaves that were placed on the table inside the temple every Sabbath day. \s5 \p -\v 33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the temple. The leaders of those families stayed in the rooms of the temple. They did not do any other work in the temple because they they were responsible to serve as musicians day and night. +\v 33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the temple. The leaders of those families stayed in the rooms of the temple. They did not do any other work in the temple because they they were responsible to serve as musicians day and night. \p \v 34 Those are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem. diff --git a/13-1CH/11.usfm b/13-1CH/11.usfm index 0904829a..f7751768 100644 --- a/13-1CH/11.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/11.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then the people of Israel came to David at the city of Hebron and said to him, "Listen, we have the same ancestors that you have. -\v 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israelite soldiers in our battles. You are the one to whom our Yahweh our God promised, 'You will be the leader of my people; you will be their king.'~" +\v 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israelite soldiers in our battles. You are the one to whom our Yahweh our God promised, 'You will be the leader of my people; you will be their king.'~" \p \v 3 So all the Israelite elders came to David at Hebron. There David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him with olive oil to set him apart to be the king of the Israelite people. That is what Yahweh had previously told the prophet Samuel would happen. @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \v 30 Maharai, from Netophah; \li2 Heled, theson of Baanah, also from Netophah; \li2 -\v 31 Ithai, son of Ribai, from Gibeah in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin; +\v 31 Ithai, son of Ribai, from Gibeah in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin; \li2 Benaiah, from Pirathon town; \li2 \v 32 Hurai, from the valleys near Mount Gaash; diff --git a/13-1CH/12.usfm b/13-1CH/12.usfm index 267dbbed..ebe41c80 100644 --- a/13-1CH/12.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/12.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 Some men from the tribe of Gad east of the Jordan River joined David when he was at his fortress in the caves in the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They were as fierce as lions, and they could run as fast as deer on the hills. +\v 8 Some men from the tribe of Gad east of the Jordan River joined David when he was at his fortress in the caves in the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They were as fierce as lions, and they could run as fast as deer on the hills. \s5 \li1 @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 18 Then God's Spirit came on Amasai, who was the leader of the thirty greatest warriors, and he said, \q1 "David, we want to be with you; \q2 you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. -\q1 We know that things will go very well for you and for those who are with you, +\q1 We know that things will go very well for you and for those who are with you, \q2 because your God is helping you." \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/13.usfm b/13-1CH/13.usfm index 7cc408ee..9d4095a2 100644 --- a/13-1CH/13.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/13.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 9 But when David's men came to the place where Kidon threshed grain, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out with his hand to prevent the sacred chest from falling off the cart. \v 10 Yahweh immediately became very angry with Uzzah, and as he was watching, he suddently killed Uzzah. This was because Uzziah had put his hand on the sacred chest, although Yahweh had commanded that only the descendants of Levi who help the priests should touch the sacred chest. \p -\v 11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. And now that place where Uzzah died is called "The Punishment of Uzzah." +\v 11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. And now that place where Uzzah died is called "The Punishment of Uzzah." \s5 \p diff --git a/13-1CH/14.usfm b/13-1CH/14.usfm index 9375e30d..b9032ea6 100644 --- a/13-1CH/14.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/14.usfm @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ \v 9 The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Valley of Rephaim southwest of Jerusalem and had robbed them. \s5 -\v 10 David asked God, "Should my men and I go and attack the army of Philistia? If we go, will you enable us to defeat them?" -\p Yahweh replied, "Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat them." +\v 10 David asked God, "Should my men and I go and attack the army of Philistia? If we go, will you enable us to defeat them?" +\p Yahweh replied, "Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat them." \p -\v 11 So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated the soldiers of Philistia. Then David said, "Yahweh has completely defeated my enemies by using me and my army." So they named that place "Baal Perazim," which means "Yahweh breaks through." +\v 11 So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated the soldiers of Philistia. Then David said, "Yahweh has completely defeated my enemies by using me and my army." So they named that place "Baal Perazim," which means "Yahweh breaks through." \v 12 As the soldiers of Philistia fled, they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/15.usfm b/13-1CH/15.usfm index cc59a5f1..f187c6f0 100644 --- a/13-1CH/15.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/15.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \v 16 David told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint some of their relatives to sing and play lyres, harps, and cymbals, and to sing joyful songs while they were carrying the sacred chest. \p \v 17 So they appointed Heman and his relatives Asaph and Ethan. Heman son of Joel; Asaph son of Berekiah. Ethan son of Kushaiah, was a descendant of Merari. -\v 18 There was also another group of descendants of Levi who were appointed: Zechariah, \f + \ft Some ancient copies add the name "Ben," perhaps the name of Zechariah's father was omitted. \f* Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and two of the temple gatekeepers, Obed Edom and Jeiel. +\v 18 There was also another group of descendants of Levi who were appointed: Zechariah, \f + \ft Some ancient copies add the name "Ben," perhaps the name of Zechariah's father was omitted. \f* Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and two of the temple gatekeepers, Obed Edom and Jeiel. \s5 \p diff --git a/13-1CH/16.usfm b/13-1CH/16.usfm index 7eca39dc..e2d7832e 100644 --- a/13-1CH/16.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/16.usfm @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \q2 the fields and everything that is in them should rejoice. \q1 \v 33 When they do that, it will be as though the trees in the forest will sing joyfully in front of Yahweh. -\q2 That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth. +\q2 That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth. \b \s5 @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ \s5 \v 40 Every morning and every evening they burned offerings on the altar, obeying the rules that had been written by Moses, rules that Yahweh had given to the Israelite people. -\v 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and other descendants of Levi. They were chosen to sing songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever. +\v 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and other descendants of Levi. They were chosen to sing songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever. \s5 \v 42 Heman and Jeduthun were appointed to play the trumpets and cymbals when the other descendants of Levi sang sacred songs. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to guard the gates of the sacred tent. diff --git a/13-1CH/17.usfm b/13-1CH/17.usfm index 9a3f1ee4..940d8751 100644 --- a/13-1CH/17.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/17.usfm @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 But that night God spoke to Nathan. He said, +\v 3 But that night God spoke to Nathan. He said, \pi \v 4 "Go and tell my servant David that this is what I, Yahweh, am saying to him: 'You are not the one who should build a temple for me to live in. \v 5 I have not lived in any building, from the day that I brought the people of Israel up out of Egypt until now. Instead, I have lived in my sacred tent, moving from one place to another when the Israelites moved to other places. -\v 6 Wherever I went with all the Israelites as they traveled, I never said to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead them, "Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar wood?"~' +\v 6 Wherever I went with all the Israelites as they traveled, I never said to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead them, "Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar wood?"~' \s5 \pi @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 When your life ends and you die and go to be with your ancestors who have died, I will appoint one of your sons to become king, and I will enable his kingdom to be strong. -\v 12 He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built for me. And I will enable his descendants to be kings of Israel forever. +\v 12 He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built for me. And I will enable his descendants to be kings of Israel forever. \s5 \v 13 I will be like a father to him, and it will be as though he is a son to me. I stopped loving Saul, the one who was the king before you became king, but I will never stop loving your son. @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 Then David went into the sacred tent and sat in the presence of Yahweh, and prayed this: -\pi "Yahweh my God, I am certainly not worthy for you to have done of all these things for me, and my family is not worthy, either. +\pi "Yahweh my God, I am certainly not worthy for you to have done of all these things for me, and my family is not worthy, either. \pi \v 17 And O God, now, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I was the most important man on the earth! \pi @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ \s5 \v 22 You have caused us your Israelite people to belong to you forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God! \pi -\v 23 And now Yahweh, I pray that you will cause the things that you have promised about me and my descendants to be fulfilled forever, and do the things that you have said that you would do. -\v 24 When that happens, you will be famous forever. And people will exclaim, 'Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, is the God who rules Israel!' And you will cause that forever there will be descendants of mine who will rule. +\v 23 And now Yahweh, I pray that you will cause the things that you have promised about me and my descendants to be fulfilled forever, and do the things that you have said that you would do. +\v 24 When that happens, you will be famous forever. And people will exclaim, 'Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, is the God who rules Israel!' And you will cause that forever there will be descendants of mine who will rule. \s5 \pi diff --git a/13-1CH/18.usfm b/13-1CH/18.usfm index f338ea14..7aad6db9 100644 --- a/13-1CH/18.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/18.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 When Tou, the king of the city of Hamath in Aram, heard that David's army had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer, -\v 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and congratulate him about his defeating Hadadezer's army, which had been fighting the army of Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items made of gold, silver, and bronze. +\v 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and congratulate him about his defeating Hadadezer's army, which had been fighting the army of Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items made of gold, silver, and bronze. \p \v 11 King David dedicated those thngs to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from the Edom and Moab people groups, and from the Ammon people group and from the people of Philistia, and from the descendants of Amalek. diff --git a/13-1CH/19.usfm b/13-1CH/19.usfm index 838ebad4..563f0ac0 100644 --- a/13-1CH/19.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/19.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Joab said to them, "If the soldiers from Aram are too strong for us to defeat them, then your soldiers must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people group are too strong for you to defeat them, then my soldiers will come and help your men. -\v 13 We must be strong and fight hard to defend our people and our cities that belong to our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good." +\v 13 We must be strong and fight hard to defend our people and our cities that belong to our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good." \s5 \p diff --git a/13-1CH/20.usfm b/13-1CH/20.usfm index de39f458..f5c838f6 100644 --- a/13-1CH/20.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/20.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 6 There was another battle near Gath. A huge man was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from the Rapha giants. \v 7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jehonadab son of Shimea killed him. Shimea was David's older brother. \p -\v 8 Those were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed by David and his soldiers. +\v 8 Those were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed by David and his soldiers. diff --git a/13-1CH/21.usfm b/13-1CH/21.usfm index 23d65e3f..be9a27c1 100644 --- a/13-1CH/21.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/21.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 David replied to Gad, "I am very distressed. But allow Yahweh to punish me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, because they will not be merciful." +\v 13 David replied to Gad, "I am very distressed. But allow Yahweh to punish me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, because they will not be merciful." \p \v 14 So Yahweh sent a plague on the people of Israel, and seventy thousand of them died because of it. \v 15 And God sent an angel to destroy the people in Jerusalem by the plague. But when the angel was standing at the ground where Ornan, from the Jebus people group, threshed grain, Yahweh saw all the suffering that the people had endured, and he was grieved. So he said to the angel, "Stop what you are doing! That is enough!" @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ \p \v 16 David looked up and saw the angel whom Yahweh had sent, standing between the sky and the ground. The angel had a sword in his hand that was pointed toward Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of the city, who were wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, prostrated themselves on the ground. \p -\v 17 David said to God, "I am the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are as innocent as sheep. They have certainly not done anything that is wrong. So Yahweh my God, punish me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to cause your people to become sick and die." +\v 17 David said to God, "I am the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are as innocent as sheep. They have certainly not done anything that is wrong. So Yahweh my God, punish me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to cause your people to become sick and die." \s5 \p \v 18 Then the angel who was sent by Yahweh told Gad to go up to the place where Ornan threshed grain and tell David to build an altar to worship Yahweh there. -\v 19 So after Gad told David, he obeyed the message that Yahweh had given to Gad, and he went up there. +\v 19 So after Gad told David, he obeyed the message that Yahweh had given to Gad, and he went up there. \p \v 20 While Ornan was threshing some wheat, he turned and saw the angel. His four sons who were with him also saw the angel, and they hid themselves. diff --git a/13-1CH/22.usfm b/13-1CH/22.usfm index dfbaf70f..e88c1596 100644 --- a/13-1CH/22.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/22.usfm @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ \v 3 David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided a huge amount of bronze for making various utensils; and because there was a huge amount of it, no one could weigh it all. \v 4 He also provided money for buying a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one counted them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon cities sent to David. \p -\v 5 David provided all those things because he thought, "My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know about building buildings, and the temple of Yahweh must be magnificent. It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, and Solomon will be responsible for finishing it." So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died. +\v 5 David provided all those things because he thought, "My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know about building buildings, and the temple of Yahweh must be magnificent. It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, and Solomon will be responsible for finishing it." So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died. \s5 \p \v 6 Then David summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelites worshiped. -\v 7 He said to him, "I wanted to build a temple to honor Yahweh, my God. -\v 8 But Yahweh told a prophet to tell me, 'You have killed many men in the big battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me. +\v 7 He said to him, "I wanted to build a temple to honor Yahweh, my God. +\v 8 But Yahweh told a prophet to tell me, 'You have killed many men in the big battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me. \s5 \v 9 But you will have a son who will be king of Israel after you die. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, not a man who kills others. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, which sounds like the word for peace. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe. diff --git a/13-1CH/23.usfm b/13-1CH/23.usfm index 84d194e0..7cf1b9d0 100644 --- a/13-1CH/23.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/23.usfm @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \v 27 Obeying the final instructions of David before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple, they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least twenty years old. \p \v 28 The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in Yahweh's temple. They were to be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple. -\v 29 They were also in charge of the loaves of bread on display before God, the loaves that were placed each week on the table in the temple, the flour for the flour offerings, and the wafers that were made without yeast. They also had to measure the ingredients, mix them, and bake the bread and wafers. +\v 29 They were also in charge of the loaves of bread on display before God, the loaves that were placed each week on the table in the temple, the flour for the flour offerings, and the wafers that were made without yeast. They also had to measure the ingredients, mix them, and bake the bread and wafers. \s5 \v 30 They were also told to stand every morning at the temple and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening. diff --git a/13-1CH/25.usfm b/13-1CH/25.usfm index 1aa76021..33406dc8 100644 --- a/13-1CH/25.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/25.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 25 \p -\v 1 David and some of the temple officials chose some of the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of the preaching, and to play harps and lyres and cymbals. This is a list of the men whom they chose for that work: +\v 1 David and some of the temple officials chose some of the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of the preaching, and to play harps and lyres and cymbals. This is a list of the men whom they chose for that work: \li \v 2 From the sons of Asaph they chose Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Aserelah. Asaph supervised them. And the king appointed Asaph to preach. \li diff --git a/13-1CH/27.usfm b/13-1CH/27.usfm index 7c6c3043..a0569a6e 100644 --- a/13-1CH/27.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/27.usfm @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 23 David did not tell Joab to count the men who were less then twenty years old, because Yahweh had promised many years previously that there would be as many people in Israel as there are stars in the sky. -\v 24 Joab and his helpers started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted. Yahweh punished the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israelite men able to serve in the army was not written on the scroll about King David's rule. +\v 24 Joab and his helpers started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted. Yahweh punished the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israelite men able to serve in the army was not written on the scroll about King David's rule. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/28.usfm b/13-1CH/28.usfm index 21101ad2..bb127201 100644 --- a/13-1CH/28.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/28.usfm @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. First he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel. -\v 5 Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule his kingdom of Israel. +\v 4 But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. First he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel. +\v 5 Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule his kingdom of Israel. \s5 -\v 6 He said to me, 'Solomon your son is the one who will arrange to build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be like my son and I will be like his father. +\v 6 He said to me, 'Solomon your son is the one who will arrange to build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be like my son and I will be like his father. \v 7 I will enable his kingdom to endure forever if he continues to obey my laws and decrees, like you are doing now.' \s5 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \s5 \v 18 and how much pure gold to make the altar for burning incense. He also gave to Solomon his plans for making the golden statues of winged creatures that would be above the sacred chest of Yahweh, like a chariot for him. \p -\v 19 Then David said, "I have written all these plans while Yahweh was directing me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan for the temple that is to be built." +\v 19 Then David said, "I have written all these plans while Yahweh was directing me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan for the temple that is to be built." \s5 \p diff --git a/13-1CH/29.usfm b/13-1CH/29.usfm index c1ac8ea4..a24407cd 100644 --- a/13-1CH/29.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/29.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 Then the leaders of the families, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of one thousand soldiers and the commanders of one hundred soldiers, and the officials who supervised the work that the king wanted done, gave gifts willingly. +\v 6 Then the leaders of the families, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of one thousand soldiers and the commanders of one hundred soldiers, and the officials who supervised the work that the king wanted done, gave gifts willingly. \v 7 For the work at the temple they gave 170 metric tons and 84 kilograms of gold, 345 metric tons of silver, 610 metric tons of bronze, and 3,450 metric tons of iron. \s5 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q2 you are able to cause anyone to be great and be strong. \q1 \v 13 So now, our God, we thank you, -\q2 and we praise you for being very great. +\q2 and we praise you for being very great. \s5 \p @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q2 because everything that we have comes from you; \q2 the things that we have given to you are only the things that we have received from you. \q1 -\v 15 You know that we are like foreigners and strangers to you, as our ancestors were. +\v 15 You know that we are like foreigners and strangers to you, as our ancestors were. \q2 Our years here on earth are like a shadow that disappears quickly; \q2 we know that there is nothing that can enable us to escape dying. diff --git a/14-2CH/04.usfm b/14-2CH/04.usfm index a04ed331..23c92d26 100644 --- a/14-2CH/04.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/04.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \p \v 7 The craftsmen also made ten gold lampstands according to how Solomon had instructed them. They put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. \p -\v 8 They made ten tables and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. They also made one hundred gold basins. +\v 8 They made ten tables and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. They also made one hundred gold basins. \s5 \p \v 9 They constructed one courtyard for the priests, and a larger courtyard for the other people. They made doors for the courtyards and covered them with thin sheets of bronze. diff --git a/14-2CH/05.usfm b/14-2CH/05.usfm index 3b9a5c2a..3ae30c7b 100644 --- a/14-2CH/05.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/05.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \p \v 4 When they had all arrived, the descendants of Levi lifted up the sacred chest, \v 5 and they carried it and the sacred tent and the sacred things that were inside it. The priests, who were also descended from Levi, carried them. -\v 6 King Solomon and many of the other people of Israel who had gathered there walked in front of the sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and bulls. No one was able to count them because there were very many. +\v 6 King Solomon and many of the other people of Israel who had gathered there walked in front of the sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and bulls. No one was able to count them because there were very many. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/06.usfm b/14-2CH/06.usfm index 482f4ea5..5da49078 100644 --- a/14-2CH/06.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/06.usfm @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \s5 \pi -\v 36 It is true that everyone sins. So when your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you might allow their enemies to capture them and take them to their countries, even to countries that are far away. +\v 36 It is true that everyone sins. So when your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you might allow their enemies to capture them and take them to their countries, even to countries that are far away. \v 37 When that happens, while they are in tbose distant countries, if they say 'We have sinned; we have done things that are wrong and have done things that are very wicked,' \v 38 suppose that they repent very sincerely and pray facing this land that you gave their ancestors, and facing this city that you chose, and facing this temple that I have built for you to be present in. \v 39 Then from your home in heaven listen to their prayer, and listen to them while they plead for your help, and do what they ask you to do, and forgive your people who have sinned against you. @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ \q2 Cause us your people to rejoice because of all the good things that you do for us. \q1 \v 42 Yahweh God, do not reject me, the king whom you have appointed to be the king of Israel; -\q2 do not forget how faithfuly were to David, your servant, because of your covenant with him." +\q2 do not forget how faithfuly were to David, your servant, because of your covenant with him." diff --git a/14-2CH/07.usfm b/14-2CH/07.usfm index eaa16129..0470bae1 100644 --- a/14-2CH/07.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/07.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \p \v 8 Solomon and the other people celebrated the Festival of Shelters for seven days. There was a huge group of people who celebrated with him. Some of them came from as far away as Lebohamath in the far north and from the border of Egypt in the far south. \v 9 On the eighth day they gathered again to worship Yahweh. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Shelters for seven days. -\v 10 Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israelite people. +\v 10 Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israelite people. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/09.usfm b/14-2CH/09.usfm index b8f0ab7d..ca6d1251 100644 --- a/14-2CH/09.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/09.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your servants who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate! -\v 8 I praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israelite people, and he desires to assist them forever, so he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously." +\v 8 I praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israelite people, and he desires to assist them forever, so he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously." \s5 \p @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \p \v 22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth. \v 23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had put into his mind. -\v 24 All the people who came to him brought presents: things made from silver or gold; they also brought robes, weapons , spices, horses, and mules. The merchants continued to do this every year. +\v 24 All the people who came to him brought presents: things made from silver or gold; they also brought robes, weapons , spices, horses, and mules. The merchants continued to do this every year. \s5 \p @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \v 26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the Euphrates River in the northeast, to the region of Philistia in the west, and to the border of Egypt in the south. \s5 -\v 27 During the years that Solomon was king, he caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stone; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as sycamore fig trees. +\v 27 During the years that Solomon was king, he caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stone; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as sycamore fig trees. \v 28 Solomon's agents brought horses from the Musri area and other places. diff --git a/14-2CH/10.usfm b/14-2CH/10.usfm index 4c7e4246..e1760a82 100644 --- a/14-2CH/10.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/10.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 10 \p -\v 1 All the people of northern Israel went to the city Shechem in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there. +\v 1 All the people of northern Israel went to the city Shechem in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there. \v 2 Jeroboam son of Nebat, fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. But when he heard about the people wanting to appoint Rehoboam to be their king, he returned from Egypt to Israel. \s5 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 14 He told them what the younger men had advised. He said, "My father put heavy burdens of work and taxes on you, but I will put heavier burdens on you. It was as though he beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!" \s5 -\v 15 So the king did not pay any attention to the people's leaders. All this happened in order that what Yahweh wanted would occur, what he had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam becoming king of the ten tribes out of the twelve. +\v 15 So the king did not pay any attention to the people's leaders. All this happened in order that what Yahweh wanted would occur, what he had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam becoming king of the ten tribes out of the twelve. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/11.usfm b/14-2CH/11.usfm index c09b7d55..15b87a10 100644 --- a/14-2CH/11.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/11.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 11 \p -\v 1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of Israel and defeat them, in order that he could rule all twelves tribes again. +\v 1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of Israel and defeat them, in order that he could rule all twelves tribes again. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/12.usfm b/14-2CH/12.usfm index 7865bb69..6270d2a0 100644 --- a/14-2CH/12.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/12.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 5 Then the prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and the other leaders of Judah who had gathered in Jerusalem because they were afraid of the army of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, "Yahweh says this: 'You have abandoned me; so now I am abandoning you, to allow you to be captured by the army of Shishak.'~" +\v 5 Then the prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and the other leaders of Judah who had gathered in Jerusalem because they were afraid of the army of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, "Yahweh says this: 'You have abandoned me; so now I am abandoning you, to allow you to be captured by the army of Shishak.'~" \p \v 6 Then the king and the other Israelite leaders humbled themselves and said, "What Yahweh is doing to us is just." diff --git a/14-2CH/15.usfm b/14-2CH/15.usfm index 9c7f0a22..8d881289 100644 --- a/14-2CH/15.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/15.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 King Asa's grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for worshiping the goddess Asherah. So Asa commanded his workers to cut down that pole, chop it into pieces, and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He did not allow Maacah to continue to influence the people because she was the mother of the previous king. -\v 17 Although Asa's workers did not get rid of the shrines in Israel, he was determined to do what pleased Yahweh all during the years that he was alive. +\v 17 Although Asa's workers did not get rid of the shrines in Israel, he was determined to do what pleased Yahweh all during the years that he was alive. \s5 \v 18 He ordered his workers to bring into God's temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated to God. diff --git a/14-2CH/16.usfm b/14-2CH/16.usfm index 987e357b..a1b116f6 100644 --- a/14-2CH/16.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/16.usfm @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 2 So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was in the storerooms of the temple and in his own palace, and take and give it to Ben Hadad, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus. He sent him a message, saying, -\v 3 "I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you much silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, because he will be afraid of your army." +\v 3 "I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you much silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, because he will be afraid of your army." \s5 \p \v 4 Ben Hadad agreed to do what King Asa suggested. He sent the commanders of his armies with their soldiers to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the cities in the tribe of Naphtali where supplies were kept. \v 5 When Baasha heard about that, he commanded his troops to stop fortifying Ramah. -\v 6 Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha's men had been using to build the wall around that town. They took those materials to the cities of Geba and Mizpah north of Jerusalem and built walls around them. +\v 6 Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha's men had been using to build the wall around that town. They took those materials to the cities of Geba and Mizpah north of Jerusalem and built walls around them. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/17.usfm b/14-2CH/17.usfm index 93862a7f..428201ed 100644 --- a/14-2CH/17.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/17.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All the people of Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored. -\v 6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines and the poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah throughout Judah. +\v 6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines and the poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah throughout Judah. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/18.usfm b/14-2CH/18.usfm index e7f4fed3..0817c640 100644 --- a/14-2CH/18.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/18.usfm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 Then Zedekiah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, "Do you think that Yahweh's spirit left me in order to speak to you?" +\v 23 Then Zedekiah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, "Do you think that Yahweh's spirit left me in order to speak to you?" \p \v 24 Micaiah replied, "You will find out for yourself to which of us Yahweh's spirit has truly spoken on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide from the Aramean soldiers!" diff --git a/14-2CH/20.usfm b/14-2CH/20.usfm index 0b3b7811..44e1ac39 100644 --- a/14-2CH/20.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/20.usfm @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 31 Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. -\v 32 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, like his father Asa had done, and he did not stop doing those things. +\v 32 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, like his father Asa had done, and he did not stop doing those things. \v 33 But he did not get rid of the shrines in the countryside, and many of the people still were not serious about obeying the God whom their ancestors had worshiped. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/21.usfm b/14-2CH/21.usfm index 5595716c..92b82ef3 100644 --- a/14-2CH/21.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/21.usfm @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ \v 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. \s5 -\v 6 But he did many of the evil things that the kings of Israel had done. He did many things that Yahweh said were evil, things that the family of Ahab had done, because he married one of Ahab's daughters. -\v 7 However, because of the covenant that Yahweh had made with King David, Yahweh did not want to get rid of the descendants Judah. +\v 6 But he did many of the evil things that the kings of Israel had done. He did many things that Yahweh said were evil, things that the family of Ahab had done, because he married one of Ahab's daughters. +\v 7 However, because of the covenant that Yahweh had made with King David, Yahweh did not want to get rid of the descendants Judah. \s5 \p @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 Then Yahweh caused some men from the Philistia people group and some Arabs who lived near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where people from Ethiopia had settled, to become angry with Jehoram. -\v 17 Their army invaded Judah and took away from Jerusalem all the valuable things that they found in the king's palace; they also took away his sons and wives. His youngest son, Jehoahaz, was the only one of his sons whom they did not take away. +\v 17 Their army invaded Judah and took away from Jerusalem all the valuable things that they found in the king's palace; they also took away his sons and wives. His youngest son, Jehoahaz, was the only one of his sons whom they did not take away. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/22.usfm b/14-2CH/22.usfm index b448e8e9..09f6581b 100644 --- a/14-2CH/22.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/22.usfm @@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 After he was wounded, Joram went back to the city of Jezreel to recover from his battle wounds. Then King Ahaziah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of King Ahab, because he had been wounded. +\v 6 After he was wounded, Joram went back to the city of Jezreel to recover from his battle wounds. Then King Ahaziah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of King Ahab, because he had been wounded. \s5 \p -\v 7 God caused Ahaziah to die as a result of his going to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had appointed to kill all the descendants of Ahab. +\v 7 God caused Ahaziah to die as a result of his going to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had appointed to kill all the descendants of Ahab. \v 8 While Jehu and the men who were with him were killing Ahab's descendants, they found the leaders of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives who had been working for Ahaziah, and they killed all of them also. \s5 -\v 9 Then Jehu went to find Ahaziah, and his soldiers found Ahaziah while he was hiding in the city of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and executed him. Then they buried his corpse, because they said, "He deserves to be buried, because he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh." After that, there were no descendants of Ahaziah who were powerful enough to become the kings of Judah. +\v 9 Then Jehu went to find Ahaziah, and his soldiers found Ahaziah while he was hiding in the city of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and executed him. Then they buried his corpse, because they said, "He deserves to be buried, because he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh." After that, there were no descendants of Ahaziah who were powerful enough to become the kings of Judah. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/25.usfm b/14-2CH/25.usfm index 6b101ed7..b6ec3c9a 100644 --- a/14-2CH/25.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/25.usfm @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 King Jehoash's army also captured King Amaziah there. Then he brought Amaziah to Jerusalem, and his soldiers tore down the wall that was around the city, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That was a section that was about 180 meters long. -\v 24 His soldiers also carried away the gold, silver, and other valuable objects from the temple that the descendants of Obed Edom had been guarding. They also took away the valuable things in the palace, and they took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured. +\v 24 His soldiers also carried away the gold, silver, and other valuable objects from the temple that the descendants of Obed Edom had been guarding. They also took away the valuable things in the palace, and they took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/26.usfm b/14-2CH/26.usfm index 698c667d..bbf647f5 100644 --- a/14-2CH/26.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/26.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1-2 After King Amaziah died, all the people took his son Uzziah to be their king. Uzziah was sixteen years old at that time. One of the things that happened while he was the king was that his workers captured the city of Elath, and rebuilt it. \p -\v 3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. +\v 3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. \s5 \v 4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh said are good, like his father Amaziah had done. @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 Uzziah and his army went to attack the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of the cities of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then they rebuilt the cities near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia. +\v 6 Uzziah and his army went to attack the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of the cities of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then they rebuilt the cities near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia. \v 7 God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in the city of Gur Baal, and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom. \v 8 Even the Ammon people group paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \p \v 11 Uzziah's army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battles. Jeiel, the king's secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king's officials, was their commander. \v 12 There were leaders appointed to be in charge of the soldiers. They came from the traditional families of Judah, and were 2,600 in number. -\v 13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there was a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army, ready to fight the king's enemies. +\v 13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there was a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army, ready to fight the king's enemies. \s5 \v 14 Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow and arrows, and a sling for throwing stones. diff --git a/14-2CH/28.usfm b/14-2CH/28.usfm index b39f37f5..f88999c2 100644 --- a/14-2CH/28.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/28.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 Then some of the leaders of the tribe of Ephraim—Azariah son of Johanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—rebuked those who were returning from the battle. -\v 13 They said to them, "You must not bring those prisoners here! If you do that, Yahweh will consider that we are guilty of sinning. We are already guilty of committing many sins; do you want to cause us to be even more guilty by committing another sin? God is already very angry with us people of Israel!" +\v 13 They said to them, "You must not bring those prisoners here! If you do that, Yahweh will consider that we are guilty of sinning. We are already guilty of committing many sins; do you want to cause us to be even more guilty by committing another sin? God is already very angry with us people of Israel!" \s5 \p @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 Yahweh allowed those things to happen in order to humble King Ahaz, because he had encouraged the people of Judah to do wicked things and had disobeyed Yahweh very much. -\v 20 Tiglath Pileser, the king of Assyria, sent his army saying that they would help Ahaz, but instead of helping him, they caused him trouble. +\v 20 Tiglath Pileser, the king of Assyria, sent his army saying that they would help Ahaz, but instead of helping him, they caused him trouble. \v 21 Ahaz's soldiers took some of the valuable things from the temple and from the king's palace and from other leaders of Judah, and sent them to the king of Assyria to pay him to help them, but the king of Assyria refused to help Ahaz. \s5 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 A record of the other things that Ahaz did while he was the king, from when he started to rule until he died, is written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -\v 27 Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but he was not buried in the tombs where the other kings had been buried. Then his son Hezekiah became the king. +\v 27 Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but he was not buried in the tombs where the other kings had been buried. Then his son Hezekiah became the king. diff --git a/14-2CH/29.usfm b/14-2CH/29.usfm index 11cb8ca5..015e86ed 100644 --- a/14-2CH/29.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/29.usfm @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ hundred male lambs to be completely burned on the altar. \v 33 The other animals that they brought were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats that were set apart for the honor of Yahweh, to be sacrifices. \s5 -\v 34 There were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned on the altar. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had set themselves apart for the work of honoring Yahweh, themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had also set themselves apart to honor Yahweh. +\v 34 There were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned on the altar. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had set themselves apart for the work of honoring Yahweh, themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had also set themselves apart to honor Yahweh. \s5 \p diff --git a/14-2CH/30.usfm b/14-2CH/30.usfm index 99f8de04..c169953e 100644 --- a/14-2CH/30.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/30.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \p \v 10 The messengers went to all the cities in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far north as the tribe of Zebulun, and gave them this message, but most of the people there scorned them and ridiculed them. \v 11 But some of the people of the tribes of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun acknowledged their sin and went to Jerusalem. -\v 12 Also in Judah God made the people want together to obey Yahweh, which is what the king and his officials had told them to do in the message that they sent. +\v 12 Also in Judah God made the people want together to obey Yahweh, which is what the king and his officials had told them to do in the message that they sent. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/32.usfm b/14-2CH/32.usfm index bba6a10c..721055ca 100644 --- a/14-2CH/32.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/32.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come with his army and that they intended to attack Jerusalem, -\v 3-4 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said to themselves, "Why should allow the king of Assyria and his army to come and find plenty of water to drink?" So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. A large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area. +\v 3-4 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said to themselves, "Why should allow the king of Assyria and his army to come and find plenty of water to drink?" So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. A large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area. \s5 \v 5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They strengthened the Millo, a massive supporting wall on the east side of the city of David. They also made a large number of weapons and shields. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 10 "I am Sennacherib, the great king of Assyria, and this is what I say: While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So what are you depending on to keep you safe? \s5 -\v 11 Hezekiah says to you, 'Yahweh our God will save us from being defeated by the army of you.' He wants you to die from having no food or water. +\v 11 Hezekiah says to you, 'Yahweh our God will save us from being defeated by the army of you.' He wants you to die from having no food or water. \v 12 Hezekiah is the one who told his men to get rid of that god's shrines and altars in the countryside, saying to you people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah, 'You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar.' \s5 @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He thought that he was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered him. He performed a miracle and healed Hezekiah. -\v 25 But Hezekiah was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for acting kindly toward him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and and punished him and the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah. +\v 25 But Hezekiah was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for acting kindly toward him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and and punished him and the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah. \v 26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry about being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry for their sins. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah was their king. diff --git a/14-2CH/33.usfm b/14-2CH/33.usfm index b77756a1..0313741e 100644 --- a/14-2CH/33.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/33.usfm @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ \v 3 He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines for worshiping idols that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He told them to set up poles to honor the god Baal, and to make poles to honor the goddess Asherah. He also bowed down to worship all the stars. \s5 -\v 4 He directed his workers to build altars for foreign gods in the temple itself, about which Yahweh had said, "It is here in Jerusalem that I want people to worship me, forever." +\v 4 He directed his workers to build altars for foreign gods in the temple itself, about which Yahweh had said, "It is here in Jerusalem that I want people to worship me, forever." \v 5 He directed that altars for worshiping all the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple \v 6 He even sacrificed some of his own sons and burned them in a fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He performed rituals to practice sorcery. He asked fortune tellers for advice. He performed witchcraft. He talked to people who consulted the spirits of people who had died to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh says are very evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry. \s5 \p \v 7 Manasseh took the carved idol that his workers had made and put it in the temple. That is the temple concerning which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, "My temple will be here in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen where I want people to worship me, forever. -\v 8 If they will obey all the laws and decrees and regulations that I told Moses to give to them, I will not again force the Israelite people to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors." +\v 8 If they will obey all the laws and decrees and regulations that I told Moses to give to them, I will not again force the Israelite people to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors." \v 9 But Manasseh led the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah to do things that are wrong, with the result that they did more evil than had been done by the people in the people groups that Yahweh had driven out as the Israelite people advanced through the land. \s5 \p \v 10 Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and the people of Judah, but they paid no attention. -\v 11 So Yahweh caused the army commanders of Assyria and their soldiers to come to Jerusalem, and they captured Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose, put bronze chains on his feet, and took him to Babylon. +\v 11 So Yahweh caused the army commanders of Assyria and their soldiers to come to Jerusalem, and they captured Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose, put bronze chains on his feet, and took him to Babylon. \s5 \v 12 There, while he was suffering, he humbled himself greatly in the presence of Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors worshiped, and pleaded with Yahweh to help him. @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \p \v 18 The other things that happened while Manasseh was ruling, including his prayer to God and the messages from Yahweh that the prophets spoke to him, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. \v 19 What Manasseh prayed and how God pitied him because of what he pleaded to God for—also his sins and ways in which he disobeyed God—also the list of places where he built shrines and set up poles to honor the goddess Asherah and other idols before he humbled himself—these are all written in what the prophets wrote. -\v 20 Manasseh died and was buried in his palace. Then his son Amon became the king of Judah. +\v 20 Manasseh died and was buried in his palace. Then his son Amon became the king of Judah. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/34.usfm b/14-2CH/34.usfm index 0458610e..22b4840e 100644 --- a/14-2CH/34.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/34.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king of Judah. He ruled from Jerusalem for thirty-one years. \v 2 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed all the laws of God. \p -\v 3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a boy, he began to worship God as his ancestor King David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, and the poles to honor the goddess Asherah and the carved idols and metal statues of gods. +\v 3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a boy, he began to worship God as his ancestor King David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, and the poles to honor the goddess Asherah and the carved idols and metal statues of gods. \s5 \v 4 While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles to honor the goddess Asherah and the idols carved from wood or stone and metal statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of Levi's son Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of Levi's son Kohath. All the descendants of Levi, who played musical instruments well, -\v 13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries; some kept records, and some guarded the temple gates. +\v 13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries; some kept records, and some guarded the temple gates. \s5 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 33 Josiah instructed his workers to remove all the disgusting idols from all the land of the Israelite people, and he commanded that all those from Israel who were there should worship only Yahweh their God. As long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped. +\v 33 Josiah instructed his workers to remove all the disgusting idols from all the land of the Israelite people, and he commanded that all those from Israel who were there should worship only Yahweh their God. As long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped. diff --git a/14-2CH/36.usfm b/14-2CH/36.usfm index d659135c..c0246b1e 100644 --- a/14-2CH/36.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/36.usfm @@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ \p \v 22 During the first year that Cyrus was the king of Persia, in order that what Yahweh told Jeremiah would happen would occur, Yahweh motivated Cyrus to write this and proclaim it throughout his kingdom: \p -\v 23 "I, Cyrus, the king of Persia, declare that Yahweh, the God who rules in heaven, has enabled me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms of this world. And he has appointed me to command that my workers build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. I am allowing any of his people among you to go to Jerusalem. And I will pray that Yahweh will be with them." +\v 23 "I, Cyrus, the king of Persia, declare that Yahweh, the God who rules in heaven, has enabled me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms of this world. And he has appointed me to command that my workers build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. I am allowing any of his people among you to go to Jerusalem. And I will pray that Yahweh will be with them." diff --git a/15-EZR/03.usfm b/15-EZR/03.usfm index f610216b..dd724e49 100644 --- a/15-EZR/03.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/03.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Then the logs were brought from Joppa inland up to Jerusalem. \s5 \p \v 8 The Israelites started to rebuild the temple in the spring of the second year after they returned to Jerusalem. Zerubbabel and Jeshua, together with all the people who had returned to Jerusalem, -worked on the building. All the Levites supervised this work. +worked on the building. All the Levites supervised this work. \v 9 Jeshua, his sons, and his other relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Judah, also helped to supervise the work. The people who were descendants of Henadad, who were also all Levites, joined with them in supervising this work. diff --git a/15-EZR/07.usfm b/15-EZR/07.usfm index 6c59a45a..81d299c6 100644 --- a/15-EZR/07.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/07.usfm @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ \s5 \v 6 Ezra was a man who knew the laws that Moses wrote very well. Those were the laws that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given to the Israelite people. He left Babylon after the king had told people to give him anything he requested. Indeed, Yahweh helped Ezra very much in all these matters. -\v 7 Some of the priests, some descendants of Levi, some singers, some gatekeepers, and some men who worked in the temple, and some other Israelite people went up with Ezra to +\v 7 Some of the priests, some descendants of Levi, some singers, some gatekeepers, and some men who worked in the temple, and some other Israelite people went up with Ezra to Jerusalem. That was during the seventh year that Artaxerxes was the king of Persia. \s5 \p -\v 8 Ezra and the group with him arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year that Artaxerxes was king. +\v 8 Ezra and the group with him arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year that Artaxerxes was king. \v 9 They had left Babylon on the first day of the first month, which was the first day of the Jewish year. Because God acted very kindly toward them, they arrived safely in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month of that year. \v 10 During Ezra's entire life, he devoted himself to studying the laws of Yahweh and how to obey those laws. He had also taught those laws and all the decrees to the Israelite people for many years. diff --git a/15-EZR/10.usfm b/15-EZR/10.usfm index ffce0ba8..ba97b06b 100644 --- a/15-EZR/10.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/10.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gathered around him and also cried very much. \v 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel in the clan of Elam, said this to him: "We have disobeyed God. Some of us have married women who are not Israelites. But we can still hope that Yahweh will be merciful to us Israelite people. \s5 -\v 3 We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make a covenant +\v 3 We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make a covenant with our God, saying that we will divorce our wives who are not Israelites, and we will send them away with their children. \v 4 It is your responsibility to tell us what to do. So get up, and be courageous, and do what is necessary. We will support you." diff --git a/16-NEH/02.usfm b/16-NEH/02.usfm index 2e929eae..04791808 100644 --- a/16-NEH/02.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/02.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \p And before I answered him, I prayed to God in heaven. \v 5 Then I replied, "If you are willing to do it, and if I have pleased you, then you could send me to Jerusalem, where my ancestors are buried, so that I may rebuild the city." \p -\v 6 The king (with queen sitting beside him) asked me, "If I allow you to go, how long will you be gone? And when will you return?" He gave me permisson to go as soon as I gave him the dates of my going there and coming back again. +\v 6 The king (with queen sitting beside him) asked me, "If I allow you to go, how long will you be gone? And when will you return?" He gave me permisson to go as soon as I gave him the dates of my going there and coming back again. \s5 \p @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \p \v 19 But Sanballat, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard about what we planned to do. They mocked and made fun of us. They said, "What is this work that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?" \p -\v 20 But I replied, "The God who is in heaven will give us success. But you have no right to this city, you have no deed, you have no lawful claim to it, and you have no historic connection to the city of Jerusalem." +\v 20 But I replied, "The God who is in heaven will give us success. But you have no right to this city, you have no deed, you have no lawful claim to it, and you have no historic connection to the city of Jerusalem." diff --git a/16-NEH/03.usfm b/16-NEH/03.usfm index cd9a74c0..906e3054 100644 --- a/16-NEH/03.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/03.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid in the wooden beams above the gates, and also set the doors in place. Then they affixed the bolt and the bars for a strong lock. +\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid in the wooden beams above the gates, and also set the doors in place. Then they affixed the bolt and the bars for a strong lock. \v 4 Next to them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired the walls to make them strong. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, repaired part of the wall. Next to him, Zadok son of Baana repaired part of the wall. \v 5 Next to him, Tekoites repaired part of the wall, but the leaders of Tekoa refused to do the work that their supervisors assigned to them. diff --git a/16-NEH/04.usfm b/16-NEH/04.usfm index 6201b178..e3b9e0c9 100644 --- a/16-NEH/04.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/04.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 4 \p \v 1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the city wall, the fact that they were rebuilding Jerusalem burned like a fire within him, and he was furious and he spoke of the Jews with disgust. -\v 2 While his counselors and officials of the army troops who had come from Samaria were listening he said, "These Jews can hardly stand on their own legs, what do they think they are doing? Will they rebuild the city and live in it themselves? Will they restore the temple and the all the sacrifices that the priests gave to Yahweh? Will they finish such a great work in only a day? Will they turn these burned and useless rocks into useful material to rebuilt the wall and will they bring life to the city again? +\v 2 While his counselors and officials of the army troops who had come from Samaria were listening he said, "These Jews can hardly stand on their own legs, what do they think they are doing? Will they rebuild the city and live in it themselves? Will they restore the temple and the all the sacrifices that the priests gave to Yahweh? Will they finish such a great work in only a day? Will they turn these burned and useless rocks into useful material to rebuilt the wall and will they bring life to the city again? \p \v 3 Tobiah was standing beside Sanballat. He said, "That wall they are building is so weak that even if a little fox climbed up on it, their stone wall would fall to the ground!" @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \v 4 Then I prayed. I said, "Our God, hear us, because they are ridiculing us! Cause the words of their insults to fall back on themselves! Allow their enemies to come and capture them and force them to go to a foreign land! \v 5 They are guilty. Do not take away their guilt and let them answer for the sin they committed before you. With their insults, they are making those who are rebuilding the walls become very angry!" \p -\v 6 But after some time, the workers built the wall around the whole city to about half its total height. They were able to accomplish this because they wanted to do the best work they could do. +\v 6 But after some time, the workers built the wall around the whole city to about half its total height. They were able to accomplish this because they wanted to do the best work they could do. \s5 \p @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 Then the people of Judah started to say, "The men who are working on the wall have used up all their strength. There is too much heavy rubble that we must move away; we are not able to finish this work. It is too much for us. +\v 10 Then the people of Judah started to say, "The men who are working on the wall have used up all their strength. There is too much heavy rubble that we must move away; we are not able to finish this work. It is too much for us. \p \v 11 Besides, our enemies are saying, 'Before the Jews see us, we will rush down on them and kill them and stop their work on the wall!'" @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \p \v 15 Our enemies heard that we knew what they were planning to do and that God had spoiled all their plans to stop our work. So we all returned to work on the wall, at the same places we were working before. \p -\v 16 But after that, only half of the men there were doing the work on the wall. The others stood there holding their spears, shields, bows and arrows, and wearing armor for protection. The leaders stood guard behind the people of Judah. +\v 16 But after that, only half of the men there were doing the work on the wall. The others stood there holding their spears, shields, bows and arrows, and wearing armor for protection. The leaders stood guard behind the people of Judah. \s5 \v 17 The leaders stood behind those who were building the wall and those who carried the heavy loads on their backs. Every one built the wall with one hand and held a weapon in the other hand. diff --git a/16-NEH/05.usfm b/16-NEH/05.usfm index 57cad3ab..79b827dc 100644 --- a/16-NEH/05.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/05.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 5 \p -\v 1 Later, many of the men and their wives cried out for justice because of what some of the other Jews were doing. +\v 1 Later, many of the men and their wives cried out for justice because of what some of the other Jews were doing. \v 2 Some of them said, "We have many children. So we need a lot of grain to be able to eat and stay alive." \p \v 3 Others said, "it has been necessary for us to mortgage the fields and vineyards and houses that we own so that we may get grain to eat during this famine." @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 The leaders replied, "We will do what you have said. We will return to them everything that we forced them to give to us, and we will not require that they give us anything more." -\p Then I summoned the priests, and I made them give an oath that they would do what they promised. +\p Then I summoned the priests, and I made them give an oath that they would do what they promised. \v 13 I shook out the folds of my robe and said to them, "If you do not do what you have just now promised to do, I hope that God will shake you like I am shaking my robe." \p They all replied, "Amen, let it be so!" And they praised Yahweh. Then they did what they had promised to do. diff --git a/16-NEH/07.usfm b/16-NEH/07.usfm index 9d784025..beeee16b 100644 --- a/16-NEH/07.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/07.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 I appointed my brother Hanani as governor of Jerusalem. He was a faithful man who respected God and honored him, more than many others. In addition, Hananiah was appointed commander of the fortress there in Jerusalem. \s5 -\v 3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. And close the gates and put the bars across the doors only when gatekeepers are guarding the gates." I also told them to appoint some people who live in Jerusalem to be guards, and to assign some of them to guard stations around the city, and some would guard near their own houses." +\v 3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. And close the gates and put the bars across the doors only when gatekeepers are guarding the gates." I also told them to appoint some people who live in Jerusalem to be guards, and to assign some of them to guard stations around the city, and some would guard near their own houses." \p \v 4 The city of Jerusalem covered a large area, but at that time not many people lived in the city, and they had not rebuilt any of the houses. diff --git a/16-NEH/09.usfm b/16-NEH/09.usfm index ef9836a2..f9b66e56 100644 --- a/16-NEH/09.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/09.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the people gathered together. They did not eat food for a while, and they wore clothes they made from bags used to carry wheat and other grains, and they put the dust of the earth on their heads. -\v 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselvses away from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their own sins and the wicked things their ancestors had done. +\v 1 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the people gathered together. They did not eat food for a while, and they wore clothes they made from bags used to carry wheat and other grains, and they put the dust of the earth on their heads. +\v 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselvses away from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their own sins and the wicked things their ancestors had done. \s5 \v 3 They stood and for three hours they read from the law of Yahweh, and for another three hours they spoke out loud about their sins before Yahweh, and they bowed down and worshiped him. @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \v 18 So, you did not desert them, even though they melted precious metals and cast an idol that looked like a calf. They presented this calf to the people and said, 'This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,' while they cursed God and did what he had forbidden. \pi -\v 19 You always acted mercifully, and you would not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night. +\v 19 You always acted mercifully, and you would not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night. \s5 \v 20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold the manna from them when they were hungry and you provided water when they were thirsty. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \s5 \pi -\v 32 Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as you promised in your covenant with us that you fulfill! But now we are have great difficulties all these things. Do not let our hardships become unimportant to you! This has come on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our ancestors, and on all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. +\v 32 Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as you promised in your covenant with us that you fulfill! But now we are have great difficulties all these things. Do not let our hardships become unimportant to you! This has come on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our ancestors, and on all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. \v 33 We know that you acted justly each time you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us faithfully and we have acted wickedly. \v 34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave them. @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 38 Because of all this, we, the people of Israel are making a solemn agreement on a scroll. We will write on it the names of our leaders, the names of the Levites, and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it." +\v 38 Because of all this, we, the people of Israel are making a solemn agreement on a scroll. We will write on it the names of our leaders, the names of the Levites, and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it." diff --git a/16-NEH/10.usfm b/16-NEH/10.usfm index 12b23b1a..205f68e3 100644 --- a/16-NEH/10.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/10.usfm @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 The rest of the people made a solemn agreement, including the priests, gatekeepers, singers, and temple workers. They also included all the men from other neighboring peoples who had left their people and were living in Israel. These men, along with their wives, their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand what they were doing, promised they would obey God's law. +\v 28 The rest of the people made a solemn agreement, including the priests, gatekeepers, singers, and temple workers. They also included all the men from other neighboring peoples who had left their people and were living in Israel. These men, along with their wives, their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand what they were doing, promised they would obey God's law. \v 29 They all joined with their leaders in making this solemn agreement. They agreed to obey all the laws that God had given to Moses. They agreed to follow and to obey everything that Yahweh our God had commanded, and all his decrees and instructions. They promised to do the following. \s5 @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \s5 \pi -\v 32 We each also promised ourselves that every year we will pay about 5 grams of silver for those who serve and take care of the temple. +\v 32 We each also promised ourselves that every year we will pay about 5 grams of silver for those who serve and take care of the temple. \v 33 With that money they can buy these things: The bread on display before God, the flour that is offered to God by burning it on the altar each day, the animals that were killed and completely burned on the altar, the sacred offerings for the Sabbath days and for celebrating the new moons and other festivals and offerings that are dedicated to God, the animals to be sacrificed to pay the penalty for the sins of the people of Israel, and anything else that is needed for the work of taking care of the temple. \s5 diff --git a/16-NEH/11.usfm b/16-NEH/11.usfm index 469b46c9..62c09319 100644 --- a/16-NEH/11.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/11.usfm @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 These are the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. But in the cities of Judah everyone lived on his own family property in their towns. Some from Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants came to live in Jerusalem. -\v 4 But some of the people of Judah and the people of Benjamin stayed and lived in Jerusalem. +\v 3 These are the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. But in the cities of Judah everyone lived on his own family property in their towns. Some from Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants came to live in Jerusalem. +\v 4 But some of the people of Judah and the people of Benjamin stayed and lived in Jerusalem. \p These are from the relatives of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez. diff --git a/16-NEH/12.usfm b/16-NEH/12.usfm index db825c23..289564c1 100644 --- a/16-NEH/12.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/12.usfm @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 During time when Eliashib led the Levites, this is a list of them all: Elisahib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were the leaders of all the priests. They wrote the names of the families who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, the priests were responsible for recording who were the heads of families. +\v 22 During time when Eliashib led the Levites, this is a list of them all: Elisahib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were the leaders of all the priests. They wrote the names of the families who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, the priests were responsible for recording who were the heads of families. \v 23 They wrote the names of the leaders of the families who were descendants of Levi in the book of the annals. They recorded the events until the time Eliashib's grandson Johanan was the leader of all the priests. \s5 @@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ \v 32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah. \v 33 Those who followed after them were Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, \v 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, -\v 35 and some of the priests' sons who played their trumpets, including Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, +\v 35 and some of the priests' sons who played their trumpets, including Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. \s5 -\v 36 Behind them marched other members of Zechariah's family, including Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played many years previously. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group. +\v 36 Behind them marched other members of Zechariah's family, including Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played many years previously. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group. \v 37 When they reached the Fountain Gate, they went up the steps to the city of David, past the location of David's palace, and then to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side of the city. \s5 @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. \s5 \p \v 44 On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms where they kept the money that people gave for the temple. They also were in charge of the tithes and the first part of the grain and fruit that was harvested each year. They also brought into the storerooms a part of the harvest from the fields for the priests and the descendants of Levi. This was done because the people of Judah were so happy to have servants serving in the house of Yahweh. -\v 45 The priests and Levites were serving Yahweh in their rituals to purify things, and the musicians in the temple and the gatekeepers also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do. +\v 45 The priests and Levites were serving Yahweh in their rituals to purify things, and the musicians in the temple and the gatekeepers also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do. \s5 \v 46 Ever since the time of David and Asaph, there have been directors of the singers, and they sang songs to praise and thank God. diff --git a/16-NEH/13.usfm b/16-NEH/13.usfm index b6820fdb..4ef2a062 100644 --- a/16-NEH/13.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/13.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \p \v 4 Previously, Eliashib the priest had been appointed to be in charge of the storerooms in the temple. He was a relative of Tobiah. -\v 5 He allowed Eliashib to use a large room. There they had stored the grain offerings and the incense. They put there the equipment that is used in the temple. They put in there the offerings the people gave for the Levites. They brought in tithes of grain and wine and olive oil that God had commanded for the Levites, for the musicians, and the gatekeepers. And they brought in the gifts to support the other priests. +\v 5 He allowed Eliashib to use a large room. There they had stored the grain offerings and the incense. They put there the equipment that is used in the temple. They put in there the offerings the people gave for the Levites. They brought in tithes of grain and wine and olive oil that God had commanded for the Levites, for the musicians, and the gatekeepers. And they brought in the gifts to support the other priests. \s5 \p @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 Then all the people of Judah again started to bring to the temple storerooms their tithes of grain, wine, and olive oil. -\v 13 I appointed these men to be in charge of the storerooms. Shelemiah the priest, Zadok, an expert in the Jewish laws, and Pedaiah, a descendant of Levi. I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah to assist them. I knew that I could trust those men to distribute the offerings fairly to their fellow workers. +\v 13 I appointed these men to be in charge of the storerooms. Shelemiah the priest, Zadok, an expert in the Jewish laws, and Pedaiah, a descendant of Levi. I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah to assist them. I knew that I could trust those men to distribute the offerings fairly to their fellow workers. \p \v 14 My God, do not forget all these good deeds that I have done for your temple and for the work that is done there! @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ \v 24 Half of their children spoke the language that people in Ashdod speak or some other language, and they did not know how to speak the language of Judah, only the language of the people where they lived. \s5 -\v 25 So I rebuked those men, and I asked God to curse them, and I struck some of them with my fists, and some of them I pulled out their hair! Then I forced them to make a solemn promise, knowing that God was listening, that they would never again marry foreigners and never allow their children to marry foreigners. -\v 26 I said to them, "Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned as a result of marrying foreign women. He was greater than any of the kings of other nations. God loved him and set him as the king over all the people of Israel. But his foreign wives caused even him to sin. +\v 25 So I rebuked those men, and I asked God to curse them, and I struck some of them with my fists, and some of them I pulled out their hair! Then I forced them to make a solemn promise, knowing that God was listening, that they would never again marry foreigners and never allow their children to marry foreigners. +\v 26 I said to them, "Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned as a result of marrying foreign women. He was greater than any of the kings of other nations. God loved him and set him as the king over all the people of Israel. But his foreign wives caused even him to sin. \v 27 Do you think that we should do what you have done, you who married foreign wives, and do what we know is wrong, and commit a great sin against our God by marrying foreign women who worship idols?" \s5 diff --git a/17-EST/02.usfm b/17-EST/02.usfm index 9286d878..8d966d35 100644 --- a/17-EST/02.usfm +++ b/17-EST/02.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 The king loved Esther more than any of the other women whom they brought to him. So he put a crown on her head and declared that Esther would be the queen instead of Vashti. -\v 18 To celebrate her becoming the queen, he gave a great feast in her honor, that he prepared for all his officials and servants. He granted relief from paying taxes to all the provinces and gave expensive gifts to all with generosity that only a king can give. +\v 18 To celebrate her becoming the queen, he gave a great feast in her honor, that he prepared for all his officials and servants. He granted relief from paying taxes to all the provinces and gave expensive gifts to all with generosity that only a king can give. \s5 \p diff --git a/17-EST/03.usfm b/17-EST/03.usfm index 60eb1c0b..e9122af6 100644 --- a/17-EST/03.usfm +++ b/17-EST/03.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 In the first month (the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of Ahasuerus' reign, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) in Haman's presence. They wanted to select a month and a day in which to set this plan in motion). They threw lots for each month and day until they decided on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. +\v 7 In the first month (the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of Ahasuerus' reign, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) in Haman's presence. They wanted to select a month and a day in which to set this plan in motion). They threw lots for each month and day until they decided on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. \s5 \p diff --git a/17-EST/05.usfm b/17-EST/05.usfm index d2c78161..d1333342 100644 --- a/17-EST/05.usfm +++ b/17-EST/05.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Then Haman added, "Even Queen Esther invited just two of us, me and the king, to a banquet she prepared for us today. And she is inviting just the two of us to another banquet that she is will give us tomorrow!" -\v 13 Then Haman said, "But these things mean nothing to me as long as I can see Mordecai the Jew sitting there at the king's gate!" +\v 13 Then Haman said, "But these things mean nothing to me as long as I can see Mordecai the Jew sitting there at the king's gate!" \s5 \v 14 Then Zeresh his wife said to Haman and all his friends, "Why do you not quickly set up a gallows? Make it twenty-three meters high. Then in the morning speak to the king for them to hang Mordecai on it. After that, you can go to the banquet with the king and be happy." This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows set up. diff --git a/17-EST/06.usfm b/17-EST/06.usfm index 2e0438b0..7d2a4d8d 100644 --- a/17-EST/06.usfm +++ b/17-EST/06.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 That night the king was unable to sleep, so he summoned a servant and told him to bring the book of the history of all that happened during the time he had been king. So the servant brought the records and read aloud to the king. \v 2 The servant read about Bigthana and Teresh, the two officials who had guarded the entrance to the king's rooms. He read the account of when Mordecai had found out that they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus and that he had told the king about it. -\v 3 The king asked, "What was done to honor Mordecai for what did?" The young men serving the king answered, "Nothing has been done for him." +\v 3 The king asked, "What was done to honor Mordecai for what did?" The young men serving the king answered, "Nothing has been done for him." \s5 \v 4 The king said, "Is there anyone in the courtyard?" At that moment, Haman had entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He wanted to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had just set up. diff --git a/17-EST/08.usfm b/17-EST/08.usfm index 68d2548e..da820268 100644 --- a/17-EST/08.usfm +++ b/17-EST/08.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "Because Haman tried to get rid of all the Jews, I have given to Esther everything that belonged to Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows. -\v 8 So now I am also permitting you to write another letter with a new decree in it, so that you may save your people. You may put my name on the letters and use my ring to seal them. This is because no letter that has my name on it and that is sealed with my ring can ever be revoked." +\v 8 So now I am also permitting you to write another letter with a new decree in it, so that you may save your people. You may put my name on the letters and use my ring to seal them. This is because no letter that has my name on it and that is sealed with my ring can ever be revoked." \s5 \v 9 Then the king's scribes were called at that time (in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty third day of the month). Mordecai dictated to them a new decree in order to protect the Jews. It was written to the provincial governors, the governors and officials of the provinces that are from India all the way to Ethiopia, in total, 127 provinces. The letter was written to every province in the way that every language was written. It was also written to the Jews in their writing and language. diff --git a/18-JOB/04.usfm b/18-JOB/04.usfm index 025ef6dd..80640566 100644 --- a/18-JOB/04.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/04.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 Then Eliphaz replied to Job. He said, \q1 \v 2 "Will you please allow me to say something to you? -\q2 I am not able to remain silent any longer. +\q2 I am not able to remain silent any longer. \q1 \v 3 In the past, you have instructed many people, \q2 and you have encouraged those for whom it was difficult to trust in God. diff --git a/18-JOB/06.usfm b/18-JOB/06.usfm index b71f0285..80c86265 100644 --- a/18-JOB/06.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/06.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q2 I have always obeyed what God, the Holy One, has commanded. \b \q1 -\v 11 But now I do not have enough strength to endure all these things. +\v 11 But now I do not have enough strength to endure all these things. \q2 And since I have nothing to hope for in the future, \q2 it is difficult for me to be patient now. diff --git a/18-JOB/08.usfm b/18-JOB/08.usfm index 2c60ddd4..87384a65 100644 --- a/18-JOB/08.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/08.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 4 Your children have sinned against him; \q2 this is evident because he has punished them for those evil things. \q1 -\v 5 But now, if only you will earnestly request Almighty God to help you! +\v 5 But now, if only you will earnestly request Almighty God to help you! \s5 \q1 @@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ \q2 godless people stop confidently expecting that good things will happen to them. \q1 \v 14 The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; -\q2 things they trust will help them are as weak as a spider's web. +\q2 things they trust will help them are as weak as a spider's web. \q1 \v 15 If they lean against a house, it falls on them; -\q2 if they cling to things for safety, those things will not remain firm. +\q2 if they cling to things for safety, those things will not remain firm. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/18-JOB/09.usfm b/18-JOB/09.usfm index c1ad8e7d..0a214c1e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/09.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/09.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \v 11 He passes by where I am, but I cannot see him; \q2 he moves further on, but I do not see him go. \q1 -\v 12 If he wants to snatch someone away, no one could stop him; +\v 12 If he wants to snatch someone away, no one could stop him; \q2 no one dares ask him, 'Why are you doing that?' \s5 diff --git a/18-JOB/12.usfm b/18-JOB/12.usfm index 0908064b..a1034e5e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/12.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/12.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 11 When we hear what people like you say, -\q2 we think carefully about what they say to determine what is good and what is bad, +\q2 we think carefully about what they say to determine what is good and what is bad, \q2 like we taste food to know what is good and what is bad. \q1 \v 12 Old people are usually very wise; diff --git a/18-JOB/16.usfm b/18-JOB/16.usfm index d4abc2ed..1a06632e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/16.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/16.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 6 But now, if I talk, my pain does not decrease, -\q2 and if I am silent, my pain still certainly does not go away. +\q2 and if I am silent, my pain still certainly does not go away. \q1 \v 7 God, you have now taken away all my strength; \q2 you have destroyed all my family. diff --git a/18-JOB/17.usfm b/18-JOB/17.usfm index f239be9c..f09abfe2 100644 --- a/18-JOB/17.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/17.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 11 My time to live is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I planned to do; -\q2 I have not been able to accomplish anything that I desired. +\q2 I have not been able to accomplish anything that I desired. \q1 \v 12 My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; \q2 when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; diff --git a/18-JOB/20.usfm b/18-JOB/20.usfm index 01ce2cb1..c68531aa 100644 --- a/18-JOB/20.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/20.usfm @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q1 God takes their wealth from them. \q1 \v 16 Doing evil deeds is like swallowing snake poison; -\q2 doing evil will kill the wicked as the bite of a poisonous snake will kill people. +\q2 doing evil will kill the wicked as the bite of a poisonous snake will kill people. \s5 \q1 @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 28 On the day when God punishes people, +\v 28 On the day when God punishes people, \q2 all the possessions in the wicked people's houses will be carried away, as if a flood had come. \q1 \v 29 That is what will happen to wicked people like you; diff --git a/18-JOB/21.usfm b/18-JOB/21.usfm index e6a21229..addcdffd 100644 --- a/18-JOB/21.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/21.usfm @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ \v 11 Wicked people send their young children outside to play, \q2 and the children jump around happily like lambs in a pasture. \q1 -\v 12 The children sing to the sound of tambourines and lyres, -\q2 and they are happy to hear the sound of flutes. +\v 12 The children sing to the sound of tambourines and lyres, +\q2 and they are happy to hear the sound of flutes. \s5 \q1 @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ \q2 Do you not believe their reports about what they have seen, \q1 \v 30 that wicked people usually do not suffer at the time when there are great disasters; -\q2 that when God punishes people, someone rescues the wicked? that wicked people are the ones whom someone else rescues when God punishes people? +\q2 that when God punishes people, someone rescues the wicked? that wicked people are the ones whom someone else rescues when God punishes people? \s5 \q1 diff --git a/18-JOB/27.usfm b/18-JOB/27.usfm index 61f21a8e..8cde0dd6 100644 --- a/18-JOB/27.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/27.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 8 When it is time for God to get rid of godless people and to cause them to die, -\q2 there is absolutely nothing good that they can confidently expect to happen to them. +\q2 there is absolutely nothing good that they can confidently expect to happen to them. \q1 \v 9 When they experience troubles, God will not hear them call out to him for help, will he? \q1 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q2 what he does to people who mistreat others. \q1 \v 14 Even if they have many children, those children will die in wars, -\q2 or they will die because they do not have enough food to eat. +\q2 or they will die because they do not have enough food to eat. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/18-JOB/28.usfm b/18-JOB/28.usfm index ede61d79..3e4c165e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/28.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/28.usfm @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \v 12 But wisdom: Where can people find that? \q2 Where can we find out how to truly understand things? \q1 -\v 13 Humans do not know what wisdom is truly worth; +\v 13 Humans do not know what wisdom is truly worth; \q2 no one can find it here on this earth where they are living. \q1 \v 14 It is as though the water that is under the earth and water that is in the seas said, diff --git a/18-JOB/31.usfm b/18-JOB/31.usfm index afccd541..4e6faab9 100644 --- a/18-JOB/31.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/31.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q1 \v 2 If I did not do what I promised, \q2 what would God who is in heaven give me? -\q2 Almighty God would certainly not give me any reward! +\q2 Almighty God would certainly not give me any reward! \s5 \q1 diff --git a/18-JOB/34.usfm b/18-JOB/34.usfm index 7b4e6914..e6816624 100644 --- a/18-JOB/34.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/34.usfm @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 21 He sees everything that people do; +\v 21 He sees everything that people do; \q2 when we walk, he watches every step that we take. \q1 \v 22 There is no gloom or darkness diff --git a/18-JOB/36.usfm b/18-JOB/36.usfm index 67819728..e5193663 100644 --- a/18-JOB/36.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/36.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 He causes them to listen to what he is warning them, +\v 10 He causes them to listen to what he is warning them, \q2 and he commands them to turn away from doing what is evil. \q1 \v 11 If they listen to him and serve him, @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 15 God actually rescues people by causing them to suffer; -\q2 by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to what he is telling them. +\q2 by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to what he is telling them. \b \q1 \v 16 Job, I think that God wants to bring you out of your troubles @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ \v 28 the rain pours down from the sky \q2 and causes abundant showers to fall on everyone. \q1 -\v 29 No one can understand how the clouds move across the sky +\v 29 No one can understand how the clouds move across the sky \q2 or how it thunders in the sky where God lives. \s5 diff --git a/18-JOB/37.usfm b/18-JOB/37.usfm index 18c41378..8d40e82e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/37.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/37.usfm @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \q1 \v 21 You know that people cannot look directly at the sun \q2 when it shines brightly in the sky after the wind has blown the clouds away; -\q2 likewise we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God. +\q2 likewise we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God. \q1 \v 22 God comes out of the north with a light that shines like gold; \q2 his glory causes us to be afraid. diff --git a/18-JOB/38.usfm b/18-JOB/38.usfm index a2bdeff6..57507320 100644 --- a/18-JOB/38.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/38.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 14 When it becomes light after the dawn, -\q2 the hills and the valleys become clear like a seal gives an image to the clay under it, or like the folds in a cloth. +\q2 the hills and the valleys become clear like a seal gives an image to the clay under it, or like the folds in a cloth. \q1 \v 15 When it becomes daylight, the wicked do not have the darkness that they like; \q2 in the daylight they no longer are able to hurt anyone. diff --git a/18-JOB/40.usfm b/18-JOB/40.usfm index cc6d382e..79ba5133 100644 --- a/18-JOB/40.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/40.usfm @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 17 Their tails are stiff like the branches of a cedar tree. +\v 17 Their tails are stiff like the branches of a cedar tree. \q2 The muscles of their thighs are close together. \q1 \v 18 Their thigh bones are like tubes made of bronze, diff --git a/18-JOB/41.usfm b/18-JOB/41.usfm index 384df834..4de308e8 100644 --- a/18-JOB/41.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/41.usfm @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \v 25 When they rise up, they cause even very strong people to be terrified. \q2 As a result, people fall back. \q1 -\v 26 People cannot injure them with swords; +\v 26 People cannot injure them with swords; \q2 spears, arrows, or or other weapons with sharp points cannot injure them, either. \q1 \v 27 They certainly are not afraid of weapons made of straw or rotten wood, diff --git a/19-PSA/027.usfm b/19-PSA/027.usfm index f677a1b5..1ae209b0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/027.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/027.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \b \q1 \v 1 Yahweh is the one who gives light to my life and the one who saves me, -\q2 so I do not need to be afraid of anyone. +\q2 so I do not need to be afraid of anyone. \q1 Yahweh is the one to whom I go for refuge, \q2 so I will never be afraid. diff --git a/19-PSA/034.usfm b/19-PSA/034.usfm index 5e145c7d..553edbca 100644 --- a/19-PSA/034.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/034.usfm @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \v 12 If any of you wants to enjoy life \q2 and have a good long life, \q1 -\v 13 do not speak what it evil! +\v 13 do not speak what it evil! \q2 Do not tell lies! \q1 \v 14 Refuse to do evil; instead, do what is good! @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 Yahweh carefully watches over those who act righteously; +\v 15 Yahweh carefully watches over those who act righteously; \q2 he always responds to them when they call to him for help. \q1 \v 16 But Yahweh works against those who do what is evil. diff --git a/19-PSA/035.usfm b/19-PSA/035.usfm index adb742ae..6b8aac46 100644 --- a/19-PSA/035.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/035.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 9 Then I will rejoice in what you, Yahweh, have done for me; \q2 I will be glad that you have rescued me. \q1 -\v 10 With my whole inner being I will say, +\v 10 With my whole inner being I will say, \q2 "There is no one like Yahweh! \q1 No one else can rescue helpless people from powerful people. \q2 No one else can rescue weak and needy people from those who want to rob them." diff --git a/19-PSA/040.usfm b/19-PSA/040.usfm index e5929fe3..92c0bfad 100644 --- a/19-PSA/040.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/040.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 12 I have many troubles; I cannot count them. -\q2 I am now suffering the things that happened because I sinned. +\q2 I am now suffering the things that happened because I sinned. \q2 I can no longer see because of my tears. \q1 The sins that I have committed are more than the hairs on my head. \q2 I am very discouraged. diff --git a/19-PSA/044.usfm b/19-PSA/044.usfm index 875390a5..d475166a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/044.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/044.usfm @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \q2 and you have abandoned us in a deep dark ravine. \b \q1 -\v 20 If we had forgotten to worship our God, +\v 20 If we had forgotten to worship our God, \q2 or if we had spread out our hands to worship a foreign god, \q1 \v 21 you certainly would have known that diff --git a/19-PSA/045.usfm b/19-PSA/045.usfm index 8d206018..162b268c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/045.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/045.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q2 to defend the truth that you speak \q2 and the fair decisions that you make! \q1 Because you fight in many battles, -\q2 you will learn to do deeds that your enemies will fear. +\q2 you will learn to do deeds that your enemies will fear. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/19-PSA/050.usfm b/19-PSA/050.usfm index b4dd4b20..8b1b67db 100644 --- a/19-PSA/050.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/050.usfm @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \v 18 Every time that you see a thief, you become his friend, \q2 and you spend much time with those who commit adultery. \q1 -\v 19 You are always talking about doing wicked things, +\v 19 You are always talking about doing wicked things, \q2 and you are always trying to deceive people. \q1 \v 20 You are always accusing members of your own family diff --git a/19-PSA/057.usfm b/19-PSA/057.usfm index 966f329e..55f002f2 100644 --- a/19-PSA/057.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/057.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 4 Sometimes I am surrounded by my enemies, who are as ready to kill me as lions are to kill people; +\v 4 Sometimes I am surrounded by my enemies, who are as ready to kill me as lions are to kill people; \q2 they are like lions that chew to bits the animals that they kill. \q1 But my enemies are human, and they have spears and arrows, not teeth; \q2 they say false things about me. @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 God, I am very confident in you. +\v 7 God, I am very confident in you. \q1 I will sing to you, \q2 and I will praise you while I sing. \q1 diff --git a/19-PSA/062.usfm b/19-PSA/062.usfm index cca3a62c..42eb3169 100644 --- a/19-PSA/062.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/062.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 1 God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, \q2 and he is the one who saves me from my enemies. \q1 -\v 2 Only he is like a huge rock on which I can be safe; +\v 2 Only he is like a huge rock on which I can be safe; \q2 he is like a fortress high up that my enemies cannot climb. \b diff --git a/19-PSA/063.usfm b/19-PSA/063.usfm index 4aa96086..f8139ae0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/063.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/063.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 3 You always love me, as you promised in your covenant; this is worth more than my entire life, -\q2 so I will always praise you. +\q2 so I will always praise you. \q1 \v 4 I will praise you all the time that I live; \q2 I will lift up my hands to you while I pray. diff --git a/19-PSA/068.usfm b/19-PSA/068.usfm index ad8526c1..9fed8b78 100644 --- a/19-PSA/068.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/068.usfm @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ But some of the people stayed with the sheep and did not go to fight in the batt \q1 Shame them; make them bow down and give you gifts. \q2 Drive away and scatter the people groups who love to attack other nations. \q1 -\v 31 Then the leaders of Egypt will bring gifts to you. +\v 31 Then the leaders of Egypt will bring gifts to you. \q2 then the people in Ethiopia will rush to lift up their hands to praise you. \b diff --git a/19-PSA/073.usfm b/19-PSA/073.usfm index 1a276774..e9943782 100644 --- a/19-PSA/073.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/073.usfm @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \v 10 The result is that people pay attention to them \q2 and listen to everything they say. \q1 -\v 11 Wicked people say to themselves, "God will certainly not know what we have done; +\v 11 Wicked people say to themselves, "God will certainly not know what we have done; \q2 people say that he is greater than any other god, but he cannot find out." \b \q1 diff --git a/19-PSA/082.usfm b/19-PSA/082.usfm index 41f9baa1..d76b122c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/082.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/082.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 1 God stands in heaven in a meeting of all the spirits whom he has placed in charge of what he created. \q2 He tells them that he has decided this: \q1 -\v 2 "You must stop judging people unfairly; +\v 2 "You must stop judging people unfairly; \q1 you must no longer make decisions that favor wicked people! diff --git a/19-PSA/083.usfm b/19-PSA/083.usfm index 5960d887..49833529 100644 --- a/19-PSA/083.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/083.usfm @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 16 Cause them to be very ashamed +\v 16 Cause them to be very ashamed \q2 so that they will admit that you are very powerful. \q1 \v 17 Cause them to be forever disgraced because of being defeated, diff --git a/19-PSA/084.usfm b/19-PSA/084.usfm index 68f723e5..c090f2af 100644 --- a/19-PSA/084.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/084.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 1 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, \q2 your temple is very beautiful! \q1 -\v 2 I would like to be there; +\v 2 I would like to be there; \q2 Yahweh, I desire that very much. \q2 With all my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God. \b diff --git a/19-PSA/085.usfm b/19-PSA/085.usfm index 6a58d00e..4867063f 100644 --- a/19-PSA/085.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/085.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Please enable us to prosper again +\v 6 Please enable us to prosper again \q2 so that we, your people, will rejoice about what you have done for us. \q1 \v 7 Yahweh, by rescuing us from our troubles, diff --git a/19-PSA/089.usfm b/19-PSA/089.usfm index d8337d01..bd9c676b 100644 --- a/19-PSA/089.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/089.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q1 they say that you are more awesome than all the angels that surround your throne! \q1 \v 8 O Yahweh God, Commander of the angel armies, there is no one who is as powerful as you are; -\q2 your faithfully doing all that you promise is like a cloak that always surrounds you. +\q2 your faithfully doing all that you promise is like a cloak that always surrounds you. \b \s5 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 Yahweh, how fortunate are those who worship you with joyful shouts in their festivals, +\v 15 Yahweh, how fortunate are those who worship you with joyful shouts in their festivals, \q2 who live knowing that you are always watching over them. \q1 \v 16 Every day, throughout the day, they rejoice in what you have done, @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \v 20 That man is David, the one who will serve me faithfully, \q2 and I anointed him with sacred olive oil to make him king. \q1 -\v 21 My strength will always be with him; +\v 21 My strength will always be with him; \q2 with my power, I will make him strong. \q1 \v 22 His enemies will never find ways to outwit him, @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 24 I will always be loyal to him and faithfully love him -\q2 and enable him to defeat his enemies. +\q2 and enable him to defeat his enemies. \q1 \v 25 I will cause his kingdom to include all the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River. \q1 @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 38 But Yahweh, now you have rejected him! +\v 38 But Yahweh, now you have rejected him! \q2 You are very angry with the king whom you appointed. \q1 \v 39 It seems that you have broken the agreement that you made with your servant, David; diff --git a/19-PSA/092.usfm b/19-PSA/092.usfm index ce2e32cc..98d8f137 100644 --- a/19-PSA/092.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/092.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 4 Yahweh, you have caused me to be glad; -\q2 I sing joyfully because of what you have done. +\q2 I sing joyfully because of what you have done. \q1 \v 5 Yahweh, the things that you do are great! \q2 But it is difficult to understand all that you think. diff --git a/19-PSA/096.usfm b/19-PSA/096.usfm index 7982e972..eecc2acf 100644 --- a/19-PSA/096.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/096.usfm @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q1 When they do that, it will be as though all the trees in the forests are singing joyfully \q2 \v 13 in front of Yahweh. -\q1 That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth. +\q1 That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth. \q2 He will judge all the people fairly according to what he knows is true. diff --git a/19-PSA/102.usfm b/19-PSA/102.usfm index d85578a5..d873f599 100644 --- a/19-PSA/102.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/102.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q1 I have a big fever which burns my body as a fire burns. \q1 \v 4 I feel as though I am drying up like grass that has been mown, -\q2 and I do not even think about eating any food. +\q2 and I do not even think about eating any food. \s5 \q1 @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 9-10 Because you are very angry with me, -\q1 I sit in ashes while I am suffering greatly; +\v 9-10 Because you are very angry with me, +\q1 I sit in ashes while I am suffering greatly; \q2 those ashes fall on the bread that I eat, \q2 and what I drink has my tears mixed with it. \q1 It is as though you have picked me up and thrown me away! @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q2 I am withering as grass withers in the hot sun. \b \q1 -\v 12 But Yahweh, you are our king who rules forever; +\v 12 But Yahweh, you are our king who rules forever; \q1 people who are not yet born will remember you. \s5 @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 21 As a result, people in Jerusalem will praise you for what you have done. +\v 21 As a result, people in Jerusalem will praise you for what you have done. \q2 \v 22 Many people from other people groups and those who are citizens of other kingdoms will gather to worship you. \b diff --git a/19-PSA/106.usfm b/19-PSA/106.usfm index b2a85f57..dc1a31c3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/106.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/106.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 In that way he rescued them from the power of their enemies. +\v 10 In that way he rescued them from the power of their enemies. \q1 \v 11 Then their enemies were drowned in the water of the Sea of Reeds; \q2 not one of them was left. @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 32 Then at the springs of Meribah our ancestors caused Yahweh to become angry again, +\v 32 Then at the springs of Meribah our ancestors caused Yahweh to become angry again, \q2 and as a result Moses had trouble. \q1 \v 33 They caused Moses to become very angry, diff --git a/19-PSA/107.usfm b/19-PSA/107.usfm index 4d5f6ffb..56506627 100644 --- a/19-PSA/107.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/107.usfm @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q1 they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, \q2 who is greater than all other gods. \q1 -\v 12 That is why God made them suffer hardships so that they would no longer be proud; +\v 12 That is why God made them suffer hardships so that they would no longer be proud; \q2 when they got into trouble, there was no one who would help them. \q1 \v 13 When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, diff --git a/19-PSA/113.usfm b/19-PSA/113.usfm index 2207ca30..2a99bfe1 100644 --- a/19-PSA/113.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/113.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 5 There is no one who is like Yahweh, our God, +\v 5 There is no one who is like Yahweh, our God, \q2 who lives in the highest heaven \q2 \v 6 and looks far down through the heavens and sees the people on the earth. diff --git a/19-PSA/115.usfm b/19-PSA/115.usfm index 41d39683..6ae03413 100644 --- a/19-PSA/115.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/115.usfm @@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 9 You, my fellow Israelite people, trust in Yahweh! -\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. +\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. \q1 \v 10 You priests, descendants of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! -\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. +\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. \q1 \v 11 All you who have a reverential respect for Yahweh, trust in him! -\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. +\q2 He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield. \b \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/118.usfm b/19-PSA/118.usfm index 23a0b4a7..44deb5e5 100644 --- a/19-PSA/118.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/118.usfm @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q1 \v 12 They swarmed around me like angry bees; \q2 they were like a fire that flares up in a thornbush, -\q2 but we defeated them by Yahweh's power. +\q2 but we defeated them by Yahweh's power. \b \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/119.usfm b/19-PSA/119.usfm index 4875bb6f..f310e926 100644 --- a/19-PSA/119.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/119.usfm @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 105 Your words a lamp to guide me; -\q2 they are like a light to show me the path that I should walk on. +\q2 they are like a light to show me the path that I should walk on. \q1 \v 106 I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, \q2 that I will always obey your regulations; diff --git a/19-PSA/123.usfm b/19-PSA/123.usfm index 77404b27..1a192f5d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/123.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/123.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Yahweh, act very mercifully toward us +\v 3 Yahweh, act very mercifully toward us \q2 because our enemies have acted very contemptuously toward us. \q1 \v 4 Arrogant people have made fun of us for a long time, diff --git a/19-PSA/129.usfm b/19-PSA/129.usfm index c0370a09..8c1857ed 100644 --- a/19-PSA/129.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/129.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 8 People who pass by and see men harvesting grain usually greet them by saying to them, \q2 "We wish that Yahweh may bless you!" \q1 But this will not happen to the enemies of Israel. -\q1 We, acting as Yahweh's representatives, bless you, our fellow Israelites! +\q1 We, acting as Yahweh's representatives, bless you, our fellow Israelites! diff --git a/19-PSA/132.usfm b/19-PSA/132.usfm index bca30a3b..d79a93c0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/132.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/132.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 6 In Ephrathah we heard where the sacred chest was. +\v 6 In Ephrathah we heard where the sacred chest was. \q2 So we went and found it near the city of Kiriath Jearim, and we took it to Jerusalem. \q1 \v 7 Later we said, "Let us go to the sacred tent of Yahweh in Jerusalem; diff --git a/19-PSA/146.usfm b/19-PSA/146.usfm index 85852baa..14a96412 100644 --- a/19-PSA/146.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/146.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 5 But how fortunate are those whom God helps, the God whom Jacob worshiped. -\q2 These are the people who confidently expect Yahweh, their God, to help them. +\q2 These are the people who confidently expect Yahweh, their God, to help them. \q1 \v 6 He is the one who created the heavens and the earth, diff --git a/19-PSA/148.usfm b/19-PSA/148.usfm index 18c4f185..5fe5f88f 100644 --- a/19-PSA/148.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/148.usfm @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \q2 fruit trees and cedar trees, \q1 \v 10 all the wild animals and all tame animals, -\q2 reptiles and other things that creep on the ground, +\q2 reptiles and other things that creep on the ground, \q2 and all the birds, I tell all of you to praise Yahweh! \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/01.usfm b/20-PRO/01.usfm index fc3a1008..4bc40e30 100644 --- a/20-PRO/01.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/01.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q2 and do not disobey the rules your mother set down. \q1 \v 9 Their teaching is a wreath upon your head, -\q2 and beautiful necklaces around your neck, +\q2 and beautiful necklaces around your neck, \q2 they are priceless gifts from your parents. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/04.usfm b/20-PRO/04.usfm index 5c8b7dfd..6637f8a0 100644 --- a/20-PRO/04.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/04.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Hear, my son, listen and understand what I say to you— +\v 10 Hear, my son, listen and understand what I say to you— \q1 do this, and you will live a long life. \q1 \v 11 I directed you in the way you should walk and to use the wisdom you were taught; @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \s5 \q2 \v 22 For my words bring a message of life to those who pay attention to them, -\q and their message brings health to the entire body. +\q and their message brings health to the entire body. \q1 \v 23 Protect your heart with all your strength and guard what you love; \q2 guard it, for it becomes a fountain overflowing with life. diff --git a/20-PRO/05.usfm b/20-PRO/05.usfm index b7074794..3a95fb63 100644 --- a/20-PRO/05.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/05.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 So now, my sons, pay attention to what I say, +\v 7 So now, my sons, pay attention to what I say, \q1 and do not forget or disobey the instruction I am giving you. \q1 \v 8 Stay far away from the immoral woman; @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 22 An evil person's sinful desires take hold of him; +\v 22 An evil person's sinful desires take hold of him; \q2 his sins are like a trap that catches him. \q1 \v 23 An evil man will die because he could not say, "No" to his desires; diff --git a/20-PRO/06.usfm b/20-PRO/06.usfm index 201f1ac3..5b353245 100644 --- a/20-PRO/06.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/06.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 6 \q1 \v 1 My son, if you provide a guarantee for a neighbor who takes out a loan, -\q2 or if you give the promise that you will pay for a loan of a person you do not know, +\q2 or if you give the promise that you will pay for a loan of a person you do not know, \q1 \v 2 you laid a trap for yourself by making the promise, \q2 and you have been caught by agreeing to a contract for someone you did not know. @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ \v 6 You lazy person, learn something from watching the ants. \q2 Become wise and watch what they do. \q1 -\v 7 The ant has no commander, officer, or ruler telling him what to do, +\v 7 The ant has no commander, officer, or ruler telling him what to do, \q1 -\v 8 but during the summer it works hard, +\v 8 but during the summer it works hard, \q2 gathering and storing food to eat during the winter. \s5 @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 20 My son, obey the command of your father, -\q2 and do not walk away from what your mother taught you. +\q2 and do not walk away from what your mother taught you. \q1 \v 21 Keep these lessons and tie them close inside as a part of yourself; \q2 tie them around your neck, to remind you how important they are to you. diff --git a/20-PRO/07.usfm b/20-PRO/07.usfm index 65bded74..6dc1c712 100644 --- a/20-PRO/07.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/07.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q2 and you will live. \q1 Consider my commands to be the most precious thing you possess. \q1 -\v 3 Tie my commands to your fingers to remind you; +\v 3 Tie my commands to your fingers to remind you; \q2 write them on a tablet, like Moses wrote the law, in your inner self. \s5 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 13 When she sees the young man, she firmly takes hold of him, and then she kisses him. +\v 13 When she sees the young man, she firmly takes hold of him, and then she kisses him. \q2 and without any shame and with great boldness, she says, \q1 \v 14 "Today I have meat in my house, because I made a sacrifice in the temple to promise friendship with Yahweh. diff --git a/20-PRO/09.usfm b/20-PRO/09.usfm index c5eb86be..5cf580c5 100644 --- a/20-PRO/09.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/09.usfm @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \q2 and knowing Yahweh, the Holy One, is the where understanding comes from. \q1 \v 11 If you become wise, your days will be filled full, -\q2 and you will add years to your life. +\q2 and you will add years to your life. \q1 \v 12 If you get wisdom, you will gain many benefits from it; \q2 but when you ridicule other people, you will suffer by yourself." diff --git a/20-PRO/10.usfm b/20-PRO/10.usfm index 7b3a46b6..90fc4112 100644 --- a/20-PRO/10.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/10.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 These are the proverbs of Solomon: \q A child who lives according to wisdom makes his father happy; -\q2 but if a child does foolish things, he causes his mother to be very sad. +\q2 but if a child does foolish things, he causes his mother to be very sad. \q1 \v 2 Riches that you got by being dishonest will not have any value; \q2 but when you do what is right, you will be protected from death. @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 6 Those who do right will receive many good gifts from God; -\q2 but those who do wicked things cover their violence so they cannot be seen. +\q2 but those who do wicked things cover their violence so they cannot be seen. \q1 \v 7 When we remember those who do what is right, we get a blessing from Yahweh; \q2 but we cannot remember the names of the wicked. @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ \v 31 Wisdom is like a fruit that those who do right bear, \q2 but Yahweh will cut out the deceitful tongue. \q1 -\v 32 Those who do right know the words Yahweh permits them to speak, +\v 32 Those who do right know the words Yahweh permits them to speak, \q2 but wicked people say what Yahweh has forbidden. diff --git a/20-PRO/12.usfm b/20-PRO/12.usfm index 2ec30ed6..3b9dfe7f 100644 --- a/20-PRO/12.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/12.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 The one who wants to learn will welcome correction. \q2 But the one who does not want to be corrected will remain stupid. \q1 -\v 2 Yahweh approves of those who are good, +\v 2 Yahweh approves of those who are good, \q2 but he condemns those who make evil plans. \s5 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Wicked people are put out of power, and they are gone, +\v 7 Wicked people are put out of power, and they are gone, \q2 but those who do what is right will have many generations and that family will continue for a long time. \q1 \v 8 A person will be praised according to how much widsom he has; @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ \v 11 The farmer who works hard in the fields will have enough food to eat, \q2 but those who have no good judgment take on projects that bring them nothing. \q1 -\v 12 Wicked people desire the things that evil people have—things they stole from others. +\v 12 Wicked people desire the things that evil people have—things they stole from others. \q2 But people who do what is right have what they have earned; it is their reward. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 An evil person is trapped by the wicked things he says, +\v 13 An evil person is trapped by the wicked things he says, \q2 but those who do right stay away from much trouble. \q1 \v 14 The good words spoken by a person fill his life with good things, @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 19 Speaking the truth will never be out of favor, +\v 19 Speaking the truth will never be out of favor, \q2 but a lie is over in a moment. \q1 \v 20 When evil is planned there must be lies within those who carry it out; @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \v 21 Bad things do not happen to those who do what is right, \q2 but wicked people's lives are filled up with troubles. \q1 -\v 22 Yahweh detests those who tell lies, +\v 22 Yahweh detests those who tell lies, \q2 but he is delighted with those who live faithfully. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/13.usfm b/20-PRO/13.usfm index e816c657..98ec05eb 100644 --- a/20-PRO/13.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/13.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 5 Anyone who does right hates it when other tell lies, -\q2 but a wicked person brings disgrace on himself. +\q2 but a wicked person brings disgrace on himself. \q1 \v 6 Anyone who does right always acts in ways that are respected, \q2 but the one who does what Yahweh has forbidden ruins his own wicked life. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 7 Some people have many possessions, but they have nothing of value; \q2 but other people give all they have away, and yet have the best kind of riches. \q1 -\v 8 A rich person may have to use his wealth to buy back his life from a criminal who holds him as a hostage, +\v 8 A rich person may have to use his wealth to buy back his life from a criminal who holds him as a hostage, \q2 but no poor person would have to think about that kind of danger. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/15.usfm b/20-PRO/15.usfm index c5c4415a..6aa3d128 100644 --- a/20-PRO/15.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/15.usfm @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 19 The life of a lazy person is like someone trying to walk through a hedge of thorns, -\q2 but those who do what pleases Yahweh are like those who are walking on a level highway. +\q2 but those who do what pleases Yahweh are like those who are walking on a level highway. \b \q1 \v 20 A wise child brings happiness to his father, diff --git a/20-PRO/16.usfm b/20-PRO/16.usfm index bc7e80ce..6bcbda29 100644 --- a/20-PRO/16.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/16.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q2 and your plans will be successful. \b \q1 -\v 4 When Yahweh made everything, he made them so they would all accomplish something for him. +\v 4 When Yahweh made everything, he made them so they would all accomplish something for him. \q2 He has even made the wicked for the day when there is great trouble. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/20-PRO/20.usfm b/20-PRO/20.usfm index c520c494..39922755 100644 --- a/20-PRO/20.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/20.usfm @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ \q2 and it is worse to think about the meaning of holiness only after you have made a vow. \q1 \v 26 A king who is wise will separate the wicked from among his people; -\q2 then he will drive a threshing cart over their bodies to kill them. +\q2 then he will drive a threshing cart over their bodies to kill them. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/20-PRO/23.usfm b/20-PRO/23.usfm index 05c96008..8e54fdbc 100644 --- a/20-PRO/23.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/23.usfm @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \q1 \v 23 When you study wisdom, think of it as buying truth, but never selling it; \q2 and the same for wisdom, and with discipline, and also with understanding; -\q2 let it be as though you were buying them so you can keep them for the rest of your life. +\q2 let it be as though you were buying them so you can keep them for the rest of your life. \s5 \q1 @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 29 Who is it who had trouble? Who has sorrows? Who has conflicts and fights? +\v 29 Who is it who had trouble? Who has sorrows? Who has conflicts and fights? \q2 Who has quarreling? Who is wounded for no reason? \q2 Whose eyes are always bloodshot because they drank too much or ate too much? \q1 diff --git a/20-PRO/25.usfm b/20-PRO/25.usfm index c5c31cf6..fd1fb745 100644 --- a/20-PRO/25.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/25.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Here are more wise sayings of Solomon that were written down by the men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah. \q1 -\v 2 God honors himself when he hides something so people cannot know it. +\v 2 God honors himself when he hides something so people cannot know it. \q2 But it is to the honor of kings to search out the things that God has hidden. \q1 \v 3 What kings think is above the way peasants think; they are like the heavens, they are above us all; @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 13 A messenger who is reliable and on time, gives delight to those who sent him, +\v 13 A messenger who is reliable and on time, gives delight to those who sent him, \q2 to them he is like the cold of snow at harvest time, that refreshes the ground. \b \q1 @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 16 If you find some honey, eat just a little, -\q2 because if you eat too much, you could vomit it up. +\q2 because if you eat too much, you could vomit it up. \q1 \v 17 Do not go to your neighbor's house too often; \q2 he may get tired of you, and if you do not stop, he could even grow to hate you. @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \q2 that is like giving cold water to a person who is thirsty. \q1 \v 26 A good person who falls before the wicked, -\q2 that is as bad as a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted. +\q2 that is as bad as a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/20-PRO/26.usfm b/20-PRO/26.usfm index b175253c..c23e9d62 100644 --- a/20-PRO/26.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/26.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 3 A horse needs a whip to make it move, and a donkey must have a bridle in its mouth, or it will not carry its load. -\q2 In the same way, a fool needs someone to beat him on his back to get him to do anything. +\q2 In the same way, a fool needs someone to beat him on his back to get him to do anything. \q1 \v 4 Do not reply to a fool when he is trying to draw you into his foolishness, \q2 or you will be just as much a fool as he is. diff --git a/20-PRO/29.usfm b/20-PRO/29.usfm index 1c37fba6..19fcdeae 100644 --- a/20-PRO/29.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/29.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \c 29 \q1 \v 1 When you rebuke a person who has rejected your words and who refused to listen to you, -\q2 he will be crushed to the point that he cannot be healed. +\q2 he will be crushed to the point that he cannot be healed. \q1 \v 2 When people live the right way, they become more numerous, diff --git a/20-PRO/31.usfm b/20-PRO/31.usfm index 8e3bacd1..a17b7e3f 100644 --- a/20-PRO/31.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/31.usfm @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ \v 22 She makes covers for the beds. \q2 She wears fine purple linen clothes—the color of royalty. \q1 -\v 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, -\q2 and there at the gates he sits with the other leaders of the town. +\v 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, +\q2 and there at the gates he sits with the other leaders of the town. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/21-ECC/02.usfm b/21-ECC/02.usfm index 9bf5a1d3..de572607 100644 --- a/21-ECC/02.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/02.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then I said to myself, "Well, I will try to do everything that I enjoy. I will find out whether doing what I enjoy can truly enable me to be happy." But I found out that doing that was also useless. -\v 2 So I said to myself, "It is foolish to laugh all the time, and continually doing what makes me happy does not bring any lasting benefit." +\v 2 So I said to myself, "It is foolish to laugh all the time, and continually doing what makes me happy does not bring any lasting benefit." \s5 \v 3 So, after thinking a lot about it, I decided to cheer myself up by drinking a lot of wine. While I was still trying to be wise, I acted stupidly. I tried to learn what people can do to be happy during the short time that they are alive on the earth. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \q1 \v 12 Then I started to think about being wise, and also about being foolish. -\q2 I said to myself, "I certainly do not think that anybody will be able to do anything better than I can." +\q2 I said to myself, "I certainly do not think that anybody will be able to do anything better than I can." \s5 \q1 diff --git a/22-SNG/01.usfm b/22-SNG/01.usfm index ba29d8a5..4c505457 100644 --- a/22-SNG/01.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/01.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q1 He is like a king to me; \q2 he has brought me into his bedroom. \sp The woman speaking to her lover -\q1 I am very happy about you; +\q1 I am very happy about you; \q2 my love for you is better than wine. \q2 It is not surprising that the other young women adore you. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \sp The woman speaking to her lover \q1 -\v 7 You whom I love, where will you take your flock of sheep today? +\v 7 You whom I love, where will you take your flock of sheep today? \q2 Where will you allow them to rest at noontime? \q1 I want to know because it is not right for me to wander around like a prostitute \q2 looking for you among the flocks that belong to your friends. diff --git a/22-SNG/02.usfm b/22-SNG/02.usfm index f098cb05..eaaf78dd 100644 --- a/22-SNG/02.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/02.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \b \s5 -\sp The woman speaking to herself +\sp The woman speaking to herself \q1 \v 8 I hear the voice of the man who loves me. \q2 It is as though he is leaping over the mountains diff --git a/22-SNG/04.usfm b/22-SNG/04.usfm index d1c70efd..680e25e7 100644 --- a/22-SNG/04.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/04.usfm @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 15 You are like a fountain in a garden, -\q2 like a spring of clear water +\q2 like a spring of clear water \q2 that flows down from the mountains of Lebanon. \b \sp The young woman speaking to her lover diff --git a/22-SNG/06.usfm b/22-SNG/06.usfm index 673f5f37..762932e2 100644 --- a/22-SNG/06.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/06.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 6 -\sp The women of Jerusalem speaking to the young woman +\sp The women of Jerusalem speaking to the young woman \q1 \v 1 You who are the most beautiful of the women, \q2 where has the one who loves you gone? @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q1 \v 5 Stop looking at me like that, \q2 because your eyes excite me very much. -\q1 Your long black hair moves from side to side like a flock of black goats +\q1 Your long black hair moves from side to side like a flock of black goats \q2 moving down the slopes of Mount Gilead. \s5 diff --git a/22-SNG/07.usfm b/22-SNG/07.usfm index 1f85cdb6..40b2771e 100644 --- a/22-SNG/07.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/07.usfm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 You are stately like a palm tree, +\v 7 You are stately like a palm tree, \q2 and your breasts are like grape clusters. \q1 \v 8 I said to myself, "I will climb that palm tree diff --git a/23-ISA/01.usfm b/23-ISA/01.usfm index 6f62c63e..72e7e222 100644 --- a/23-ISA/01.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/01.usfm @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ \q1 \v 25 I will raise my fist to strike you, \q2 and I will punish you severely, -\q2 as though you were silver and I needed to heat you very greatly to melt you and get rid of the impurities. +\q2 as though you were silver and I needed to heat you very greatly to melt you and get rid of the impurities. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/23-ISA/02.usfm b/23-ISA/02.usfm index 4377ca13..73eec797 100644 --- a/23-ISA/02.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/02.usfm @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 14 He will get rid of all those who think they are as great as all the high hills, +\v 14 He will get rid of all those who think they are as great as all the high hills, \q2 as great as the high mountains. \q1 \v 15 He will get rid of all those who think that they are like high towers diff --git a/23-ISA/03.usfm b/23-ISA/03.usfm index 6e0318ed..351ed568 100644 --- a/23-ISA/03.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/03.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q2 everything that you depend on— \q2 all food and water. \q1 -\v 2 He will take away heroes and other soldiers, +\v 2 He will take away heroes and other soldiers, \q2 judges and prophets, \q2 people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders, \q1 diff --git a/23-ISA/05.usfm b/23-ISA/05.usfm index f04c161e..11a0d06a 100644 --- a/23-ISA/05.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/05.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q1 \v 6 I will cause it to become a wasteland \q2 where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. -\q1 It will be a place where briers and thorns grow. +\q1 It will be a place where briers and thorns grow. \q2 And I will command that no rain will fall on it." \b diff --git a/23-ISA/14.usfm b/23-ISA/14.usfm index e87c7c25..6bb5d105 100644 --- a/23-ISA/14.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/14.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 7 But soon everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. -\q2 Everyone will sing again! +\q2 Everyone will sing again! \q1 \v 8 It will be as though even the trees in the forests will joyfully sing this song, \q2 the cyprus trees and the cedar trees in Lebanon will sing it: @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ \q1 He was as dangerous as a snake, \q2 but there will be another king, \q1 who will be more dangerous than a cobra; -\q2 he will be like a quick-moving poisonous snake. +\q2 he will be like a quick-moving poisonous snake. \q1 \v 30 Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep, \q2 and the needy people will lie down safely, diff --git a/23-ISA/20.usfm b/23-ISA/20.usfm index 14dcd57c..bc12e0bc 100644 --- a/23-ISA/20.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/20.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Then the people of other countries who trusted that the armies of Egypt and Ethiopia would be able to help them will be very dismayed and afraid. -\v 6 They will say, 'We thought that the armies of Egypt and Ethiopia would help us and defend us, but they have been destroyed, so there is no way that we can escape from being destroyed by the army of the king of Assyria!'" +\v 6 They will say, 'We thought that the armies of Egypt and Ethiopia would help us and defend us, but they have been destroyed, so there is no way that we can escape from being destroyed by the army of the king of Assyria!'" diff --git a/23-ISA/22.usfm b/23-ISA/22.usfm index 478822fb..ce702a8a 100644 --- a/23-ISA/22.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/22.usfm @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 17 You think that you are a great man, but Yahweh is about to hurl you away. +\v 17 You think that you are a great man, but Yahweh is about to hurl you away. \q2 It will be as though he had seized you, \q1 \v 18 rolled you into a ball, diff --git a/23-ISA/29.usfm b/23-ISA/29.usfm index d0645476..2460e579 100644 --- a/23-ISA/29.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/29.usfm @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \q2 the evil things that they plan to do; \q1 they do those deeds in the darkness \q2 and they think, 'Yahweh certainly cannot see us; -\q2 he cannot know what we are doing!' +\q2 he cannot know what we are doing!' \s5 \q1 diff --git a/23-ISA/37.usfm b/23-ISA/37.usfm index bf12eaae..6f07eff1 100644 --- a/23-ISA/37.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/37.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not really gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, and that is why they were able to be destroyed. -\v 20 So now, Yahweh our God, please rescue us from the power of the king of Assyria, in order that the people in all the kingdoms of the world may know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is truly God." +\v 20 So now, Yahweh our God, please rescue us from the power of the king of Assyria, in order that the people in all the kingdoms of the world may know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is truly God." \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/39.usfm b/23-ISA/39.usfm index 32e96ddf..99583eef 100644 --- a/23-ISA/39.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/39.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Soon after that, Baladan's son Merodach Baladan, the king of Babylon, heard a report that Hezekiah had been very sick but that he had recovered. So he wrote some letters and gave them to some messengers to take to Hezekiah, along with a gift. -\v 2 When the messengers arrived, Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. Then he showed them everything that was in his treasure houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the nice-smelling olive oil. He also took them to see the place where they kept their soldiers' weapons, and he showed them the other valuable things that were in the storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything that was in the palace or in other places. +\v 2 When the messengers arrived, Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. Then he showed them everything that was in his treasure houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the nice-smelling olive oil. He also took them to see the place where they kept their soldiers' weapons, and he showed them the other valuable things that were in the storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything that was in the palace or in other places. \s5 \p \v 3 Then Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked him, "Where did those men come from, and what did they want?" diff --git a/23-ISA/41.usfm b/23-ISA/41.usfm index f1a50231..ac6201d9 100644 --- a/23-ISA/41.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/41.usfm @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ \v 28 None of your idols told you that. \q2 And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers. \q1 -\v 29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless things. +\v 29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless things. \q2 They are as meaningless as the wind." diff --git a/23-ISA/44.usfm b/23-ISA/44.usfm index b0c38550..fcfb67a8 100644 --- a/23-ISA/44.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/44.usfm @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ \q1 \v 25 I show that the false prophets are liars, \q2 and I show that those who perform rituals to predict the future are fools. -\q1 Some people who falsely think that they are wise say that they know much, +\q1 Some people who falsely think that they are wise say that they know much, \q2 but I show that they are foolish. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/50.usfm b/23-ISA/50.usfm index 30ab8673..03d8b134 100644 --- a/23-ISA/50.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/50.usfm @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 11 But you people who oppose me by lighting your own fires, +\v 11 But you people who oppose me by lighting your own fires, \q2 and by carrying your own flaming torches: \q1 go ahead and live according to your own knowledge, \q2 according to what you think is best. diff --git a/23-ISA/51.usfm b/23-ISA/51.usfm index 01e47374..24d0342c 100644 --- a/23-ISA/51.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/51.usfm @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ \v 6 Look up at the sky, \q2 and look at the earth; \q2 see what they are like now, -\q1 because some day the sky will disappear like smoke, -\q2 and the earth will wear out like old clothes wear out, +\q1 because some day the sky will disappear like smoke, +\q2 and the earth will wear out like old clothes wear out, \q2 and people on the earth will die like flies. \q1 But I will rescue you, and you will remain free forever, \q2 and I will rule you righteously forever. diff --git a/23-ISA/53.usfm b/23-ISA/53.usfm index 12aa3d18..1f90ec14 100644 --- a/23-ISA/53.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/53.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 2 While God watches, his servant will grow up fragile like a very young tree, \q2 like a weak young plant that shoots up, a stem that is growing in dry ground. \q1 There will be nothing beautiful or majestic about him, -\q2 nothing that would cause us to want to look at him. +\q2 nothing that would cause us to want to look at him. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/23-ISA/54.usfm b/23-ISA/54.usfm index 18959956..c0fe5223 100644 --- a/23-ISA/54.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/54.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \q1 \v 1 Yahweh says, "You people of Jerusalem, start to sing! -\q2 You who are like women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, +\q2 You who are like women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, \q1 because you, who are like childless women who have been abandoned by their husbands, will soon have more children \q2 than women who have never had any children. diff --git a/23-ISA/55.usfm b/23-ISA/55.usfm index 8ee680a0..b431fa5a 100644 --- a/23-ISA/55.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/55.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q2 to faithfully love you like my love for King David. \q1 \v 4 By what he did, I showed my power to many people groups; -\q2 I caused him to be a leader and commander over the people of many nations. +\q2 I caused him to be a leader and commander over the people of many nations. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/23-ISA/56.usfm b/23-ISA/56.usfm index 1d69fb16..b87a8bfe 100644 --- a/23-ISA/56.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/56.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q2 'Yahweh will surely not allow me to belong to his people.' \q1 And eunuchs should not say, \q2 'Because I am deformed and unable to have children, I cannot belong to Yahweh; -\q2 I am like a tree that has completely withered.' +\q2 I am like a tree that has completely withered.' \s5 \q1 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 9 "You surrounding nations have armies that are like animals in the forest; +\v 9 "You surrounding nations have armies that are like animals in the forest; \q2 come and attack Israel! \q1 \v 10 The Israelite leaders should be like watchdogs to protect the people, diff --git a/23-ISA/57.usfm b/23-ISA/57.usfm index 7fbc0f4d..7ff4d8f5 100644 --- a/23-ISA/57.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/57.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 5 You are eager to sleep together under every tall green tree where you worship your gods. +\v 5 You are eager to sleep together under every tall green tree where you worship your gods. \q1 You kill your children as sacrifices to your idols in the dry riverbeds, \q2 and offer them as sacrifices to your idols in the rocky caves. @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 Yahweh will say, "Prepare yourselves to receive me, -\q2 like people build and prepare a road for a king to come on. +\q2 like people build and prepare a road for a king to come on. \q1 Get rid of the things that are causing you to sin. \q1 \v 15 Because this is what I say—I, Yahweh, who am holy and honored more than anyone else, and who live forever: diff --git a/23-ISA/58.usfm b/23-ISA/58.usfm index 1cb24363..7098262d 100644 --- a/23-ISA/58.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/58.usfm @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \v 11 Yahweh will guide you continually, \q2 and he will give you good things to satisfy you. \q2 He will enable you to remain strong and healthy. -\q1 You will be like a garden that is well watered, +\q1 You will be like a garden that is well watered, \q2 like a spring that never dries up. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/59.usfm b/23-ISA/59.usfm index 8c2cf132..89d1bb66 100644 --- a/23-ISA/59.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/59.usfm @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q2 we have turned away from him. \q1 We oppress people by what we testify against them; \q2 we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. -\q1 We think about the lies that we can tell, +\q1 We think about the lies that we can tell, \q2 and then we tell them. \s5 @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 17 It is as though he were a soldier who put on his armor and a helmet; -\q2 his continually doing what is right is like his armor, and his ability to rescue people is like his helmet. +\q2 his continually doing what is right is like his armor, and his ability to rescue people is like his helmet. \q1 His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge on those who do evil are like his robes. \q1 \v 18 He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. diff --git a/23-ISA/60.usfm b/23-ISA/60.usfm index 04ff271f..f09ae2ad 100644 --- a/23-ISA/60.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/60.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q1 \v 8 And what are those things that are \q2 moving swiftly like clouds? -\q1 They resemble pigeons returning to their nests. +\q1 They resemble pigeons returning to their nests. \q1 \v 9 But they are really ships from Tarshish that are bringing your people back here. \q2 When your people come, they will bring with them all the valuable possessions that they have acquired, diff --git a/23-ISA/61.usfm b/23-ISA/61.usfm index 002fa328..6e62e7f3 100644 --- a/23-ISA/61.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/61.usfm @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q2 I am happy in all my inner being, \q1 because he has saved me and declared that I am righteous; \q2 those blessings are like a robe that he has put on me. -\q1 I am as happy as a bridegroom in his wedding clothes, +\q1 I am as happy as a bridegroom in his wedding clothes, \q2 or a bride wearing jewels. \q1 \v 11 Just as seeds sown in a garden sprout from the soil and grow, diff --git a/23-ISA/62.usfm b/23-ISA/62.usfm index 8bd5486e..af9f142e 100644 --- a/23-ISA/62.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/62.usfm @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q2 those whom he has rescued will be going ahead of him.'" \q1 \v 12 They will be called 'Yahweh's own people,' -\q2 'the ones whom he rescued.' +\q2 'the ones whom he rescued.' \q1 And Jerusalem will be known as the city that Yahweh loves, \q2 the city that is no longer abandoned. diff --git a/23-ISA/64.usfm b/23-ISA/64.usfm index dab4c295..c68e9e2a 100644 --- a/23-ISA/64.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/64.usfm @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 All of your towns in Judah have become like the wilderness; +\v 10 All of your towns in Judah have become like the wilderness; \q2 even Jerusalem has been destroyed. \q1 \v 11 Your glorious temple on Mountain Zion, where our ancestors worshiped you, diff --git a/23-ISA/66.usfm b/23-ISA/66.usfm index b73b0d2e..381db66d 100644 --- a/23-ISA/66.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/66.usfm @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \q1 I will take care of the people of Jerusalem \q2 like women care for the babies that they nurse. \q1 -\v 13 I will comfort you people in Jerusalem like mothers comfort their children." +\v 13 I will comfort you people in Jerusalem like mothers comfort their children." \b \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/01.usfm b/24-JER/01.usfm index 6d72a508..2c5f3cdf 100644 --- a/24-JER/01.usfm +++ b/24-JER/01.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \s5 \m \v 9 Then it was as though Yahweh touched my mouth and said, "Listen to me! I have put my message into your mouth. -\v 10 Today I am appointing you to warn nations and kingdoms. You will tell them that I will completely destroy and get rid of some of them and that I will establish others and cause them to be prosperous." +\v 10 Today I am appointing you to warn nations and kingdoms. You will tell them that I will completely destroy and get rid of some of them and that I will establish others and cause them to be prosperous." \s5 \m diff --git a/24-JER/02.usfm b/24-JER/02.usfm index 4811db89..7808445c 100644 --- a/24-JER/02.usfm +++ b/24-JER/02.usfm @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 18 So why are you trying to make an alliance with the rulers of Egypt who live near the Shihor? -\q2 Why are you trying to make an alliance with the rulers of Assyria who live near the Euphrates River? +\q2 Why are you trying to make an alliance with the rulers of Assyria who live near the Euphrates River? \q1 \v 19 It is because you have been very wicked that I will punish you. \q2 It is because you have turned away from me that I will condemn you. diff --git a/24-JER/03.usfm b/24-JER/03.usfm index 5f9f1948..8e4be4c3 100644 --- a/24-JER/03.usfm +++ b/24-JER/03.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \q2 her first husband certainly must not take her back again to be his wife, \q1 because that would certainly cause the whole nation to become unacceptable to me. \q1 But you have more idols than prostitutes have men whom they have slept with! -\q2 So, why should I accept you if you return to me?", says Yahweh. +\q2 So, why should I accept you if you return to me?", says Yahweh. \q1 \v 2 "Look up at the barren hilltops. \q2 On every hilltop there are idols that you have worshiped. diff --git a/24-JER/04.usfm b/24-JER/04.usfm index af52c2c8..c8b785b1 100644 --- a/24-JER/04.usfm +++ b/24-JER/04.usfm @@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 13 And the people in Jerusalem will say, "Our enemies are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like whirlwinds. +\v 13 And the people in Jerusalem will say, "Our enemies are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like whirlwinds. \q2 Their horses are faster than eagles. \q1 It will be terrible for us! \q1 -\v 14 You people of Jerusalem cleanse your inner beings, +\v 14 You people of Jerusalem cleanse your inner beings, \q2 in order that Yahweh will rescue you. \q1 How long will you continue to think about doing evil deeds? \q1 @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \q1 "Yahweh says that an army is coming to Jerusalem from far away; \q2 they will shout a battle cry against the cities of Judah. \q1 -\v 17 They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters around a field at harvest time. +\v 17 They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters around a field at harvest time. \q2 That will happen because the people of Judah have rebelled against me. \q1 \v 18 You will be punished very severely; diff --git a/24-JER/05.usfm b/24-JER/05.usfm index 5cac9a11..f6967e43 100644 --- a/24-JER/05.usfm +++ b/24-JER/05.usfm @@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Yahweh says, "I cannot forgive these people; +\v 7 Yahweh says, "I cannot forgive these people; \q2 even their children have abandoned me. \q1 When they solemnly declare something, they ask their gods to show that what they say is true. \q1 I gave my people everything that they needed, \q2 but they often went to the shrines of their idols and committed adultery there. \q1 -\v 8 Just like well fed male horses neigh, wanting to mate with female horses, +\v 8 Just like well fed male horses neigh, wanting to mate with female horses, \q2 each of the men desires to sleep with his neighbor's wife. \q1 \v 9 Should I not punish them for this? -\q2 I will certainly get revenge on this nation whose people behave like that! +\q2 I will certainly get revenge on this nation whose people behave like that! \b \s5 @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ \q2 you have ears, but it is as though you cannot hear. \q1 \v 22 Why do you not have any awesome respect for me? -\q2 You should tremble when you are in my presence! +\q2 You should tremble when you are in my presence! \q1 I, Yahweh, am the one who put a barrier along the shores \q2 so that the waters of the ocean cannot cross it and flood the land. \q1 The waves roll and roar, but they cannot go past that barrier. @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ \q2 In court, they do not help ordinary people get judges to decide fairly for them, and they do not try to defend orphans. \q2 They do not even want to listen to them in court. \q1 -\v 29 So I will certainly punish them for doing those things. +\v 29 So I will certainly punish them for doing those things. \q2 I, Yahweh, declare that I will certainly get revenge on their nation. \b diff --git a/24-JER/06.usfm b/24-JER/06.usfm index d72510f2..00a5c4c8 100644 --- a/24-JER/06.usfm +++ b/24-JER/06.usfm @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ q1 \q1 \v 20 You Israelite people, when you burn frankincense that came from Sheba \q2 and when you offer to me sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, -\q2 I will not be pleased with your sacrifices. +\q2 I will not be pleased with your sacrifices. \q1 I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; \q2 I am not pleased with any of your sacrifices. \b diff --git a/24-JER/07.usfm b/24-JER/07.usfm index 08ea05f1..89f04f81 100644 --- a/24-JER/07.usfm +++ b/24-JER/07.usfm @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ do not give them to me; eat them yourselves! \q \v 29 So, tell them to cut off their hair to show that they are mourning; tell them to go up into the barren hills and sing a sad funeral song, \q Because I have completely rejected this generation of people who have made me angry." -\v 30 Yahweh says this: "The people of Judah have done many things that I say are evil. They have set up their disgusting idols in my temple, causing it to become an unacceptable place to worship me. +\v 30 Yahweh says this: "The people of Judah have done many things that I say are evil. They have set up their disgusting idols in my temple, causing it to become an unacceptable place to worship me. \s5 \v 31 They have built altars at Topheth in Hinnom Valley outside Jerusalem, and they sacrifice their sons and daughters on those altars. I never commanded them to do that; it was not even in my thoughts! diff --git a/24-JER/16.usfm b/24-JER/16.usfm index 67294263..f4aa3a8c 100644 --- a/24-JER/16.usfm +++ b/24-JER/16.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q2 'Our ancestors left us only something that was false; \q1 they worshiped idols that are completely worthless . \q1 -\v 20 No one can make their own gods; +\v 20 No one can make their own gods; \q2 the gods that they make are only idols; they are not real gods.'" \b \q1 diff --git a/24-JER/17.usfm b/24-JER/17.usfm index 9e18238e..bde85c3f 100644 --- a/24-JER/17.usfm +++ b/24-JER/17.usfm @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ \v 1 Yahweh said, "It is as though a list of the sins committed by the people of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel, or engraved using the fine point of a very hard stone, \q2 on the altars where they worship idols, and it is as though this list is engraved on their inner beings! \q1 -\v 2 Even their children fondly remember when they went to the altars for their gods, and to the poles that represent the goddess Asherah at which their parents worshiped, +\v 2 Even their children fondly remember when they went to the altars for their gods, and to the poles that represent the goddess Asherah at which their parents worshiped, \q2 shrines that are underneath all the big trees \q2 and on all the high hills. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Their children remember these places on the hills. So I will allow your enemies to capture the mountain where you worship and the area around it, +\v 3 Their children remember these places on the hills. So I will allow your enemies to capture the mountain where you worship and the area around it, \q2 and all your wealth and your treasures. It will be like the spoils of war for them \q2 because of the sins that you people have committed throughout your land, and they will kill you. \q1 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q1 \v 9 Human minds are extremely corrupt, \q2 and we cannot change that. -\q2 It is also completely impossible for anyone to understand that. +\q2 It is also completely impossible for anyone to understand that. \b \q1 \v 10 But I, Yahweh, search what is in everyone's inner being, @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \s5 \v 24 But I say that if you obey me, and if you do not carry loads through these gates on Sabbath days or do any other work on Sabbath days, and if you dedicate the Sabbath days to me, -\v 25 kings of Judah and their officials will continue to go in and out of these gates. There will always be someone who is a descendant of King David ruling here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates, riding in chariots and on horses, and there will be people living in this city forever. +\v 25 kings of Judah and their officials will continue to go in and out of these gates. There will always be someone who is a descendant of King David ruling here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates, riding in chariots and on horses, and there will be people living in this city forever. \s5 \v 26 And people will come to Jerusalem bringing offerings to be completely burned on the altar and other offerings. They will bring to the temple grain offerings and incense and offerings to thank me. People will bring these offerings from the towns in Judah and the villages near Jerusalem and from the land where the tribe of Benjamin lives and from the western foothills and from the southern Judean wilderness. diff --git a/24-JER/20.usfm b/24-JER/20.usfm index 6c8e25c3..79892d1e 100644 --- a/24-JER/20.usfm +++ b/24-JER/20.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 7 One day I said this to Yahweh: \q1 "Yahweh, when you chose me to be a prophet, you persuaded me to do it, and I allowed you to persuade me. \q2 You insisted that I become a prophet because you are stronger than I am. -\q1 But now everyone ridicules me. +\q1 But now everyone ridicules me. \q2 They make fun of me all the day. \q1 \v 8 When I tell people your messages, I shout saying, @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q2 they insult me and scoff at me all the day. \q1 \v 9 But if I would say, 'I will never mention Yahweh or say anything about him, ' -\q2 it would be as though your message would burn in my inner being like a fire; +\q2 it would be as though your message would burn in my inner being like a fire; \q2 it would be like a fire in my bones. \q1 Sometimes I try to remain silent and not proclaim your messages, \q2 but I am not able to do that. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q1 They are saying, 'Perhaps we can cause him to say something wrong, \q2 and if he does, we will be able to defeat him.' \q1 -\v 11 But you, Yahweh, are helping me like a strong warrior, +\v 11 But you, Yahweh, are helping me like a strong warrior, \q2 so it is as though he will cause those who persecute me to stumble, and they will not defeat me. \q1 They will be completely disgraced because of being unable to gain any advantage over me; \q2 and other people will never forget that they were disgraced. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \v 13 Sing to Yahweh! \q2 Praise Yahweh! \q1 He rescues poor and needy people, -\q2 from those who are wicked. +\q2 from those who are wicked. \b \s5 @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q1 \v 17 I want that to happen to him because he did not kill me when I was born. \q2 I wish that I had died in my mother's womb, -\q2 and that my mother's body would have been like my grave. +\q2 and that my mother's body would have been like my grave. \q1 \v 18 I have continually experienced much trouble and sorrow, \q2 and I am disgraced now when I am about to die; diff --git a/24-JER/21.usfm b/24-JER/21.usfm index 84760046..d48ea8b5 100644 --- a/24-JER/21.usfm +++ b/24-JER/21.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \p \v 3 I replied to them, "Go back to King Zedekiah. Tell him, \v 4 'This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, says: "I will cause your weapons to be useless in fighting against the king of Babylon and his army that is outside the walls of Jerusalem, attacking. I will enable them to enter into the center of this city. -\v 5 I myself will fight against your army with my very great power, because I am very angry with you. +\v 5 I myself will fight against your army with my very great power, because I am very angry with you. \s5 \v 6 I will send a very terrible plague on the people of this city, and on their domestic animals, and many of them will die." @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q2 Help those who have been robbed. \q2 Rescue them from robbers and abusers. \q1 If you do not do that, -\q2 I will be angry and punish you with a fire that will be impossible to extinguish, +\q2 I will be angry and punish you with a fire that will be impossible to extinguish, \q2 because of all the sins that you have committed. \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/22.usfm b/24-JER/22.usfm index 5466002c..52874618 100644 --- a/24-JER/22.usfm +++ b/24-JER/22.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 3 to what Yahweh says: "Act fairly and justly. Do what is right. Help those who have been robbed. Rescue people from those who oppress them. Stop doing evil deeds. Do not mistreat those who have come here from other countries, and do not mistreat orphans and widows. Stop murdering here in Jerusalem. \s5 -\v 4 If you obey these commands carefully, there will always be some descendant of King David who will be ruling here in Jerusalem. The king and his officials and other people will ride through the gates of the city in chariots and on horses. +\v 4 If you obey these commands carefully, there will always be some descendant of King David who will be ruling here in Jerusalem. The king and his officials and other people will ride through the gates of the city in chariots and on horses. \v 5 But if you refuse to pay attention to these commands, I, Yahweh, solemnly declare, that this palace will become a pile of rubble."'" \s5 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 8 People from many nations will walk past the ruins of this city and say to each other, "Why did Yahweh destroy this city that was very great?" -\v 9 And other people will reply, "He did it because his people stopped obeying the agreement that they had made with Yahweh their God. Instead, they worshiped other gods." +\v 9 And other people will reply, "He did it because his people stopped obeying the agreement that they had made with Yahweh their God. Instead, they worshiped other gods." \b \s5 @@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 But it is certainly not having a beautiful cedar palace that causes a king to be great! -\q1 Jehoiakim's father, Josiah, also had plenty of things to eat and drink. +\v 15 But it is certainly not having a beautiful cedar palace that causes a king to be great! +\q1 Jehoiakim's father, Josiah, also had plenty of things to eat and drink. \q2 But Josiah always did things that are right and just, \q2 and that is why God blessed him. \q1 \v 16 Josiah acted justly and helped poor and needy people, \q2 so things went well for him. -\q1 Yahweh says, "That is the way a person should behave who knows me. +\q1 Yahweh says, "That is the way a person should behave who knows me. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 But Jehoiakim, you are greedy and desire only to obtain things by acting dishonestly. -\q2 You murder innocent people, +\v 17 But Jehoiakim, you are greedy and desire only to obtain things by acting dishonestly. +\q2 You murder innocent people, \q1 you oppress poor people, \q2 and you treat people cruelly and violently." \b @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \v 23 Now, your king enjoys living in the cedar rooms in his palace, \q2 but soon he will be punished, \q1 and then he will groan -\q2 like a woman who is giving birth to a baby." +\q2 like a woman who is giving birth to a baby." \s5 \p diff --git a/24-JER/23.usfm b/24-JER/23.usfm index 21a74574..b28c1c09 100644 --- a/24-JER/23.usfm +++ b/24-JER/23.usfm @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ \s5 \c 23 \p -\v 1 Yahweh declares, "Terrible things will happen to the leaders of my people—those who are like shepherds of the people who are like my sheep—because they have scattered my people and sent them away, and have not taken care of them. +\v 1 Yahweh declares, "Terrible things will happen to the leaders of my people—those who are like shepherds of the people who are like my sheep—because they have scattered my people and sent them away, and have not taken care of them. \v 2 So, this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom the Israelite people worship, say to those leaders: 'Instead of taking care of my people and leading them to places where they are safe like a shepherd does for his sheep, you have scattered them. So I will punish you for the evil things that you have done. \s5 \v 3 But later I will gather those who are still alive, from the countries where I have forced them to go. I will bring them back to their own country, where they will have many children, and their number will increase. -\v 4 Then I will appoint other leaders for my people, leaders who will take care of them. And my people will never be afraid of anything again, and none of them will be like a lost sheep that has been driven off by its shepherd.'" +\v 4 Then I will appoint other leaders for my people, leaders who will take care of them. And my people will never be afraid of anything again, and none of them will be like a lost sheep that has been driven off by its shepherd.'" \s5 \p @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 21 Yahweh also says, "I have not appointed those prophets, +\v 21 Yahweh also says, "I have not appointed those prophets, \q2 but they run around telling people their messages. \q1 I did not speak to them, \q2 but they continue to prophesy. @@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ \s5 \v 28 Allow those false prophets to tell people their dreams, but those who have messages that really come from me should proclaim those messages faithfully. I, Yahweh, say that like straw and grain are certainly very different, my messages and the message from those false prophets are certainly very different . -\v 29 It is as though my messages burn like a fire and is like a hammer that smashes rocks into pieces when it affects someone's heart. +\v 29 It is as though my messages burn like a fire and is like a hammer that smashes rocks into pieces when it affects someone's heart. \p \v 30 Therefore, I, Yahweh say, I oppose all those prophets who steal messages from each other and claim that those messages came from me. \s5 -\v 31 I oppose those prophets who speak their own messages but claim that those messages came from me. +\v 31 I oppose those prophets who speak their own messages but claim that those messages came from me. \v 32 I oppose those prophets who falsely say that I told them something in a vision, but they are only telling lies that cause my people to sin. I did not send those prophets. I did not even appoint them to be prophets. And they have no messages that will benefit my people at all. That is what I, Yahweh, declare." \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/24.usfm b/24-JER/24.usfm index 166e36fd..87b1325c 100644 --- a/24-JER/24.usfm +++ b/24-JER/24.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 24 \p -\v 1 The army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and his officials, and all his skilled workers and took them to Babylon. After that happened, Yahweh gave me a vision. In the vision I saw two baskets of figs that had been placed in front of the temple. +\v 1 The army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and his officials, and all his skilled workers and took them to Babylon. After that happened, Yahweh gave me a vision. In the vision I saw two baskets of figs that had been placed in front of the temple. \v 2 One basket was full of good figs, like the kind that ripen first. The other basket was filled with figs that were bad, with the result that they could not be eaten. \p \v 3 Then Yahweh said to me, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 Then Yahweh me gave me this message: -\v 5 "This is what I, Yahweh, the God whom the Israelite people say that they worship, say: The good figs represent the people of Judah whom I exiled to Babylonia. I sent them there for their own good. +\v 5 "This is what I, Yahweh, the God whom the Israelite people say that they worship, say: The good figs represent the people of Judah whom I exiled to Babylonia. I sent them there for their own good. \v 6 and I will not exile them again, instead I will bring them back to this land and let them build up houses and cities again. They will be like plants that grow and prosper and are never cut down. \v 7 I will enable them to desire to know in their inner beings that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me sincerely. \s5 \p -\v 8 But I, Yahweh, also say, the bad figs represent Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his officials, and all the other people who remain in Jerusalem, and those who have gone to Egypt. I will do to them like people do to rotten figs. +\v 8 But I, Yahweh, also say, the bad figs represent Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his officials, and all the other people who remain in Jerusalem, and those who have gone to Egypt. I will do to them like people do to rotten figs. \v 9 I will cause them to experience calamities, with the result that people in every nation on the earth will be horrified, and will hate them because they are evil people. Wherever I scatter them, people will make fun of them, and say that they are disgraced, and ridicule them, and curse them. \v 10 And I will cause them to experience wars and famines and diseases, until they have disappeared from Israel, this land which I gave to them and to their ancestors." diff --git a/24-JER/25.usfm b/24-JER/25.usfm index 060f8d85..93340393 100644 --- a/24-JER/25.usfm +++ b/24-JER/25.usfm @@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 27 Then in the vision Yahweh said to me, "Tell them that this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you. Drink a lot of it and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars that I will send to you. -\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies says that they must drink it. +\v 27 Then in the vision Yahweh said to me, "Tell them that this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you. Drink a lot of it and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars that I will send to you. +\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies says that they must drink it. \v 29 I am starting to bring disaster to my own people. They will not be exempt from punishment, for I am sending wars to all the nations on the earth. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have said it.' \s5 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \v 32 Then tell them that this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: \q1 'Listen to this! \q2 Disasters will happen to one nation after another. -\q1 Punishment from me will arise like a great storm +\q1 Punishment from me will arise like a great storm \q2 from the most distant places on the earth. \q1 \v 33 When that happens, the corpses of those whom I have caused to be slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. diff --git a/24-JER/26.usfm b/24-JER/26.usfm index 42e5a834..df7faac1 100644 --- a/24-JER/26.usfm +++ b/24-JER/26.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the false prophets, "This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message that Yahweh gave him!" +\v 16 Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the false prophets, "This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message that Yahweh gave him!" \p \v 17 Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered there. diff --git a/24-JER/27.usfm b/24-JER/27.usfm index 6b116a5d..34146429 100644 --- a/24-JER/27.usfm +++ b/24-JER/27.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 4 Tell them to give this message to their kings: This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says: \s5 -\v 5 'With my very great power I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give those things to anyone whom I want to. +\v 5 'With my very great power I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give those things to anyone whom I want to. \v 6 And now I am going to enable King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who does what I want him to do, to control your countries. I am going to enable him to rule everything, even the wild animals. \v 7 The people of all the nations will work for him, and later for his son, and later for his grandson, until the time for them to rule is finished. Then the armies of many great kings from many nations will conquer Babylon.' @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 So, do not pay attention to your false prophets and fortune tellers and people who predict what will happen by working magic or by talking with spirits of dead people. Those people say not to serve him because the king of Babylon will not conquer your country. \v 10 Those people are all liars. If you believe what they say, it will result in your being exiled from your land. I will cause you to be taken from your land, and you will die far away. -\v 11 But the people of any country who do what the king of Babylon wants them to do will remain in their own country and be able to plant their crops as they always have done. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it." +\v 11 But the people of any country who do what the king of Babylon wants them to do will remain in their own country and be able to plant their crops as they always have done. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it." \b \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/28.usfm b/24-JER/28.usfm index 493645e5..6cf410cf 100644 --- a/24-JER/28.usfm +++ b/24-JER/28.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \p \v 12 Soon after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was around the neck of Jeremiah, Yahweh gave this message to me: \v 13 "Go and say this to Hananiah: 'Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says that you have broken a wooden yoke, but that he will replace it with an iron yoke. -\v 14 I have forced the people of all these nations to become slaves of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. That is like an iron yoke around their necks. I have put everything, even wild animals, under his control.'" +\v 14 I have forced the people of all these nations to become slaves of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. That is like an iron yoke around their necks. I have put everything, even wild animals, under his control.'" \s5 \p diff --git a/24-JER/29.usfm b/24-JER/29.usfm index 4dbe3ae7..2beedbd2 100644 --- a/24-JER/29.usfm +++ b/24-JER/29.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 Because of what will happen to them, all you people who have been taken from Judah to Babylon will say this when they curse someone: 'I hope that Yahweh will do to you the same thing that he did to Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon caused to be killed by being burned in a fire.' -\v 23 They have done terrible things to my Israelite people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken lies, saying that they were messages from me. They have said things that I did not tell them to say, and I, Yahweh, have heard them say those things." +\v 23 They have done terrible things to my Israelite people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken lies, saying that they were messages from me. They have said things that I did not tell them to say, and I, Yahweh, have heard them say those things." \s5 \p diff --git a/24-JER/30.usfm b/24-JER/30.usfm index 74e2b70d..9458cb00 100644 --- a/24-JER/30.usfm +++ b/24-JER/30.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 14 All your allies have deserted you +\v 14 All your allies have deserted you \q2 and they do not want to help you anymore. \q1 It is true that I have punished you severely, \q2 like your enemies would wound you, diff --git a/24-JER/31.usfm b/24-JER/31.usfm index b972353b..7c79c8b5 100644 --- a/24-JER/31.usfm +++ b/24-JER/31.usfm @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ \q1 \v 18 I have heard the people of Israel grieving very much and saying to me, \q2 'You punished us severely, -\q2 like calves are beaten by their owners to train them for pulling a plow. +\q2 like calves are beaten by their owners to train them for pulling a plow. \q1 So bring us back to obey you again, \q2 because we are ready to return to you, \q1 because you alone are Yahweh, our God. @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \v 19 We turned away from you, \q2 but we repented; \q1 after you caused us to realize that we were guilty. -\q2 We beat our hands on our legs to show that we were very ashamed of the sins that we committed when we were young.' +\q2 We beat our hands on our legs to show that we were very ashamed of the sins that we committed when we were young.' \q1 \v 20 But I, Yahweh, say this: \q2 The Israelite people certainly are still my dear children. @@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 27 Then Yahweh said to me, "There will be a time when I will greatly increase the number of people and the number of livestock here in Israel and Judah. -\v 28 Previously, I caused their enemies to remove the people from their land and to destroy their land and to bring many disasters to it. But in the future, I will enable them to build houses and to plant crops here in Israel again. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it. +\v 27 Then Yahweh said to me, "There will be a time when I will greatly increase the number of people and the number of livestock here in Israel and Judah. +\v 28 Previously, I caused their enemies to remove the people from their land and to destroy their land and to bring many disasters to it. But in the future, I will enable them to build houses and to plant crops here in Israel again. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it. \s5 \v 29 Previously the people often said, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but it is the children's teeth that ache.' They meant that it was not fair for them to be punished for their ancestors' sins. But when I bring them back to their land, they will no longer say that. @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ \s5 \v 31 I, Yahweh, say this: 'There will be a time when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. -\v 32 This new agreement will not be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors when I took them by their hands and led them out of Egypt. They disobeyed that agreement, even though I loved them like husbands love their wives.' +\v 32 This new agreement will not be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors when I took them by their hands and led them out of Egypt. They disobeyed that agreement, even though I loved them like husbands love their wives.' \s5 \v 33 This is what I, Yahweh, say: 'This is the new agreement that I will make with the people of Israel some day: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their inner beings. I will be their God, and they will be my people. diff --git a/24-JER/32.usfm b/24-JER/32.usfm index c050ba8b..b25a3f15 100644 --- a/24-JER/32.usfm +++ b/24-JER/32.usfm @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 After I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to Yahweh, saying this: -\v 17 "Yahweh, you are my Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. Nothing is too difficult for you to do. -\v 18 You show thousands of people that you will always be faithful to your covenant with them, but people suffer the consequences of the sins that their parents have committed. You are the great and powerful God. You are Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies. +\v 17 "Yahweh, you are my Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. Nothing is too difficult for you to do. +\v 18 You show thousands of people that you will always be faithful to your covenant with them, but people suffer the consequences of the sins that their parents have committed. You are the great and powerful God. You are Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies. \s5 \v 19 You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave , and you do to them what they deserve. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 Then Yahweh gave me this message: -\v 27 "I am Yahweh, the God who rules over every living thing in the world. There is absolutely nothing that is too difficult for me to do. +\v 27 "I am Yahweh, the God who rules over every living thing in the world. There is absolutely nothing that is too difficult for me to do. \v 28 So, this is what I say: It is true that I will enable the Babylonian army and King Nebuchadnezzar to capture this city. \s5 @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 36 "But now I will say something more about this city. You people of Jerusalem have been saying, 'The army of the king of Babylon will conquer it, either by their swords or because of famines or diseases.' But this is what I, the God of Israel, say: -\v 37 'I will certainly bring my people back here again, from all the countries to which I will force them to go because I am extremely angry with them. I will bring them back to this city and allow them to live here safely. +\v 37 'I will certainly bring my people back here again, from all the countries to which I will force them to go because I am extremely angry with them. I will bring them back to this city and allow them to live here safely. \s5 \v 38 They will be my people, and I will be their God. diff --git a/24-JER/33.usfm b/24-JER/33.usfm index 831ab221..af3e639a 100644 --- a/24-JER/33.usfm +++ b/24-JER/33.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 This is what I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, say: 'The men in this city have torn down some of their houses, and even parts of the king's palace, to get materials to strengthen the walls around the city, in order that the soldiers of Babylonia would not be able to break through the walls after they climb up the ramps that they have built against the walls, and kill the inhabitants with their swords. -\v 5 You are expecting to fight against the army from Babylonia, but what will happen is that the houses of this city will be filled with the corpses of the men of this city whom I will allow to be killed because I am extremely angry with them. I have abandoned them because of all the wicked things that they have done. +\v 5 You are expecting to fight against the army from Babylonia, but what will happen is that the houses of this city will be filled with the corpses of the men of this city whom I will allow to be killed because I am extremely angry with them. I have abandoned them because of all the wicked things that they have done. \s5 \p @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \p \v 14 Listen to this! I, Yahweh, say that there will be a time when I will do for the people of Israel and Judah all the good things that I promised to do for them. \q1 -\v 15 At that time I will appoint a righteous man who will be a descendant of King David. +\v 15 At that time I will appoint a righteous man who will be a descendant of King David. \q2 Throughout the land, he will do what is just and right. \q1 \v 16 At that time, the people of Judah will be rescued from their enemies, diff --git a/24-JER/35.usfm b/24-JER/35.usfm index 6a68581c..b4b20fe0 100644 --- a/24-JER/35.usfm +++ b/24-JER/35.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 Then Yahweh gave this message to me: -\v 13 "This is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah: "Why do you not listen to me or learn something about how to obey me? +\v 13 "This is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah: "Why do you not listen to me or learn something about how to obey me? \v 14 The Rechab clan still do not drink wine, because their ancestor Jonadab told them to not do that. In contrast, I have spoken to you many times, but you ignored me and refused to obey me. \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/43.usfm b/24-JER/43.usfm index f817f82c..fc7ef8e8 100644 --- a/24-JER/43.usfm +++ b/24-JER/43.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 So Johanan and the other leaders of the Judean soldiers and many of the other people who were there refused to obey Yahweh's command to stay in Judah. +\v 4 So Johanan and the other leaders of the Judean soldiers and many of the other people who were there refused to obey Yahweh's command to stay in Judah. \v 5 Johanan and all the other leaders gathered together all the people who had returned from the other countries to which they had been scattered. \v 6 They included men, women, children, the king's daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan had left with Gedaliah, and they also took Baruch and me. \v 7 They refused to obey Yahweh, and they took us all to Egypt, as far as the city of Tahpanhes. diff --git a/24-JER/44.usfm b/24-JER/44.usfm index 902fc7c0..b0be93d3 100644 --- a/24-JER/44.usfm +++ b/24-JER/44.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 So now I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, ask you: Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? Do you not realize that because of what you are doing, soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you who have come here to Egypt from Judah? -\v 8 Why are you provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? If you continue doing this, you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise. +\v 8 Why are you provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? If you continue doing this, you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise. \s5 \v 9 Have you forgotten how I punished your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and how I punished the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah? @@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ \s5 \v 13 I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished others in Jerusalem, some of whom were killed by their enemies' swords and some of whom died from famines or diseases. -\v 14 You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt to stay here until you could some day you would return to Judah. But very few of you will survive and escape. You are longing to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that." +\v 14 You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt to stay here until you could some day you would return to Judah. But very few of you will survive and escape. You are longing to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that." \s5 \p \v 15 Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me: -\v 16 "You are saying that Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages! +\v 16 "You are saying that Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages! \v 17 We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to worship our goddess Asherah, the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings of wine to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and their officials have always done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the other towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles. \s5 \v 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings of wine, we have had many troubles, and some of our people have been killed by our enemies' swords and some have died from hunger." \p -\v 19 And the women said, "Furthermore, we burned incense and poured out wine offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about and approved of what we were doing!" +\v 19 And the women said, "Furthermore, we burned incense and poured out wine offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about and approved of what we were doing!" \s5 \p @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 But now, all you people from Judah who are now living here in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, 'I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that soon none of you people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, will ever again say, "I will do it as surely as Yahweh lives." -\v 27 Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. Almost everyone from Judah who is now here in Egypt will be killed by their enemies' swords or die from famine until almost all of you have come to an end. +\v 27 Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. Almost everyone from Judah who is now here in Egypt will be killed by their enemies' swords or die from famine until almost all of you have come to an end. \v 28 Only a very few of you will not die by the sword and will return to Judah. When that happens, all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words were true, theirs or mine.' \s5 diff --git a/24-JER/46.usfm b/24-JER/46.usfm index 51a3bf42..f6db28fa 100644 --- a/24-JER/46.usfm +++ b/24-JER/46.usfm @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 10 But, you need to know that this is the day when I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will get revenge on my enemies. -\q1 With my sword I will kill my enemies until I am satisfied; -\q2 my sword will be like a monster that drinks the blood of the animals it kills until it is no longer thirsty. +\q1 With my sword I will kill my enemies until I am satisfied; +\q2 my sword will be like a monster that drinks the blood of the animals it kills until it is no longer thirsty. \q1 The enemy soldiers who will be killed in the north beside the Euphrates River \q2 will be like a sacrifice to me, the Lord Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies. \b @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 20 Egypt is like a beautiful young cow, +\v 20 Egypt is like a beautiful young cow, \q2 but a powerful king from the northeast is surely coming to attack it \q2 like a horsefly bites a cow. \q1 @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ \q2 as silently as a snake slithers away. \q1 The army of the enemy will advance; \q2 they will march along carrying their axes -\q2 like men who cut down trees. +\q2 like men who cut down trees. \s5 \q1 @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 27 But you people of Israel who serve me, -\q2 do not be at all dismayed now, +\q2 do not be at all dismayed now, \q1 because some day I will bring you back from distant places; \q2 I will bring your descendants from the land to which they were exiled. \q2 Then you Israelite people will again live peacefully and safely, diff --git a/24-JER/47.usfm b/24-JER/47.usfm index b3c886f2..d735dc21 100644 --- a/24-JER/47.usfm +++ b/24-JER/47.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. The message was given to him before the city of Gaza in Philistia was captured by the army of Egypt. \p \v 2 This is what Yahweh said: -\q1 "An army will be coming from the northeast +\q1 "An army will be coming from the northeast \q2 that will cover the land like a flood. \q1 They will destroy the land and everything in it; \q2 they will destroy people and cities. @@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ \q2 they will shave off all the hair on their heads to indicate that they are ashamed. \q1 The people of the city of Ashkelon will all be silent because they will be mourning. \q1 All you people who live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea who are still alive, -\q2 how long will you gash yourselves because you are mourning?" +\q2 how long will you gash yourselves because you are mourning?" \b \q1 \v 6 The people of Philistia say, "Yahweh, when will you tell our enemies to stop killing us with their swords? \q2 Tell them to put them back into their sheaths and allow them to stay there!" \q1 -\v 7 But it would not be right for their swords to stay there, +\v 7 But it would not be right for their swords to stay there, \q2 because Yahweh has commanded their enemies to do something more; \q1 Yahweh intends to tell them to attack all the people living in Ashkelon and in other cities along the coast. diff --git a/24-JER/48.usfm b/24-JER/48.usfm index 6cc416d1..9e4d94fa 100644 --- a/24-JER/48.usfm +++ b/24-JER/48.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q2 the enemies of Moab will plan to destroy the capital city, Heshbon. \q2 They will say, 'Come, let us cause Moab to no longer be a nation.' \q1 You also, You Madmen! you also will be silenced; -\q2 enemy armies will pursue you to kill you. +\q2 enemy armies will pursue you to kill you. \s5 \q1 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q1 \v 11 The people of Moab have always felt secure; \q2 they have never been exiled. -\q1 They are like wine that has been left undisturbed in a container for many days to give it good flavor, +\q1 They are like wine that has been left undisturbed in a container for many days to give it good flavor, \q1 so now it is smells good, \q2 and it tastes good. \q1 @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 26 You people of Moab thought you were powerful enough to rebel against me, Yahweh; -\q2 so now I will cause you all to stagger like drunken people. +\q2 so now I will cause you all to stagger like drunken people. \q1 You people of Moab will wallow in your own vomit \q2 and be ridiculed. \q1 @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \q1 \v 28 You people who live in Moab, \q2 you should abandon your towns and go and live in caves. -\q1 Be like pigeons that make their nests in the entrances of caves." +\q1 Be like pigeons that make their nests in the entrances of caves." \b \q1 \v 29 We have all heard that the people of Moab are very proud; @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ \q1 \v 38 In every home and in the town plazas in Moab there will be people who are mourning, \q2 because I will have destroyed Moab -\q2 like someone smashes an old jar that no one wants anymore. +\q2 like someone smashes an old jar that no one wants anymore. \q1 \v 39 Moab will be completely shattered with terror! \q2 And you will hear the people wailing loudly! @@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ \p \v 40 This is what I, Yahweh, say: \q1 'Look! Their enemies will be swooping down over Moab -\q2 like an eagle swoops down to seize an animal. +\q2 like an eagle swoops down to seize an animal. \q1 \v 41 Its cities will be captured, \q2 its fortresses will be seized. \q1 Even their warriors will be afraid, -\q2 like a woman who is about to give birth. +\q2 like a woman who is about to give birth. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/24-JER/49.usfm b/24-JER/49.usfm index 01486397..2426e0e4 100644 --- a/24-JER/49.usfm +++ b/24-JER/49.usfm @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ \c 49 \p \v 1 This message is about the people who decended from Ammon. This is what Yahweh says: -\q1 "There are plenty of Israelite people left +\q1 "There are plenty of Israelite people left \q2 to occupy the land of the tribe of Gad. -\q1 So, why are the people who worship the god Milcom living in those towns? +\q1 So, why are the people who worship the god Milcom living in those towns? \q1 \v 2 There will be a time when I will sound the battle cry \q2 for their enemies to attack their capital city, Rabbah. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \q1 run back and forth in confusion inside the city walls, \q2 because your god Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away in exile. \q1 -\v 4 You are very proud of your very fertile valleys, +\v 4 You are very proud of your very fertile valleys, \q2 but they will soon be ruined. \q1 You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, \q2 and you said, 'Certainly no army will be able to attack us!' @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 This message is about the people of Edom. This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: -\q1 "It seems that there are no longer any wise people in Teman district in Edom! +\q1 "It seems that there are no longer any wise people in Teman district in Edom! \q2 There are no people left who can give others good advice. \q2 The people who were wise have disappeared. \q1 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 9 Those who harvest grapes -\q2 always leave some on the vines. +\q2 always leave some on the vines. \q1 When thieves come at night, \q2 they surely steal only as much as they want. \q1 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 12 And this is also what Yahweh says: "If those who do not deserve to suffer must suffer, you people of Edom must suffer much more! You will not escape being punished. +\v 12 And this is also what Yahweh says: "If those who do not deserve to suffer must suffer, you people of Edom must suffer much more! You will not escape being punished. \v 13 I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that your chief city Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be ruined forever." \b @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q1 \v 20 Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman and the rest of Edom: \q1 even the little children will be dragged away, -\q2 and I will completely get rid of the people who live there. +\q2 and I will completely get rid of the people who live there. \s5 \q1 @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ \v 22 Look! The enemy troops will swoop down over Bozrah \q2 like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down to seize an animal. \q1 On that day, even the strongest warriors of Edom will be afraid -\q2 like a woman who is about to give birth." +\q2 like a woman who is about to give birth." \s5 \p @@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ \q1 "The people in the nearby cities of Hamath and Arpad are will be ashamed, \q2 because they have heard bad news about Damascus. \q1 They are very anxious and restless, -\q2 like a sea in a big storm. +\q2 like a sea in a big storm. \q1 \v 24 The people of Damascus have become very weak, \q2 and they all have panicked and run away in terror. \q1 The people are anguished and in pain -\q2 like a woman experiences who is about to give birth. +\q2 like a woman experiences who is about to give birth. \q1 \v 25 That famous city, that I was previously pleased with, \q2 will be abandoned. diff --git a/24-JER/50.usfm b/24-JER/50.usfm index 5eb731f2..36616c84 100644 --- a/24-JER/50.usfm +++ b/24-JER/50.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 Yahweh gave to Jeremiah the prophet a message about Babylon and the country of Babylonia. \p \v 2 This is what Yahweh says: -\q1 "Proclaim a message among the nations; +\q1 "Proclaim a message among the nations; \q2 do not withhold any of it; \q1 raise up a signal flag \q2 to announce that Babylon will be captured. @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 6 My people have been like lost sheep. +\v 6 My people have been like lost sheep. \q2 Their leaders have caused them to abandon me -\q2 like shepherds who have allowed their sheep to wander in the hills and mountains. -\q1 My people are like sheep +\q2 like shepherds who have allowed their sheep to wander in the hills and mountains. +\q1 My people are like sheep \q2 that do not know the path to return to the sheepfold. \q1 \v 7 All their enemies who found them attacked them. @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \q1 \v 9 Do that because I am going to gather an army of great nations to the north of Babylon. \q2 They will join together to attack Babylon and will capture it. -\q1 Their arrows will be like skilled warriors +\q1 Their arrows will be like skilled warriors \q2 that always hit what they are aiming at. \q1 \v 10 Babylonia will be conquered, @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 17 "The Israelite people are like sheep +\v 17 "The Israelite people are like sheep \q2 that have been scattered by lions. \q1 First the army of the king of Assyria defeated them. \q2 Then the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon smashed them. @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 23 The army of Babylon is like the most powerful hammer on the earth, +\v 23 The army of Babylon is like the most powerful hammer on the earth, \q2 but it will be completely shattered. \q1 Babylon will be deserted among the other nations.' \q1 @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 27 Destroy all the young warriors who are as strong as bulls; +\v 27 Destroy all the young warriors who are as strong as bulls; \q2 take them to where you will slaughter them. \q1 It will be terrible for them, \q2 because it will be time for them to be punished. @@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ \q1 \v 37 They will strike their horses and chariots \q2 and the foreign mercenaries who are in the army of Babylonia, -\q2 and they will all become as weak as women. -\q1 They will seize all the valuable things there in Babylon +\q2 and they will all become as weak as women. +\q1 They will seize all the valuable things there in Babylon \q2 and take them away. \s5 @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ \v 42 Their army has bows and arrows and spears; \q2 they are very cruel, and do not act mercifully to anyone. \q1 As they ride along on their horses, -\q2 the sound of the horses' hooves is like the roaring of the ocean waves; +\q2 the sound of the horses' hooves is like the roaring of the ocean waves; \q1 they are riding in battle formation \q2 to attack you, you people of Babylon. \b @@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ \q2 and leaps on the sheep that are eating the good pastureland. \q1 I will quickly chase the people of Babylonia from their land. \q2 And then I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; -\q1 I will do that because there is no one like me who can say that what I have done is not right. +\q1 I will do that because there is no one like me who can say that what I have done is not right. \q2 No ruler can oppose me. \s5 \q1 \v 45 Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Babylon city and the rest of Babylonia: \q1 even the little children will be dragged away, -\q2 and I will completely destroy the people who live there. +\q2 and I will completely destroy the people who live there. \q1 \v 46 When Babylon is destroyed, the noise will be extremely loud, \q2 with the result that the earth will shake, diff --git a/25-LAM/01.usfm b/25-LAM/01.usfm index 9edf2b64..0bee97ba 100644 --- a/25-LAM/01.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/01.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q1 They now live in other lands \q2 and have no peace. \q1 Our enemies captured us all; -\q2 there was no way for us to escape. +\q2 there was no way for us to escape. \b \s5 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 8 We, the people of Jerusalem, have sinned very much; +\v 8 We, the people of Jerusalem, have sinned very much; \q2 our city has become like a bloody rag between a woman's legs. \q1 Everyone who previously honored our city now despise it; \q2 they are like people who strip a woman bare and then mock her. diff --git a/25-LAM/02.usfm b/25-LAM/02.usfm index 2b06ad4b..19df0f46 100644 --- a/25-LAM/02.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/02.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q2 he even abandoned his temple in Jerusalem. \b \q1 -\v 2 The Lord destroyed the homes of the people of Judah; +\v 2 The Lord destroyed the homes of the people of Judah; \q2 he did not act mercifully. \q1 Because he was very angry, \q2 he broke down the fortresses of Judah. @@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 3 Because he was extremely angry, -\q2 he has caused Israel to not be powerful anymore. +\q2 he has caused Israel to not be powerful anymore. \q1 He has refused to assist us \q2 when our enemies attacked us. \q1 He has destroyed Israel -\q2 like a raging fire destroys everything. +\q2 like a raging fire destroys everything. \b \q1 \v 4 He has gotten ready to kill us, his people, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 The old men of Jerusalem sit on the ground, +\v 10 The old men of Jerusalem sit on the ground, \q2 and they say nothing. \q1 They are so sad that they wear rough sackcloth \q2 and throw dust on their heads. diff --git a/25-LAM/03.usfm b/25-LAM/03.usfm index 1a793cae..bf4a5609 100644 --- a/25-LAM/03.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/03.usfm @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 12 It is as though he strung his bow and made me the target +\v 12 It is as though he strung his bow and made me the target \q2 to shoot at with his arrows. \b \q1 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q2 He never stops acting kindly toward us. \q1 \v 23 Every morning he acts mercifully toward us again. -\q2 He is the one whom we can always trust in. +\q2 He is the one whom we can always trust in. \q1 \v 24 So I sincerely say to myself, "Yahweh gives me what I need; \q2 I will confidently wait for him to do good things for me." @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ \v 37 No one can make something happen \q2 unless Yahweh has already decided that it should happen. \q1 -\v 38 God in heaven is the one who commands that disasters should happen, +\v 38 God in heaven is the one who commands that disasters should happen, \q2 and he also causes good things to happen. \q1 \v 39 So it is certainly not right for us, who are only people on earth, to complain @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ \b \q1 \v 52 My enemies hunted for me -\q2 like people hunt for a bird to kill it +\q2 like people hunt for a bird to kill it \q1 even though there was no reason for them to do that. \q1 \v 53 They threw me into a pit to kill me, diff --git a/25-LAM/04.usfm b/25-LAM/04.usfm index e6df2eaf..c08de338 100644 --- a/25-LAM/04.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/04.usfm @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 17 We continued to look for someone to help us before it was too late, +\v 17 We continued to look for someone to help us before it was too late, \q2 but it was useless. \q1 We continued to watch to see if one of our allies would save us, \q2 but none of the nations that we were waiting for was willing to help us. @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ \v 22 You people of Jerusalem, \q2 the time when Yahweh punishes you will end; \q1 he will not allow you to continue to live in exile. -\q2 But you people of Edom, Yahweh will punish you; +\q2 But you people of Edom, Yahweh will punish you; \q2 he will reveal the wicked things that you have done. diff --git a/25-LAM/05.usfm b/25-LAM/05.usfm index b19784aa..396bb715 100644 --- a/25-LAM/05.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/05.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 We are no longer joyful; +\v 15 We are no longer joyful; \q2 instead of dancing joyfully, we now mourn. \q1 \v 16 The wreaths of flowers have fallen off our heads. diff --git a/26-EZK/02.usfm b/26-EZK/02.usfm index 20246a32..35206ef6 100644 --- a/26-EZK/02.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/02.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 Tell them my message, but do not expect them to pay attention to it, because they are very rebellious. -\v 8 But son of man, you must pay attention to what I say. Do not be rebellious like they are. Now open your mouth and eat what I give to you." +\v 8 But son of man, you must pay attention to what I say. Do not be rebellious like they are. Now open your mouth and eat what I give to you." \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/03.usfm b/26-EZK/03.usfm index 1657b1f9..d822bd95 100644 --- a/26-EZK/03.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/03.usfm @@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 Then he said to me, "Son of Man, go to the Israelite people and tell them my message. +\v 4 Then he said to me, "Son of Man, go to the Israelite people and tell them my message. \v 5 The people to whom I am sending you are not people whose language is very difficult to learn, a language which you do not understand. I am sending you to your Israelite people . \v 6 I am sending you to people whose language you understand very well. If I were sending you to people whose language was difficult for you to understand, they would pay attention to what you say to them. \v 7 But the Israelite people do not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to me. They do not want to listen because they are all very rebellious. \s5 -\v 8 But you—I will enable you to be as stubborn and tough as they are. +\v 8 But you—I will enable you to be as stubborn and tough as they are. \v 9 I will cause you to be as firm as the hardest stone, like flint. So, even though they are very rebellious people, do not be afraid of them; do not allow them to frighten you." \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/05.usfm b/26-EZK/05.usfm index c518d44f..62774bde 100644 --- a/26-EZK/05.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/05.usfm @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ \v 10 As a result, parents among you will eat their children, and children will eat their parents because there will be nothing else to eat. I will punish you severely, and I will cause those who will still be alive to be scattered in every direction. \s5 -\v 11 Therefore, I, Yahweh the Lord, make this declaration! That as surely as I am alive, because you have polluted my temple with all your disgusting idols and with the other awful things that you do, I will no longer bless you. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you. -\v 12 One third of your people will die inside the city because of the plagues they will experience, or by famine. One third of your people will be killed by your enemies' swords outside the city. And one third I will scatter in every direction, but your enemies will still pursue you and kill you with their swords. +\v 11 Therefore, I, Yahweh the Lord, make this declaration! That as surely as I am alive, because you have polluted my temple with all your disgusting idols and with the other awful things that you do, I will no longer bless you. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you. +\v 12 One third of your people will die inside the city because of the plagues they will experience, or by famine. One third of your people will be killed by your enemies' swords outside the city. And one third I will scatter in every direction, but your enemies will still pursue you and kill you with their swords. \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/06.usfm b/26-EZK/06.usfm index 57a361e1..a55e4dfe 100644 --- a/26-EZK/06.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/06.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 11 So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you, Ezekiel: Slap your hands and stamp your feet and cry out to show that you are distressed, and groan about what will happen to the Israelite people because of all their wicked and detestable behavior. They will be killed by their enemies' swords, they will die from hunger, and they will die from plagues. +\v 11 So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you, Ezekiel: Slap your hands and stamp your feet and cry out to show that you are distressed, and groan about what will happen to the Israelite people because of all their wicked and detestable behavior. They will be killed by their enemies' swords, they will die from hunger, and they will die from plagues. \v 12 Those who are far from Jerusalem will die from plagues, those who are close to Jerusalem will be killed by their enemies' swords. Those who are still alive after that will die from hunger. That is how I will punish them. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/07.usfm b/26-EZK/07.usfm index 6f2e6a04..7c382fb8 100644 --- a/26-EZK/07.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/07.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 7 It will be the end of you people who live in the land of Israel. The time has come; the day when you will be destroyed is near. At that time the people who worship idols on the mountains will not be happy; they will panic. \s5 -\v 8 I am very angry with you and am about to pour out my punishment on you. I will judge you for all the wicked things that you have done and pay you back for your disgusting behavior. +\v 8 I am very angry with you and am about to pour out my punishment on you. I will judge you for all the wicked things that you have done and pay you back for your disgusting behavior. \v 9 I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you. I will surely punish you for your wicked behavior. Then you will know that it is I, Yahweh, who have punished you. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/08.usfm b/26-EZK/08.usfm index a480257c..cc7d01d8 100644 --- a/26-EZK/08.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/08.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 8 \p -\v 1 On the fifth day of the sixth month, almost six years after the Babylonians had taken us Israelites to their land, I was sitting with the leaders of Judah in my house when I felt the presence of Yahweh the Lord come on me again. +\v 1 On the fifth day of the sixth month, almost six years after the Babylonians had taken us Israelites to their land, I was sitting with the leaders of Judah in my house when I felt the presence of Yahweh the Lord come on me again. \v 2 Then in a vision I saw someone who resembled a man, but below his waist his body was like fire and above his waist his body was glowing like very hot metal. \s5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \p \v 5 God said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north!" So I looked, and I saw at the entrance of the gate near the altar that idol that caused Yahweh to be disgusted and furious. \p -\v 6 He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what the Israelite people are doing? They are doing detestable things here, things that will cause me to abandon my temple. But you will see things that are even more detestable." +\v 6 He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what the Israelite people are doing? They are doing detestable things here, things that will cause me to abandon my temple. But you will see things that are even more detestable." \s5 \p @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 12 God said to me, "Son of man, look at what the Israelite elders are doing here in the darkness, each of them standing in front of the shrine of his own idol! They are saying, 'Yahweh does not see us; Yahweh has deserted this country.'" +\v 12 God said to me, "Son of man, look at what the Israelite elders are doing here in the darkness, each of them standing in front of the shrine of his own idol! They are saying, 'Yahweh does not see us; Yahweh has deserted this country.'" \v 13 He also said, "But you will see things that are even more detestable!" \s5 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing? Do you think that it is not a serious thing that these men of Judah are doing, worshiping these detestable things here? But they are doing other terrible things. They are acting violently throughout their country, and continually provoking my anger. Look at them! They are insulting me by their actions of false worship! +\v 17 He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing? Do you think that it is not a serious thing that these men of Judah are doing, worshiping these detestable things here? But they are doing other terrible things. They are acting violently throughout their country, and continually provoking my anger. Look at them! They are insulting me by their actions of false worship! \v 18 So I will show them that I am very angry. I will not pity them or act mercifully toward them. And even if they shout loudly to me to help them, I will not pay attention to them." diff --git a/26-EZK/09.usfm b/26-EZK/09.usfm index 0da0725b..7d4d9400 100644 --- a/26-EZK/09.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/09.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 Then Yahweh said to those men, "Pollute the temple by filling the courtyard with the corpses of those whom you kill! Start now!" So they went out and starting killing people throughout the city. -\v 8 While they were doing that, I was left alone. I prostrated myself on the ground and cried out, "Yahweh my Lord, are you going to get rid of all the other people of Israel who are still alive, while you are severely punishing the people of Jerusalem?" +\v 8 While they were doing that, I was left alone. I prostrated myself on the ground and cried out, "Yahweh my Lord, are you going to get rid of all the other people of Israel who are still alive, while you are severely punishing the people of Jerusalem?" \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/10.usfm b/26-EZK/10.usfm index 2407dcb9..99efd2c6 100644 --- a/26-EZK/10.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/10.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 Then I saw four wheels alongside the winged creatures. There was one wheel beside each of the winged creatures. The wheels shone like very valuable stones. +\v 9 Then I saw four wheels alongside the winged creatures. There was one wheel beside each of the winged creatures. The wheels shone like very valuable stones. \v 10 The wheels were all alike: Each had one wheel inside another wheel. \v 11 Whenever they moved, they went straight in whatever direction one of the winged creatures faced. The wheels did not turn in another direction while the winged creatures flew. diff --git a/26-EZK/11.usfm b/26-EZK/11.usfm index 4e16919c..da3475cf 100644 --- a/26-EZK/11.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/11.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 10 They will kill you with their swords; you will be punished right here in Israel! Then people will realize that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do. \s5 -\v 11 This city will not be a a place were you will be protected like meat in a covered pot. I will punish you wherever you are in Israel. +\v 11 This city will not be a a place were you will be protected like meat in a covered pot. I will punish you wherever you are in Israel. \v 12 Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have predicted that would happen, because you have not obeyed my commands and decrees; instead, you have imitated the wicked behavior of the people of the nearby nations." \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/12.usfm b/26-EZK/12.usfm index 5a143744..9d92a984 100644 --- a/26-EZK/12.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/12.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 26 Yahweh also gave me this message. He said, \v 27 "Son of man, the Israelite people are constantly saying about you, 'The things that he sees in visions will not happen soon. They are about things that will happen many years from now, far in the future.' \p -\v 28 Therefore say to them, 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says: I will no longer delay causing to happen any of the things that I have prophesied. Whatever I have predicted will soon happen.'" +\v 28 Therefore say to them, 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says: I will no longer delay causing to happen any of the things that I have prophesied. Whatever I have predicted will soon happen.'" diff --git a/26-EZK/13.usfm b/26-EZK/13.usfm index c501895d..b3525ab8 100644 --- a/26-EZK/13.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/13.usfm @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ \p \v 10 They deceive my people, saying "Things will go well for us" when things will not go well. It as like they want to make people think that there is a very strong wall when it is not strong. \v 11 So, tell those prophets who cover the wall with whitewash that the wall will surely fall down. It will rain very hard. I will send big hailstones to fall. Very strong winds will blow against it. -\v 12 When the wall falls down, the people will certainly say to those prophets, "The white paint certainly did not make the wall strong!" +\v 12 When the wall falls down, the people will certainly say to those prophets, "The white paint certainly did not make the wall strong!" \s5 \p \v 13 So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: Because I am very angry with you, I will send enemy armies to destroy Jerusalem. It will be as though I will send a very strong wind and hailstones and very heavy rains to destroy you. -\v 14 The false prophecies of your prophets are like a wall that they have covered with whitewash, but I will break it down, and shatter it down to the ground, with the result that people can see its foundations. When the wall collapses, you also will be killed, and everyone will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do. +\v 14 The false prophecies of your prophets are like a wall that they have covered with whitewash, but I will break it down, and shatter it down to the ground, with the result that people can see its foundations. When the wall collapses, you also will be killed, and everyone will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do. \s5 \v 15 In that way I will show that I am very angry with the people who built the wall and those who covered it with whitewash on it are have been killed. @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 17 So you, son of man, show that you are angry with the women of Jerusalem who prophesy things that they themselves have imagined, and speak true prophesy against them. -\v 18 Tell them, 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you women who fasten magic charms on your wrists and make veils of various sizes to put on your heads in order to deceive the people. You think that you will deceive others by telling them that you know what will happen in the future, and you will save your own lives. +\v 18 Tell them, 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you women who fasten magic charms on your wrists and make veils of various sizes to put on your heads in order to deceive the people. You think that you will deceive others by telling them that you know what will happen in the future, and you will save your own lives. \s5 \v 19 You dishonored me by telling lies in order to get from my people a few handfuls of barley and a few pieces of bread. My people listen to lies; and you women who are lying to them have caused people who did not deserve to die to be killed, and have spared those who should not continue to live.' diff --git a/26-EZK/14.usfm b/26-EZK/14.usfm index 5ba2b051..de559ff0 100644 --- a/26-EZK/14.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/14.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 Or, if I send wild animals throughout the country, and they attack and kill many of the people,so that travel in that country becomes very dangerous and no one travels through that country, +\v 15 Or, if I send wild animals throughout the country, and they attack and kill many of the people,so that travel in that country becomes very dangerous and no one travels through that country, \v 16 as surely as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they could not save even their own sons or daughters from being killed. Only they three would be saved, and the country would become a wasteland. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare. \s5 @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ \v 21 So now this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will cause four things to happen to the people of Jerusalem to punish them very severely. Some people and animals will be killed by swords, some will die from famines, others will be attacked and killed by wild animals, and others will die in plagues. \s5 -\v 22 But some of your people will remain alive, both adults and children. They will come to you, Ezekiel. And when you see their disgusting behavior and actions, you will realize that I had good reasons for causing the people of Jerusalem to experience those many great disasters that I have sent to them. -\v 23 When you see those things that they do, you will know that there were very good reasons for me to do everything that I caused to happen to them. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare." +\v 22 But some of your people will remain alive, both adults and children. They will come to you, Ezekiel. And when you see their disgusting behavior and actions, you will realize that I had good reasons for causing the people of Jerusalem to experience those many great disasters that I have sent to them. +\v 23 When you see those things that they do, you will know that there were very good reasons for me to do everything that I caused to happen to them. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare." diff --git a/26-EZK/15.usfm b/26-EZK/15.usfm index e4693adc..e3d222a0 100644 --- a/26-EZK/15.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/15.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said, \v 2 "Son of man, the wood of a grapevine is certainly not more useful than the branches of the trees in a forest. -\v 3 No one even makes pegs from them to hang things on. +\v 3 No one even makes pegs from them to hang things on. \v 4 And after a branch of a grapevine is thrown into a fire, and the fire burns both ends and chars the branch in the middle, will it then useful for anything? \s5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 6 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: The wood of grapevines is useful only for fuel in a fire. Similarly, the people who live in Jerusalem are useless. \s5 -\v 7 I will reject them. It will be as though they have escaped from a fire, but there will still be a fire will that will burn them up. And when I punish them, you people who remain alive will know that I, Yahweh, have done it. +\v 7 I will reject them. It will be as though they have escaped from a fire, but there will still be a fire will that will burn them up. And when I punish them, you people who remain alive will know that I, Yahweh, have done it. \v 8 I will cause your country to become a wasteland because your people have not been loyal to me. That is what I, Yahweh, the Lord, say." diff --git a/26-EZK/16.usfm b/26-EZK/16.usfm index 4f38d895..ff1d3d34 100644 --- a/26-EZK/16.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/16.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 3 Say to them, 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: It is as though you are a woman whose father belonged to the Amor people group and your mother belonged to the Heth people group. \s5 -\v 4 It is as though on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water or rubbed with salt and wrapped in strips of cloth, like Israelite babies always are. +\v 4 It is as though on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water or rubbed with salt and wrapped in strips of cloth, like Israelite babies always are. \v 5 No one pitied you or acted kindly toward you by doing those things for you. Instead, it was as though they hated you. As soon as you were born they threw you into a field to die. \s5 @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 And then it was as though I bathed you and washed the blood from you and put ointment on your body. -\v 10 It was as though I put a fine linen robe on you and gave you expensive clothes. I put an embroidered dress on you and put leather sandals on your feet. -\v 11 It was as though I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck. Those things all had nice jewels fastened to them. +\v 10 It was as though I put a fine linen robe on you and gave you expensive clothes. I put an embroidered dress on you and put leather sandals on your feet. +\v 11 It was as though I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck. Those things all had nice jewels fastened to them. \v 12 I put a gold ring in your nose and fastened earrings to your ears and put a beautiful crown on your head. \s5 @@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ \s5 -\v 17 You took the fine gold and silver jewelry that I gave you, and you made male idols for yourself, in order to sleep with them. +\v 17 You took the fine gold and silver jewelry that I gave you, and you made male idols for yourself, in order to sleep with them. \v 18 You took some of your embroidered clothes to put on those idols, and you burned oil and incense in front of them to honor them. \v 19 And the bread that was made from fine flour and the olive oil and honey that I gave to you to eat, you offered to be a fragrant sacrifice to those idols. I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that that is what happened. \s5 \p \v 20 And you even took your sons and daughters who were supposed to be committed to me and sacrificed and killed them as though they were less important than your becoming a prostitute. -\v 21 You slaughtered those who were like my children, and offered them to be sacrifices to these false gods! +\v 21 You slaughtered those who were like my children, and offered them to be sacrifices to these false gods! \v 22 All during the time when you were acting like a prostitute and doing other detestable things, you did not think about the time when it was as though you were very young, naked , lying in your own blood and kicking in the field. \s5 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \s5 \v 25 At the beginning of every street you built a shrine, and showed people your beautiful body, offering it to sleep with every man who walked by, becoming a better known prostitute every day. -\v 26 It was as though you had slept with men from Egypt who were eager to sleep with you, men who lived near Israel. You caused me to become very angry because you became more eager to sleep with more and more of them. +\v 26 It was as though you had slept with men from Egypt who were eager to sleep with you, men who lived near Israel. You caused me to become very angry because you became more eager to sleep with more and more of them. \s5 \v 27 So I punished you and caused your enemies to capture some of your country. I enabled your greedy enemies from Philistia to defeat you; and even they were shocked because of your disgraceful behavior. @@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 30 I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that when you did all those things, acting like a bold prostitute, you were showing that you could not control your lust and would do anything, no matter how promiscuous, that you wanted to to satisfy your desires. +\v 30 I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that when you did all those things, acting like a bold prostitute, you were showing that you could not control your lust and would do anything, no matter how promiscuous, that you wanted to to satisfy your desires. \v 31 But when you built shrines to worship idols in every city square, you were not really like a prostitute because prostitutes charge money. You refused to take money for what you did! \s5 \p -\v 32 You are like a woman who commits adultery: You prefer to sleep with strangers rather than with your husband. +\v 32 You are like a woman who commits adultery: You prefer to sleep with strangers rather than with your husband. \v 33 Prostitutes are paid, but it is as though you give gifts to all your lovers; you bribe them to come to you from everywhere to sleep with you. \v 34 So although you act like you are a prostitute, you are actually the opposite of other prostitutes! Instead of them giving any money to you, you give men money to sleep with you! @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \s5 \v 40 They will bring a mob to attack you, and that mob will throw stones at you and cut you to pieces with their swords. \v 41 They will burn down your houses and punish you while many women are watching. I will let them do this so that you will learn a lesson for acting so adulterous and for paying people to sleep with you. -\v 42 Then I will no longer be angry with you. I will stop being jealous because your punishment will satisfy me. +\v 42 Then I will no longer be angry with you. I will stop being jealous because your punishment will satisfy me. \s5 \p @@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ \s5 \v 47 You not only imitated all their detestable behavior, but you quickly became more sinful than they were. -\v 48 I, Yahweh the Lord, solemnly declare that as surely as I am alive, the people who lived in Sodom and other nearby cities never did the detestable things that you people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah have done. +\v 48 I, Yahweh the Lord, solemnly declare that as surely as I am alive, the people who lived in Sodom and other nearby cities never did the detestable things that you people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah have done. \s5 \p \v 49 These are the sins of the people who lived in Sodom, who were like your sister people among them: they were prideful and did not think they would ever be punished. They ignored poor and hurting people around them. -\v 50 The people of Sodom and nearby cities were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing. +\v 50 The people of Sodom and nearby cities were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing. \s5 \v 51 Also, the people of Samaria did not commit half as many sins as you commit. You have done more disgusting things than they have done. You cause the people of Samaria to appear to be good, compared to you. @@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 53 However, some day I will cause the people of Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too. -\v 54 You will be very ashamed of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged. +\v 53 However, some day I will cause the people of Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too. +\v 54 You will be very ashamed of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged. \v 55 The people of Sodom and Samaria will prosper again, and you and the people in nearby cities will prosper also. \s5 \v 56 You sneered at the people of Sodom when you were proud, -\v 57 before it was revealed that you were more wicked than she was. And now the people of Edom and the people of Philistia all insult you and despise you. +\v 57 before it was revealed that you were more wicked than she was. And now the people of Edom and the people of Philistia all insult you and despise you. \v 58 And you are being punished for all your immoral behavior and other detestable things that you do. This is what Yahweh is saying to you! \s5 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ \s5 \v 60 But I will not forget the agreement that I made with you long ago , and I will make an agreement with you that will endure forever. -\v 61 Then you will think about what you have done, and you will be ashamed about those things when you welcome the people of Sodom and Samaria, cities which are like your daughters, but they will not have the same agreement that I will make with you. +\v 61 Then you will think about what you have done, and you will be ashamed about those things when you welcome the people of Sodom and Samaria, cities which are like your daughters, but they will not have the same agreement that I will make with you. \s5 \v 62 I will establish my agreement with you, and you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do. diff --git a/26-EZK/17.usfm b/26-EZK/17.usfm index df1f32e2..f5ca211b 100644 --- a/26-EZK/17.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/17.usfm @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 This is also what Yahweh the Lord says: "It will be as though I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar tree and plant it in another place. I will plant it on a very high mountain. +\v 22 This is also what Yahweh the Lord says: "It will be as though I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar tree and plant it in another place. I will plant it on a very high mountain. \v 23 It will be as though I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar tree. Many kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/18.usfm b/26-EZK/18.usfm index 70f7fee3..aa742a36 100644 --- a/26-EZK/18.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/18.usfm @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 25 But you say that I, Yahweh, do not act fairly. You Israelite people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not what I do that is unfai;, it is what you continually do that is not fair. +\v 25 But you say that I, Yahweh, do not act fairly. You Israelite people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not what I do that is unfai;, it is what you continually do that is not fair. \v 26 If a righteous person turns away from doing what is right and commits sins, he will die for committing those sins. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/20.usfm b/26-EZK/20.usfm index 4db5230b..5b3cb9ff 100644 --- a/26-EZK/20.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/20.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 But the Israelite people rebelled against me in the wilderness also. They did not obey my commands; they rejected them, even though they would have lived a long time if they had obeyed them, and they treated the Sabbath days like any other day. So I said that I would destroy them in the wilderness, because that would show that I was very angry with them. -\v 14 But again, so that the other people groups would not laugh at me, I decided to do something in order to show those people groups that I was still as powerful as when they had seen me bring my people out of Egypt. +\v 14 But again, so that the other people groups would not laugh at me, I decided to do something in order to show those people groups that I was still as powerful as when they had seen me bring my people out of Egypt. \s5 \v 15 I solemnly swore to your people in the wilderness that I would not take them into the land that I had promised to give them, a land that was the most fertile and beautiful land in the world. @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 30 Therefore, say this to the Israelite people: "This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Why do you imitate your ancestors in acting in ways that make me unable to accept you? You act like prostitutes, leaving their husbands for other men. In the same way, you have left me to worship dusgusting idols. -\v 31 When you sacrifice your children in the fire, you make me unable to accept you. It is the same as when you bow down to your idols. You Israelite people, should I allow you to ask me to direct you in any matter? I, Yahweh the Lord, say that as surely as I am alive, I will not answer if you ask me. +\v 31 When you sacrifice your children in the fire, you make me unable to accept you. It is the same as when you bow down to your idols. You Israelite people, should I allow you to ask me to direct you in any matter? I, Yahweh the Lord, say that as surely as I am alive, I will not answer if you ask me. \p \v 32 You say, 'We want to be like the the other people groups in the world. We want to worship idols made of wood and stone like they do.' But what you want will never happen. diff --git a/26-EZK/21.usfm b/26-EZK/21.usfm index ffa9d730..15c8c60e 100644 --- a/26-EZK/21.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/21.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 21 \p \v 1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said, -\v 2 "Son of man, turn toward the south. Set yourself against them. Preach against the south and prophesy against the forest in the southern Judean wilderness. +\v 2 "Son of man, turn toward the south. Set yourself against them. Preach against the south and prophesy against the forest in the southern Judean wilderness. \v 3 Say to them, 'This is what Yahweh says: I am opposed to you, and it will be as though I pull my sword from its sheath to kill both the righteous and the wicked people among you! \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/23.usfm b/26-EZK/23.usfm index 687bf762..713974a9 100644 --- a/26-EZK/23.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/23.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 8 When she was a young woman in Egypt, she started being a prostitute, and she allowed young men to caress her breasts and sleep with her; when she became older, she did not quit acting like a prostitute. \p \v 9 So I allowed the Assyrian soldiers, whom she wanted to sleep with, to capture her. -\v 10 They stripped all her clothes off her. They took away her sons and daughters. And then they killed her with a sword. Other women started talking about how she was disgraced, and about how she deserved to suffer. +\v 10 They stripped all her clothes off her. They took away her sons and daughters. And then they killed her with a sword. Other women started talking about how she was disgraced, and about how she deserved to suffer. \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/26.usfm b/26-EZK/26.usfm index c20cceb2..c23fabf4 100644 --- a/26-EZK/26.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/26.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'I am now your enemy, you people of Tyre. I will cause the armies of many nations to come and attack your city, like the waves of the sea beat against the shores. -\v 4 Their soldiers will destroy the walls around Tyre and tear down your towers. The city will be completely destroyed. Then they will scrape away the rubble and cause the city to become a bare rock. +\v 4 Their soldiers will destroy the walls around Tyre and tear down your towers. The city will be completely destroyed. Then they will scrape away the rubble and cause the city to become a bare rock. \s5 \v 5 Out in the sea, the part of your city that is on an island will become a place where men spread their fishing nets to dry them. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh the Lord, have predicted it: People from many nations will carry off everything of value in your city. diff --git a/26-EZK/27.usfm b/26-EZK/27.usfm index fd70aacd..b864c4c7 100644 --- a/26-EZK/27.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/27.usfm @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \q2 But now the strong east wind has wrecked those ships. \q1 \v 27 Everything in the ships has been lost— -\q2 all the valuable cargo and many of the sailors and ship pilots, +\q2 all the valuable cargo and many of the sailors and ship pilots, \q1 the ship workers and merchants and soldiers. \q1 On the day that the ships were wrecked, \q2 all their crews sank to the bottom of the sea. diff --git a/26-EZK/30.usfm b/26-EZK/30.usfm index 2ab629a0..076b031f 100644 --- a/26-EZK/30.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/30.usfm @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q1 \v 12 I will cause the streams of the Nile River to become dry, \q2 and I will sell the nation of Egypt to evil men. -\q1 By the power of foreigners +\q1 By the power of foreigners \q2 I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. \m That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it will happen. diff --git a/26-EZK/31.usfm b/26-EZK/31.usfm index 461dd5b3..cb89ffd8 100644 --- a/26-EZK/31.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/31.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \v 16 I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground—when they heard that Assyria had been destroyed. All the other people groups had also been like beautiful, well-watered trees in Lebanon, but they were comforted when the king represented by that cedar tree arrived among them in the place where they were as dead people. \s5 -\v 17 The people represented by the trees that grew in the shade of that huge tree, the allies of the great nation that the cedar tree represents, had also died and gone down to where the dead people are. +\v 17 The people represented by the trees that grew in the shade of that huge tree, the allies of the great nation that the cedar tree represents, had also died and gone down to where the dead people are. \p \v 18 This parable is a warning to you people of Egypt. You think that there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies' swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his servants." This is what the Lord Yahweh has declared will happen. diff --git a/26-EZK/38.usfm b/26-EZK/38.usfm index 7abc005c..741c5505 100644 --- a/26-EZK/38.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/38.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \p \v 10 But this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will plan to do something very evil. \v 11 You will say this to yourself: "My army will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and think that no one will harm them. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars. -\v 12 So it will be easy for us to attack these people. They are people who come back together from many countries where they had lived for many years, people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries in the world. Our soldiers will take away all their valuable possessions." +\v 12 So it will be easy for us to attack these people. They are people who come back together from many countries where they had lived for many years, people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries in the world. Our soldiers will take away all their valuable possessions." \s5 \v 13 Then people of Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will come and say to you, "Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to attack Israel and take away all their silver and gold? Do you plan to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions?"' diff --git a/26-EZK/39.usfm b/26-EZK/39.usfm index 8d3d6ac0..512dd0cc 100644 --- a/26-EZK/39.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/39.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 39 \p -\v 1 Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, speak for me about the terrible things that will happen to Gog. Say this to him: 'Gog, I am your enemy, you who rule Meshech and Tubal. +\v 1 Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, speak for me about the terrible things that will happen to Gog. Say this to him: 'Gog, I am your enemy, you who rule Meshech and Tubal. \v 2 I will turn you around and drag you and your armies from far north of Israel and send you to fight on the mountains of Israel. \v 3 When you are there, I will snatch your bows from your left hands and cause your arrows to fall from your right hands. diff --git a/26-EZK/40.usfm b/26-EZK/40.usfm index 7df5369a..4f99f91d 100644 --- a/26-EZK/40.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/40.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 Then he measured the portico that was after the gate; it was about 3.2 meters long. +\v 8 Then he measured the portico that was after the gate; it was about 3.2 meters long. \v 9 He also measured the depth, which was about 3.2 meters. The doorposts on either side were about one meter thick. This was the portico attached to the temple gate on the gate's inner side, facing the temple. \v 10 Inside the east gate there were three alcoves for guards on each side of the gate. They all had the same length and depth. And the distance of wall between them was the same. diff --git a/26-EZK/41.usfm b/26-EZK/41.usfm index 9686cb64..f9765f72 100644 --- a/26-EZK/41.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/41.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \p \v 15 Then he measured the building on the west side. Including its walls, it was also about fifty-four meters long. \p The outer walls of the holy place, of the very holy place, and the portico, -\v 16 the inner walls above and below the narrow windows, and the galleries on all the storys—all these things were covered with thin panels of wood. +\v 16 the inner walls above and below the narrow windows, and the galleries on all the storys—all these things were covered with thin panels of wood. \v 17 All the walls inside the temple were decorated with carvings of winged creatures and palm trees; between each figure of a winged creature was a carving of a palm tree. \s5 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 21 At the entrance to the main room of the temple there were square doorposts, all the same in appearance. +\v 21 At the entrance to the main room of the temple there were square doorposts, all the same in appearance. \v 22 In front of the very holy place there was a wooden altar. It was about 1.6 meters high and about one meter wide on all four sides. Its corners and base and sides were all made of wood. The man said to me, "This is the table that is in the presence of Yahweh." \v 23 The holy place and the very holy place had folding doors. \v 24 Each door consisted of two parts that swung on hinges. diff --git a/26-EZK/42.usfm b/26-EZK/42.usfm index 60aa7058..a9bcbfdb 100644 --- a/26-EZK/42.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/42.usfm @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ \p \v 1 Then in the vision the man led me out of the inner courtyard, through the gate on the north side. We entered the outer courtyard and came to rooms that were facing the northern outer wall. \v 2 The building with those rooms was about fifty-four meters long and about twenty-seven meters wide. -\v 3 In that building there was one group of rooms that faced the inner courtyard. The distance between those rooms and the sanctuary, the main temple building, was about eleven meters. These rooms were built on three stories. Each set of rooms had a walkway over the set of rooms below it. There were rooms that overlooked the open area of the outer courtyard. +\v 3 In that building there was one group of rooms that faced the inner courtyard. The distance between those rooms and the sanctuary, the main temple building, was about eleven meters. These rooms were built on three stories. Each set of rooms had a walkway over the set of rooms below it. There were rooms that overlooked the open area of the outer courtyard. \s5 -\v 4 To one side of the rooms was a walkway that was about 5.4 meters wide and about fifty-four meters long. All the doors of the rooms were on their north side. +\v 4 To one side of the rooms was a walkway that was about 5.4 meters wide and about fifty-four meters long. All the doors of the rooms were on their north side. \v 5 Each set of rooms was narrower than the set of rooms below them, because each upper sets had a walkway in front . \v 6 The rooms on the upper levels had no pillars to support them as there were in the courtyard, because those rooms were supported by the walls of the rooms below. @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \p \v 10 On the eastern side, along the outer wall of the outer courtyard, next to the temple courtyard, there was also a set of rooms. \v 11 There was a walkway in front of them. These rooms were like the rooms on the north side. They had the same length and width, and also the same kind of entrances. -\v 12 There were also doorways into rooms on the south side that were similar to what was on the north side. There was an inside passage with an outer door; the passage had doors into all the rooms. At the east end of the passage was an outside door leading into it. +\v 12 There were also doorways into rooms on the south side that were similar to what was on the north side. There was an inside passage with an outer door; the passage had doors into all the rooms. At the east end of the passage was an outside door leading into it. \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/45.usfm b/26-EZK/45.usfm index 05c68633..c747da70 100644 --- a/26-EZK/45.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/45.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 This is also what the Lord Yahweh declares: "On the first day of the first month of each year you must take one young bull that has no defects and sacrifice it to purify the temple. -\v 19 The priest must take some of the blood of the offering to atone for the people's sins, and he must smear it on the temple doorposts, on the four corners of the upper ledge surrounding the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner courtyard. +\v 19 The priest must take some of the blood of the offering to atone for the people's sins, and he must smear it on the temple doorposts, on the four corners of the upper ledge surrounding the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner courtyard. \v 20 You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for any people who sin accidentally or without knowing that they sinned. By doing that you will purify the temple. \s5 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 And every day during those seven days he must provide seven bulls and seven rams that have no defects, to be an offering to make it possible for God to accept the people. -\v 24 He must also provide twenty-two liters of flour as an offering with each bull, and the same amount of flour with each ram, and also four liters of olive oil with each offering of flour. +\v 24 He must also provide twenty-two liters of flour as an offering with each bull, and the same amount of flour with each ram, and also four liters of olive oil with each offering of flour. \s5 \p diff --git a/26-EZK/48.usfm b/26-EZK/48.usfm index be6f6d8c..3378158a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/48.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/48.usfm @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 30 Here are the city gates: On the north side, which is about 2.4 kilometers long, +\v 30 Here are the city gates: On the north side, which is about 2.4 kilometers long, \v 31 there will be three gates. Each gate will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi. \p \v 32 On the east side, also about 2.4 kilometers long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. diff --git a/27-DAN/01.usfm b/27-DAN/01.usfm index 44f2cef0..4d0f5fe0 100644 --- a/27-DAN/01.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \p \v 3 Then Nebuchadnezzar commanded Ashpenaz, the chief official in his palace, to bring to him some of the Israelite men whom they had brought to Babylon. These were men who belonged to important families, including the family of the king of Judah. \v 4 King Nebuchadnezzar wanted only men who were very healthy, handsome, wise, well educated, capable of learning many things, and suitable for working in the palace. He wanted to teach them the Babylonian language so that they could understand the writings of the Babylonians. -\v 5 The king commanded his servants, "Give them the fine, rich foods and wine served to me. Train them for three years and then they will become my servants." +\v 5 The king commanded his servants, "Give them the fine, rich foods and wine served to me. Train them for three years and then they will become my servants." \s5 \p diff --git a/27-DAN/05.usfm b/27-DAN/05.usfm index 03995711..31a8130f 100644 --- a/27-DAN/05.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/05.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 Daniel replied and said to the king, "I do not want your gifts. Keep them for yourself and give the rewards to some other person. I will read what is written on the wall for you, but not because you give me any reward. +\v 17 Daniel replied and said to the king, "I do not want your gifts. Keep them for yourself and give the rewards to some other person. I will read what is written on the wall for you, but not because you give me any reward. \p \v 18 Your Majesty, the Most High God caused Nebuchadnezzar, the man who was king before you, to become a great ruler. He was greatly praised and honored. \v 19 Because God made him very great, everyone—every nation, no matter what language they spoke—was afraid of him, and they trembled at what he could do. He put to death those whom he decreed should die, and he kept alive those whom he decreed should live. He honored those whom he chose to honor, and he brought disgrace to those whom he wanted to humble. diff --git a/27-DAN/10.usfm b/27-DAN/10.usfm index 5a9418ac..233aabd6 100644 --- a/27-DAN/10.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/10.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 12 Then he said to me, "Daniel, do not be afraid. God has heard what you have prayed ever since the first day that you determined to humble yourself in order to understand the vision. I have come to you because of what you prayed. \v 13 The evil spirit who rules the kingdom of Persia resisted me for twenty-one days, and I had to stay there for that time. But Michael, who is one of God's chief angels, came to help me. I left him there in Persia to resist that evil spirit. \s5 -\v 14 I have come here to help you understand what will happen to the Israelite people in the future. Do not forget that the vision you saw is about things that will happen in the future, and not about things that will happen very soon." +\v 14 I have come here to help you understand what will happen to the Israelite people in the future. Do not forget that the vision you saw is about things that will happen in the future, and not about things that will happen very soon." \p \v 15 When he had said that, I stared at the ground and was unable to say anything. diff --git a/27-DAN/11.usfm b/27-DAN/11.usfm index c47e4b8c..2c33fd52 100644 --- a/27-DAN/11.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/11.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Then the king of the South will become very powerful. But one of his army generals will become more powerful than he is and will rule a bigger area. -\v 6 At the right time, they will make an agreement. The daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make the agreement secure. But she will lose her power and will be left—she and all who accompanied her, and her father and the one who helped her in that time. +\v 6 At the right time, they will make an agreement. The daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make the agreement secure. But she will lose her power and will be left—she and all who accompanied her, and her father and the one who helped her in that time. \s5 \p @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \s5 \v 42 He will invade other countries, and the people of Egypt will be defeated. -\v 43 The army of the North will take away the treasuries of gold and silver. He will take the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will serve him. +\v 43 The army of the North will take away the treasuries of gold and silver. He will take the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will serve him. \s5 \v 44 But he will become very frightened when he hears reports about what is happening in the east and in the north. So he will become very angry and will send his army to fight furiously and to kill many of their enemies. diff --git a/28-HOS/01.usfm b/28-HOS/01.usfm index 42c6e806..786b7aa0 100644 --- a/28-HOS/01.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 So Hosea married Gomer, daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. \p -\v 4 Yahweh said to Hosea, "Give your baby the name Jezreel, because I will soon punish the family members of King Jehu for the murders that he committed in the city of Jezreel. I will also bring the kingdom of Israel to an end. +\v 4 Yahweh said to Hosea, "Give your baby the name Jezreel, because I will soon punish the family members of King Jehu for the murders that he committed in the city of Jezreel. I will also bring the kingdom of Israel to an end. \v 5 On that day I will destroy the fighting strength of the army of Israel, there in the Valley of Jezreel." \s5 diff --git a/28-HOS/02.usfm b/28-HOS/02.usfm index 4b5cf3fd..c8d81285 100644 --- a/28-HOS/02.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/02.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ I will make her like a woman dying from thirst in the desert. \q2 but she will not find them. \q1 She will search for her false gods, \q2 but she will not find them. -\q1 Then, like a prostitute who wants to return to her husband, she will say to me, 'I will go back to you, the one I loved at first, +\q1 Then, like a prostitute who wants to return to her husband, she will say to me, 'I will go back to you, the one I loved at first, \q2 because my life was better with you than it is now.' \s5 @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ I will make her like a woman dying from thirst in the desert. \s5 \q1 -\v 12 I will destroy all of Israel's grapevines and fig trees. +\v 12 I will destroy all of Israel's grapevines and fig trees. \q2 This is because Israel is like a woman who says, 'These were the things that my lovers gave me in payment.' \q1 I, Yahweh, will turn those places into a forest, a thicket in which no vines can grow, \q2 and where wild animals will devour any fruit that grows there.' @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ I will make her like a woman dying from thirst in the desert. \q2 Israel will call me, 'My Husband,' as a woman would say to her human husband. \q2 She will no longer call out to a god, 'My Baal,' but she will call out to me as 'My Husband.' \q1 -\v 17 I will not allow Israel to speak the names of the images of Baal that she used to worship. +\v 17 I will not allow Israel to speak the names of the images of Baal that she used to worship. \q2 My people will forget the names of those Baals and their idols, and my people Israel will never worship them again. \s5 diff --git a/28-HOS/04.usfm b/28-HOS/04.usfm index befe9c84..41cf0468 100644 --- a/28-HOS/04.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/04.usfm @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \q1 But I hope that Judah will not do the same thing. \q2 You people of Judah, do not go to Gilgal. Do not go up to Beth Aven to worship idols there. -\q1 Do not make solemn oaths, calling on me to make good on your promises, adding to your vows the words, 'As Yahweh lives!" +\q1 Do not make solemn oaths, calling on me to make good on your promises, adding to your vows the words, 'As Yahweh lives!" \v 16 Israel is as stubborn as a young cow. \q2 Can I now feed them as if they were little lambs in a meadow? diff --git a/28-HOS/05.usfm b/28-HOS/05.usfm index 88269015..7ec905c3 100644 --- a/28-HOS/05.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/05.usfm @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 8 Yahweh says, "Blow the ram horns at the city of Gibeah! \q2 Blow the trumpets at the city of Ramah! \q1 Shout a battle cry at the city of Beth Aven! -\q2 Lead us into battle, you people of the tribe of Benjamin! +\q2 Lead us into battle, you people of the tribe of Benjamin! \q1 \v 9 I will punish the people of Ephraim and turn their city into a pile of rubble. \q2 This is my promise to the tribes of Israel—I pledge to you all that I will do this. diff --git a/28-HOS/06.usfm b/28-HOS/06.usfm index 7e558f06..7616be91 100644 --- a/28-HOS/06.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/06.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \q1 \v 1 The people say, "Come, let us return to Yahweh. \q1 He has torn our flesh to pieces as a lion tears up his victim. -\q2 He did this, but he will heal our wounds. +\q2 He did this, but he will heal our wounds. \q1 He has hurt us and made us fall down, \q2 but he will treat our wounds and bind them up so they will heal. \q1 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q2 You love me for just as long as the dew stays before the warm sun shines on it. \q1 \v 5 I sent my prophets to you, -\q2 and it was as though I had cut you into pieces when they spoke the messages I gave them. +\q2 and it was as though I had cut you into pieces when they spoke the messages I gave them. \q1 You were devastated by what they said to you. \q2 It was as though I had killed you with the words I spoke to you. \q1 I spoke about how I would punish you. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Among the people of Israel, I have seen a horrible thing— +\v 10 Among the people of Israel, I have seen a horrible thing— \q2 the people of Ephraim worship idols everywhere. \q1 The people of Israel have become filthy by what they have done. \b diff --git a/28-HOS/07.usfm b/28-HOS/07.usfm index 0d0d5a91..88dba9fb 100644 --- a/28-HOS/07.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/07.usfm @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Israel is so proud that everyone else sees it. +\v 10 Israel is so proud that everyone else sees it. \q2 Even so, they will not return to me—to Yahweh their God. \q1 They will not try to persuade me to have mercy on them, no matter what happens to them. \b @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q1 I will punish them all together. \q1 \v 13 How terrible it will be -\q2 for my people, because they have abandoned me! +\q2 for my people, because they have abandoned me! \q1 They will perish \q2 because they have rebelled against me. \q1 I wanted to rescue them, diff --git a/28-HOS/09.usfm b/28-HOS/09.usfm index 7edf7294..6d496ce6 100644 --- a/28-HOS/09.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/09.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q1 \v 5 There, in a country far from your home, you will not be able to celebrate the festivals that Yahweh commanded you to celebrate. \q1 -\v 6 Look! If you escape and the Assyrians do not kill you, +\v 6 Look! If you escape and the Assyrians do not kill you, \q2 the army of Egypt will capture you. \q2 You will die there, and the people in the city of Memphis will bury you. \q1 All your wealth in silver will become like the wilderness, @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 10 Yahweh says, "When I found Israel, it was like someone finding grapes growing in the wilderness. -\q1 When I saw your ancestors, they were like the very first figs that appear in the year, figs growing on a young fig tree. +\q1 When I saw your ancestors, they were like the very first figs that appear in the year, figs growing on a young fig tree. \q1 But when they came to Mount Peor, \q2 they gave themselves completely to that disgusting idol Baal, \q2 and they became as detestable as the idol they loved. diff --git a/28-HOS/10.usfm b/28-HOS/10.usfm index f2f885d7..171d75a6 100644 --- a/28-HOS/10.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/10.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q1 \v 2 They are deceitful and cannot be trusted; \q2 but the time has come that they must pay for their sins. -\q1 Yahweh will break their altars into pieces— +\q1 Yahweh will break their altars into pieces— \q2 the places where they gave sacrifices to their idols, \q2 and he promises to destroy those sacred pillars beside which they worshiped their false gods. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 5 Those people of Samaria tremble with fear because of what happened to the calf idols at Beth Aven. +\v 5 Those people of Samaria tremble with fear because of what happened to the calf idols at Beth Aven. \q2 Those people mourn over what happened to those idols, \q1 as did the priests who served them; \q2 they rejoiced over them and praised their splendor, diff --git a/28-HOS/11.usfm b/28-HOS/11.usfm index 202b849d..5a3e2934 100644 --- a/28-HOS/11.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/11.usfm @@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ \q1 But they did not understand that I was the one who was taking care of them. \q1 \v 4 With kindness I guided them, with the tender cords of human kindness I led them. -\q2 I loved them so much that I guided them and led by my own hand. +\q2 I loved them so much that I guided them and led by my own hand. \q1 They worked very hard, like a yoke of oxen pulling a plow, but I made their yoke light and loosened its weight on their jaws, so they did not suffer pain. \b \s5 \q1 -\v 5 But Israel will certainly return to Egypt, +\v 5 But Israel will certainly return to Egypt, \q2 and Assyria will certainly rule over them, \q1 because they refused to turn back to me and worship me as their God. \q1 diff --git a/28-HOS/12.usfm b/28-HOS/12.usfm index efb9285b..47bd9913 100644 --- a/28-HOS/12.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/12.usfm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q2 but these altars will be pulled down and turn into piles of stones in their fields. \q1 \v 12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; -\q2 he, whose name God would later change to Israel, worked many years so he could marry a woman. +\q2 he, whose name God would later change to Israel, worked many years so he could marry a woman. \q2 He took care of his uncle's sheep in order to marry her. \s5 diff --git a/28-HOS/13.usfm b/28-HOS/13.usfm index f5f17b8b..858a0354 100644 --- a/28-HOS/13.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/13.usfm @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 15 The prophet Hosea says: "Even though you people of Israel are wealthier than those of Judah, -\q2 the day is coming when Yahweh will destroy you. +\q2 the day is coming when Yahweh will destroy you. \q1 You will meet disaster. \q2 Your enemies will take everything valuable away from you. diff --git a/29-JOL/01.usfm b/29-JOL/01.usfm index b3145508..7a2238c8 100644 --- a/29-JOL/01.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/01.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \q1 \v 2 You leaders of Israel, and everyone else who lives in this country, listen to this message! -\q2 Nothing like this has ever happened during the time that we have lived +\q2 Nothing like this has ever happened during the time that we have lived \q2 or during the time when our ancestors lived. \q1 \v 3 Tell your children about it, diff --git a/29-JOL/02.usfm b/29-JOL/02.usfm index 782bbef6..1cde3c1d 100644 --- a/29-JOL/02.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/02.usfm @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q1 \v 5 Leaping over the mountaintops, \q2 they make a noise like rumbling chariots, -\q1 like a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, +\q1 like a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, \q2 or like the roar of a fire that burns up stubble in a field. \b @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ \q1 "Yahweh, rescue us, your people; \q2 do not allow people from other nations to despise us; \q1 do not allow them to ridicule us and say, -\q2 'Why has their God abandoned them?'~" +\q2 'Why has their God abandoned them?'~" \s5 diff --git a/29-JOL/03.usfm b/29-JOL/03.usfm index 69431501..d7de1d3f 100644 --- a/29-JOL/03.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/03.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q1 They are like grapes that are piled high in the pits where they will be pressed; \q2 because they are very wicked, \q1 punish them severely now, -\q2 like a farmer tramples on the grapes until the pits overflow with juice." +\q2 like a farmer tramples on the grapes until the pits overflow with juice." \b \s5 @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \v 20 But there will always be people living in Jerusalem and in other places in Judea. \q1 \v 21 I, Yahweh, live on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, -\q2 and I will get revenge on the people of Egypt and Edom who killed many of my people." +\q2 and I will get revenge on the people of Egypt and Edom who killed many of my people." diff --git a/30-AMO/02.usfm b/30-AMO/02.usfm index 06513d3e..1b63208f 100644 --- a/30-AMO/02.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/02.usfm @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q2 They seemed to be as tall as cedar trees \q2 and as strong as oak trees, \q1 but I got rid of them completely, -\q2 as easily as someone cuts off the branches of a tree and then digs out all the roots. +\q2 as easily as someone cuts off the branches of a tree and then digs out all the roots. \b \q1 \v 10 I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q1 \v 11 I chose some of you Israelites to be prophets, \q2 and I chose others to be Nazir who were completely dedicated to me. -\q1 You people of Israel certainly know that what I have said is true! +\q1 You people of Israel certainly know that what I have said is true! \b \q1 \v 12 But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that I gave to them, diff --git a/30-AMO/03.usfm b/30-AMO/03.usfm index fb880331..3abb1205 100644 --- a/30-AMO/03.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/03.usfm @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this: -\q2 "Proclaim this message about the descendants of Jacob: +\q2 "Proclaim this message about the descendants of Jacob: \q1 \v 14 When I, Yahweh, punish the people of Israel \q2 because of the sins that they have committed, diff --git a/30-AMO/04.usfm b/30-AMO/04.usfm index 2b09fb6a..05221a6d 100644 --- a/30-AMO/04.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/04.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 4 \q1 -\v 1 You wealthy women of Samaria who have grown fat like the fat cows of the region of Bashan. +\v 1 You wealthy women of Samaria who have grown fat like the fat cows of the region of Bashan. \q2 You oppress poor people, \q2 and you cause needy people to suffer. \q1 And you say to your husbands, @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \q1 \v 11 I got rid of many of you, \q2 like the people in Sodom and Gomorrah. -\q1 Those of you who did not die were like a burning stick that was snatched from a fire so that it would not burn completely. +\q1 Those of you who did not die were like a burning stick that was snatched from a fire so that it would not burn completely. \q2 But in spite of that, you rejected me. \q1 That is certainly true, because I, Yahweh, have said it! \b diff --git a/30-AMO/05.usfm b/30-AMO/05.usfm index e28167a6..f4acaedd 100644 --- a/30-AMO/05.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/05.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 5 \p -\v 1 You people of Israel, listen to this funeral song that I will sing about you: +\v 1 You people of Israel, listen to this funeral song that I will sing about you: \q1 \v 2 "You are like a young woman, \q2 but in spite of that, you will certainly be struck down @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 Yahweh continues to say to the people of Israel: +\v 4 Yahweh continues to say to the people of Israel: \q1 "You Israelite people, return to me! \q2 If you do that, you will continue to remain alive. \q1 diff --git a/30-AMO/09.usfm b/30-AMO/09.usfm index 208820e9..37f6ac75 100644 --- a/30-AMO/09.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/09.usfm @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q1 \v 8 I, Yahweh the Lord, have seen that you people in the kingdom of Israel are very sinful, \q2 so I will destroy you. -\q1 But I will not get rid of all you descendants of Jacob. +\q1 But I will not get rid of all you descendants of Jacob. \q2 That is what will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it. \b diff --git a/31-OBA/01.usfm b/31-OBA/01.usfm index c69e5847..695ddc10 100644 --- a/31-OBA/01.usfm +++ b/31-OBA/01.usfm @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q1 The same evil things that you have done to others will happen to you. \q1 \v 16 It is as though you drank a cup of very bitter liquid on Zion, my sacred hill. -\q2 But I will punish all the other nations just as severely, +\q2 But I will punish all the other nations just as severely, \q1 and cause them to disappear completely. \s5 diff --git a/33-MIC/01.usfm b/33-MIC/01.usfm index f37cb983..951ac3aa 100644 --- a/33-MIC/01.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/01.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 5 Those things will happen because of the terrible sins that the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, have committed. \q2 But it was the people of the city of Samaria who persuaded all the people of Israel to sin. \q1 And it was because the people of Jerusalem set up altars to worship their gods -\q2 that the other people of Judah thought they should also worship idols. +\q2 that the other people of Judah thought they should also worship idols. \b \s5 diff --git a/33-MIC/04.usfm b/33-MIC/04.usfm index 749fcc47..e0c6a138 100644 --- a/33-MIC/04.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/04.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q1 no one will cause them to be afraid. \q2 That is what will surely happen because Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has said it. \q1 -\v 5 Many of the people of other nations will worship their own gods, +\v 5 Many of the people of other nations will worship their own gods, \q2 but we will worship Yahweh our God always, forever. diff --git a/33-MIC/05.usfm b/33-MIC/05.usfm index 095fa8bb..eb9017ef 100644 --- a/33-MIC/05.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/05.usfm @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q1 like a strong young lion that attacks sheep in a flock, \q2 and no one will be able to rescue their enemies. \q1 -\v 9 You Israelites will defeat all your enemies +\v 9 You Israelites will defeat all your enemies \q2 and completely destroy them. \b diff --git a/33-MIC/06.usfm b/33-MIC/06.usfm index bca30c2c..7dadb06a 100644 --- a/33-MIC/06.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/06.usfm @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q1 \v 9 God says this: "I am Yahweh, so if you are wise, you should honor me. \q2 I am calling out to you people of Jerusalem to tell you this: -\q1 The armies that will destroy your city are coming, +\q1 The armies that will destroy your city are coming, \q2 so pay careful attention to me, the one who is causing them to punish you with my rod. \q1 \v 10 You wicked people have filled your homes with valuable things @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q1 \v 12 The rich people among you always act violently to get money from poor people. \q2 All of the people in Jerusalem are liars, -\q2 and they always deceive people. +\q2 and they always deceive people. \s5 \q1 diff --git a/34-NAM/03.usfm b/34-NAM/03.usfm index 840002f9..20329b47 100644 --- a/34-NAM/03.usfm +++ b/34-NAM/03.usfm @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ \m \v 1 Terrible things will happen to Nineveh, that city that is full of people who murder, steal and lie. The city is full of people who the soldiers carried away from other countries. -\v 2 But now listen to the enemy soldiers coming to attack Nineveh; listen to them cracking their whips, and listen to the rattle of their chariot wheels! Listen to their galloping horses and their chariots as they bounce along! +\v 2 But now listen to the enemy soldiers coming to attack Nineveh; listen to them cracking their whips, and listen to the rattle of their chariot wheels! Listen to their galloping horses and their chariots as they bounce along! \s5 -\v 3 Look at their flashing swords and glittering spears as the horsemen race forward! Many people of Nineveh will be killed; there will be piles of corpses, so many that the attackers will stumble over them. +\v 3 Look at their flashing swords and glittering spears as the horsemen race forward! Many people of Nineveh will be killed; there will be piles of corpses, so many that the attackers will stumble over them. \v 4 All that will happen because Nineveh is like a beautiful prostitute who lures men to where they will be ruined; @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ \s5 \v 5 So Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh: -\pi "I am your enemy, +\pi "I am your enemy, and I will cause the people in other nations to see you completely humiliated - like women who have committed adultery are humiliated by having their skirts lifted high, + like women who have committed adultery are humiliated by having their skirts lifted high, with the result that people can see their naked bodies. \v 6 I will cause others to throw garbage at you; @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \v 19 You are like someone who has a wound that cannot be healed; it will be a wound that causes him to die. And all those who hear about what has happened to you will clap their hands joyfully. - They will say, "Everyone has suffered because he continually acted very cruelly toward us." + They will say, "Everyone has suffered because he continually acted very cruelly toward us." diff --git a/35-HAB/01.usfm b/35-HAB/01.usfm index bc98c5c3..2cff9e1f 100644 --- a/35-HAB/01.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/01.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q2 and they are fiercer than wolves are in the evening. \q1 The horses on which the soldiers ride gallop swiftly; \q2 the soldiers riding them come from distant places. -\q1 They are like eagles that swoop down to snatch their prey. +\q1 They are like eagles that swoop down to snatch their prey. \q1 \v 9 As they ride along, \q2 they are determined to act violently. diff --git a/35-HAB/02.usfm b/35-HAB/02.usfm index 8237e3c5..9ab86352 100644 --- a/35-HAB/02.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/02.usfm @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q2 and they will take away all the things that you have stolen from them. \q1 \v 8 You stole things from the people of many nations. -\q1 You murdered people of many people groups, +\q1 You murdered people of many people groups, \q2 and you destroyed their land and their cities. \q1 So those who are still alive will steal valuable things from you. \b @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ \q1 \v 19 Terrible things will happen to you who say to lifeless idols that are made of wood, \q2 'Wake up!' -\q1 Stone idols certainly cannot tell you what you should do; +\q1 Stone idols certainly cannot tell you what you should do; \q2 they look nice because they are covered with silver and gold, \q2 but they are not alive. \q1 diff --git a/36-ZEP/01.usfm b/36-ZEP/01.usfm index f73bf0b4..55fdd9f6 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/01.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/01.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Yahweh gave this message during the time when King Amon's son Josiah was the kin \v 3 I will sweep away people and animals. \q2 I will sweep away birds and fish. \q1 I will get rid of wicked people; -\q2 so that there will be no more wicked people on the earth." +\q2 so that there will be no more wicked people on the earth." \b \s5 diff --git a/36-ZEP/03.usfm b/36-ZEP/03.usfm index 12aa260f..2e43d0b4 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/03.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/03.usfm @@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 14 You people who live in Jerusalem and other places in Israel, +\v 14 You people who live in Jerusalem and other places in Israel, \q2 sing and shout loudly! -\q1 Be glad, and rejoice with all your inner beings, +\q1 Be glad, and rejoice with all your inner beings, \q1 \v 15 because Yahweh will stop punishing you, \q2 and he will send the armies of your enemies far away from you! diff --git a/37-HAG/01.usfm b/37-HAG/01.usfm index 7bf2994c..4c838dda 100644 --- a/37-HAG/01.usfm +++ b/37-HAG/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 3 Then Yahweh gave him this message to tell to the people of Jerusalem: -\v 4 "It is not right for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins! +\v 4 "It is not right for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins! \v 5 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this: 'Think about what you are doing. \v 6 You have planted a lot of seeds, but you are not getting many crops to harvest. You eat food, but you never get enough. You drink wine, but you are still thirsty. You wear clothes, but you do not stay warm. You earn money, but it is spent as quickly as you make it.' diff --git a/37-HAG/02.usfm b/37-HAG/02.usfm index a8e5b92f..d9c62980 100644 --- a/37-HAG/02.usfm +++ b/37-HAG/02.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 Think about what has been happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of my temple. -\v 16 When you expected to harvest twenty measures of grain, you harvested only ten. When someone went to a big wine vat to get fifty measures of wine, there were only twenty in the vat. +\v 16 When you expected to harvest twenty measures of grain, you harvested only ten. When someone went to a big wine vat to get fifty measures of wine, there were only twenty in the vat. \v 17 I sent blight and mildew to destroy all your crops. But still you did not return to me.' This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to you. \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/03.usfm b/38-ZEC/03.usfm index 8c6ed4ed..32661e96 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/03.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/03.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Then Yahweh showed me Joshua, the high priest, who was standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua's right side, ready to accuse him of having sinned. \v 2 But the angel of Yahweh said to Satan, "Satan, may Yahweh rebuke you! He has chosen Jerusalem to be his special city, and may he rebuke you! This man, Joshua, has been brought back from Babylonia; he is certainly like a burning stick that someone has snatched from a fire." \p -\v 3 Now as Joshua was standing in front of the angel, he was wearing filthy clothes. +\v 3 Now as Joshua was standing in front of the angel, he was wearing filthy clothes. \s5 \v 4 So the angel said to those other angels who were standing in front of him, "Take off those clothes he is wearing!" diff --git a/38-ZEC/07.usfm b/38-ZEC/07.usfm index 8a193407..12fc4b44 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/07.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/07.usfm @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 But the people refused to pay attention to what Yahweh had said. They refused to cooperate with him; they refused to listen to what he said. -\v 12 He had given these messages for his Spirit to repeat to the prophets in earlier times. The prophets were meant to speak these messages to the people. But the people were very stubborn; they would not listen to the law of Moses or to any message from God. So Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, became very angry with them. +\v 12 He had given these messages for his Spirit to repeat to the prophets in earlier times. The prophets were meant to speak these messages to the people. But the people were very stubborn; they would not listen to the law of Moses or to any message from God. So Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, became very angry with them. \s5 \p -\v 13 In those times, when Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, called to the people, they refused to listen. So he said, "In exactly the same way, I will refuse to listen when they call to me. +\v 13 In those times, when Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, called to the people, they refused to listen. So he said, "In exactly the same way, I will refuse to listen when they call to me. \v 14 And I will scatter them among many nations, nations that they have never been to before. I will scatter them as a storm scatters leaves. After they are gone, their own land will be empty, with no one living there. No one will travel through it and no one will come back to it, because they have turned it, their most pleasant land, into a wilderness." diff --git a/38-ZEC/08.usfm b/38-ZEC/08.usfm index 90f3ce34..833b37d5 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/08.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/08.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 13 You people of Judah and Israel, the people of other nations think of you when they speak of what a curse means. But I will rescue you, and I will give you many good things. So do not be afraid; work hard to finish building the temple." \p -\v 14 Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies, also says this: "When your ancestors caused me to become very angry, I did not change my mind about that. Instead, I indeed punished them. +\v 14 Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies, also says this: "When your ancestors caused me to become very angry, I did not change my mind about that. Instead, I indeed punished them. \v 15 But now I will do something different. I am planning to do good things to the people of Jerusalem and other towns in Judah again. So do not be afraid. \s5 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies, spoke to me again. -\v 19 This is what he said: "The times when you people of Judah abstain from food during the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months of each year will become times when you celebrate pleasant and joyful festivals instead. But you must want to speak truthfully and to be peaceful." +\v 19 This is what he said: "The times when you people of Judah abstain from food during the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months of each year will become times when you celebrate pleasant and joyful festivals instead. But you must want to speak truthfully and to be peaceful." \s5 \p @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies, also says this: "At that time, this is what will happen everywhere: For every Jewish person, there will be ten foreigners, people who speak a different language, who will come and grab the fringe of his robe. They will say to him, 'We have heard people say that God is with you. So allow us to go with you to Jerusalem to worship him.' People from every nation and language will do this." - +\v 23 Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies, also says this: "At that time, this is what will happen everywhere: For every Jewish person, there will be ten foreigners, people who speak a different language, who will come and grab the fringe of his robe. They will say to him, 'We have heard people say that God is with you. So allow us to go with you to Jerusalem to worship him.' People from every nation and language will do this." + diff --git a/38-ZEC/09.usfm b/38-ZEC/09.usfm index 2c009108..60967a75 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/09.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/09.usfm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ and I will forbid them to eat food that they offered to idols. \v 13 I will cause Judah to be like my bow, and I will cause Israel to be like my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; - you will be like a warrior's sword." + you will be like a warrior's sword." \s5 \v 14 One day Yahweh will appear in the sky above his people, diff --git a/38-ZEC/13.usfm b/38-ZEC/13.usfm index 96af64ed..5ae0ab3e 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/13.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/13.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Only one third of the people in Judah will remain alive. \v 9 I will test the ones that remain alive by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me. I will purify them as someone purifies gold or silver by putting it into a very hot fire. -Then my people will call to me for help, +Then my people will call to me for help, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will say that I, Yahweh, am the God they worship and obey. diff --git a/38-ZEC/14.usfm b/38-ZEC/14.usfm index d1ee8294..97eca458 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/14.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/14.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 Listen! It will soon be the time when Yahweh will judge everyone. At that time, you, the people of Jerusalem, will watch your enemies divide what you owned among themselves. \p -\v 2 Yes, Yahweh says that he will cause the armies of many nations to attack Jerusalem. They will capture the city, take all the valuable things from your houses, and rape the women. They will take half of the people to other countries, but they will allow the other people to remain in the city. +\v 2 Yes, Yahweh says that he will cause the armies of many nations to attack Jerusalem. They will capture the city, take all the valuable things from your houses, and rape the women. They will take half of the people to other countries, but they will allow the other people to remain in the city. \s5 \p diff --git a/39-MAL/01.usfm b/39-MAL/01.usfm index a7a16498..a4dc4013 100644 --- a/39-MAL/01.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/01.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 4 The descendants of Esau who now live in Edom may say, \pi "Yes, God has demolished our cities, but we will rebuild houses in the ruins." \p But Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, replies, -\pi "They may build houses again, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be called 'The land where wicked people live,' and their people will be called 'The people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.'~" +\pi "They may build houses again, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be called 'The land where wicked people live,' and their people will be called 'The people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.'~" \m \v 5 When you Israelite people yourselves see what I will do to them, you will say, "It is evident that Yahweh is very powerful even outside the borders of Israel!" @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \pi "Boys honor their fathers, and servants respect their masters. So, if I am like your father and your master, why do you not honor me? Why do you not obey me?" \m And Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has something to say to you priests: \pi "You show no respect for me! But you priests ask, -\pi2 'How have shown no respect for you?' +\pi2 'How have shown no respect for you?' \pi \v 7 I answer: Instead of honoring me, you have disgraced me by offering sacrifices on my altar that are unworthy of me, sacrifices that I would never accept. Then you dare to ask, \pi2 'What sacrifices have we given that are unworthy of you?' diff --git a/39-MAL/02.usfm b/39-MAL/02.usfm index e2a5c1fe..2b2de097 100644 --- a/39-MAL/02.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/02.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 He also says, \pi "I made my covenant with your ancestor Levi because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I enabled them to do. I required that they greatly respect me and honor me, and they did so. -\v 6 They taught the people what was true and right; they did not tell lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning. +\v 6 They taught the people what was true and right; they did not tell lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning. \p \v 7 What priests say should enable people to continue to learn the truth from generation to generation. They should be certain that the priests will teach them correction, because they must be true messengers from me, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies. @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 You cry out, saying "Why does Yahweh not like our offerings?" The answer is that Yahweh heard that each of you men solemnly promised to be faithful to your wives when you were young. But you men have not done what you promised; you have sent them away, the ones with whom you made that covenant, so you could marry foreign women. \p -\v 15 Indeed, Yahweh made you one with your wife, and he gave you some of his spirit. He did this because he wanted you to have children who would honor him. So you must be careful not to let other women attract you. Let none of you be faithless to the woman whom you married when you were young. +\v 15 Indeed, Yahweh made you one with your wife, and he gave you some of his spirit. He did this because he wanted you to have children who would honor him. So you must be careful not to let other women attract you. Let none of you be faithless to the woman whom you married when you were young. \p \v 16 Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong, says, "I hate divorce!" So if you men divorce your wives, you are overwhelming them by acting cruelly toward them. So be sure that you are not disloyal to your wives. That is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says. diff --git a/41-MAT/01.usfm b/41-MAT/01.usfm index 3954ab00..c80cd9a1 100644 --- a/41-MAT/01.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/01.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 This is the account of what happened just before Jesus Christ was born. Mary, his mother, had promised to marry Joseph, but before they lived together as husband and wife, they found out that she was expecting a child by the Holy Spirit's power. -\v 19 Now Joseph, who was to be her husband, was a man who obeyed God's commands, so he decided not to marry her. But he did not want to shame her in front of other people. So he decided to quietly drop his plans to marry her. +\v 19 Now Joseph, who was to be her husband, was a man who obeyed God's commands, so he decided not to marry her. But he did not want to shame her in front of other people. So he decided to quietly drop his plans to marry her. \s5 \v 20 While he was seriously considering this, an angel whom the Lord sent surprised him in a dream. The angel said, "Joseph, descendant of King David, do not be afraid to marry Mary. For what has been conceived in her is there by the Holy Spirit. diff --git a/41-MAT/03.usfm b/41-MAT/03.usfm index 660f49da..184966c6 100644 --- a/41-MAT/03.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/03.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ He was preaching to the people who came there. He kept saying, \v 7 But John saw that many Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for him to baptize them. He said to them, "You people are the children of poisonous snakes! No one warned you that one day God will punish everyone who sins, did they? Do not think that you can escape from him! \v 8 If you truly stop sinning, then do right things to show it. -\v 9 I know that God promised to be with Abraham's descendants. But do not say to yourselves, 'Since we are descendants of our ancestor Abraham, God will not punish us even though we have sinned.' No! I tell you that he can change these stones here into descendants of Abraham! +\v 9 I know that God promised to be with Abraham's descendants. But do not say to yourselves, 'Since we are descendants of our ancestor Abraham, God will not punish us even though we have sinned.' No! I tell you that he can change these stones here into descendants of Abraham! \s5 \v 10 God is ready right now to punish you, just like a man who starts to chop away the roots of a fruit tree that does not give good fruit. He will chop down every tree like that and throw it into the fire." @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ people are the children of poisonous snakes! No one warned you that one day God \s5 \p \v 16 After that, Jesus immediately came up out of the water. Just then, it was as though the sky was opened, and Jesus saw God's Spirit coming down and sitting on him, in the form of a dove. -\v 17 Then God spoke from heaven and said, "This is my Son. I love him, and I am very pleased with him." +\v 17 Then God spoke from heaven and said, "This is my Son. I love him, and I am very pleased with him." diff --git a/41-MAT/04.usfm b/41-MAT/04.usfm index c3ec2aa4..65587db3 100644 --- a/41-MAT/04.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/04.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 While Jesus was in the province of Judea, John the Baptizer's disciples came and told him that King Herod had put John in prison. So Jesus returned to the district of Galilee, to the town of Nazareth. -\v 13 Then he left Nazareth and went to the city of Capernaum in order to live there. Capernaum is located beside the Sea of Galilee in the region that formerly belonged to the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. +\v 13 Then he left Nazareth and went to the city of Capernaum in order to live there. Capernaum is located beside the Sea of Galilee in the region that formerly belonged to the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. \s5 \v 14 He went there so that these words that the prophet Isaiah had written long ago might come true: diff --git a/41-MAT/05.usfm b/41-MAT/05.usfm index e3b0736e..3e800c11 100644 --- a/41-MAT/05.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/05.usfm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 11 God is pleased with you when other people insult you, when they do evil things to you and when other people say that you are evil because you believe in me. -\v 12 When that happens, rejoice and be glad, because God will give you a great reward in heaven. God will think very well of you. It was just like that that your ancestors long ago persecuted the prophets, of whom God also thought highly. +\v 12 When that happens, rejoice and be glad, because God will give you a great reward in heaven. God will think very well of you. It was just like that that your ancestors long ago persecuted the prophets, of whom God also thought highly. @@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ \s5 \v 15 After people light a lamp, they never put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand in their houses in order that it can shine on everyone there. -\v 16 Similarly, you need to do what is right in such a way that other people can see what you do. When they see it, they will praise your Father who is in heaven." +\v 16 Similarly, you need to do what is right in such a way that other people can see what you do. When they see it, they will praise your Father who is in heaven." \s5 \p \v 17 "You should not suppose that I have come to you in order to do away with the laws that God gave Moses or what the prophets wrote. Instead, I came to cause to happen what those things said would happen. -\v 18 This is a true saying: God may remove the heaven and the earth, but God will not remove anything from those laws, not even the smallest details or a tiny dot used to end a sentence, until God makes everything he put in the law happen, just as he said it would. +\v 18 This is a true saying: God may remove the heaven and the earth, but God will not remove anything from those laws, not even the smallest details or a tiny dot used to end a sentence, until God makes everything he put in the law happen, just as he said it would. \v 19 Because that is true, if you break the commands that are the least important, you will be the least important person under God's rule from heaven. But if you keep all those commands and teach others to obey God as you are obeying him, you will become very important in God's rule from heaven. \v 20 I tell you that you must obey those laws better than the teachers of the law, and you must do what is right from your heart. And you must do better than the Pharisees or you will never come under the rule of God from heaven. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \v 28 But what I say to you is this: if a man even just looks at a woman desiring to sleep with her, God considers that he has already committed adultery with her in his mind. \s5 -\v 29 If you want to sin because you have looked at certain things, then stop looking at them. Even if you have to destroy both of your eyes, do it if that would make you able to avoid sinning. It would be better to be blind and stop sinning, than for God to throw you into hell while you can still see. +\v 29 If you want to sin because you have looked at certain things, then stop looking at them. Even if you have to destroy both of your eyes, do it if that would make you able to avoid sinning. It would be better to be blind and stop sinning, than for God to throw you into hell while you can still see. \v 30 And if you want to use one of your hands to sin, stop using your hand. Even if you have to cut your hand off and throw it away, do it if that would make you able to avoid sinning. It would be better to be blind and stop sinning, than for God to throw you into hell while you still have both your hands." @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 43 "You have heard that God said to our ancestors, 'Love your fellow Israelites and hate foreigners, for they are your enemies.' +\v 43 "You have heard that God said to our ancestors, 'Love your fellow Israelites and hate foreigners, for they are your enemies.' \v 44 But now listen to what I say to you: love your enemies as well as your friends, and pray for those who cause you to suffer. \v 45 Do this in order to be like God, your Father who is in heaven. He acts kindly to all people. For example, he causes the sun to shine equally on wicked people and on good people, and he sends rain both on people who obey his law and on people who do not. diff --git a/41-MAT/06.usfm b/41-MAT/06.usfm index 8a51e05f..fc470f5f 100644 --- a/41-MAT/06.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/06.usfm @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ and rescue us when Satan tries to harm us.' \p -\v 24 "No one is able to serve two different masters at the same time. If he tried to do that, he would hate one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. Similarly, you cannot worship God and money at the same time." +\v 24 "No one is able to serve two different masters at the same time. If he tried to do that, he would hate one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. Similarly, you cannot worship God and money at the same time." diff --git a/41-MAT/07.usfm b/41-MAT/07.usfm index a36b3f1a..fd78cebe 100644 --- a/41-MAT/07.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/07.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13-14 "Going to live forever with God in heaven is difficult; it is like a difficult road that you should take. -There is another road, one that most people take. That road is wide; they walk on until they reach a wide gate, but when they go through it, they will die. +There is another road, one that most people take. That road is wide; they walk on until they reach a wide gate, but when they go through it, they will die. So I am telling you to take the difficult road and enter the narrow gate to live forever with God in heaven." diff --git a/41-MAT/09.usfm b/41-MAT/09.usfm index c8ad5700..6a80d334 100644 --- a/41-MAT/09.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/09.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 23 Jesus came to the man's house and saw the flute players playing funeral music; there were also many mourners who were wailing loudly because the girl had died. -\v 24 He said to them, "Go away and stop this funeral music and wailing, because the girl is not dead! She is just sleeping!" The people laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead. +\v 24 He said to them, "Go away and stop this funeral music and wailing, because the girl is not dead! She is just sleeping!" The people laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead. \s5 \v 25 But Jesus told them to get out of the house. Then he went into the room where the girl was lying. He took hold of her hand and she became alive again and got up. diff --git a/41-MAT/10.usfm b/41-MAT/10.usfm index 481fbe81..a202b84f 100644 --- a/41-MAT/10.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/10.usfm @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ \v 1 Jesus told his twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave them the power to drive out evil spirits that controlled people. He also enabled them to heal people who had all kinds diseases or who were sick in all kinds of ways. \s5 -\v 2 Here is a list of the twelve disciples, whom he called apostles. They were Simon, to whom he gave the new name Peter; Andrew, Peter's younger brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the younger brother of James; +\v 2 Here is a list of the twelve disciples, whom he called apostles. They were Simon, to whom he gave the new name Peter; Andrew, Peter's younger brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the younger brother of James; \v 3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; \v 4 Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who later made it possible for the Jewish leaders to arrest Jesus. \s5 \p \v 5 When Jesus was about to send his twelve. postles to tell the good news to people in various places, he gave them these instructions: "Do not go where the non-Jews live or into the towns where the Samaritans live. -\v 6 Instead, go to the people of Israel; they are like sheep who have strayed away from their shepherd. +\v 6 Instead, go to the people of Israel; they are like sheep who have strayed away from their shepherd. \v 7 When you go to them, proclaim to them that God will soon rule from heaven. \s5 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 34 "Do not think that I came to earth to cause people to live together in peace. Because I have come, some of those who follow me will die. +\v 34 "Do not think that I came to earth to cause people to live together in peace. Because I have come, some of those who follow me will die. \v 35 Because I came to earth, people who do not believe in me will be against those who do believe in me. For example, some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law. \v 36 This shows that sometimes a person's enemies will be members of his own household. diff --git a/41-MAT/11.usfm b/41-MAT/11.usfm index a43d2ffe..ab56ea57 100644 --- a/41-MAT/11.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/11.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 When John's disciples had gone away, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, "When you went out into the wilderness to see John, what was it you expected to see? You did not go there just to look at the tall grass blowing in the wind, did you? +\v 7 When John's disciples had gone away, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, "When you went out into the wilderness to see John, what was it you expected to see? You did not go there just to look at the tall grass blowing in the wind, did you? \v 8 So what kind of person did you expect to see? Surely not a man who was wearing expensive clothes. No! You know very well that people who wear clothes like that reside in kings' palaces and not in the wilderness. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/12.usfm b/41-MAT/12.usfm index 16f0c82c..81ac45bc 100644 --- a/41-MAT/12.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/12.usfm @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \v 23 All the crowds who saw it marveled. They began asking each other, "Could this man be the Christ, the descendant of King David, whom we have been expecting?" \s5 -\v 24 Because the Pharisees heard about this miracle, they said, "It is not God, but Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables this man to drive demons from people!" +\v 24 Because the Pharisees heard about this miracle, they said, "It is not God, but Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables this man to drive demons from people!" \v 25 But Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking. So he said to them, "If the people in one nation fight against each other, they will destroy their nation. If people who live in the same city or house fight each other, they will certainly not remain as one group or family. \s5 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 But because it is God's Spirit who enables me to drive out demons, that proves that the rule of God from heaven is already here. \p -\v 29 I will show you why I am able to drive out demons. A person cannot go into the house of a strong man like Satan and carry off his possessions if he does not first tie up that strong man. But if he ties him up, then he will be able to take his possessions. +\v 29 I will show you why I am able to drive out demons. A person cannot go into the house of a strong man like Satan and carry off his possessions if he does not first tie up that strong man. But if he ties him up, then he will be able to take his possessions. \p \v 30 No one can be neutral. Those who do not acknowledge that the Holy Spirit enables me to expel demons are opposing me, and those who do not gather people to become my disciples are causing those people to go away from me. @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 43 "Sometimes when an evil spirit leaves a person, it wanders around in desolate areas, seeking someone in whom he can rest. If he does not find anyone, -\v 44 he says to itself, 'I will return to the person in whom I used to live.' So he goes back and finds that the Spirit of God is not in control of that person's life. The person's life is like a house that has been swept clean and everything put in order, but it is empty. +\v 44 he says to itself, 'I will return to the person in whom I used to live.' So he goes back and finds that the Spirit of God is not in control of that person's life. The person's life is like a house that has been swept clean and everything put in order, but it is empty. \v 45 Then this evil spirit goes and gets seven other spirits that are even more evil, and they all enter that person and begin living there. So although that person's condition was bad before, it becomes much worse. That is what you wicked people who have heard me teach will experience." diff --git a/41-MAT/13.usfm b/41-MAT/13.usfm index 842022ac..441c1dc1 100644 --- a/41-MAT/13.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/13.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 14 What these people do completely fulfills what God told the prophet Isaiah to say long ago, \q \p You will hear what I say, but you will not understand it. -\q You will see what I do, but you will not learn what it means. +\q You will see what I do, but you will not learn what it means. \s5 \p @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q As if they did not really want to see anything, \q As if they did not really want to hear anything. \q They are like this so they will not think they must stop sinning; -\q They are like this so they will not think they need for me to save them. +\q They are like this so they will not think they need for me to save them. \s5 \p @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ because you understand what I say. \v 21 But because it does not penetrate deeply into their hearts, they believe it for only a short time. They are like the plants that did not have deep roots. When others treat them badly and make them suffer because they believe in what I have told them, they sin by refusing to believe in it any longer. \s5 -\v 22 Some people hear God's message, but they desire to be rich, so they worry only about money and what they can buy with money. As a result, they forget God's message and they do not do the things that God wants them to do. These people are like the soil that had the roots of thorny weeds in it. +\v 22 Some people hear God's message, but they desire to be rich, so they worry only about money and what they can buy with money. As a result, they forget God's message and they do not do the things that God wants them to do. These people are like the soil that had the roots of thorny weeds in it. \v 23 But some people hear my message and understand it. Some of them do many things that please God, some do even more things that please God, and some do very many things that please God. They are like the good soil where some of the seeds fell." \s5 @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ because you understand what I say. \s5 \p -\v 47 When God rules from heaven, it is like what certain fishermen did with the fish they caught in a lake with a large net. They caught all kinds of fish, both useful and worthless fish. +\v 47 When God rules from heaven, it is like what certain fishermen did with the fish they caught in a lake with a large net. They caught all kinds of fish, both useful and worthless fish. \v 48 When the net was full, the fishermen pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the good fish into buckets, but they threw the worthless ones away. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/15.usfm b/41-MAT/15.usfm index 3a4ca972..463c632c 100644 --- a/41-MAT/15.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/15.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 Peter said to Jesus, "Explain to us the parable about what a person eats." -\v 16 Jesus replied to them, "You should certainly understand what I teach, but I am disappointed that you do not. +\v 16 Jesus replied to them, "You should certainly understand what I teach, but I am disappointed that you do not. \v 17 You ought to understand that whatever food people eat enters their stomachs, and later what remains passes out of their bodies. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/16.usfm b/41-MAT/16.usfm index 8bcde811..25b0b65d 100644 --- a/41-MAT/16.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/16.usfm @@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ \p \v 21 From that time Jesus began to teach the disciples that it was necessary for him to go to the city of Jerusalem. There the ruling elders, the chief priests, and the men who taught the Jewish laws would cause him to suffer and die. Then on the third day after that, he would come alive again. \v 22 But Peter took Jesus aside and began to scold him for saying these things. He said, "Lord, may God never permit that to happen to you! That must certainly not happen!" -\v 23 Then Jesus turned to look at Peter, and he said to him, "Get out of my sight, because Satan is speaking through you. You are trying to get me to sin. You are not thinking what God thinks, but only what people think!" +\v 23 Then Jesus turned to look at Peter, and he said to him, "Get out of my sight, because Satan is speaking through you. You are trying to get me to sin. You are not thinking what God thinks, but only what people think!" \s5 \p -\v 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone of you wants to trust me and go where I am going, you must put away your own desires and purposes, and you must take up your own cross, and go where I lead you. -\v 25 Whoever tries to save his own life, will find that instead of saving his life, he loses it. But whoever loses his life for me, he will find his life. -\v 26 People might get everything they want in this world, but if they do not become my disciples, they gain nothing and they even lose their owns lives. What could anyone give in exchange for their own life? +\v 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone of you wants to trust me and go where I am going, you must put away your own desires and purposes, and you must take up your own cross, and go where I lead you. +\v 25 Whoever tries to save his own life, will find that instead of saving his life, he loses it. But whoever loses his life for me, he will find his life. +\v 26 People might get everything they want in this world, but if they do not become my disciples, they gain nothing and they even lose their owns lives. What could anyone give in exchange for their own life? \s5 \v 27 Listen carefully. I, the Son of Man, will leave this earth, but I will return, and the angels of heaven will accompany me. At that time I will have the glorious light that my Father has, and I will reward everyone according to what they did when they were alive in this world. diff --git a/41-MAT/17.usfm b/41-MAT/17.usfm index 45a71585..d562b29e 100644 --- a/41-MAT/17.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/17.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 10 Those three disciples asked Jesus, "If what you say is true, why do the men who teach the Jewish laws say that it is necessary for Elijah to come back to earth before the Messiah comes?" \s5 -\v 11 Jesus answered them, "It is true that God promised that Elijah would come to prepare many people for the Messiah's coming. +\v 11 Jesus answered them, "It is true that God promised that Elijah would come to prepare many people for the Messiah's coming. \v 12 But note this: Elijah has already come and our leaders have seen him, but they did not recognize him as the one who would come before the Messiah. Instead, they treated him badly, just like they desired. And those same rulers will soon treat me, the one who came from heaven, in the same manner." \v 13 Then the three disciples understood that when he was talking about Elijah, he was referring to John the Baptizer. diff --git a/41-MAT/18.usfm b/41-MAT/18.usfm index 70f9c3fa..d4220413 100644 --- a/41-MAT/18.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/18.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 How terrible it will be for those who cause others to sin. There will always be temptations to sin, but how terrible it will be for anyone to cause another person to sin. -\v 8 So if you are wanting to use one of your hands or feet to sin, stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to cut it off so you will not sin! Suppose you had only one hand or one foot and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both hands and both feet and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell because of your sin. +\v 8 So if you are wanting to use one of your hands or feet to sin, stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to cut it off so you will not sin! Suppose you had only one hand or one foot and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both hands and both feet and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell because of your sin. \s5 \v 9 Yes, and if what you see you makes you want to sin, stop looking at those things! Even if you have to gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away to keep from sinning! Suppose you had only one eye and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both eyes and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell." @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \v 29 That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, eventually.' \s5 -\v 30 But the first official kept refusing to cancel that small debt that the man owed him. Instead, he put that official into prison and to stay there until he could pay back all the money that he owed him. +\v 30 But the first official kept refusing to cancel that small debt that the man owed him. Instead, he put that official into prison and to stay there until he could pay back all the money that he owed him. \v 31 When the other officials of the king learned that this had happened, they were very distressed. So they went to the king and reported in detail what had happened. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/19.usfm b/41-MAT/19.usfm index e1be6c5e..035ec951 100644 --- a/41-MAT/19.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/19.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 The Pharisees then said to him, "If that is true, why did Moses command that a man who wanted to divorce his wife should give her a paper stating his reason for divorcing her, and then send her away?" -\v 8 Jesus said to them, "It was because your ancestors stubbornly wanted their own ways that Moses allowed them to divorce their wives, and you are no different from them. But when God first created a man and a woman, he did not intend for them to separate from each other. +\v 8 Jesus said to them, "It was because your ancestors stubbornly wanted their own ways that Moses allowed them to divorce their wives, and you are no different from them. But when God first created a man and a woman, he did not intend for them to separate from each other. \v 9 I am telling you emphatically that God considers that any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery, unless his first wife has committed adultery." \s5 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 Then some little children were brought to Jesus in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the people for doing that. +\v 13 Then some little children were brought to Jesus in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the people for doing that. \v 14 But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them! It is people who are humble and trusting like they are who belong to the rule of God from heaven." \v 15 Jesus then laid his hands on the children to bless them. Then he left that place. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \v 28 Jesus said to them, "Keep this in mind: You will get many benefits. When God makes the new earth and when I, the Son of Man, sit on my throne in my glory, those of you who have accompanied me will each sit on a throne, and you will judge the people of the twelve tribes of Israel. \s5 -\v 29 God will reward those who, because they were my disciples, left behind a house or a plot of ground, their brothers, their sisters, their father, their mother, their children, or any other family members. God will give them a hundred times as many benefits as they have given up. And they will live with God forever. +\v 29 God will reward those who, because they were my disciples, left behind a house or a plot of ground, their brothers, their sisters, their father, their mother, their children, or any other family members. God will give them a hundred times as many benefits as they have given up. And they will live with God forever. \v 30 But many people who are important in this life now will be unimportant at that future time, and many people who are unimportant now will be important at that future time." diff --git a/41-MAT/20.usfm b/41-MAT/20.usfm index ec70d405..1ef3cc34 100644 --- a/41-MAT/20.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/20.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 When Jesus was walking on the road up to Jerusalem along with the twelve disciples, he took them to a place by themselves in order that he could talk to them privately. Then he said to them, +\v 17 When Jesus was walking on the road up to Jerusalem along with the twelve disciples, he took them to a place by themselves in order that he could talk to them privately. Then he said to them, \v 18 "Listen carefully! We are now going up to Jerusalem. While we are there, someone will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the Jewish laws to seize me, the Son of Man, and they will put me on trial. They will condemn me and say that I should die. \v 19 Then they will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, and kill me by nailing me to a cross. But on the third day after that, God will cause me to live again." diff --git a/41-MAT/21.usfm b/41-MAT/21.usfm index 0de0900a..3ea17c52 100644 --- a/41-MAT/21.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/21.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1-2 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the village of Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives. Jesus said to two of his disciples, "Go to the village just ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey and her colt that are tied up. Untie them and bring them here to me. +\v 1-2 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the village of Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives. Jesus said to two of his disciples, "Go to the village just ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey and her colt that are tied up. Untie them and bring them here to me. \v 3 If anyone says anything to you about your doing that, tell him, 'The Lord needs them.' He will then allow you to lead them away." \s5 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ and sat on the cloaks. \v 24 Jesus said to them, "I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things. \s5 -\v 25 Where did John the Baptizer get his authority to baptize those who came to him? Did he get it from God or from people?' The chief priests and elders debated among themselves about what they should answer. They said to each other, "If we say, 'It was from God,' he will say to us, 'Then you should have believed his message!' +\v 25 Where did John the Baptizer get his authority to baptize those who came to him? Did he get it from God or from people?' The chief priests and elders debated among themselves about what they should answer. They said to each other, "If we say, 'It was from God,' he will say to us, 'Then you should have believed his message!' \v 26 But if we say, 'It was from people,' the crowd might react violently against us, because all the people believe that John was a prophet whom God had sent." \v 27 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know where John got his authority from." Then Jesus said to them, "Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you who gave me the right to do the things I did here yesterday." @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ and sat on the cloaks. \s5 \p -\v 43 I am telling you this: God will no longer let you Jews be the people over whom he rules from heaven. Instead, he will agree to rule over non-Jews, and they will do what he asks them to do. +\v 43 I am telling you this: God will no longer let you Jews be the people over whom he rules from heaven. Instead, he will agree to rule over non-Jews, and they will do what he asks them to do. \v 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will break into pieces, and the stone will crush anyone on whom it falls." \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/26.usfm b/41-MAT/26.usfm index 75533895..aeeb3135 100644 --- a/41-MAT/26.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/26.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 14 Then Judas Iscariot, even though he was one of the twelve disciples, went to the chief priests. +\v 14 Then Judas Iscariot, even though he was one of the twelve disciples, went to the chief priests. \v 15 He asked them, "If I enable you to arrest Jesus, how much money are you willing to give me?" They agreed to give him thirty silver coins. So they counted out the coins and gave them to him. \v 16 From that time Judas watched for an opportunity when they could arrest Jesus. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 When that evening had come, Jesus was eating the meal with the twelve disciples. +\v 20 When that evening had come, Jesus was eating the meal with the twelve disciples. \v 21 He said to them, "Listen carefully to this: One of you is going to enable my enemies to arrest me." \v 22 The disciples were very sad. They began to say to him, one after the other, "Lord, it is surely not I!" @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \v 33 Peter replied, "Perhaps all the other disciples will desert you when they see what happens to you, but I certainly will never leave you!" \v 34 Jesus replied to him, "The truth is that this very night, before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me!" -\v 35 Peter said to him, "Even if they kill me while I am defending you, I will never say that I do not know you!" All the rest of the disciples also said the same thing. +\v 35 Peter said to him, "Even if they kill me while I am defending you, I will never say that I do not know you!" All the rest of the disciples also said the same thing. @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 47 While Jesus was still speaking, Judas arrived. Even though he was one of the twelve disciples, he came to enable Jesus' enemies to arrest him. A large crowd carrying swords and clubs was coming with him. The chief priests and elders had sent them. +\v 47 While Jesus was still speaking, Judas arrived. Even though he was one of the twelve disciples, he came to enable Jesus' enemies to arrest him. A large crowd carrying swords and clubs was coming with him. The chief priests and elders had sent them. \v 48 Judas had previously arranged to give them a signal. He had told them, "The man whom I will kiss is the one you want. Arrest him!" \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/27.usfm b/41-MAT/27.usfm index 392d7096..add2957b 100644 --- a/41-MAT/27.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/27.usfm @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 57 When it was almost evening, a rich man named Joseph came there. He was from the town of Arimathea. He also was a disciple of Jesus. +\v 57 When it was almost evening, a rich man named Joseph came there. He was from the town of Arimathea. He also was a disciple of Jesus. \v 58 He went to Pilate and asked Pilate to allow him to take the body of Jesus and bury it. Pilate ordered his soldiers to allow him to take the body. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/01.usfm b/42-MRK/01.usfm index e09380db..0471ed5a 100644 --- a/42-MRK/01.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/01.usfm @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ \q "Listen! I am sending my messenger ahead of you. \q He will prepare the people to welcome you. \q -\v 3 He will call out to anyone who hears him in the wilderness, +\v 3 He will call out to anyone who hears him in the wilderness, \q 'Make yourselves ready to welcome the Lord.'" \s5 \p \v 4 The messenger that Isaiah wrote about was John. People called him "The Baptizer." John was in the wilderness; he was baptizing people and telling them, "Be sorry that you have sinned, and decide to stop it, so that God may forgive you." -\v 5 A great number of people from the district of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to the wilderness to hear John speak. Many of those who heard him agreed that they had sinned. Then John baptized them in the Jordan River. +\v 5 A great number of people from the district of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to the wilderness to hear John speak. Many of those who heard him agreed that they had sinned. Then John baptized them in the Jordan River. \v 6 John wore rough clothes made of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and honey that he found in that wilderness area. \s5 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 Later, after John was put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee. In Galilee, he was preaching God's good news. -\v 15 He was saying, "The time has come at last. God will soon show that he is king. Be sorry that you have sinned, and decide to stop it, so that God may forgive you. Believe the good news." +\v 15 He was saying, "The time has come at last. God will soon show that he is king. Be sorry that you have sinned, and decide to stop it, so that God may forgive you. Believe the good news." \s5 \p @@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ \v 22 They were amazed at the way he taught. He taught like a teacher who relies on what he himself knows. He did not teach like those who taught the Jewish laws, who repeated the different things that other men had taught. \s5 -\v 23 In the synagogue where Jesus taught, there was a man that an evil spirit controlled. The man with the evil spirit began shouting, -\v 24 "Hey! Jesus, from Nazareth! We evil spirits have nothing to do with you! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One from God!" +\v 23 In the synagogue where Jesus taught, there was a man that an evil spirit controlled. The man with the evil spirit began shouting, +\v 24 "Hey! Jesus, from Nazareth! We evil spirits have nothing to do with you! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One from God!" \v 25 Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, saying, "Be quiet and come out of him!" \v 26 The evil spirit shook the man violently. He screamed loudly, and then he came out of the man and left. @@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 32 That evening, after the sun had gone down, some people brought to Jesus many others who were sick and those that evil spirits controlled. -\v 33 It seemed as though everyone who lived in the town was gathered at the doorway of Simon's house. -\v 34 Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases. He also forced many evil spirits to come out from people. He did not allow the demons to tell people about him, because they knew that he was the Holy One from God. +\v 33 It seemed as though everyone who lived in the town was gathered at the doorway of Simon's house. +\v 34 Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases. He also forced many evil spirits to come out from people. He did not allow the demons to tell people about him, because they knew that he was the Holy One from God. \s5 \p @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \v 37 When they found him they said, "Everyone in town is looking for you." \s5 -\v 38 He said to them, "We need to go to the neighboring towns so that I can preach there as well. This is the reason I came here." +\v 38 He said to them, "We need to go to the neighboring towns so that I can preach there as well. This is the reason I came here." \v 39 So they went throughout Galilee. As they went, Jesus would preach in the synagogues and forced evil spirits to come out from people. \s5 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \s5 \v 43 Jesus spoke sternly to him before he sent him away. -\v 44 This is what Jesus said, "Do not tell anyone what just happened. Instead, go to a priest and show yourself to him in order that he may examine you. Then make the offering that Moses commanded for people who have been healed from leprosy. This will be the testimony to the community that you have been healed." +\v 44 This is what Jesus said, "Do not tell anyone what just happened. Instead, go to a priest and show yourself to him in order that he may examine you. Then make the offering that Moses commanded for people who have been healed from leprosy. This will be the testimony to the community that you have been healed." \s5 \v 45 The man did not follow Jesus' instruction. He began telling many people about how Jesus had healed him. As a result, Jesus was no longer able to enter towns publicly because the crowds would surround him. Instead, he remained outside the towns in places where no one lived. But people kept coming to him from all over that region. diff --git a/42-MRK/02.usfm b/42-MRK/02.usfm index fb90d2f0..bb530276 100644 --- a/42-MRK/02.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/02.usfm @@ -4,30 +4,30 @@ \c 2 \p \v 1 After some days had passed, Jesus returned to Capernaum. People spread the news quickly to others that Jesus had returned and was in the house. -\v 2 Soon a great number of people gathered where Jesus was staying. The number was so great that the house was full. There was no longer space to stand, not even around the doorway. Jesus spoke God's message to them. +\v 2 Soon a great number of people gathered where Jesus was staying. The number was so great that the house was full. There was no longer space to stand, not even around the doorway. Jesus spoke God's message to them. \s5 \v 3 Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. Four men carried him on a sleeping pad. -\v 4 They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because of the crowd that had gathered. So, they went up on the roof of the house and made a big hole in the roof above Jesus. They lowered the paralyzed man on his sleeping pad through the hole in front of Jesus. +\v 4 They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because of the crowd that had gathered. So, they went up on the roof of the house and made a big hole in the roof above Jesus. They lowered the paralyzed man on his sleeping pad through the hole in front of Jesus. \s5 \v 5 After Jesus perceived that the men believed that he could heal this man, he said to the paralyzed man, "My child, I have forgiven your sins!" \v 6 Some men who taught the Jewish laws were sitting there. They started thinking to themselves, -\v 7 "Who does this man think he is? He is proud and insults God by saying that! Only God can forgive sins!" +\v 7 "Who does this man think he is? He is proud and insults God by saying that! Only God can forgive sins!" \s5 \v 8 Jesus knew right away within himself what they were thinking. He said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? \v 9 Which would be easier for me to say, 'I have forgiven your sins' or 'Get up! Take your sleeping pad and walk'? \s5 -\v 10 I will show you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then he said to the paralyzed man, +\v 10 I will show you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then he said to the paralyzed man, \v 11 "Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And go home!" -\v 12 The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people there were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, "We have never before seen anything like what happened just now!" +\v 12 The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people there were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, "We have never before seen anything like what happened just now!" \s5 \p \v 13 Jesus left Capernaum and walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd came to him and he taught them. -\v 14 As he walked, he saw a man named Levi whose father's name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes. Jesus said to him, "Come with me." He got up and went with Jesus. +\v 14 As he walked, he saw a man named Levi whose father's name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes. Jesus said to him, "Come with me." He got up and went with Jesus. \s5 \v 15 Later, Jesus was eating a meal in Levi's house. Many sinners and men who collected taxes were eating with Jesus and his disciples. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \v 26 During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the house of God and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some of the bread that had been on display before God. According to our laws, only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him." \s5 -\v 27 Jesus said to them further, "The Sabbath was established for the needs of people. People were not made in order to meet the requirements of the Sabbath! +\v 27 Jesus said to them further, "The Sabbath was established for the needs of people. People were not made in order to meet the requirements of the Sabbath! \v 28 So, to be clear, the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath!" diff --git a/42-MRK/03.usfm b/42-MRK/03.usfm index 825d2b12..6d0aee5a 100644 --- a/42-MRK/03.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/03.usfm @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ \s5 \v 3 Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, "Stand up here in front of everyone!" So the man stood up. -\v 4 Then Jesus said to the people, "Do the laws that God gave Moses permit people to do good on the Sabbath, or do evil? Do the laws permit us to save a person's life on the Sabbath, or permit us to refuse to help a person and let them die?" But they did not reply. +\v 4 Then Jesus said to the people, "Do the laws that God gave Moses permit people to do good on the Sabbath, or do evil? Do the laws permit us to save a person's life on the Sabbath, or permit us to refuse to help a person and let them die?" But they did not reply. \s5 \v 5 He looked around at them angrily. He was very disappointed that they were stubborn and not willing to help the man. So he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" When the man stretched out his withered hand, it became all right again! -\v 6 The Pharisees left the synogogue. They immediately met with some of the Jews who supported Herod Antipas, who ruled the district of Galilee. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus. +\v 6 The Pharisees left the synogogue. They immediately met with some of the Jews who supported Herod Antipas, who ruled the district of Galilee. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus. \s5 \p @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 8 from Jerusalem, from towns in the district of Judea, from the district of Idumea, from the region on the east side of the Jordan River, and from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They all came to him because they had heard about what he was doing. \s5 -\v 9-10 Because he had healed many people, many other people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order to touch him. They believed that if only they touched him, it would make them well. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him in order that the crowd would not crush him when they pushed forward to touch him. +\v 9-10 Because he had healed many people, many other people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order to touch him. They believed that if only they touched him, it would make them well. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him in order that the crowd would not crush him when they pushed forward to touch him. \s5 \v 11 Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, they caused the people whom they controlled to fall down in front of Jesus and call out to him, "You are the Son of God!" @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \v 32 A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, "Your mother and younger siblings are outside. They want to see you." \s5 -\v 33 Jesus asked them, "Who is my mother? Who are my siblings?" +\v 33 Jesus asked them, "Who is my mother? Who are my siblings?" \v 34 After he looked around at those who sat with him, he said, "Look here! You are my mother and my siblings. \v 35 Those who do what God wants are my brother, my sister, or my mother!" diff --git a/42-MRK/04.usfm b/42-MRK/04.usfm index 54c494b8..83d26971 100644 --- a/42-MRK/04.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/04.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 Later, when only the twelve disciples and other close followers were with him, they asked him about the parables. +\v 10 Later, when only the twelve disciples and other close followers were with him, they asked him about the parables. \v 11 He said to them, "To you I will explain the message about how God reveals himself as king, but to the others I will speak in parables. \q \v 12 When they see what I am doing, they will not learn. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 He also said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand when I teach you other parables? +\v 13 He also said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand when I teach you other parables? \v 14 In the parable that I told you, the man who sows seeds represents someone who teaches God's message to others. \v 15 Some people are like the path where some of the seeds fell. When they hear God's message, Satan comes at once and causes them to forget what they have heard. @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \p \v 26 Jesus also said, "When God begins to show himself as king, it is like a man who has scattered seed on the ground. \v 27 Afterwards he slept each night and rose up each day without worrying about the seeds. During that time the seeds sprouted and grew in a way that he did not understand. -\v 28 The ground produced the crop on its own. First the stalks appeared. Then the heads appeared. Then the full kernels in the heads appeared. +\v 28 The ground produced the crop on its own. First the stalks appeared. Then the heads appeared. Then the full kernels in the heads appeared. \v 29 As soon as the grain was ripe he sent people to harvest it because it was time to harvest the grain." \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/05.usfm b/42-MRK/05.usfm index 92401bea..c9d3a279 100644 --- a/42-MRK/05.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/05.usfm @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ \v 2 When Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man came out from the tombs in a cemetery. Evil spirits controlled the man. \s5 -\v 3 The man was coming out of the cemetery because he lived in tombs. The people knew him and at times they tried to restrain him. They could not restrain him, not even with chains. +\v 3 The man was coming out of the cemetery because he lived in tombs. The people knew him and at times they tried to restrain him. They could not restrain him, not even with chains. \v 4 Whenever they used chains and shackles, the man would break them apart. He was so strong that no one was able to subdue him. \s5 -\v 5 Day and night the man would spend his time in the cemetery. He would scream out loud and cut himself with sharp stones. +\v 5 Day and night the man would spend his time in the cemetery. He would scream out loud and cut himself with sharp stones. \v 6 When he saw Jesus in the distance getting out of the boat, he ran over to him and knelt before him. \s5 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 She was thinking, "If I touch him or even if I touch his clothes, it will heal me." So she touched Jesus' clothes. -\v 29 At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed within herself that she had been cured of her illness. +\v 29 At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed within herself that she had been cured of her illness. \s5 \v 30 Jesus also immediately sensed within himself that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and then he asked, "Who touched my clothes?" diff --git a/42-MRK/06.usfm b/42-MRK/06.usfm index 88c69a5f..bde14395 100644 --- a/42-MRK/06.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/06.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 One day he called the twelve disciples together, and then he told them that he was going to send them out two by two to teach people in various towns. He gave them power to force evil spirits out from people. -\v 8-9 He also instructed them to wear sandals and to take along a walking stick when they were traveling. He told them not to take food, nor a bag in which to put supplies, nor any money for their journey. He also did not allow them to take an extra tunic. +\v 8-9 He also instructed them to wear sandals and to take along a walking stick when they were traveling. He told them not to take food, nor a bag in which to put supplies, nor any money for their journey. He also did not allow them to take an extra tunic. \s5 \v 10 He also instructed them, "After you enter a town, if someone invites you to stay in his house, go into his house. Eat and sleep in that same home until you leave that town. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 But Herodias was able to eventually have someone execute John. One day when they honored Herod on his birthday, he invited the most important government officials, the most important army leaders, and the most important men in the district of Galilee to eat and celebrate with him. -\v 22 While they were eating, Herodias' daughter came into the room and danced for the king and his guests. She pleased King Herod and his guests so much that he said to her, "Ask me for whatever you wish and I will give it to you!" +\v 22 While they were eating, Herodias' daughter came into the room and danced for the king and his guests. She pleased King Herod and his guests so much that he said to her, "Ask me for whatever you wish and I will give it to you!" \s5 \v 23 He also said to her, "Whatever you ask, I will give it to you! I will give you up to half of what I own and rule, if you ask for it." diff --git a/42-MRK/07.usfm b/42-MRK/07.usfm index abe0d4d4..360e60bd 100644 --- a/42-MRK/07.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/07.usfm @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For example, they refuse to eat until they first wash their hands with a special \v 28 She replied to him, "Sir, what you say is correct, but even the house dogs, who lie under the table, eat the crumbs that the children drop." \s5 -\v 29 Jesus said to her, "Because of what you have said, go home. I have caused the evil spirit to leave your daughter." +\v 29 Jesus said to her, "Because of what you have said, go home. I have caused the evil spirit to leave your daughter." \v 30 The woman returned to her house and saw that her child was lying quietly on the bed and that the evil spirit had left. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/08.usfm b/42-MRK/08.usfm index e162d54a..b3d38231 100644 --- a/42-MRK/08.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/08.usfm @@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ \v 7 They had also found that they had a few small fish. So after he thanked God for these, he told the disciples, "Distribute these also." After they distributed the fish to the crowd, \v 8 the people ate this food, and they had plenty to satisfy themselves. The disciples collected the pieces of food that were left over and filled seven large baskets. \v 9 The disciples estimated that there were about four thousand people who ate on that day. Then Jesus dismissed the crowd. -\v 10 Immediately after that, he got into the boat along with his disciples, and they went around the Sea of Galilee to the district of Dalmanutha. +\v 10 Immediately after that, he got into the boat along with his disciples, and they went around the Sea of Galilee to the district of Dalmanutha. \s5 \p \v 11 Then some Pharisees came to Jesus. They began arguing with him and insisting that he perform a miracle to show that God had sent him. -\v 12 Jesus sighed deeply within himself, and then he said, "Why are you asking me to perform a miracle? I will not do a miracle for you!" +\v 12 Jesus sighed deeply within himself, and then he said, "Why are you asking me to perform a miracle? I will not do a miracle for you!" \v 13 Then he left them. He got into the boat again, along with his disciples, and they went further around the Sea of Galilee. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/09.usfm b/42-MRK/09.usfm index f22721be..20993b12 100644 --- a/42-MRK/09.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/09.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 22 The spirit does not only do this, but he also often throws him into the fire or into the water in order to kill him. Pity us and help us, if you can!" \s5 -\v 23 Jesus exclaimed to him, "Of course I can! God can do anything for people who believe in him!" +\v 23 Jesus exclaimed to him, "Of course I can! God can do anything for people who believe in him!" \v 24 Immediately the child's father shouted, "I believe that you can help me, but I do not believe strongly. Help me to believe more strongly!" \v 25 Jesus saw that the crowd was growing. He rebuked the evil spirit: "You evil spirit, you who are causing this boy to be deaf and unable to talk! I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!" @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \p \v 33 Then Jesus and his disciples returned to Capernaum. When they were in the house, he asked them, "What were you talking about while we were traveling on the road?" \v 34 But they did not reply. They had been arguing with each other about which one of them was the most important. -\v 35 He sat down, he called the twelve disciples to come close to him and then said to them, "If anyone wants God to consider him to be the most important person of all, he must consider himself to be the least important person of all, and he must serve everyone else." +\v 35 He sat down, he called the twelve disciples to come close to him and then said to them, "If anyone wants God to consider him to be the most important person of all, he must consider himself to be the least important person of all, and he must serve everyone else." \s5 \v 36 Then he took a child and placed him among them. He took the child in his arms and then he said to them, @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 38 John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone who was forcing evil spirits out of people. He claimed that he had authority from you to do that. So we told him to stop doing it because he was not one of the disciples." +\v 38 John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone who was forcing evil spirits out of people. He claimed that he had authority from you to do that. So we told him to stop doing it because he was not one of the disciples." \v 39 Jesus said, "Do not tell him to stop doing that. For no one will say bad things about me soon after performing a mighty deed with my authority. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/10.usfm b/42-MRK/10.usfm index 981788a4..adf63b53 100644 --- a/42-MRK/10.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/10.usfm @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ \s5 \v 7 That explains why God said, 'When a man marries, he must leave his parents and join with his wife. -\v 8 They should become so closely united that they are like one person. And the two people will be like one person. -\v 9 Because that is true, a man must not separate from his wife. God has joined them together and he wishes them to stay together!" +\v 8 They should become so closely united that they are like one person. And the two people will be like one person. +\v 9 Because that is true, a man must not separate from his wife. God has joined them together and he wishes them to stay together!" \s5 \p @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 32 Some days later as they continued to travel, Jesus and his disciples were walking on the road that leads up to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were astonished and the other people who were with them were afraid. Along the way he took the twelve disciples to a place by themselves. Then he began to tell them again about what was going to happen to him; he said, +\v 32 Some days later as they continued to travel, Jesus and his disciples were walking on the road that leads up to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were astonished and the other people who were with them were afraid. Along the way he took the twelve disciples to a place by themselves. Then he began to tell them again about what was going to happen to him; he said, \v 33 "Listen carefully! We are going up to Jerusalem. There the chief priests and the men who teach the laws will arrest me, the Son of Man. They will declare that I must die. Then they will take me to the Roman authorities. \v 34 Their men will ridicule me and spit on me. They will whip me, and then they will kill me. But on the third day after that, I will become alive again!" diff --git a/42-MRK/12.usfm b/42-MRK/12.usfm index 08012faf..66b6604e 100644 --- a/42-MRK/12.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/12.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 The Jewish leaders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some members of the party that supported Herod Antipas and the Roman government. They wanted to trick Jesus; they wanted to make him say something wrong, so they could show people that he taught wrong things and get him into trouble with the Roman government. +\v 13 The Jewish leaders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some members of the party that supported Herod Antipas and the Roman government. They wanted to trick Jesus; they wanted to make him say something wrong, so they could show people that he taught wrong things and get him into trouble with the Roman government. \v 14 After they arrived, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you teach the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about what people say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants us to do. So tell us what you think about this matter: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?" \v 15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know what God wanted them to do. So he said to them, "I know that you are just trying to make me say something wrong for which you can accuse me. But I will answer your question anyway. Bring me a coin so that I might look at it." @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \s5 \v 24 Jesus replied to them, "You are certainly wrong. You do not know the scriptures teach about this. You also do not understand God's power to make people alive again. -\v 25 That woman will not be the wife of any of those brothers, because when people become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven. Angels do not marry. +\v 25 That woman will not be the wife of any of those brothers, because when people become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven. Angels do not marry. \s5 \v 26 But let me talk about people becoming alive again after they die. In the book that Moses wrote, he wrote about people who have died; I am sure that you have read it. When Moses was looking at the bush that was burning, God said to him, 'I am the God whom Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worship.' @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 35 Later, while Jesus was teaching in the temple area, he said to the people, "How is it that those who teach the law say—and they are correct in saying—that the Messiah is the son of David? +\v 35 Later, while Jesus was teaching in the temple area, he said to the people, "How is it that those who teach the law say—and they are correct in saying—that the Messiah is the son of David? \v 36 The Holy Spirit caused David to say about the Messiah, 'God said to my Lord, "Sit here beside me at my right hand, in the place where I will highly honor you above everyone else! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies!"' \v 37 In this Psalm of David he refers to the Messiah as 'Lord.' But how—as the teachers of the law correctly say—can the Messiah also be the son of David?" Many people listened to him gladly as he taught these things. diff --git a/42-MRK/13.usfm b/42-MRK/13.usfm index 751587c9..938c5e48 100644 --- a/42-MRK/13.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/13.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 While Jesus was leaving the temple area, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look at how marvelous these huge stones are and how wonderful these buildings are!" -\v 2 Jesus said to him, "Yes, these buildings that you are looking at are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. They will be destroyed completely. No stone here in this temple area will remain on top of another stone." +\v 2 Jesus said to him, "Yes, these buildings that you are looking at are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. They will be destroyed completely. No stone here in this temple area will remain on top of another stone." @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \v 32 But no one knows the exact time when I will return. The angels in heaven also do not know. Even I, God's Son, do not know. Only my Father knows. \s5 -\v 33 So be ready! Always be alert, because you do not know when that time will come when all these events will happen! +\v 33 So be ready! Always be alert, because you do not know when that time will come when all these events will happen! \v 34 When a man who wants to travel to a distant place is about to leave his house, he tells his servants that they should manage the house. He tells each one what he should do. Then he tells the doorkeeper to be ready for his return. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/14.usfm b/42-MRK/14.usfm index 02428cd9..8924019e 100644 --- a/42-MRK/14.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/14.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 Then Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests to talk about helping them to capture Jesus. He did that even though he was one of the twelve disciples. -\v 11 When the chief priests heard what he was willing to do for them, they were very happy. They promised that they would give him a large amount of money in return. Judas agreed and began watching for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them. +\v 11 When the chief priests heard what he was willing to do for them, they were very happy. They promised that they would give him a large amount of money in return. Judas agreed and began watching for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them. @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 16 So the two disciples left. They went into the city and found everything to be just like he had told them. They prepared the meal for the Passover Celebration there. \s5 -\v 17 When it was evening, Jesus arrived at that house with the twelve disciples. +\v 17 When it was evening, Jesus arrived at that house with the twelve disciples. \p \v 18 As they were all sitting there and eating, Jesus said, "Listen carefully to this: One of you will make it possible for my enemies to arrest me. It is one of you who is eating with me right now!" \v 19 The disciples became very sad and they said to him one by one, "Surely it is not I?" diff --git a/42-MRK/16.usfm b/42-MRK/16.usfm index 8a4f3bd5..9ae83212 100644 --- a/42-MRK/16.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/16.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 They entered the tomb and saw an angel who looked like a young man. He was sitting at the right side of the cave. He was wearing a white robe. As a result, they were astonished. -\v 6 The young man said to them, "Do not be astonished! I know that you are looking for Jesus, the man from Nazareth, who was nailed to a cross and crucified. But he has become alive again! He is not here! Look! Here is the place where they placed his body. +\v 6 The young man said to them, "Do not be astonished! I know that you are looking for Jesus, the man from Nazareth, who was nailed to a cross and crucified. But he has become alive again! He is not here! Look! Here is the place where they placed his body. \v 7 Go and tell his disciples. Particularly be sure that you tell Peter. Tell them, 'Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee, and you will see him there, just like he told you previously'!" \s5 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \p \v 15 He said to them, "Go into the whole world and preach the good news to everyone! -\v 16 God will save everyone who believes your message and who is baptized. He will condemn everyone who does not believe. +\v 16 God will save everyone who believes your message and who is baptized. He will condemn everyone who does not believe. \s5 \v 17 Those who believe the good news will perform miracles to show that I am with them. By my power they will do miracles like these: they will force evil spirits out of people. They will speak in languages that they have not learned. diff --git a/43-LUK/01.usfm b/43-LUK/01.usfm index 1cae6624..b1dfea71 100644 --- a/43-LUK/01.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/01.usfm @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 When Elizabeth had been pregnant for almost six months, God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in the district of Galilee. +\v 26 When Elizabeth had been pregnant for almost six months, God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in the district of Galilee. \v 27 He went there to speak to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, who was a descendent of King David. The virgin's name was Mary. \v 28 The angel said to her, "Greetings! The Lord is with you and has shown great kindness to you!" \v 29 But Mary felt very troubled when she heard his greeting. She wondered what the angel meant by these words. @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 69 He is sending us someone who will powerfully save us, \q someone who is descended from his servant, King David. -\q \v 70 Long ago God caused his prophets to say that he would do that. +\q \v 70 Long ago God caused his prophets to say that he would do that. \q \v 71 This powerful Savior will rescue us from our enemies, \q and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us. diff --git a/43-LUK/02.usfm b/43-LUK/02.usfm index 3dc642ac..94936d09 100644 --- a/43-LUK/02.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/02.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ l \s5 \v 17 After seeing him, they told everyone what had been told to them about this child. -\v 18 All the people who heard what the shepherds said to them were amazed. +\v 18 All the people who heard what the shepherds said to them were amazed. \v 19 But Mary kept thinking about all the things she had heard and carefully remembered them. \v 20 The shepherds returned to the fields where their sheep were. They kept talking about how great God is and praising him for all the things that they had heard and seen, because everything happened exactly like the angels had told them. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ l \s5 \p -\v 25 At that time there was an old man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He did what was pleasing to God and obeyed God's laws. He was eagerly waiting for God to send the Messiah to encourage the Israelite people and the Holy Spirit was directing him. +\v 25 At that time there was an old man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He did what was pleasing to God and obeyed God's laws. He was eagerly waiting for God to send the Messiah to encourage the Israelite people and the Holy Spirit was directing him. \v 26 The Holy Spirit had previously revealed to him that he would see the Lord's promised Messiah before he died. \s5 @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ l \s5 \v 48 When his parents saw him, they were very surprised. His mother said to him, "My son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried as we have been searching for you!" -\v 49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I needed to be involved in what my Father does?" +\v 49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I needed to be involved in what my Father does?" \v 50 But they did not understand the meaning of what he said to them. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/03.usfm b/43-LUK/03.usfm index 9f7c47fe..4eaeb0c5 100644 --- a/43-LUK/03.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/03.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 13 He said to them, "Do not collect from the people more money than the Roman government tells you to collect!" \s5 -\v 14 Some soldiers asked him, "And us? What should we do?" He said to them, "Do not force people to give you money by threatening them, and do not falsely accuse anyone of doing something wrong! Be content with the amount of money you earn." +\v 14 Some soldiers asked him, "And us? What should we do?" He said to them, "Do not force people to give you money by threatening them, and do not falsely accuse anyone of doing something wrong! Be content with the amount of money you earn." \s5 \v 15 People were getting very hopeful that the Messiah might be coming soon, and many of them were wondering if John might be the Messiah. diff --git a/43-LUK/04.usfm b/43-LUK/04.usfm index 717014e8..528a1090 100644 --- a/43-LUK/04.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/04.usfm @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \s5 \v 33 That day, there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. The man shouted very loudly, -\v 34 "Hey! Jesus, from Nazareth! Evil spirits have nothing to do with you! Have you come to destroy us all? I know who you are. You are the Holy One from God!" +\v 34 "Hey! Jesus, from Nazareth! Evil spirits have nothing to do with you! Have you come to destroy us all? I know who you are. You are the Holy One from God!" \s5 \v 35 Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, saying, "Be quiet and come out of him!" The demon threw the man down on the ground in the midst of the people and came out of him without harming him. @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 42 Early the next morning Jesus left that house and went to an uninhabited place to pray. Crowds of people were searching for him, and when they found him they kept urging him not to leave them. -\v 43 But he said to them, "I must tell people in other cities also the message about how God is going to rule everyone, because that is what I was sent to do." +\v 43 But he said to them, "I must tell people in other cities also the message about how God is going to rule everyone, because that is what I was sent to do." \v 44 So he kept preaching in the synagogues in various towns in the province of Judea. diff --git a/43-LUK/05.usfm b/43-LUK/05.usfm index e9916874..19751b28 100644 --- a/43-LUK/05.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/05.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 After he finished teaching them, he said to Simon, "Take the boat out to deeper water and let your nets down into the water to catch some fish." -\v 5 Simon replied, "Master, we worked hard through the whole night, and yet we did not catch any fish. But I will let down the nets again, because you told me to." +\v 5 Simon replied, "Master, we worked hard through the whole night, and yet we did not catch any fish. But I will let down the nets again, because you told me to." \v 6 So Simon and his men let down their nets and they caught so many fish that their nets began to break. \v 7 They motioned to their fishing partners in the other boat to come and help them. So they came and filled both boats so full with fish that they began to sink. @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 One day when Jesus was teaching, some men from the Pharisee sect were sitting nearby. Some of them were expert teachers of the Jewish laws. They had come from many villages in the district of Galilee and also from Jerusalem and other cities in the province of Judea. At that same time, the Lord was giving Jesus power to heal people. +\v 17 One day when Jesus was teaching, some men from the Pharisee sect were sitting nearby. Some of them were expert teachers of the Jewish laws. They had come from many villages in the district of Galilee and also from Jerusalem and other cities in the province of Judea. At that same time, the Lord was giving Jesus power to heal people. \s5 -\v 18 While Jesus was there, several men brought to him a man who was paralyzed. They were carrying the man on a sleeping pad and tried to bring him into the house to lay him down in front of Jesus. +\v 18 While Jesus was there, several men brought to him a man who was paralyzed. They were carrying the man on a sleeping pad and tried to bring him into the house to lay him down in front of Jesus. \v 19 But they were not able to bring him in because there was such a large crowd of people in the house, so they went up the outside steps onto the roof. Then they removed some of the tiles from the roof to make an opening. They lowered the man on his sleeping pad through the opening into the middle of the crowd and put him down right in front of Jesus. \s5 @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \p \v 33 Those Jewish leaders said to Jesus, "The disciples of John the Baptizer often abstain from food and pray, and the disciples of the Pharisees do that, too. But your disciples keep on eating and drinking! Why do they not fast like the others?" \v 34 Jesus answered, You do not tell the friends of the bridegroom to fast while he is still with them, do you? No, no one would do that! -\v 35 But some day the bridegroom will be taken away from his friends. Then, at that time, they will abstain from food." +\v 35 But some day the bridegroom will be taken away from his friends. Then, at that time, they will abstain from food." \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/06.usfm b/43-LUK/06.usfm index 8ae0da5b..d22bc91f 100644 --- a/43-LUK/06.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/06.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 19 Everyone in the crowd tried to touch him, because he was healing everyone by his power. \s5 -\v 20 Then he looked at his disciples and said, "It is very good for you who are poor, because God is ruling you. +\v 20 Then he looked at his disciples and said, "It is very good for you who are poor, because God is ruling you. \v 21 It is very good for you who are hungry now, because God will give you everything you need. \p It is very good for you who are grieving now, because God will someday make you laugh with joy. @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 But how sad for you who are rich; your riches have already given you all the comfort you will get. +\v 24 But how sad for you who are rich; your riches have already given you all the comfort you will get. \v 25 How sad for you who think that you have everything that you need now; you will realize that these things will not satisfy you. \p How sad for you who are joyful now; later you will grieve and be very sad. @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 39 He also gave his disciples this parable: "A blind man should not try to lead another blind man. If he did, they both would fall into a hole! +\v 39 He also gave his disciples this parable: "A blind man should not try to lead another blind man. If he did, they both would fall into a hole! \v 40 A disciple is not greater than his teacher. But when he is fully trained, he will become like his teacher. So you should become like me. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/07.usfm b/43-LUK/07.usfm index a6491b1b..7509de06 100644 --- a/43-LUK/07.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/07.usfm @@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ \v 1 After Jesus finished speaking to the people, he went to the town of Capernaum. \s5 -\v 2 In that town there was a centurion in the Roman army who had a slave that was dear to him. This slave was so sick that he was about to die. -\v 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Jesus to ask him to come and heal his slave. -\v 4 When they came to Jesus, they earnestly asked him to help the centurion's slave. They said, "He deserves that you do this for him, +\v 2 In that town there was a centurion in the Roman army who had a slave that was dear to him. This slave was so sick that he was about to die. +\v 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Jesus to ask him to come and heal his slave. +\v 4 When they came to Jesus, they earnestly asked him to help the centurion's slave. They said, "He deserves that you do this for him, \v 5 because he loves our people and he built our synagogue for us." \s5 -\v 6 So Jesus started going to the officer's house with them. When he was almost there, the officer sent some friends to give this message to Jesus: "Lord, do not trouble yourself any further, since I am not worthy that you should come into my house. +\v 6 So Jesus started going to the officer's house with them. When he was almost there, the officer sent some friends to give this message to Jesus: "Lord, do not trouble yourself any further, since I am not worthy that you should come into my house. \v 7 That is why I do not think that I am worthy to come to you myself. But you can heal my slave if you say just one word. -\v 8 I know that you can do this because I am a man who must obey the orders of my superiors, and I also have soldiers who must obey my orders. When I say to one of them, 'Go!', he goes, and when I say to another, 'Come!', he comes. When I say to my slave, 'Do this!', he does it." +\v 8 I know that you can do this because I am a man who must obey the orders of my superiors, and I also have soldiers who must obey my orders. When I say to one of them, 'Go!', he goes, and when I say to another, 'Come!', he comes. When I say to my slave, 'Do this!', he does it." \s5 -\v 9 When Jesus heard what the officer had said, he was amazed at him. Then he turned to the crowd that was with him and said, "I tell you, I have not found any Israelite who trusts me as much as this Gentile does!" +\v 9 When Jesus heard what the officer had said, he was amazed at him. Then he turned to the crowd that was with him and said, "I tell you, I have not found any Israelite who trusts me as much as this Gentile does!" \v 10 When those people who had come from the centurion returned to his house, they found out that the slave was in good health again. \p @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 15 The man sat up and began to talk! Then Jesus led him back to his mother. \s5 -\v 16 Everyone there was overcome with awe. They praised God and said to each other, "A great prophet has come among us!" and, "God has come to care for his people!" +\v 16 Everyone there was overcome with awe. They praised God and said to each other, "A great prophet has come among us!" and, "God has come to care for his people!" \v 17 Then this news about what Jesus had done spread throughout the region of Judea and all the other nearby areas. \s5 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 20 When those two men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptizer sent us to ask you, 'Are you the one whom God promised would come, or should we expect someone else?'" \s5 -\v 21 At that same time Jesus was healing many people from sicknesses and serious diseases, and from evil spirits. He also healed many blind people so that they were able to see. +\v 21 At that same time Jesus was healing many people from sicknesses and serious diseases, and from evil spirits. He also healed many blind people so that they were able to see. \v 22 So he answered those two men, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: People who were blind are now seeing. People who were lame are now walking. People who had skin diseases are being healed. People who were deaf can now hear. People who were dead are being made to live again and good news is being proclaimed to the poor. \v 23 And also tell him, "God will bless anyone who sees what I do and hears what I teach and does not turn away from me." @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \p \v 36 One day a certain Pharisee named Simon invited Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the man's house and reclined at a table to eat. \v 37 There was also a woman in that city whom many people knew had been a prostitute. When she heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house, she went there, taking a stone jar that contained perfume. -\v 38 As Jesus was reclining to eat, the woman stood behind him at his feet. She was crying, and her tears fell on Jesus' feet. She continually wiped his feet with her hair, and kept kissing them and anointing them with the perfume. +\v 38 As Jesus was reclining to eat, the woman stood behind him at his feet. She was crying, and her tears fell on Jesus' feet. She continually wiped his feet with her hair, and kept kissing them and anointing them with the perfume. \s5 \v 39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw what the woman was doing, he thought, "If this man were really a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of person she is, that she is a sinner. " diff --git a/43-LUK/08.usfm b/43-LUK/08.usfm index bfe5faa7..2a933df4 100644 --- a/43-LUK/08.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/08.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 8 \p \v 1 After that, Jesus and his twelve disciples traveled around through various cities and villages. As they went, Jesus preached to people, proclaiming the good news that God would soon reveal himself as king. -\v 2 Also traveling with them were several women whom he had healed from evil spirits and sicknesses. These included Mary from the village of Magdala, out of whom he had forced seven evil spirits, +\v 2 Also traveling with them were several women whom he had healed from evil spirits and sicknesses. These included Mary from the village of Magdala, out of whom he had forced seven evil spirits, \v 3 Joanna, the wife of Chuza, who was one of King Herod Antipas' managers, Susanna, and many others. They were providing some of their own funds to support Jesus and his disciples. \s5 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 Now, this is what the story means: The seeds represent God's word. -\v 12 The seeds that fell on the pathway show what happens when people hear God's word, but afterwards the devil comes and takes that word away from their minds and hearts. As a result, they do not believe it and are not saved. +\v 12 The seeds that fell on the pathway show what happens when people hear God's word, but afterwards the devil comes and takes that word away from their minds and hearts. As a result, they do not believe it and are not saved. \v 13 The seeds that fell on the rocky ground show what happens when people hear God's word and receive it joyfully, but they do not have deep roots. As a result, they only believe for a short time. As soon as difficult things happen to them, they stop believing God's word. \s5 @@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 Jesus and his disciples continued sailing and came to the region where the Gerasene people lived, on the opposite side of the lake from the district of Galilee. -\v 27 After Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the land, he was met by a certain man from the town in that area. This man had demons in him. For a long time this man had not worn clothes and did not live in a house. Instead, he lived in the burial caves. +\v 27 After Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the land, he was met by a certain man from the town in that area. This man had demons in him. For a long time this man had not worn clothes and did not live in a house. Instead, he lived in the burial caves. \s5 \p -\v 28 When he saw Jesus, the man cried out, lay face down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!" +\v 28 When he saw Jesus, the man cried out, lay face down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!" \v 29 The man said this because Jesus had just commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. Although the man had been bound with chains on his wrists and ankles while people guarded him, many times the evil spirit would suddenly seize him by force. Then the man would break the chains and the demon would make him go out into deserted places. \s5 \v 30 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Thousands." He said that because many demons had entered that man. -\v 31 The demons kept begging Jesus not to command them to go into the deep pit where God punishes demons. +\v 31 The demons kept begging Jesus not to command them to go into the deep pit where God punishes demons. \s5 \v 32 There was a large herd of pigs grazing on the hillside nearby. The demons begged Jesus to allow them to enter the pigs, and he allowed them. @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ \s5 \v 36 The men who had seen what had happened told the people who had just arrived how Jesus had healed the man who had been controlled by demons. -\v 37 Then many people from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area because they were very afraid. So Jesus and the disciples got into the boat to go back across the lake. +\v 37 Then many people from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area because they were very afraid. So Jesus and the disciples got into the boat to go back across the lake. \s5 \v 38 Before they left, the man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus saying, "Please, let me go with you!" But instead, Jesus sent him away by saying to him, -\v 39 "No, go back to your house and tell people how much God has done for you!" So the man went away and told people throughout the town how much Jesus had done for him. +\v 39 "No, go back to your house and tell people how much God has done for you!" So the man went away and told people throughout the town how much Jesus had done for him. \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/09.usfm b/43-LUK/09.usfm index f17365f9..035b2cca 100644 --- a/43-LUK/09.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/09.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Before they left, he said to them, "Do not take anything with you for your journey. Do not take a walking stick or a traveler's bag or food or money. Do not even take an extra tunic. -\v 4 Whatever house you enter, stay in that house until you leave that area. +\v 4 Whatever house you enter, stay in that house until you leave that area. \s5 \v 5 In any town where the people do not welcome you, you should not continue to stay there. As you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet. Do that as a warning against them for rejecting you." @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Herod, the ruler over the district of Galilee, heard about everything that was happening. He was perplexed, because some people were saying that John the Baptizer had become alive again. +\v 7 Herod, the ruler over the district of Galilee, heard about everything that was happening. He was perplexed, because some people were saying that John the Baptizer had become alive again. \v 8 Other people were saying that the prophet Elijah had appeared again and still others were saying that one of the other prophets from long ago had become alive again. -\v 9 But Herod said, "It cannot be John because I had his head cut off. So who is this man that I am hearing these things about?" And he kept looking for a way to see Jesus. +\v 9 But Herod said, "It cannot be John because I had his head cut off. So who is this man that I am hearing these things about?" And he kept looking for a way to see Jesus. \s5 \p @@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ \s5 \p -\v 12 Now it was getting late in the day, so the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Please send this large crowd of people away so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms to get some food and find places to stay, since we are out here in this isolated place" +\v 12 Now it was getting late in the day, so the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Please send this large crowd of people away so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms to get some food and find places to stay, since we are out here in this isolated place" \v 13 But he said to them, "You must give them something to eat!" They replied, "All we have are five small loaves of bread and two small fish. We could never go buy enough food for all these people!" \v 14 They said this because there were about five thousand men there. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Tell the people to sit down in groups, with about fifty people in each group." \s5 \v 15 So the disciples did that and the people all sat down. \v 16 Then he took the five bread loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven and praised God for them. Then he tore them into pieces and gave them to the disciples for them to distribute to the people. -\v 17 They all ate and everyone had enough to eat. Then the disciples collected the leftover pieces of food, which filled twelve baskets! +\v 17 They all ate and everyone had enough to eat. Then the disciples collected the leftover pieces of food, which filled twelve baskets! \s5 \p \v 18 One day while Jesus was praying in private, his disciples came to him and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" -\v 19 They replied, "Some people say that you are John the Baptizer, but others say that you are the prophet Elijah, and still others say that you are one of the other prophets from long ago who has come back to life again." +\v 19 They replied, "Some people say that you are John the Baptizer, but others say that you are the prophet Elijah, and still others say that you are one of the other prophets from long ago who has come back to life again." \s5 \v 20 He asked them, "What about you? Who do you say that I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah, who has come from God." @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \p \v 23 Then he said to them all, "If any one of you wants to follow me as my disciple, you must not do only what you desire to do. Rather, every day you must be willing to suffer, even to the point of giving up your life. \v 24 You must do that, because those who try to save their own lives for themselves will lose them eternally, but those who give up their lives because of being my disciples will save their lives eternally. -\v 25 How does it benefit you if you gain everything in this world but then end up losing, or even giving up, your own self? +\v 25 How does it benefit you if you gain everything in this world but then end up losing, or even giving up, your own self? \s5 \v 26 As for people who reject my message and refuse to say that they belong to me, I, the Son of Man will also refuse to say that they belong to me when I come back in my glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \s5 \v 30 Suddenly, two prophets from long ago were there talking with Jesus; they were Moses and Elijah. -\v 31 They appeared surrounded in glory, and spoke with Jesus about his departure, which would soon be accomplished in Jerusalem. +\v 31 They appeared surrounded in glory, and spoke with Jesus about his departure, which would soon be accomplished in Jerusalem. \s5 \v 32 Peter and the other disciples who were with him were very sleepy. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory; they also saw the two men standing with him. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \s5 \v 34 As he was saying these things, a cloud formed and covered them. The disciples were afraid as the cloud surrounded them. \v 35 God's voice spoke to them from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him!" -\v 36 When the voice had finished speaking, the three disciples saw that only Jesus was there. They were silent and for a long time they did not tell anyone what they had seen. +\v 36 When the voice had finished speaking, the three disciples saw that only Jesus was there. They were silent and for a long time they did not tell anyone what they had seen. \s5 \p @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 46 Sometime later, the disciples began to argue among themselves about which one of them would be the most important. -\v 47 But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he brought a young child to stand beside him. +\v 47 But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he brought a young child to stand beside him. \v 48 He said to them, "If someone welcomes a little child like this because of me, it is the same as welcoming me. And if someone welcomes me, it is the same as welcoming God, who sent me. Remember that those among you who seem to be the least important are the ones whom God considers to be most important." \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/10.usfm b/43-LUK/10.usfm index 8b0bcc64..c50cbf7b 100644 --- a/43-LUK/10.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/10.usfm @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ \s5 \v 5 Whenever you enter a house, first say to those people, 'May God give peace to you who are in this house!' \v 6 If the people who live there are desiring to have God's peace, they will experience the peace that you are offering them. If the people who live there are not desiring to have God's peace, the peace you have offered will return to you. -\v 7 Stay in that same house until you leave that village. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you, because a worker deserves to receive payment for his work. +\v 7 Stay in that same house until you leave that village. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you, because a worker deserves to receive payment for his work. \s5 -\v 8 Whenever you enter a town and the people there welcome you, eat whatever food they provide for you. +\v 8 Whenever you enter a town and the people there welcome you, eat whatever food they provide for you. \v 9 Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, 'God will soon rule everywhere as king.' \s5 \v 10 But if you enter a town whose people do not welcome you, go into its main streets and say, \v 11 'As a warning against you, we will wipe off even the dust that sticks to our feet as we are leaving your town. Yet be sure of this; God will soon rule everything as king.' -\v 12 I tell you that on the final day when God judges everyone, the people of that town will be punished even more severely than the wicked people who lived long ago in the city of Sodom! +\v 12 I tell you that on the final day when God judges everyone, the people of that town will be punished even more severely than the wicked people who lived long ago in the city of Sodom! \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/11.usfm b/43-LUK/11.usfm index 24edbf5e..939c0232 100644 --- a/43-LUK/11.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/11.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us what to say when we pray, as John taught his disciples!" \s5 -\v 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say things like this: 'Father, may all people honor your name as holy. May you soon rule all people everywhere. +\v 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say things like this: 'Father, may all people honor your name as holy. May you soon rule all people everywhere. \s5 \v 3 Please give us each day the food that we need. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 5 Then he said to them, "Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you stand outside and call out to him, 'My friend, please lend me three loaves of bread! \v 6 Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived at my house, but I have no food ready to give to him!' \v 7 Suppose that he answers you from inside the house, 'Do not bother me! The door has been locked and all my family are in bed. So I cannot get up and give you anything!' -\v 8 I tell you, he may not want to get up and give you any food even though you are his friend. But because you keep persisting in asking him, he will certainly get up and give you whatever you need. +\v 8 I tell you, he may not want to get up and give you any food even though you are his friend. But because you keep persisting in asking him, he will certainly get up and give you whatever you need. \s5 \v 9 So I tell you this: Keep asking God for what you need, and he will give it to you. Keep seeking his will and he will show it to you. Keep on praying urgently to God, like someone knocking on a door, and he will open the way for you to receive what you pray for. @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 42 But how terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You carefully give to God a tenth of all you have, including even the herbs that you grow in your gardens. But then you do not love God or act justly toward others. You should make sure that you love God and act justly toward others in addition to giving to God. +\v 42 But how terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You carefully give to God a tenth of all you have, including even the herbs that you grow in your gardens. But then you do not love God or act justly toward others. You should make sure that you love God and act justly toward others in addition to giving to God. \s5 \v 43 How terrible it will be for you Pharisees, because you like to sit in the most important seats in the synagogues, and you like people to greet you with special honor in the marketplaces. diff --git a/43-LUK/12.usfm b/43-LUK/12.usfm index 9a2769d1..fc7f7f19 100644 --- a/43-LUK/12.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/12.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \v 6 Think about the sparrows. They have so little value that you can buy five of them for only two small coins and yet God never forgets any of them! -\v 7 God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. Do not be afraid, because you are more valuable to God than many sparrows. +\v 7 God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. Do not be afraid, because you are more valuable to God than many sparrows. \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/13.usfm b/43-LUK/13.usfm index 496df458..51d54bf9 100644 --- a/43-LUK/13.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/13.usfm @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 Then again he said, "I will tell you in another way what it will be like when God shows himself as king. -\v 21 It is like a little bit of yeast that a woman mixed with about twenty-five kilograms of flour. That small amount of yeast made the whole batch of dough swell up." +\v 21 It is like a little bit of yeast that a woman mixed with about twenty-five kilograms of flour. That small amount of yeast made the whole batch of dough swell up." \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/14.usfm b/43-LUK/14.usfm index 8e8f3248..c8e494c4 100644 --- a/43-LUK/14.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/14.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Jesus noticed that the people who had been invited to the meal were choosing to sit in the places where important people usually sit. Then he gave this advice to them: +\v 7 Jesus noticed that the people who had been invited to the meal were choosing to sit in the places where important people usually sit. Then he gave this advice to them: \v 8 "When one of you is invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. It may be that a man more important than you has also been invited to the feast. \v 9 When that man comes, the man who invited both of you will come say to you, 'Let this man take your seat!' Then you will have to take the least important seat, and you will be ashamed. diff --git a/43-LUK/15.usfm b/43-LUK/15.usfm index 8496e8eb..434f4192 100644 --- a/43-LUK/15.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/15.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 So Jesus told them this parable: -\v 4 "Suppose that one of you has a hundred sheep and you lose one of them. Certainly you will leave the ninety-nine other sheep in the wilderness and go search for the lost sheep until you have found it. +\v 4 "Suppose that one of you has a hundred sheep and you lose one of them. Certainly you will leave the ninety-nine other sheep in the wilderness and go search for the lost sheep until you have found it. \v 5 And when you find it, you will joyfully put it on your shoulders to carry it home. \s5 @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ \s5 \v 20 So he left there and started traveling back to his father's house. But while he was still a great distance from the house, his father saw him and felt deep compassion for him. He ran to his son and embraced him and kissed him on the cheek. -\v 21 His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against God and against you. So I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' +\v 21 His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against God and against you. So I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' \s5 \v 22 But his father said to his servants; 'Go quickly and bring my best robe and put it on my son. Also put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet! -\v 23 And bring the calf that has been fattened for a special occasion and kill it, so that we can eat it and celebrate! +\v 23 And bring the calf that has been fattened for a special occasion and kill it, so that we can eat it and celebrate! \v 24 We need to celebrate because this son of mine was like a dead man, but he is now alive again! He was like a lost person, but he has now been found!' So they all began to celebrate. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/16.usfm b/43-LUK/16.usfm index 28f34544..24a5bb21 100644 --- a/43-LUK/16.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/16.usfm @@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ \s5 \v 10 People who faithfully manage only small amounts of money, can also be trusted with much more. People who are dishonest in the way they handle unimportant duties will be dishonest in the way they handle important matters. \v 11 You have money in your care that was made dishonestly, but if you have not been honest in the way you have managed that money, no one will give you property of your own. -\v 12 You have been managing other people's money, but if you were dishonest you should not expect anyone to give you money you could invest for yourself. +\v 12 You have been managing other people's money, but if you were dishonest you should not expect anyone to give you money you could invest for yourself. \s5 \v 13 No servant is able to serve two different masters at the same time. If he tried to do that, he would hate one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. You cannot devote your life to serving God if you are also devoting your life to acquiring money and other material possessions." \s5 \p -\v 14 When the Pharisees who were there heard Jesus say that, they made fun of him because they loved to acquire money. -\v 15 But Jesus said to them, "You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your hearts. Keep in mind that many things that people praise as being very important, God considers to be detestable. +\v 14 When the Pharisees who were there heard Jesus say that, they made fun of him because they loved to acquire money. +\v 15 But Jesus said to them, "You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your hearts. Keep in mind that many things that people praise as being very important, God considers to be detestable. \s5 \p diff --git a/43-LUK/17.usfm b/43-LUK/17.usfm index 7fd1a603..756f83a3 100644 --- a/43-LUK/17.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/17.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 17 \p \v 1 Jesus said to his disciples, "Things that tempt people to sin will certainly happen, but how terrible it will be for anyone who causes those things to happen! -\v 2 It would be better for that person if someone fastened a huge stone around his neck and threw him into the sea, than if he were to cause to sin someone who is weak in his faith. +\v 2 It would be better for that person if someone fastened a huge stone around his neck and threw him into the sea, than if he were to cause to sin someone who is weak in his faith. \s5 \v 3 Be careful how you act. If one of your brothers sins, you should rebuke him. If he says that he is sorry for having sinned and asks you to forgive him, then you should forgive him. @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ \p \v 22 Jesus said to his disciples, "There will be a time when you will want to see me, the Son of Man, ruling powerfully. But you will not see that. \v 23 People will say to you, 'Look, the Messiah is over there!' or they will say 'Look, he is here!' When they say that, do not follow them. -\v 24 Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, everyone can see it. Similarly when I, the Son of Man, come back again, everyone will see me. +\v 24 Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, everyone can see it. Similarly when I, the Son of Man, come back again, everyone will see me. \s5 \v 25 But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways, and I will be rejected by people. -\v 26 But when I, the Son of Man, come again, people will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when Noah lived. +\v 26 But when I, the Son of Man, come again, people will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when Noah lived. \v 27 At that time people ate and drank as usual, and they got married as usual, up until the day when Noah and his family entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those who were not in the boat. \s5 @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 29 But on the day that Lot left Sodom, fire and burning sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those who stayed in the city. \s5 -\v 30 Similarly, when I, the Son of Man, return to earth, people will be unprepared. +\v 30 Similarly, when I, the Son of Man, return to earth, people will be unprepared. \v 31 On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside the houses, must not take time to go inside to take them away. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not turn back to get anything; they must flee quickly. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/18.usfm b/43-LUK/18.usfm index 7448a19a..6d783255 100644 --- a/43-LUK/18.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/18.usfm @@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ n \v 10 He said, "Two men went up to the temple in Jerusalem to pray. One of the men was a Pharisee. The other was someone who collected taxes from the people for the Roman government. \s5 -\v 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself in this way, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other people. Some steal money from others, some treat others unjustly, and some commit adultery. I do not do any of those things. And I am certainly not like this sinful tax collector who cheats people! +\v 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself in this way, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other people. Some steal money from others, some treat others unjustly, and some commit adultery. I do not do any of those things. And I am certainly not like this sinful tax collector who cheats people! \v 12 I fast two days every week and I give to the temple ten percent of all that I earn!' \s5 -\v 13 But the tax collector stood far away from the other people in the temple courtyard. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest and said, 'O God, please be merciful to me and forgive me, because I am a terrible sinner!'" +\v 13 But the tax collector stood far away from the other people in the temple courtyard. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest and said, 'O God, please be merciful to me and forgive me, because I am a terrible sinner!'" \v 14 Then Jesus said, "I tell you that the tax collector was forgiven as they left to go home, but not the Pharisee. This is because everyone who exalts himself will be made humble, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted." \s5 \p -\v 15 One day people were bringing even their babies to Jesus so that he would put his hands on them and bless them. When the disciples saw this, they told them not to do that. -\v 16 But Jesus called for the children to be brought to him. He said, "Let the little children come to me! Do not stop them! It is humble and trusting people like these children over whom God will agree to rule. +\v 15 One day people were bringing even their babies to Jesus so that he would put his hands on them and bless them. When the disciples saw this, they told them not to do that. +\v 16 But Jesus called for the children to be brought to him. He said, "Let the little children come to me! Do not stop them! It is humble and trusting people like these children over whom God will agree to rule. \v 17 Indeed I say to you that whoever does not accept with humility like a child for God to rule over them, he will not rule them at all." \s5 @@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ n \v 18 Once a Jewish leader asked Jesus, "Good teacher, what must I do in order to have eternal life?" \v 19 Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? God is the only one who is truly good! \p -\v 20 In answer to your question, certainly you know the commandments that God gave to Moses for us to obey: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder anyone, do not steal, do not give a false report, honor your father and mother.'" +\v 20 In answer to your question, certainly you know the commandments that God gave to Moses for us to obey: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder anyone, do not steal, do not give a false report, honor your father and mother.'" \v 21 The man said, "I have obeyed all those commandments ever since I was young." \s5 \v 22 When Jesus heard him say that, he replied to him, "You still need to do one more thing. Sell all that you own. Then give the money to people who have very little to live on. The result will be that you will have spiritual riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!" -\v 23 The man became very sad when he heard that, because he was extremely rich. +\v 23 The man became very sad when he heard that, because he was extremely rich. \s5 \v 24 When Jesus saw how sad the man was, he too became very sorrowful. He said, "It is very difficult for those who are wealthy to agree for God to rule over them." @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ n \s5 \p \v 31 Jesus took the twelve disciples to a place by themselves and said to them, "Listen carefully! We are now going up to Jerusalem. While we are there, everything that the prophets wrote long ago about me, the Son of Man, will be accomplished. -\v 32 My enemies will put me into the power of the non-Jews. They will mock me, treat me with disdain and spit on me. +\v 32 My enemies will put me into the power of the non-Jews. They will mock me, treat me with disdain and spit on me. \v 33 They will whip me, and then they will kill me. But, on the third day after that I will become alive again." \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/20.usfm b/43-LUK/20.usfm index 2d413745..6231a566 100644 --- a/43-LUK/20.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/20.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 Then Jesus told the people this parable, "A man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men to care for it. Then he went to another country and stayed there for a long time. -\v 10 When it was time to harvest the grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard, so they would give him his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But after the servant arrived, they beat him and sent him away without any grapes. +\v 10 When it was time to harvest the grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard, so they would give him his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But after the servant arrived, they beat him and sent him away without any grapes. \s5 \v 11 Later, the owner sent another servant. But they beat and shamed him also. They sent him away without any grapes. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 So they dragged him outside the vineyard and they killed him. So I will tell you what the owner of the vineyard will do to them! -\v 16 He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it." When the people listening to Jesus heard this, they said, "May a situation like this never happen!" +\v 16 He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it." When the people listening to Jesus heard this, they said, "May a situation like this never happen!" \s5 \v 17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, "You can say that, but think about the meaning of these words that are written in the scriptures, diff --git a/43-LUK/21.usfm b/43-LUK/21.usfm index d5417d3d..ab23395e 100644 --- a/43-LUK/21.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/21.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two small coins of very little value. \v 3 And he said to his disciples, "The truth is that this poor widow has put into the offering box more money than all these rich people. -\v 4 For they all have a lot of money, but they gave only a small part of it. But this widow, who is very poor, has given all the money that she had to buy what she needed. +\v 4 For they all have a lot of money, but they gave only a small part of it. But this widow, who is very poor, has given all the money that she had to buy what she needed. \s5 \p @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 37 Each day Jesus was teaching people in the temple. But every evening he went out of the city and stayed all night on the Mount of Olives. -\v 38 And early every morning all the people came to the temple to listen to him. +\v 37 Each day Jesus was teaching people in the temple. But every evening he went out of the city and stayed all night on the Mount of Olives. +\v 38 And early every morning all the people came to the temple to listen to him. diff --git a/43-LUK/22.usfm b/43-LUK/22.usfm index 34599f04..920be2f9 100644 --- a/43-LUK/22.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/22.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \v 26 But you should not be like those rulers! Instead, the most honored persons among you should act as if they were the youngest, and the one who leads must act like a servant. -\v 27 For you know that the important person is the one who eats at the table, not the servant who brings the food. But I am your servant. +\v 27 For you know that the important person is the one who eats at the table, not the servant who brings the food. But I am your servant. \s5 \p @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \p \v 31 "Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked God to let him test you, like someone shakes grain in a sieve, and God has permitted him to do it. -\v 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that you will not completely stop believing in me. So when you come back to me, give courage again to these men, your brothers. +\v 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that you will not completely stop believing in me. So when you come back to me, give courage again to these men, your brothers. \s5 \v 33 Peter said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison; I am willing to die with you!" @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 35 Then Jesus asked the disciples, "When I sent you out to the villages, and you went without any money, food, or sandals, was there anything you needed but could not get?" They replied, "Nothing!" +\v 35 Then Jesus asked the disciples, "When I sent you out to the villages, and you went without any money, food, or sandals, was there anything you needed but could not get?" They replied, "Nothing!" \v 36 And he said, "But, now, if anyone among you has some money, he should take it with him. Also, whoever has food should take it with him, and whoever does not have a sword should sell his coat and buy one!" \s5 @@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 39 Jesus left the city and went to the Mount of Olives, as he usually did; his disciples went with him. -\v 40 When he came to the place where he wanted to go, he said to them, "Pray that God will help you not to be tempted to sin." +\v 39 Jesus left the city and went to the Mount of Olives, as he usually did; his disciples went with him. +\v 40 When he came to the place where he wanted to go, he said to them, "Pray that God will help you not to be tempted to sin." \s5 \v 41 Then he went about thirty meters from them, knelt down and prayed. He said, @@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 47 While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd of people came to him. Judas, one of the twelve disciples, was leading them. He came up to Jesus to kiss him. +\v 47 While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd of people came to him. Judas, one of the twelve disciples, was leading them. He came up to Jesus to kiss him. \v 48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you really kiss me, the Son of Man, in order to hand me over to my enemies?" \s5 \v 49 When the disciples realized what was happening, they said, "Lord, shall we strike them with our swords?" \v 50 One of them struck the servant of the high priest, but only cut off his right ear. -\v 51 But Jesus said, "Do not do any more of that." Then he touched the servant's ear and healed him. +\v 51 But Jesus said, "Do not do any more of that." Then he touched the servant's ear and healed him. \s5 \v 52-53 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guards, and the Jewish elders who had come to arrest him, "It is surprising that you have come here with swords and clubs to arrest me, as if I were a robber. For many days I was with you in the temple, but you did not try to arrest me at all! But this is the time you are doing what you want. It is also the time when Satan is doing the evil things as he wants to do. diff --git a/43-LUK/23.usfm b/43-LUK/23.usfm index 4fef7c7f..8ef01e60 100644 --- a/43-LUK/23.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/23.usfm @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ \s5 \v 46 When that happened, Jesus shouted loudly, "Father, I put my spirit into your care!" After he said that, he stopped breathing and died. \p -\v 47 When the centurion who was over the soldiers saw what happened, he said, "Indeed, this man has done nothing wrong!" What he said honored God. +\v 47 When the centurion who was over the soldiers saw what happened, he said, "Indeed, this man has done nothing wrong!" What he said honored God. \s5 \v 48 When the crowd of people who had gathered to see these men die saw what actually happened, they returned to their homes, hitting their own chests to show that they were sorrowful. diff --git a/44-JHN/01.usfm b/44-JHN/01.usfm index 84aa122d..0886ec6f 100644 --- a/44-JHN/01.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/01.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 8 John himself was not the light, but he came to tell people about the light. \s5 -\v 9 This was the true light that shines upon everyone, and that light was coming into the world. +\v 9 This was the true light that shines upon everyone, and that light was coming into the world. \s5 \p diff --git a/44-JHN/03.usfm b/44-JHN/03.usfm index 0b17faf9..0b2baccb 100644 --- a/44-JHN/03.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/03.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 13 I, the Son of Man, am the only one who has gone up to heaven, and I am the only one who has come down here to the earth. \s5 -\v 14 Long ago Moses, when he was in the wilderness during the Exodus, lifted up a poisonous snake on a pole and all who looked up at it were saved. In the same way, the Son of Man must be lifted up +\v 14 Long ago Moses, when he was in the wilderness during the Exodus, lifted up a poisonous snake on a pole and all who looked up at it were saved. In the same way, the Son of Man must be lifted up \v 15 so that whoever looks up and trusts in him will have eternal life. diff --git a/44-JHN/06.usfm b/44-JHN/06.usfm index 0b483169..e66cde59 100644 --- a/44-JHN/06.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/06.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 9 "There is a boy here who has five little barley loaves of bread and two small fish. Yet, how could so little food feed so many people?" \s5 -\v 10 The place where the people were all coming together had a lot of grass. So Jesus said, "Tell the people to sit down." So all of the people sat down, and after the disciples counted the crowd, they found that there were about five thousand people. +\v 10 The place where the people were all coming together had a lot of grass. So Jesus said, "Tell the people to sit down." So all of the people sat down, and after the disciples counted the crowd, they found that there were about five thousand people. \v 11 Then Jesus took the small loaves of bread and the fish, and he thanked God for them. Then he passed the bread and the fish among all who were sitting on the ground. The people ate all the fish and bread they wanted. \v 12 When everyone had finished eating, he said to the disciples, "Gather up all the pieces of barley bread that the people did not eat. Do not let anything go to waste." @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 The next day the crowd of people that had stayed on the other side of the lake realized that there had been only one boat there the day before. They also knew that Jesus had not gone in the boat with his disciples. +\v 22 The next day the crowd of people that had stayed on the other side of the lake realized that there had been only one boat there the day before. They also knew that Jesus had not gone in the boat with his disciples. \v 23 Some men came across the lake from the city of Tiberias in other boats they had. They put their boats near the place where the people had eaten the bread, that bread for which the Lord had given thanks to God. \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/07.usfm b/44-JHN/07.usfm index 32c84481..b449c33a 100644 --- a/44-JHN/07.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/07.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Among the crowds, many people were quietly speaking with each other about Jesus. Some were saying, "He is a good man!" Others were saying instead, "No! He is deceiving and misleading the crowds!" -\v 13 Because they were afraid of the Jewish enemies of Jesus, no one spoke of him in a public place where other people could overhear what they were saying. +\v 13 Because they were afraid of the Jewish enemies of Jesus, no one spoke of him in a public place where other people could overhear what they were saying. \s5 \p @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 Jesus replied to the crowd, "Because I did one work of power for you to see, you all marvel at it. -\v 22 Moses gave you a law, and that law says you must circumcise your male children and that you must do that exactly seven days after the children are born. (To be accurate, this rite was from your forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and not from Moses, who wrote down the law about this practice.) Because of that requirement in the law, you sometimes have to circumcise a baby on the Sabbath day, and that is working, too! +\v 22 Moses gave you a law, and that law says you must circumcise your male children and that you must do that exactly seven days after the children are born. (To be accurate, this rite was from your forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and not from Moses, who wrote down the law about this practice.) Because of that requirement in the law, you sometimes have to circumcise a baby on the Sabbath day, and that is working, too! \s5 \v 23 You sometimes circumcise boys on the Sabbath so that you will not violate the law of Moses. So why are you angry with me, saying I worked on the Sabbath when I was healing a man! Healing someone is more wonderful, and it is a greater work than circumcising a baby! @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 37 So on the last day of the festival, the great day, Jesus stood up cried out with a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink." +\v 37 So on the last day of the festival, the great day, Jesus stood up cried out with a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink." \v 38 Whoever trusts in me, as the scripture said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" \s5 @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 40 When some of the crowd heard those words, they said, "This truly is the Prophet that we were expecting." -\v 41 Others said, "The Christ cannot come from Galilee. +\v 41 Others said, "The Christ cannot come from Galilee. \v 42 Do not the scriptures say that Christ must come through the descendants of David and that he must be born in Bethlehem, the village that was David's home?" \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/08.usfm b/44-JHN/08.usfm index 79dfe370..3180dd00 100644 --- a/44-JHN/08.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/08.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 8 \p \v 1 Jesus went with his disciples to the Mount of Olives, and they stayed near there that night. -\v 2 Early the next morning, Jesus returned to the temple courtyard. Many people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. +\v 2 Early the next morning, Jesus returned to the temple courtyard. Many people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. \v 3 Then men who taught the Jewish laws and some who were Pharisees brought a woman to him. She had been caught in the act of adultery—she had been sleeping with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand up in the front of this group so they could question her. \s5 @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \v 33 They answered him, "We are the descendants of Abraham, and we have never been anyone's slaves. Why do you say we need to be free? \s5 -\v 34 Jesus replied, "I am telling you the truth: all who sin obey their sinful desires just as a slave is forced to obey his master. +\v 34 Jesus replied, "I am telling you the truth: all who sin obey their sinful desires just as a slave is forced to obey his master. \v 35 Slaves will not remain as permanent members of a family but may be set free to return home or sold. However, a son is a member of the family forever. \v 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be absolutely free. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 57 Then the Jewish leaders said to him, "You are not fifty years old yet! You have seen Abraham?" +\v 57 Then the Jewish leaders said to him, "You are not fifty years old yet! You have seen Abraham?" \v 58 Jesus said to them, "I am telling you the truth: before Abraham was, I AM." \v 59 So they picked up stones to put him to death. However, Jesus hid himself, left the temple, and went somewhere else. diff --git a/44-JHN/09.usfm b/44-JHN/09.usfm index b00b77f5..a80be22f 100644 --- a/44-JHN/09.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/09.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 15 So the Pharisees asked the man again about how he was now able to see. He said to them, "The man put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I see." \s5 -\v 16 Some of the Pharisees said, "We know this man Jesus is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath day." Others from that group asked, "If he were a sinner, how could he do such works of power that everyone sees?" So there was a difference of opinion among the Pharisees. +\v 16 Some of the Pharisees said, "We know this man Jesus is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath day." Others from that group asked, "If he were a sinner, how could he do such works of power that everyone sees?" So there was a difference of opinion among the Pharisees. \v 17 They asked the blind man again, "What do you say about him, since he is the one who restored your sight?" The man said, "He is a prophet." \p \v 18 Now the Jews who were opposed to Jesus did not believe the man had been blind and then became able to see. So they sent someone to bring in the man's parents so that they could be questioned also. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 39 Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge the world so that those who do not see may see and so that those who see may become blind." -\v 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard him say this, and they asked Jesus, "Are we also blind?" +\v 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard him say this, and they asked Jesus, "Are we also blind?" \v 41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt. However, because you now defend yourself and say, 'We see,' your guilt is staying with you. diff --git a/44-JHN/10.usfm b/44-JHN/10.usfm index b5fcad6f..11c878a7 100644 --- a/44-JHN/10.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/10.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 I am like a good shepherd. The good shepherd will die in order to protect and to save his sheep. -\v 12 Someone pays the hired man money to watch over the sheep. He does not treat the sheep like they belong to him; he is just an employee doing a job. So when he sees a wolf coming to kill the sheep, he does not risk his life. He leaves the sheep and runs away so that it is possible for the wolf to attack the sheep, seizing some of them and scattering others. +\v 12 Someone pays the hired man money to watch over the sheep. He does not treat the sheep like they belong to him; he is just an employee doing a job. So when he sees a wolf coming to kill the sheep, he does not risk his life. He leaves the sheep and runs away so that it is possible for the wolf to attack the sheep, seizing some of them and scattering others. \v 13 The hired worker runs away because he is only working for the money. He does not care about what happens to the sheep. \s5 @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \v 31 The enemies of Jesus again picked up stones to throw at him and to put him to death. \s5 -\v 32 Jesus said to them, "You have seen me do many good works, things that my Father had told me to do. For which of them are you going to stone me?" +\v 32 Jesus said to them, "You have seen me do many good works, things that my Father had told me to do. For which of them are you going to stone me?" \v 33 The Jewish opponents replied, "We are wanting to take your life, not because you did any good work, but because you, just a man, are insulting God and are making yourself God!" \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/11.usfm b/44-JHN/11.usfm index 863e2ec7..64647f01 100644 --- a/44-JHN/11.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/11.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 The disciples said, "Teacher, just a short while ago the Jews who oppose you wanted to murder you with stones, and now you want to go back there again!" -\v 9 Jesus answered them, "You know there are twelve hours of light in a day, is that not true? The one who walks during the daytime will walk safely because he can see what is in the road. +\v 9 Jesus answered them, "You know there are twelve hours of light in a day, is that not true? The one who walks during the daytime will walk safely because he can see what is in the road. \s5 \v 10 However, when a person walks during the night, he may easily stumble because he cannot see." @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ \v 32 Mary came to the place where Jesus was; when she saw him, she fell down before him at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." \s5 -\v 33 When Jesus saw her grieving and crying, and that the mourners who had come with her were also crying, he cried out in distress deep within his spirit, and he was very upset. +\v 33 When Jesus saw her grieving and crying, and that the mourners who had come with her were also crying, he cried out in distress deep within his spirit, and he was very upset. \v 34 He said, "Where have you laid his body?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." \v 35 Jesus wept. \s5 \v 36 So the Jews said, "See how much he loved Lazarus!" -\v 37 However, some others said, "Did he not open the eyes of the blind man? Why could he not have kept this man from dying?" +\v 37 However, some others said, "Did he not open the eyes of the blind man? Why could he not have kept this man from dying?" \s5 \p @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 41 So they took away the stone. Jesus looked up toward heaven and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. +\v 41 So they took away the stone. Jesus looked up toward heaven and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. \v 42 I know that you always hear me. I said this for the sake of the people who are standing here so that they might put their trust in you and have confidence in the fact that you sent me." \s5 @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ \p \v 54 Because of that, Jesus no longer traveled around publicly among his Jewish opponents. Instead, he left Jerusalem and, with the disciples, went to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness and desert region. There he stayed with his disciples for a while. \p -\v 55 Now it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Celebration, and many worshipers went up from the country and the villages to Jerusalem. They would wash themselves in preparation, to make themselves clean according to the Jewish rules, so that they would be allowed to celebrate the Passover. +\v 55 Now it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Celebration, and many worshipers went up from the country and the villages to Jerusalem. They would wash themselves in preparation, to make themselves clean according to the Jewish rules, so that they would be allowed to celebrate the Passover. \s5 \v 56 The worshipers who came to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival were all looking for Jesus. When they came and stood in the temple, they said to one another, "What do you think? He will not come to the Passover, will he?" diff --git a/44-JHN/12.usfm b/44-JHN/12.usfm index 6d323485..ad722778 100644 --- a/44-JHN/12.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/12.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 When this happened, his disciples did not understand that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. However, after Jesus had finished his work and had received again his full powers as God, they looked back and remembered what the prophets had written about him and what people had done to him. +\v 16 When this happened, his disciples did not understand that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. However, after Jesus had finished his work and had received again his full powers as God, they looked back and remembered what the prophets had written about him and what people had done to him. \s5 \p @@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ \s5 \v 46 I have come into the world as the light of the world; whoever puts his trust in me will not remain in the darkness. \p -\v 47 I do not judge those who listen to my words but refuse to obey me. I did not come into the world to condemn the world. +\v 47 I do not judge those who listen to my words but refuse to obey me. I did not come into the world to condemn the world. \s5 -\v 48 Yet, there is something that will condemn those who reject me and do not follow my message. They are condemned by the message I have spoken to them. +\v 48 Yet, there is something that will condemn those who reject me and do not follow my message. They are condemned by the message I have spoken to them. \v 49 When I taught about God, I was not merely saying what I thought. The Father, who sent me, gave me clear instructions on what I should say and how I should say it. \v 50 I know that the Father's most important instructions are the ones that teach people how to live forever, and I have said exactly what my Father has told me to say." diff --git a/44-JHN/13.usfm b/44-JHN/13.usfm index 2554f9e5..cbadb7ea 100644 --- a/44-JHN/13.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/13.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 22 The disciples looked at one another. They were confused about which of them he was talking about. \s5 -\v 23 One of the disciples, John, the one whom Jesus especially loved, was at the table next to Jesus. +\v 23 One of the disciples, John, the one whom Jesus especially loved, was at the table next to Jesus. \v 24 Simon Peter motioned to John that he should ask Jesus which disciple he was talking about. \v 25 So John leaned back against Jesus and asked him quietly, "Lord, who is it?" diff --git a/44-JHN/14.usfm b/44-JHN/14.usfm index 9fcc4774..fe485252 100644 --- a/44-JHN/14.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/14.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 8 Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be all we will ever want!" -\v 9 Jesus said to him, "Philip, I have been with you so long, and still you do not know me. Those who have seen me, have seen my Father. So why do you say 'Show us the Father'? +\v 9 Jesus said to him, "Philip, I have been with you so long, and still you do not know me. Those who have seen me, have seen my Father. So why do you say 'Show us the Father'? \s5 \v 10 Do you not believe that I am joined to my Father and that my Father is joined to me? The things I have told you—I did not think of these things; rather, it is my Father who has sent me to tell you all of these things, for my Father is joined to me and works through me. @@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ \s5 \v 12 I am telling you the truth: whoever trusts in me will also do the things that I do. He will do even greater works because I am going to be with the Father. -\v 13 Whatever you ask in my name, that I will do. I will do this in order that everyone might honor the Father and that they might know the Father because of everything that I, his Son, do. +\v 13 Whatever you ask in my name, that I will do. I will do this in order that everyone might honor the Father and that they might know the Father because of everything that I, his Son, do. \v 14 If you ask the Father for anything because you belong to me, I will do it. \s5 \p \v 15 If you love me, you will live as I have taught you. -\v 16 Then I will ask the Father to give you another gift, and he will send you another Helper, one who will come alongside you to be with you forever. +\v 16 Then I will ask the Father to give you another gift, and he will send you another Helper, one who will come alongside you to be with you forever. \v 17 He is the Spirit who tells the truth about God. The unbelieving people in this world will never welcome Him. The world cannot see him or know him. You know him because he lives with you and he will be joined to you. \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/15.usfm b/44-JHN/15.usfm index 94a00d99..3276717d 100644 --- a/44-JHN/15.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/15.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. +\v 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. \v 2 Every branch in me that does not grow fruit—my Father cuts it off and takes it away. As for every branch that gives good fruit, he makes it clean by pruning it so that it may produce even more fruit. \s5 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \v 19 If you belonged to the unbelievers in this world, the world would love you, and you would love what they love and do what they do. But you do not belong to them; instead, I chose you to come out from among them. That is the reason the unbelievers in this world despise you. \s5 -\v 20 Remember when I taught you this: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' Since they have made me suffer, you can be sure they will make you suffer also. If any of them have received my teachings and followed them, they will also follow what you teach them. +\v 20 Remember when I taught you this: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' Since they have made me suffer, you can be sure they will make you suffer also. If any of them have received my teachings and followed them, they will also follow what you teach them. \v 21 The unbelievers in this world will do horrible things to you because you represent me and because they do not know my Father, who has sent me to you. \v 22 If I had not come and spoken God's message to them, they would not have been guilty of rejecting me and my message. However, now I have come and told them God's message, and they have no excuse for their sin. diff --git a/44-JHN/16.usfm b/44-JHN/16.usfm index 084a35b3..4ea7ed6c 100644 --- a/44-JHN/16.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/16.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 5 "Now I am going back to the Father. He is the one who sent me. Yet none of you dares to ask me, 'Where are you going?' +\v 5 "Now I am going back to the Father. He is the one who sent me. Yet none of you dares to ask me, 'Where are you going?' \v 6 Because I have said these things to you, now sorrow has filled up your hearts. \v 7 I tell you the truth, it is good for you that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Helper who comforts you will not come. If I go away, I will send him to you. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him more questions. So he said to the disciples, "Why are you asking each other what I meant? I said that in a little while, you would not see me; and then after a little while, you would see me again. +\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him more questions. So he said to the disciples, "Why are you asking each other what I meant? I said that in a little while, you would not see me; and then after a little while, you would see me again. \v 20 I am telling you the truth: you will cry and grieve, but those who belong to this world will rejoice. You will go through great sadness, but your sadness will turn into joy. \v 21 This is like a woman who is suffering the pains of labor when giving birth. After her baby is born, she forgets her anguish because of the joy she has that her child has been born into the world. diff --git a/44-JHN/17.usfm b/44-JHN/17.usfm index 7db10102..3569f7cb 100644 --- a/44-JHN/17.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/17.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 While I was with them, I kept them safe and watched over them by your own power. Not one of them was lost, except the one whom you had destined for destruction, as the scriptures foretold long ago. \p -\v 13 Now I am coming to you, Father. I have said these things while I am here in the world so that I may give them my complete joy. +\v 13 Now I am coming to you, Father. I have said these things while I am here in the world so that I may give them my complete joy. \v 14 I have spoken your messages to them, and the world has hated them and would not listen to your message. The world hated them because, like me, they do not belong to this world, but they have another home. \s5 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 "Father, I want these whom you have given to me to be with me always where I am so that they can see the splendor and majesty you will give to me when I am with you. You do this because you have loved me from before the time we created the world. +\v 24 "Father, I want these whom you have given to me to be with me always where I am so that they can see the splendor and majesty you will give to me when I am with you. You do this because you have loved me from before the time we created the world. \s5 \p diff --git a/44-JHN/18.usfm b/44-JHN/18.usfm index 5c881cb6..e185ba73 100644 --- a/44-JHN/18.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/18.usfm @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ \v 3 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had ordered some soldiers and officers to go there with Judas. So they went to the garden with lanterns, torches, and weapons. \s5 -\v 4 Jesus knew what was going to happen to him, so he went forward and asked them, "For whom are you looking?" -\v 5 They replied to him, "Jesus the Nazarene." Jesus said to them, "I am that person." (Now Judas, the one who was handing him over, was standing with them.) +\v 4 Jesus knew what was going to happen to him, so he went forward and asked them, "For whom are you looking?" +\v 5 They replied to him, "Jesus the Nazarene." Jesus said to them, "I am that person." (Now Judas, the one who was handing him over, was standing with them.) \s5 \v 6 When Jesus said to them, "I am that person," they swiftly moved back and fell to the ground. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \v 21 So why are you asking me these questions? Ask the people who heard what I taught them. They know what I said." \s5 -\v 22 When Jesus said these things, one of the temple guards standing near him struck him hard with his hand. He said, "That is not the right way to answer the high priest." +\v 22 When Jesus said these things, one of the temple guards standing near him struck him hard with his hand. He said, "That is not the right way to answer the high priest." \v 23 Jesus replied to him, "If I had said something wrong, tell me what it was. However, if what I said was right, you should not slap me!" \v 24 Then Annas sent Jesus, who was still tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest. diff --git a/44-JHN/20.usfm b/44-JHN/20.usfm index 28d083dc..c3c7d30c 100644 --- a/44-JHN/20.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/20.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb very early in the day, while it was still dark. She saw that someone had moved the stone away from the tomb. +\v 1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb very early in the day, while it was still dark. She saw that someone had moved the stone away from the tomb. \v 2 So she ran to Jerusalem, where Simon Peter and the other disciple—the one whom Jesus loved—were staying, and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!" \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/21.usfm b/44-JHN/21.usfm index dbd59acc..82c30355 100644 --- a/44-JHN/21.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/21.usfm @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ \s5 \c 21 \p -\v 1 After that, Jesus appeared to the disciples by Lake Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee). He made himself known in this way: +\v 1 After that, Jesus appeared to the disciples by Lake Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee). He made himself known in this way: \v 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called The Twin), Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee (James and John), and two other disciples, were together. \v 3 Simon Peter said to the others, "I am going fishing." They said, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. \s5 \v 4 In the morning as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. \v 5 Jesus said to them, "My friends, do you have any fish?" They said, "No." -\v 6 He said to them, "Throw your net out off the right side of the boat and you will find some." They cast it as he told them, and they caught so many fish in the net that they were unable to pull the net into the boat! +\v 6 He said to them, "Throw your net out off the right side of the boat and you will find some." They cast it as he told them, and they caught so many fish in the net that they were unable to pull the net into the boat! \s5 \v 7 John, the disciple whom Jesus especially loved, said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard him say this, he tucked up his outer garment around himself (he had worn almost nothing while working), and jumped into the water. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 16 Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Be a shepherd to my sheep." \s5 -\v 17 Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because Jesus asked him three times, "Do you love me?" Peter said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." +\v 17 Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because Jesus asked him three times, "Do you love me?" Peter said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." \v 18 I am telling you the truth: when you were young, you put your own clothes on and you walked about wherever you wanted to go. However, when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone will dress you and will lead you where you do not want to go." \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/01.usfm b/45-ACT/01.usfm index bdfb4bfb..09ce9cd6 100644 --- a/45-ACT/01.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/01.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \p \v 6 One day when the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, will you now become the king of Israel?" \v 7 He replied to them, "You do not need to know the time periods and the days when that will happen. My Father alone has decided when that will happen. -\v 8 But the Holy Spirit will make you strong when he comes to you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem and in the regions of Judea, Samaria, and all over the world." +\v 8 But the Holy Spirit will make you strong when he comes to you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem and in the regions of Judea, Samaria, and all over the world." \s5 \v 9 After he said that, he rose up into heaven, and a cloud kept them from seeing him any longer. @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 21 "So it is necessary for us apostles to choose a man to replace Judas. He must be one who was with us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us. -\v 22 That is, from the time when John the Baptizer baptized Jesus until the day when Jesus left us and rose up to heaven. The man to replace Judas must be one who saw Jesus alive again after he died." +\v 22 That is, from the time when John the Baptizer baptized Jesus until the day when Jesus left us and rose up to heaven. The man to replace Judas must be one who saw Jesus alive again after he died." \p \v 23 So the apostles and other believers suggested the names of two men. One man was Joseph Barsabbas, who also had the name Justus. The other man was Matthias. diff --git a/45-ACT/02.usfm b/45-ACT/02.usfm index c44ceeef..ed9857aa 100644 --- a/45-ACT/02.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/02.usfm @@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ \p \v 22 Peter continued speaking, "My fellow Israelites, listen to me! When Jesus from Nazareth lived among you, God proved to you that he had sent him by making him able to do many amazing miracles that showed that he was from God. You yourselves know that this is true. \v 23 Even though you knew that, you handed this man Jesus over into the hands of his enemies. However, God had already planned for that, and he knew all about it. Then you urged men who do not obey God's law to kill Jesus. They did that by nailing him to a cross. -\v 24 He died, but God raised him up again, because it was not possible for him to remain dead. God caused Jesus to become alive again." +\v 24 He died, but God raised him up again, because it was not possible for him to remain dead. God caused Jesus to become alive again." \s5 \p \v 25 "Long ago King David wrote what the Messiah said, -\p I knew that you, Lord God, would always hear me. You are right beside me, so I will not be afraid of those who want to harm me. +\p I knew that you, Lord God, would always hear me. You are right beside me, so I will not be afraid of those who want to harm me. \v 26 Because of that my heart was glad and I rejoiced; even though I will die one day, I know that you will always help me. \s5 @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \s5 \v 34 We know that David was not speaking about himself because David did not go up into heaven as Jesus did. Besides that, David himself said this about Jesus the Messiah: \q The Lord God said to my Lord the Messiah, 'Rule here at my right hand, -\v 35 while I completely defeat your enemies.'" +\v 35 while I completely defeat your enemies.'" \p @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \p -\v 43 All the people who were in Jerusalem respected and honored God very much because the apostles were doing many kinds of miraculous things. +\v 43 All the people who were in Jerusalem respected and honored God very much because the apostles were doing many kinds of miraculous things. \v 44 All of those who believed in Jesus believed the same things and regularly met together. They also kept sharing everything that they had with one another. \v 45 From time to time some of them sold some of their land and some of the other things that they owned, and they gave some of the money to others among them, according to what they needed. diff --git a/45-ACT/03.usfm b/45-ACT/03.usfm index b40f5d05..0c0a6d8c 100644 --- a/45-ACT/03.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/03.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \v 10 They recognized that he was the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate in the temple courtyard and ask people for money! So all the people there were greatly amazed at what had happened to him. \s5 -\v 11 As the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were so surprised that they did not know what to think! So they ran to them at the place in the temple courtyard that is called Solomon's Porch. +\v 11 As the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were so surprised that they did not know what to think! So they ran to them at the place in the temple courtyard that is called Solomon's Porch. \p @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \p \v 17 "Now, my fellow countrymen, I know that you and your leaders killed Jesus because you did not know that he was the Messiah. -\v 18 However, God predicted long ago that people would put Jesus to death. God told all the prophets to write what people would do to the Messiah. They wrote that the Messiah, whom God would send, would suffer and die. +\v 18 However, God predicted long ago that people would put Jesus to death. God told all the prophets to write what people would do to the Messiah. They wrote that the Messiah, whom God would send, would suffer and die. \s5 \v 19 So turn away from your sinful lives and ask God to help you do what pleases him, in order that he may completely forgive you for your sins, and in order that he may strengthen you. diff --git a/45-ACT/04.usfm b/45-ACT/04.usfm index b12dfcc4..ee773ac6 100644 --- a/45-ACT/04.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/04.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 1 Meanwhile, there were some priests in the temple courtyard. There was also the officer in charge of the temple guard, and some members of the Sadducee group. All these men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people. \v 2 These men were very angry because the two apostles were teaching the people about Jesus. What they were telling them was that God caused Jesus to become alive again after he had been killed. \v 3 So these men arrested Peter and John and put them in jail. The Jewish council had to wait until the next day to question Peter and John, because it was already evening. -\v 4 However, many people who had heard Peter speak put their faith in Jesus. The number of men who believed in Jesus increased to about five thousand. +\v 4 However, many people who had heard Peter speak put their faith in Jesus. The number of men who believed in Jesus increased to about five thousand. @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q \s5 \v 26 The kings in the world prepared to fight God's Ruler, -\q and the rulers joined with them +\q and the rulers joined with them \q to oppose the Lord God and the one whom he had chosen to be the Messiah.' \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/05.usfm b/45-ACT/05.usfm index d792ee02..a2786077 100644 --- a/45-ACT/05.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/05.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 8 Then Peter showed her the money that Ananias had brought and asked her, "Tell me, is this the amount of money you two received for the land you sold?" She said, "Yes, that is what we received." \s5 -\v 9 So Peter said to her, "You both did a terrible thing! You two agreed to try to deceive the Spirit of the Lord! Listen! Do you hear the footsteps of the men who buried your husband? They are right outside this door, and they will carry you out, too!" +\v 9 So Peter said to her, "You both did a terrible thing! You two agreed to try to deceive the Spirit of the Lord! Listen! Do you hear the footsteps of the men who buried your husband? They are right outside this door, and they will carry you out, too!" \v 10 Immediately Sapphira fell down dead at Peter's feet. Then the young men came in. When they saw that she was dead, too, they carried her body out and buried it beside her husband's body. \p \v 11 All the believers in Jerusalem became greatly frightened because of what God had done to Ananias and Sapphira. And everyone else who heard about these things also became greatly frightened. @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 But during the night an angel from the Lord God opened the jail doors and brought the apostles outside. Then the angel said \v 20 to the apostles, "Go to the temple courtyard, stand there, and tell the people all this message of eternal life." -\v 21 After hearing this, the apostles entered the temple courtyard about dawn and began to teach the people again about Jesus. Meanwhile, the high priest and those who were with him summoned the other Jewish council members. Together they were all the leaders of Israel. After they had gathered together, they sent guards to the jail to bring in the apostles. +\v 21 After hearing this, the apostles entered the temple courtyard about dawn and began to teach the people again about Jesus. Meanwhile, the high priest and those who were with him summoned the other Jewish council members. Together they were all the leaders of Israel. After they had gathered together, they sent guards to the jail to bring in the apostles. \s5 \v 22 But when the guards arrived at the jail, they discovered that the apostles were not there. So they returned to the council and reported, @@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ \p -\v 34 But there was a council member named Gamaliel. He was a member of the Pharisee group. He taught people the Jewish laws, and all the Jewish people respected him. He stood up in the council and told the guards to take the apostles out of the room for a short time. +\v 34 But there was a council member named Gamaliel. He was a member of the Pharisee group. He taught people the Jewish laws, and all the Jewish people respected him. He stood up in the council and told the guards to take the apostles out of the room for a short time. \s5 \v 35 After the guards had taken the apostles out, he said to the other council members, "Fellow Israelites, you must think carefully about what you want to do to these men. \v 36 Some years ago a man named Theudas rebelled against the government. He told people that he was an important person, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, and all those who had been accompanying him were scattered. So they were not able to do anything that they had planned. -\v 37 After that, during the time when they were writing down names of the people in order to tax them, a man named Judas from the region of Galilee rebelled and persuaded some people to follow him. But he was killed, too, and all those who had accompanied him went off in different directions. +\v 37 After that, during the time when they were writing down names of the people in order to tax them, a man named Judas from the region of Galilee rebelled and persuaded some people to follow him. But he was killed, too, and all those who had accompanied him went off in different directions. \s5 \v 38 So now I say this to you: Do not harm these men! Release them! I say this because if the things that are happening now are just something that humans have planned, someone will stop them. They will fail. diff --git a/45-ACT/06.usfm b/45-ACT/06.usfm index e98e7980..01a297ad 100644 --- a/45-ACT/06.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/06.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 So, after the twelve apostles had heard what they were saying, they summoned all the other believers in Jerusalem to meet together. Then the apostles said to them, "We would not be doing right if we stopped preaching and teaching God's message in order to distribute food to people! +\v 2 So, after the twelve apostles had heard what they were saying, they summoned all the other believers in Jerusalem to meet together. Then the apostles said to them, "We would not be doing right if we stopped preaching and teaching God's message in order to distribute food to people! \v 3 So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom you know that the Spirit of God directs and who are very wise. Then we will instruct them to do this work. \v 4 As for us, we will keep on using our time to pray and to preach and teach the message about Jesus." diff --git a/45-ACT/07.usfm b/45-ACT/07.usfm index d40a87b6..6e06420d 100644 --- a/45-ACT/07.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/07.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 22 Moses was taught all the learning that the people in Egypt knew, and when he grew up, he spoke and did things powerfully. \p \v 23 One day when Moses was about forty years old, he decided that he would go and visit his relatives, the Israelites. -\v 24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating one of the Israelites. So he went over to help the Israelite man, and he avenged the Israelite man by killing the Egyptian. +\v 24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating one of the Israelites. So he went over to help the Israelite man, and he avenged the Israelite man by killing the Egyptian. \v 25 Moses thought that his fellow Israelites would understand that God had sent him to free them from being slaves. But they did not understand. \s5 @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \p \v 48 "However, we know that God is greater than everything, and he does not live in houses that people have made. It is like the prophet Isaiah wrote: \q -\v 49-50 God said, "Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. I myself have made everything both in heaven and on the earth. So you human beings cannot make a place good enough for me to live in!" +\v 49-50 God said, "Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. I myself have made everything both in heaven and on the earth. So you human beings cannot make a place good enough for me to live in!" \s5 \p diff --git a/45-ACT/08.usfm b/45-ACT/08.usfm index f265fe97..ec665a5b 100644 --- a/45-ACT/08.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/08.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 11 They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery. \s5 -\v 12 But then they believed Philip's message about the good news about when God would show himself as king and about Jesus Christ. The men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. +\v 12 But then they believed Philip's message about the good news about when God would show himself as king and about Jesus Christ. The men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. \v 13 Simon himself believed Philip's message and was baptized. He began to constantly accompany Philip, and he was continually amazed by the great miracles he saw Philip doing, things that showed Philip was speaking the truth. \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/09.usfm b/45-ACT/09.usfm index a8462ec5..b64a157c 100644 --- a/45-ACT/09.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/09.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \p \v 1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to threaten to kill those who followed the Lord. He went to the high priest in Jerusalem -\v 2 and requested him to write letters introducing him to the leaders of the Jewish synagogues in Damascus. The letters asked them to give Saul power to seize any man or woman who followed the way that Jesus had taught, and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them. +\v 2 and requested him to write letters introducing him to the leaders of the Jewish synagogues in Damascus. The letters asked them to give Saul power to seize any man or woman who followed the way that Jesus had taught, and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them. \s5 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \p \v 20 Right away he began to preach about Jesus in the Jewish synagogues. He told them that Jesus is the Son of God. -\v 21 All the people who heard him preach were amazed. Some of them were saying, "We can hardly believe that this is the same man who pursued the believers in Jerusalem and who has come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests in Jerusalem!" +\v 21 All the people who heard him preach were amazed. Some of them were saying, "We can hardly believe that this is the same man who pursued the believers in Jerusalem and who has come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests in Jerusalem!" \v 22 But God enabled Saul to preach to many people even more convincingly. He was proving from the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think how to disprove what he said. \s5 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \p \v 26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with other believers. However, almost all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer. -\v 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, while Saul was traveling along the road to Damascus, he had seen the Lord Jesus and how the Lord had spoken to him there. He also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus to people in Damascus. +\v 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, while Saul was traveling along the road to Damascus, he had seen the Lord Jesus and how the Lord had spoken to him there. He also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus to people in Damascus. \s5 \v 28 So Saul began to meet with the apostles and other believers throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly to people about the Lord Jesus. diff --git a/45-ACT/10.usfm b/45-ACT/10.usfm index 9e3f45ec..1bf9d2b2 100644 --- a/45-ACT/10.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/10.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 There was a man who lived in the city of Caesarea whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded one hundred men in a large group of Roman soldiers from Italy. +\v 1 There was a man who lived in the city of Caesarea whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded one hundred men in a large group of Roman soldiers from Italy. \v 2 He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household were non-Jews who habitually worshiped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor Jewish people, and he prayed to God regularly. \s5 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \p -\v 34 So Peter began to speak to them. He said, "Now I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups of people. +\v 34 So Peter began to speak to them. He said, "Now I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups of people. \v 35 Instead, from every people group he accepts everyone who honors him and who does what pleases him. \s5 @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \v 39 "We all saw the things Jesus did in Jerusalem and around every part of the country of Israel where he lived. His enemies killed him by nailing him to a wooden cross. \v 40 Then God raised him back to life on the third day after he died, and he made sure that many people would see him alive after he was brought back to life. People were sure it was him who had died, and now they saw with their own eyes, and were fully convinced, that he was alive again. -\v 41 At that time God did not let everyone see him, only those he selected to spend time with him and to eat a meal together in those first days just after God raised him back to life. +\v 41 At that time God did not let everyone see him, only those he selected to spend time with him and to eat a meal together in those first days just after God raised him back to life. \s5 \v 42 God commanded us to preach to the people and he told us to tell them that he appointed Jesus to be the judge of everyone one day, a day that is sure to come. He will judge all those who will still be living and all those who have died before that time. @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ \v 45 The Jewish believers who had come with Peter from Joppa were amazed that God had generously given the Holy Spirit to people from all different nations, too. \s5 -\v 46 The Jewish believers knew that God had done that because they were hearing those people speaking languages that they had not learned and telling how great God is. Then Peter said +\v 46 The Jewish believers knew that God had done that because they were hearing those people speaking languages that they had not learned and telling how great God is. Then Peter said \v 47 to the other Jewish believers who were there, "God has given them the Holy Spirit just like he gave him to us Jewish believers, so surely all of you would agree that we should baptize these people!" \v 48 Then Peter told those non-Jewish people that they should be baptized as believers in Jesus Christ. So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized, they requested that Peter stay with them several days. So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that. diff --git a/45-ACT/11.usfm b/45-ACT/11.usfm index 8ca859e8..0c8dde99 100644 --- a/45-ACT/11.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/11.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 As I started to speak, the Holy Spirit suddenly came down on them, just like he had first come on us during the Pentecost festival. -\v 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: 'John baptized you with water, but God will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' +\v 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: 'John baptized you with water, but God will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' \s5 \v 17 God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us after we had believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So I could not possibly tell God that he did wrong when he gave them the Holy Spirit!" diff --git a/45-ACT/13.usfm b/45-ACT/13.usfm index cb2f799a..f7c0a25c 100644 --- a/45-ACT/13.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/13.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \v 20 All of these things happened about 450 years after their ancestors had gone to Egypt." \s5 -\p "After that, God chose people to serve as judges and as leaders to rule the Israelite people. Those leaders continued to rule our people, and the prophet Samuel was the last judge to rule them. +\p "After that, God chose people to serve as judges and as leaders to rule the Israelite people. Those leaders continued to rule our people, and the prophet Samuel was the last judge to rule them. \v 21 Then, while Samuel was still their leader, the people demanded that he choose a king to rule them. So God chose Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, to be their king. He ruled them for forty years. \v 22 After God had rejected Saul from being king, he chose David to be their king. God said about him, 'I have seen that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man who desires what I desire. He will do everything that I want him to do.'" diff --git a/45-ACT/14.usfm b/45-ACT/14.usfm index 4dfb4b97..5b746357 100644 --- a/45-ACT/14.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/14.usfm @@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ \s5 \p The next day, Paul and Barnabas left the city of Lystra and traveled to the city of Derbe. \v 21 They stayed there several days, and they kept telling the people the good message about Jesus. Many people became believers. After that, Paul and Barnabas started on their way back. They went again to Lystra. Then they went from there to Iconium, and then they went to the city of Antioch in the province of Pisidia. -\v 22 In each place, they urged the believers to keep on trusting in the Lord Jesus. They told the believers, "We must suffer many hardships before God will rule over us forever." +\v 22 In each place, they urged the believers to keep on trusting in the Lord Jesus. They told the believers, "We must suffer many hardships before God will rule over us forever." \s5 \v 23 Paul and Barnabas chose leaders for each congregation. Before Paul and Barnabas left each place, they gathered the believers together and spent some time praying and fasting. Then Paul and Barnabas entrusted the leaders and other believers to the Lord Jesus, in whom they had believed, in order that he would care for them. \p -\v 24 After Paul and Barnabas had traveled through the district of Pisidia, they went south to the district of Pamphylia. +\v 24 After Paul and Barnabas had traveled through the district of Pisidia, they went south to the district of Pamphylia. \v 25 In that district, they arrived at the town of Perga and preached God's message about the Lord Jesus to the people there. Then they went down to the seacoast at the town of Attalia. \v 26 There they got on a ship and went back to the city of Antioch in the province of Syria. That was the place where Paul and Barnabas had been chosen to go to other places and preach, and where the believers had asked God to help Paul and Barnabas in the work that they had now completed. diff --git a/45-ACT/15.usfm b/45-ACT/15.usfm index 099a4c56..b6e1519d 100644 --- a/45-ACT/15.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/15.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \p -\v 3 After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were sent on their way by the believers in Antioch, they traveled through the provinces of Phoenicia and Samaria. When they stopped at different places along the way, they reported to the believers that many non-Jews had become believers. As a result, all the believers in those places rejoiced greatly. +\v 3 After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were sent on their way by the believers in Antioch, they traveled through the provinces of Phoenicia and Samaria. When they stopped at different places along the way, they reported to the believers that many non-Jews had become believers. As a result, all the believers in those places rejoiced greatly. \v 4 When Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, other elders, and the other believers in the group there. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do among non-Jewish people. \s5 @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \p -\v 30 The four men they selected went down from Jerusalem and came to Antioch. When all the believers there had assembled together, they gave the letter to them. +\v 30 The four men they selected went down from Jerusalem and came to Antioch. When all the believers there had assembled together, they gave the letter to them. \v 31 When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, because its message encouraged them. \v 32 Being prophets, Judas and Silas spoke a lot and encouraged the believers there, and helped them to trust more strongly in the Lord Jesus. diff --git a/45-ACT/16.usfm b/45-ACT/16.usfm index 1e417720..53afc238 100644 --- a/45-ACT/16.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/16.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 And then her owners realized that she could no longer earn money for them because she could no longer predict what would happen to people, so they were angry. They grabbed Paul and Silas and took them to the public square where the rulers of the city were. -\v 20 The owners of the young woman brought them to the city rulers and told them, "These men are Jews, and they are greatly troubling the people in our city. +\v 20 The owners of the young woman brought them to the city rulers and told them, "These men are Jews, and they are greatly troubling the people in our city. \v 21 They are teaching that we should follow rules that our laws do not allow us Romans to obey!" \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/19.usfm b/45-ACT/19.usfm index d9dfdfdd..0509d58f 100644 --- a/45-ACT/19.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/19.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 19 \p -\v 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul left Phrygia and Galatia and went through Asia, and he came back to Ephesus. He met some people who said that they were believers. +\v 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul left Phrygia and Galatia and went through Asia, and he came back to Ephesus. He met some people who said that they were believers. \v 2 He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed God's message?" They answered, "No, we did not. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." \s5 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place in Ephesus on each Sabbath and taught and persuaded people about Jesus and how God would show himself as king. +\v 8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place in Ephesus on each Sabbath and taught and persuaded people about Jesus and how God would show himself as king. \v 9 But some of the Jews would not believe the message and did not want to to hear it any more. They said many bad things about what Paul was teaching. So Paul left them and took the believers with him to meet in the meeting place of Tyrannus. \v 10 For two years Paul taught people there. In this way, most of the Jews and non-Jews who lived in the region of Asia heard the message about the Lord Jesus. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 But one day as they were doing that, the evil spirit did not come out of that person. Instead, the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but no one has given you power to do anything to me!" \v 16 After saying that, suddenly the man who had the evil spirit jumped on the sons of Sceva. He knocked all of them down and hurt each of them. He tore off their clothes and wounded them. They became frightened and ran out of the house. -\v 17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. They became afraid because they saw that the man with the evil spirit was very strong. At the same time, they honored the name of the Lord Jesus. +\v 17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. They became afraid because they saw that the man with the evil spirit was very strong. At the same time, they honored the name of the Lord Jesus. \s5 \p @@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 21 After Paul completed his work in Ephesus, the Spirit led him to decide to go to Jerusalem, but first he planned to go see the believers in the regions of Macedonia and Achaia. Paul said, "After I have been to Jerusalem, I will also go to Rome." +\v 21 After Paul completed his work in Ephesus, the Spirit led him to decide to go to Jerusalem, but first he planned to go see the believers in the regions of Macedonia and Achaia. Paul said, "After I have been to Jerusalem, I will also go to Rome." \v 22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. But Paul stayed in the city of Ephesus, in the province of Asia. \s5 \p \v 23 Soon after that, people in Ephesus began to make a great amount of trouble because of Jesus and the teaching about him. -\v 24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius. He made statues of the goddess Diana out of silver. Demetrius made a lot of money for all the men who made and sold these idols. +\v 24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius. He made statues of the goddess Diana out of silver. Demetrius made a lot of money for all the men who made and sold these idols. \p \v 25 Demetrius called together the workmen who made the idols. He said to them, "Men, you know that we make a lot of money doing our work. @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 35 Then one of the city rulers made the crowd stop shouting. He said to them, "My fellow citizens, everyone in the world knows that the sacred image of our goddess Diana fell down from heaven! +\v 35 Then one of the city rulers made the crowd stop shouting. He said to them, "My fellow citizens, everyone in the world knows that the sacred image of our goddess Diana fell down from heaven! \v 36 Everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not do anything stupid. \v 37 You should not have brought these two men here, because they have not done anything evil. They have not gone into our temples and taken things from there, and they have not spoken evil of our goddess. diff --git a/45-ACT/20.usfm b/45-ACT/20.usfm index 492ced6f..1b5ebb98 100644 --- a/45-ACT/20.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/20.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \v 3 He stayed in Greece for three months. Then he planned to return to Syria by ship, but he heard that some of the Jews there were planning to kill him as he traveled. So he decided to go by land, and he went again through Macedonia. \s5 -\v 4 The men who were going to travel with him to Jerusalem were Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from the town of Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from the city of Thessalonica; Gaius, who was from the city of Derbe; Timothy, who was from the region of Galatia; and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were from the province of Asia. +\v 4 The men who were going to travel with him to Jerusalem were Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from the town of Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from the city of Thessalonica; Gaius, who was from the city of Derbe; Timothy, who was from the region of Galatia; and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were from the province of Asia. \v 5 Those seven men went ahead of Paul and me, Luke, by ship from Macedonia, so they got to the city of Troas before we did and waited for the two of us there. \v 6 But Paul and I traveled by land as far as the city of Philippi. After the Jewish Festival of Bread made without Yeast, we got on a ship that was going to the city of Troas. After five days we arrived at Troas and met the other men who had traveled ahead of us. Then we all stayed in Troas for seven days. diff --git a/45-ACT/21.usfm b/45-ACT/21.usfm index e0a1d731..626805f8 100644 --- a/45-ACT/21.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/21.usfm @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \p -\v 31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone ran to the fortress near the temple and told the Roman commander that many people in Jerusalem were rioting at the temple. +\v 31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone ran to the fortress near the temple and told the Roman commander that many people in Jerusalem were rioting at the temple. \s5 \v 32 The commander quickly took some officers and a large group of soldiers and ran to the temple area where the crowd was. When the crowd of people who were yelling and beating Paul saw the commander and the soldiers coming, they stopped beating him. diff --git a/45-ACT/22.usfm b/45-ACT/22.usfm index 01f7b009..f4d8c4a3 100644 --- a/45-ACT/22.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/22.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \p \v 22 The people listened to what Paul was saying until he talked about the Lord sending him to other people groups. Then they began shouting, "Kill him! He does not deserve to live any longer!" \v 23 While they were shouting, they took off their outer garments and threw dust into the air, which showed how angry they were. -\v 24 So the leader commanded that Paul be taken into the prison. He told the soldiers that they should whip Paul in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews so angry. +\v 24 So the leader commanded that Paul be taken into the prison. He told the soldiers that they should whip Paul in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews so angry. \s5 \v 25 Then they stretched his arms out and tied them so that they could whip him on his back. But Paul said to the soldier near him, "You will be acting unlawfully if you whip me, a Roman citizen whom no one has put on trial and condemned!" diff --git a/45-ACT/23.usfm b/45-ACT/23.usfm index 13f08a0b..b1efb5a7 100644 --- a/45-ACT/23.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/23.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 The men who were standing near Paul said to him, "You should not speak badly to God's servant, our high priest!" -\v 5 Paul replied, "My fellow Jews, I am sorry that I said that. I did not know that the man who told one of you to hit me is the high priest. If I had known that, I would not have talked badly about our high priest, because I know that it is written in our Jewish law, 'Do not speak evil of any of your rulers!'" +\v 5 Paul replied, "My fellow Jews, I am sorry that I said that. I did not know that the man who told one of you to hit me is the high priest. If I had known that, I would not have talked badly about our high priest, because I know that it is written in our Jewish law, 'Do not speak evil of any of your rulers!'" \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/25.usfm b/45-ACT/25.usfm index b9db887d..e448a0ee 100644 --- a/45-ACT/25.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/25.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \p \v 1 Festus began to rule as governor of the province. Three days later, he left the city of Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem. -\v 2 There, the chief priests and other Jewish leaders stood before Festus and said that Paul had done things that were very wrong. +\v 2 There, the chief priests and other Jewish leaders stood before Festus and said that Paul had done things that were very wrong. \v 3 They urgently asked Festus to bring Paul to trial in Jerusalem. But they were really planning to attack him on the road and kill him. \s5 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \p \v 13 After several days, King Herod Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with his sister Bernice. They had come to pay their respects to Festus. -\v 14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. After some time had passed, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said, "There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison. +\v 14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. After some time had passed, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said, "There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison. \v 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the Jewish elders came before me and asked me to condemn him to death. \v 16 But I told them that when someone has been accused of a serious crime, it is not a custom for Romans to condemn a person immediately. Instead, we allow the accused man to stand face to face with his accusers and defend himself against what they say about him. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \v 25 But I found nothing that he had done to deserve death. Even so, he has asked Caesar to judge his case, so I have decided to send him to Rome. -\v 26 But I do not know what exactly I should write to the emperor about him. That is why I have brought him here to speak to you all, and especially to you, King Agrippa! I have done this so that you may question him. Then I may know what to write to the Emperor. +\v 26 But I do not know what exactly I should write to the emperor about him. That is why I have brought him here to speak to you all, and especially to you, King Agrippa! I have done this so that you may question him. Then I may know what to write to the Emperor. \v 27 I think that it would be unreasonable to send a prisoner to the Emperor in Rome without telling exactly what were the wrong things people say that he has done." diff --git a/45-ACT/26.usfm b/45-ACT/26.usfm index 92ce7299..63a2d632 100644 --- a/45-ACT/26.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/26.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 15 Then I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus! I am the one you are fighting against. \v 16 But get up and stand on your feet! I have appeared to you in order to make you into a servant and a witness both of what you have seen of what you know about me now and what I will show you later. \v 17 I will protect you from the people and the non-Jews to whom I will send you, -\v 18 in order to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of the enemy to God. In this way God will forgive their sins and give to them the things that all my people will have forever, the people who belong to me by faith. +\v 18 in order to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of the enemy to God. In this way God will forgive their sins and give to them the things that all my people will have forever, the people who belong to me by faith. \s5 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 Before Paul could say anything further, Festus shouted out in a loud voice: "Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!" -\v 25 But Paul answered, "Your Excellency Festus, I am not insane! On the contrary, what I am saying is true and quite sane! +\v 25 But Paul answered, "Your Excellency Festus, I am not insane! On the contrary, what I am saying is true and quite sane! \v 26 For King Agrippa knows the things that I have been talking about, and I can speak freely to him about them. I am sure that none of these things could have escaped his notice, because none of these things happened in secret." \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/27.usfm b/45-ACT/27.usfm index 7115ba3c..f4bfa58d 100644 --- a/45-ACT/27.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/27.usfm @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ \p \v 9 Much time passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail, because the Jewish fasting period had already passed and the sea would become very stormy. So Paul said to the men on the ship, \v 10 "Men, I see that if we sail now, it will be disastrous for us with much injury and loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." -\v 11 But the Roman captain did not believe Paul. Instead, he believed what the pilot and the owner of the ship said, and he decided to do what they advised. +\v 11 But the Roman captain did not believe Paul. Instead, he believed what the pilot and the owner of the ship said, and he decided to do what they advised. \s5 -\v 12 The harbor was not a good place to remain during the winter, so most of the sailors advised going to sea from there. They hoped that they could reach Phoenix and spend the winter there. Phoenix is a town in Crete. On it blow winds both from the northwest and southwest. +\v 12 The harbor was not a good place to remain during the winter, so most of the sailors advised going to sea from there. They hoped that they could reach Phoenix and spend the winter there. Phoenix is a town in Crete. On it blow winds both from the northwest and southwest. \v 13 Because there was only a gentle wind blowing from the south, the ship's crew thought that they could travel like they wanted to. So they lifted the anchor up out of the sea, and the ship sailed close along the coastline of the island of Crete. \s5 @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ \v 16 The ship then sailed along the coast line of a small island named Cauda. We were able, with difficulty, to fasten the lifeboat securely to the ship. \s5 -\v 17-18 After the sailors hoisted the lifeboat onto the ship, they used cables to reinforce the ship. They passed them under the ship's hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that we would run aground on the sandbars called Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and in this manner the wind drove us along. The wind and the waves continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw things overboard. +\v 17-18 After the sailors hoisted the lifeboat onto the ship, they used cables to reinforce the ship. They passed them under the ship's hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that we would run aground on the sandbars called Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and in this manner the wind drove us along. The wind and the waves continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw things overboard. \s5 -\v 19 On the third day of the storm, the sailors threw overboard most of the sails, ropes, and poles, in order to make the ship lighter. They did this with their own hands. +\v 19 On the third day of the storm, the sailors threw overboard most of the sails, ropes, and poles, in order to make the ship lighter. They did this with their own hands. \v 20 The wind continued to blow very strongly for many days, and the sky was full of dark clouds day and night so that we could not see the sun or the stars. We had lost all hope that we would survive. \s5 @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \p \v 27 On the fourteenth night after the storm had begun, the ship was still being blown across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors thought that the ship was getting close to land. \v 28 So they lowered a rope to measure how deep the water was. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was forty meters deep. A little later, they measured again and found thirty meters. -\v 29 They were afraid that the ship might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the ship's stern. Then they prayed that it would soon be dawn so that they could see where the ship was going. +\v 29 They were afraid that the ship might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the ship's stern. Then they prayed that it would soon be dawn so that they could see where the ship was going. \s5 \v 30 Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order that no one would know what they planned to do, they pretended that they wanted to lower some anchors from the ship's front. @@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ \p \v 39 At dawn we could see land, but the sailors did not know where we were. However, they could see a bay and a wide area of sand at the water's edge. They decided to try to run the ship up onto the beach. \v 40 So they cast off the anchors and let them fall loose into the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that fastened the rudders, and they raised the front sail so that the wind would blow into it. They they steered the ship toward the shore. -\v 41 But the ship sailed into turbulent waters and ran hard onto a sandbank that was just under the waves. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship, so that it began to break apart. +\v 41 But the ship sailed into turbulent waters and ran hard onto a sandbank that was just under the waves. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship, so that it began to break apart. \s5 \p -\v 42 The soldiers had it in mind to kill all the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape. +\v 42 The soldiers had it in mind to kill all the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape. \v 43 But army captain wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing this. Instead, he commanded that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to shore. \v 44 Then he told the others to hold onto planks or other pieces from the ship and go toward the shore. We did what he said, and in that way all of us arrived safely on land. diff --git a/46-ROM/02.usfm b/46-ROM/02.usfm index e3bb611a..6bab7e36 100644 --- a/46-ROM/02.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/02.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 You may say that God must punish people for doing what he hates. But when you say that, you are really saying that God should punish you because you also have lived the same kind of life. You did the same things they have done. +\v 1 You may say that God must punish people for doing what he hates. But when you say that, you are really saying that God should punish you because you also have lived the same kind of life. You did the same things they have done. \v 2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly people who do such evil deeds. \s5 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \p \v 6 God will pay back everyone according to what they deserve for what they have done. -\v 7 Specifically, some people keep doing good deeds, because they want God to honor them, and they want to live forever with him. God will reward them in this way. +\v 7 Specifically, some people keep doing good deeds, because they want God to honor them, and they want to live forever with him. God will reward them in this way. \s5 \v 8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that what God says is true, and they do the things that God says are wrong. God will be very angry and will punish them severely. @@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ \p \v 17 Now I have something to say to anyone of you Jews to whom I am writing: You trust that God will save you because you know the laws that he gave to Moses. You boast that you belong to God. \v 18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught God's laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them. -\v 19 You are certain that you are able to show God's truth to non-Jews, and that you can instruct those who know nothing about God. +\v 19 You are certain that you are able to show God's truth to non-Jews, and that you can instruct those who know nothing about God. \v 20 You are certain that you can instruct those who believe foolish things about God and those who are like children because they know nothing about him at all. You are certain about all this because you have the law that teaches you truly about God. \s5 -\v 21 Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew, it is disgusting that you teach others but do not obey the laws yourself! You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! +\v 21 Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew, it is disgusting that you teach others but do not obey the laws yourself! You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! \v 22 You who command people not to sleep with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! You who command others not to worship idols, it is disgusting that you do not avoid disgusting things. \s5 \v 23 You who boast saying, "I have God's laws," it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! As a result you are insulting God! -\v 24 You must not be like our ancestors, about whom were written these words in the scriptures: "The non-Jews speak evil about God because of the evil actions of you Jews." +\v 24 You must not be like our ancestors, about whom were written these words in the scriptures: "The non-Jews speak evil about God because of the evil actions of you Jews." diff --git a/46-ROM/04.usfm b/46-ROM/04.usfm index 6ee82a26..c6dd9174 100644 --- a/46-ROM/04.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/04.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \v 15 Remember that in reality, God says in his law that he will punish anyone who does not perfectly obey it. Also remember, however, that for people who have no law, it is impossible to disobey it. \s5 -\v 16 So it is because we trust in God that we will receive the things that he has promised to us as a gift, because he is very kind. He gives these things to everyone whom he regards as a true descendant of Abraham—us Jewish believers, who have God's law and trust him, and also those non-Jews who do not have God's laws but who trust in him as Abraham did. For God regards Abraham as the true ancestor of all of us believers. +\v 16 So it is because we trust in God that we will receive the things that he has promised to us as a gift, because he is very kind. He gives these things to everyone whom he regards as a true descendant of Abraham—us Jewish believers, who have God's law and trust him, and also those non-Jews who do not have God's laws but who trust in him as Abraham did. For God regards Abraham as the true ancestor of all of us believers. \v 17 This is what God said to Abraham in the scriptures: "I will make you the ancestor of many ethnic groups." Abraham received this directly from God who raises dead people to life and creates things out of nothing. \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/05.usfm b/46-ROM/05.usfm index a1e2a667..9dc7bd3b 100644 --- a/46-ROM/05.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/05.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Nevertheless, as for God, the way he showed us that he loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still rebelling against God. -\v 9 So it is even more certain that Christ will save us from God's anger about sin since we are right with God because Christ died for us and shed his blood for our sins. +\v 9 So it is even more certain that Christ will save us from God's anger about sin since we are right with God because Christ died for us and shed his blood for our sins. \s5 \v 10 Even when we were his enemies God made us to be his friends with because his Son died for us. Since Christ is alive again, it is even more certain that Christ will save us. diff --git a/46-ROM/08.usfm b/46-ROM/08.usfm index 25ddd2ba..4f482e6c 100644 --- a/46-ROM/08.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/08.usfm @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 28 And we know that for those who love God, he works out all things that happen to them in a way that does us good. He does this for those whom he has chosen, because that was what he planned to do. -\v 29 God knew previously that we would believe in him. We are those who God also decided previously would have a character like his Son's character. The result is that Christ is God's firstborn Son, and those who are God's children are the many younger brothers of Jesus. +\v 29 God knew previously that we would believe in him. We are those who God also decided previously would have a character like his Son's character. The result is that Christ is God's firstborn Son, and those who are God's children are the many younger brothers of Jesus. \v 30 And the ones God decided previously who would be like his Son, he also called them to be with him. And the ones he called to be with him, he also made them to be right with himself. And to the ones whom he has put right with himself, he also will give them honor. diff --git a/46-ROM/10.usfm b/46-ROM/10.usfm index b07325dd..6ca39ffd 100644 --- a/46-ROM/10.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/10.usfm @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ \s5 \v 8 But instead, those who believe in Christ can say what Moses wrote: "You can find out about God's message very easily. You can speak about it and think about it." This is the message that we proclaim: that people must believe in Christ. -\v 9 This message is that if anyone of you confirms that Jesus is Lord, and if you truly believe that God raised him from the dead, he will save you. +\v 9 This message is that if anyone of you confirms that Jesus is Lord, and if you truly believe that God raised him from the dead, he will save you. \v 10 If people believe these things, God will put them right with himself. And for those who state publicly that Jesus is Lord—God will save them. \s5 -\v 11 It is written in the scriptures about the Christ, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed or ashamed." +\v 11 It is written in the scriptures about the Christ, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed or ashamed." \v 12 In this way, God treats the Jews and the non-Jews the same. Because he is the same Lord for all people who believe in him, he greatly helps all who ask him to help them. \v 13 This is just like what the scriptures say: "The Lord God will save all those who ask him." @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 15 And those who could preach to them about Christ, certainly cannot do so if God does not send them. But if some believers preached to them, it would be just like the scriptures say: 'It is wonderful when people come and bring good news!'" \s5 -\v 16 I would reply in this way to those who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ. But not all the people of Israel have paid attention to the good news! It is like what Isaiah said when he felt very discouraged: "Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us preach!" +\v 16 I would reply in this way to those who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ. But not all the people of Israel have paid attention to the good news! It is like what Isaiah said when he felt very discouraged: "Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us preach!" \v 17 So then, I tell you that people are believing in Christ because they hear about him, and people are hearing the message because others are preaching about Christ! \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/11.usfm b/46-ROM/11.usfm index 2dcf2283..d48eb909 100644 --- a/46-ROM/11.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/11.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \p \v 1 If I should ask, "Has God rejected his people the Jews?" The answer would be, "Certainly not! Remember that I also belong to the people of Israel. I am a descendant of Abraham, and I belong to the tribe of Benjamin, but God has not rejected me! \v 2 No, God has not rejected his people, whom he chose long ago to be people whom he would bless in a special way. Remember that Elijah mistakenly complained to God about the people of Israel, as the scriptures say: -\v 3 "Lord, they have killed the rest of your prophets, and they have destroyed your altars. I am the only one who believes in you who remains alive, and now they are trying to kill me!" +\v 3 "Lord, they have killed the rest of your prophets, and they have destroyed your altars. I am the only one who believes in you who remains alive, and now they are trying to kill me!" \s5 \v 4 God answered him like this: "You are not the only one left who is faithful to me. I have taken care to keep for myself seven thousand men in Israel, men who have not worshiped the false god Baal." diff --git a/46-ROM/14.usfm b/46-ROM/14.usfm index e2c5b48d..c18ac562 100644 --- a/46-ROM/14.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/14.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 Accept those who are not sure whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong. But when you accept them, do not argue with them about what they think. These questions are only personal opinions. +\v 1 Accept those who are not sure whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong. But when you accept them, do not argue with them about what they think. These questions are only personal opinions. \v 2 Some people believe that they may eat all kinds of food. Others believe that God does not want them to eat certain things, so they believe that they may eat only vegetables. \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/16.usfm b/46-ROM/16.usfm index 440cdb98..5861c0ed 100644 --- a/46-ROM/16.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/16.usfm @@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ \v 26 but now God has made it known by means of what the scriptures said would happen — so that people in all the people groups in the world may believe in Christ and obey him — \s5 -\v 27 to God who alone is truly wise — because of what Jesus Christ did — be forever praise. May it be so! +\v 27 to God who alone is truly wise — because of what Jesus Christ did — be forever praise. May it be so! diff --git a/47-1CO/01.usfm b/47-1CO/01.usfm index 16da4189..0458763e 100644 --- a/47-1CO/01.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/01.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Brothers and sisters, look at the kind of person you were when God called you. See how unimportant you were. You were not the wisest of people. You were not important enough for people to obey you. You had no important ancestors. +\v 26 Brothers and sisters, look at the kind of person you were when God called you. See how unimportant you were. You were not the wisest of people. You were not important enough for people to obey you. You had no important ancestors. \v 27 Instead, God chose the things that made no sense to unbelievers so that they would stop praising themselves. God chose to use things that were weak to put to shame the things they believed were so strong. \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/05.usfm b/47-1CO/05.usfm index b01e2325..93285292 100644 --- a/47-1CO/05.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/05.usfm @@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ \s5 \v 11 Instead, I mean that you are not to be close friends with a fellow believer who is living in sexual immorality. We must include other sins, such as greed, or idolatry, or one who is abusive in the way he talks to others, or a drunkard, or a swindler. You must not even eat with these people who claim to trust in Christ, yet they do these terrible things. \v 12 For I have no obligation to judge those who are outside the church of Christ. Your duty is to judge those who are in it. -\v 13 God is the one who will judge those who are outside the church. The scriptures command us, +\v 13 God is the one who will judge those who are outside the church. The scriptures command us, \q "You must take away the evil person who is among you!" \m diff --git a/47-1CO/07.usfm b/47-1CO/07.usfm index 2276b094..3c4f1fde 100644 --- a/47-1CO/07.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/07.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 The Lord gives his own commands to you who are married: "The wife should not separate from her husband." -\v 11 (But if she separates from her husband, she should not marry again, or else she should make peace with her husband.) And, "the husband should not divorce his wife." +\v 11 (But if she separates from her husband, she should not marry again, or else she should make peace with her husband.) And, "the husband should not divorce his wife." \s5 \p @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \v 26 Therefore, because of the difficult times that seem to be coming upon us all, I think it is good for you to remain as you were when God called you. \s5 -\v 27 To you who are married, I say this: do not seek to be freed from your vow. As for you who are not married, do not try to find a wife. +\v 27 To you who are married, I say this: do not seek to be freed from your vow. As for you who are not married, do not try to find a wife. \v 28 But to the men who are single, I say, if you marry, you have committed no sin. I give the same advice to the single women: if you get married, you have committed no sin. However, if you marry, you will find many troubles, so I advise you to remain single. \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/09.usfm b/47-1CO/09.usfm index ec79adef..5b26a0e9 100644 --- a/47-1CO/09.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/09.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 12 Others received this kind of help from you, and we have certainly proven that we deserve it even more than they do. \p However, we have not accepted anything from you, even though we were entitled to it. Instead, we endure all kinds of hardships so that we do not make it more difficult for people to believe in the good news about Christ. \v 13 Certainly you know that those who helped carry out the sacrifices offered to God in the temple received some of those offerings for their own needs. They received some of the food offered to God. -\v 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good news are to receive their living wages from the good news. They receive part of what is given to God for their needs. +\v 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good news are to receive their living wages from the good news. They receive part of what is given to God for their needs. \s5 \p @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 16 If I proclaim the good news, I am not doing anything for which I should boast. I feel obliged to preach the good news. I would grieve with many tears if I could not do what God called me to do. \s5 -\v 17 When I preach the good news because I want to, I have a great reward. But even if I only preached because someone forced me to preach, I would still have to preach, because God trusted me to do this work for him. +\v 17 When I preach the good news because I want to, I have a great reward. But even if I only preached because someone forced me to preach, I would still have to preach, because God trusted me to do this work for him. \v 18 So what is the reward that God gives me? It is that when I preach the good news, I offer it without anyone paying me for it. Instead, I offer it for free so that I can do it without receiving the payment the Lord would allow me to take. \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/11.usfm b/47-1CO/11.usfm index aee63604..6a52efdc 100644 --- a/47-1CO/11.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/11.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \v 13 Judge this for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God without a cover on her head? \v 14 Nature itself teaches us that it is a disgrace for a man to have long hair, \v 15 but nature also teaches that long hair for a woman is a display of her beauty. Her hair is given to her by God to cover her beauty. -\v 16 But if anyone in the church wishes to argue about this matter, we do not have any other custom than this, nor do any of the churches do anything different. +\v 16 But if anyone in the church wishes to argue about this matter, we do not have any other custom than this, nor do any of the churches do anything different. \s5 \p diff --git a/48-2CO/01.usfm b/48-2CO/01.usfm index 4df85aeb..5eb68547 100644 --- a/48-2CO/01.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/01.usfm @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 May we always praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—he is the one who does us acts of kindness and who always comforts us. +\v 3 May we always praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—he is the one who does us acts of kindness and who always comforts us. \v 4 God comforts us when we go through any painful trial. His comfort heals our lives so we can give away that very same comfort to other people who are suffering. \s5 -\v 5 Just as we experience the sufferings of Christ which are beyond all measure, we also experience through Christ comfort that cannot be measured. +\v 5 Just as we experience the sufferings of Christ which are beyond all measure, we also experience through Christ comfort that cannot be measured. \v 6 So whenever we experience sufferings, it is so God may comfort you and rescue you from danger. Whenever God comforts us, it is so you can be comforted even more, so he can teach you to wait for God, when you suffer in the same way we suffered. \v 7 We are certain about what will happen to you; because you suffer like we suffer, God will also comfort you, as he does us. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \p \v 12 We can very happily say that we have we lived toward all people in an honest and sincere way. We lived in the world as God's own people and we have deep trust in God, that was a gift from him. We do not live in any way that the world values. We do not listen to the world's wisdom when we choose what we will do. Instead, God has made us honest and holy in how we live. \v 13 You have read my letters. I have written them so you can understand them. -\v 14 You know a little about us already, but on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, I hope that you will be very proud of us in his presence, and we will be very proud of you. +\v 14 You know a little about us already, but on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, I hope that you will be very proud of us in his presence, and we will be very proud of you. \s5 \p @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 20 For the promises of God are "Yes" because they come from him. And we add our confirmation to his "Yes." And we say about God's honor: "It is True! Yes!" \s5 -\v 21 God makes the bond between us Christians strong because we both are joined to Christ, and he is the one who sends us out to tell people the good news. +\v 21 God makes the bond between us Christians strong because we both are joined to Christ, and he is the one who sends us out to tell people the good news. \v 22 He put his official seal on us, so people will know he approves of us. And he gave us the Spirit who lives within us, as an unbreakable promise that he will do even more things for us. \s5 diff --git a/48-2CO/02.usfm b/48-2CO/02.usfm index 38399bee..ef3874c0 100644 --- a/48-2CO/02.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/02.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ \s5 \c 2 \p -\v 1 In the last visit I made to Corinth I know that I hurt you very much by what I said to you. I decided this time that I would not make another painful visit to you. -\v 2 I caused you much pain on my last visit, and the people who could cheer me up the most would be the same people whom I hurt when I was there. +\v 1 In the last visit I made to Corinth I know that I hurt you very much by what I said to you. I decided this time that I would not make another painful visit to you. +\v 2 I caused you much pain on my last visit, and the people who could cheer me up the most would be the same people whom I hurt when I was there. \s5 \v 3 I wrote that letter to you so when I came to you, you would not make me feel sad again—you, who should actually make me rejoice! I was sure that we all have the reasons to be joyful. @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 This person who fell into sin—he did not just make me sad by what he did; his sin made all of you sad. -\v 6 We all agree what we should do about this man and his sin. He has now been punished and his punishment was fair. +\v 6 We all agree what we should do about this man and his sin. He has now been punished and his punishment was fair. \v 7 So this is where we are now: he suffered through his punishment, but now it is time to forgive him for what he did and to love him so that he might not be discouraged by feeling too sad. \s5 @@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ \v 13 I was worried about our brother Titus, because I did not find him there. So I left the believers in Troas and returned to Macedonia to look for him. \s5 -\v 14 We thank God that we are joined together with Christ, and Christ always leads us in his march of victory. Through our lives and our message, everywhere we go, we are like those who have been near burning incense; but our fragrance does not come from real incense, but it comes from knowing Christ, and because we know him we have his fragrant aroma. -\v 15 God smells this same fragrance, and it reminds him of Christ. And those who God rescues smell this same fragrance in us. Even the people whom God does not rescue smell that aroma that reminds them of Christ. +\v 14 We thank God that we are joined together with Christ, and Christ always leads us in his march of victory. Through our lives and our message, everywhere we go, we are like those who have been near burning incense; but our fragrance does not come from real incense, but it comes from knowing Christ, and because we know him we have his fragrant aroma. +\v 15 God smells this same fragrance, and it reminds him of Christ. And those who God rescues smell this same fragrance in us. Even the people whom God does not rescue smell that aroma that reminds them of Christ. \s5 \v 16 To those people that God does not rescue, that aroma of Christ is like the smell of a dead person dying once again. But to those whom God is rescuing—they smell Christ, who is alive, coming to make them alive, too. Indeed, no one is able by himself to spread this fragrance! -\v 17 You know that many people go from city to city selling the word of God for money. But we are not like them. We work hard to please God and we do what he wants. And we speak about Christ because we know God sees everything we do, and we announce Christ because we are joined to him. +\v 17 You know that many people go from city to city selling the word of God for money. But we are not like them. We work hard to please God and we do what he wants. And we speak about Christ because we know God sees everything we do, and we announce Christ because we are joined to him. diff --git a/48-2CO/04.usfm b/48-2CO/04.usfm index 733880ff..52ebecb8 100644 --- a/48-2CO/04.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/04.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 We trust in God, just as the scriptures say: "I trust in God; this is why I speak." We also trust in God, and we also speak about what he has done for us. -\v 14 We know that God, who raised up the Lord Jesus from the dead, will also raise us up from the dead with him, and that Jesus will take us along with you, and take us to be where God is. +\v 14 We know that God, who raised up the Lord Jesus from the dead, will also raise us up from the dead with him, and that Jesus will take us along with you, and take us to be where God is. \v 15 All that I have suffered is to help you, so that more and more people can know how God loves them freely, and so that they may praise him more and more. \s5 diff --git a/48-2CO/05.usfm b/48-2CO/05.usfm index 8e00e1da..2376d96c 100644 --- a/48-2CO/05.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/05.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 8 Because we have put our trust in him, we would much rather give up our present bodies so we could be at home with the Lord. \s5 -\v 9 Therefore we make it our goal to obey him, whether we are here or in heaven. +\v 9 Therefore we make it our goal to obey him, whether we are here or in heaven. \v 10 For we will all stand before Christ when he sits as the judge of all. He will judge what we did when we were in this life. Christ will give us what we deserve, and he will judge what was good or bad. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \v 19 That message brings God and people together and is how God made peace with the world by what Christ did. God is not applying their sins to their account. Instead, Christ has taken our sins away and has given us this message that makes peace and brings God and people together. \s5 -\v 20 So God has appointed us to represent Christ. God pleads with you through us. So we plead with you on Christ's behalf: through Christ, let him make peace with you and bring you to himself. +\v 20 So God has appointed us to represent Christ. God pleads with you through us. So we plead with you on Christ's behalf: through Christ, let him make peace with you and bring you to himself. \v 21 God made Christ the offering for sin—the one who never sinned—so that when we trust in Christ and believe in him, God makes us right with himself. diff --git a/48-2CO/06.usfm b/48-2CO/06.usfm index 744b6149..df55064c 100644 --- a/48-2CO/06.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/06.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 6 \p -\v 1 We work together, and we beg you not to receive the gift of God's love in a way that makes no difference for you. +\v 1 We work together, and we beg you not to receive the gift of God's love in a way that makes no difference for you. \v 2 For God said, \q "At a time when I displayed my loving mercy, I listened to you, \q And when I completed the work of my salvation, I helped you." @@ -15,29 +15,29 @@ \s5 \v 4 We have proved again and again that we are God's true servants. We endure great suffering, we face with courage people who hurt us, and we live through hard times. -\v 5 People have beaten us very badly; others have locked us up in prisons; we were the cause for people to riot; we have done hard physical labor; we have passed many long nights without sleep, and we have often gone with very little food. +\v 5 People have beaten us very badly; others have locked us up in prisons; we were the cause for people to riot; we have done hard physical labor; we have passed many long nights without sleep, and we have often gone with very little food. \v 6 But in all this, our lives are pure, our knowledge is deep, and we are able to wait until God ends our suffering. We know how kind Christ is to us; we are filled with the Holy Spirit, and we love others. \v 7 We live according to God's true Word, and we have God's power. By means of Christ, God has put us right with himself. This is the truth that we continuously believe; it is like armor that a soldier wears, and like weapons for both of his hands. \s5 \v 8 Sometimes people honor us; at other times, they dishonor us. Sometimes they say many evil things about us; at other times, they praise us. They accuse us of lying, even though we tell the truth. -\v 9 We live like persons whom nobody knows, but some people know us very well. Some try to kill us for announcing the message about Christ, even though no one legally ever condemns us to death. +\v 9 We live like persons whom nobody knows, but some people know us very well. Some try to kill us for announcing the message about Christ, even though no one legally ever condemns us to death. \v 10 We live with great sorrow but we always rejoice. We live as some of the poorest people, but we have the treasure of the good news that makes many rich. You can see that we own nothing, but the truth is that all things belong to us. \s5 \p \v 11 You heard our testimony; we have spoken the whole the truth to you, fellow believers at Corinth. We have opened our hearts wide to you. -\v 12 We have shown you that we freely love you, but you seem to have closed off your hearts toward us. +\v 12 We have shown you that we freely love you, but you seem to have closed off your hearts toward us. \v 13 It would be a fair exchange—I am speaking as to children—for you to love us in return. \p \s5 \v 14 Do not work in unsuitable ways with people who do not trust Christ. What do people who live by God's measure and rules have in common with those who break his laws and do what they want? Darkness and light cannot be together. \v 15 How can Christ agree in any way with the demon Beliar? What does a person who trusts in God have in common with another person who does not trust in God? -\v 16 How right would it be to bring pagan idols into the temple of God? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: +\v 16 How right would it be to bring pagan idols into the temple of God? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: \q "I will have my home among my people. \q I will live my life among them. -\q I will be their God -\q and they will be my people." +\q I will be their God +\q and they will be my people." \m \s5 diff --git a/53-1TH/01.usfm b/53-1TH/01.usfm index 45796353..14390baf 100644 --- a/53-1TH/01.usfm +++ b/53-1TH/01.usfm @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ \s5 \v 6 We have now heard that you are living like we live and are following our example. But more important, you are also living like our Lord lived. You received the message of God's love with great joy that only comes from the Holy Spirit, even though you had to go through many trials and difficulties. -\v 7 All the believers who are in the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia are learning how they should trust God just like you have learned and as you are trusting him. +\v 7 All the believers who are in the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia are learning how they should trust God just like you have learned and as you are trusting him. \s5 -\v 8 Other people have heard you tell the message from the Lord Jesus. Then they also proclaimed the good news to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia. Not only that, but people who live in many faraway places have heard that you trust in God. So we do not need to tell people what God has done in your lives. +\v 8 Other people have heard you tell the message from the Lord Jesus. Then they also proclaimed the good news to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia. Not only that, but people who live in many faraway places have heard that you trust in God. So we do not need to tell people what God has done in your lives. \v 9 People who live far from you are telling others how warmly you welcomed us when we came to you. They also report that you stopped worshiping false gods and that now you worship the God who can do anything and who truly is God. It was in him that you became believers! \v 10 They also tell us that now you wait expectantly for his Son to return to earth from heaven. You firmly believe that God caused him to live again after he died. You believe also that Jesus will rescue all of us, who trust in him, when God punishes all the people of the entire world. diff --git a/53-1TH/03.usfm b/53-1TH/03.usfm index 3c38c5ba..86c2a4fc 100644 --- a/53-1TH/03.usfm +++ b/53-1TH/03.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 But now Timothy has just returned to Silas and me from being with you, and he has told us the good news that you still trust in Christ and that you love him. He told us also that you always happily remember us and that you want very much us to visit you, just as we want to visit you. -\v 7 My fellow believers, even though we are suffering very much because of what people are doing to us here, we have cheered up because Timothy told us that you still trust in Christ. +\v 7 My fellow believers, even though we are suffering very much because of what people are doing to us here, we have cheered up because Timothy told us that you still trust in Christ. \s5 \v 8 Now it is as if we are living in a new way, because you are trusting very much in the Lord Jesus. diff --git a/53-1TH/05.usfm b/53-1TH/05.usfm index cd58cd13..f58de751 100644 --- a/53-1TH/05.usfm +++ b/53-1TH/05.usfm @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 19 Do not keep God's Spirit from working among you. +\v 19 Do not keep God's Spirit from working among you. \v 20 For example, do not despise anything that the Holy Spirit tells someone. \v 21 On the contrary, evaluate all such messages. Accept the parts that are good and obey them. \v 22 Do not obey any kind of evil message. diff --git a/54-2TH/01.usfm b/54-2TH/01.usfm index 864f02c9..91453855 100644 --- a/54-2TH/01.usfm +++ b/54-2TH/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 Our fellow believers, we are always thanking God, and we should do this, because you are trusting in the Lord Jesus more and more, and because every one of you is loving each of the others more and more. +\v 3 Our fellow believers, we are always thanking God, and we should do this, because you are trusting in the Lord Jesus more and more, and because every one of you is loving each of the others more and more. \v 4 As a result, we keep proudly talking about you to the other groups of believers belonging to God. We tell them how you are being patient and how you continue trusting in the Lord Jesus, even though other people frequently cause you much trouble. diff --git a/54-2TH/02.usfm b/54-2TH/02.usfm index 377a7a74..ec433588 100644 --- a/54-2TH/02.usfm +++ b/54-2TH/02.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 Our fellow believers, you whom our Lord Jesus loves, we should always thank God for you. We should do this because he chose you to be among the first people to believe in the truth about Jesus, among the first people that God would save, and to set you apart for himself by means of his Spirit. +\v 13 Our fellow believers, you whom our Lord Jesus loves, we should always thank God for you. We should do this because he chose you to be among the first people to believe in the truth about Jesus, among the first people that God would save, and to set you apart for himself by means of his Spirit. \v 14 We thank God that he chose you as a result of our proclaiming the message about Christ to you, in order that God might honor you in some of the same ways that he honors our Lord Jesus Christ. diff --git a/55-1TI/01.usfm b/55-1TI/01.usfm index dd31a538..61fef070 100644 --- a/55-1TI/01.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/01.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 1 \p -\v 1-2 I, Paul, am writing this to Timothy. God our Savior and Christ Jesus are those in whom we have confidence for the future, and Christ commanded me to be an apostle. You became a Christian when I told you about Jesus Christ, and you are my true son in the Lord. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord be kind to you, have mercy upon you, and give you peace. +\v 1-2 I, Paul, am writing this to Timothy. God our Savior and Christ Jesus are those in whom we have confidence for the future, and Christ commanded me to be an apostle. You became a Christian when I told you about Jesus Christ, and you are my true son in the Lord. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord be kind to you, have mercy upon you, and give you peace. \s5 \p @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 Everyone should accept this fact, because we can count on it completely: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. It is true that I am the worst sinner of all. +\v 15 Everyone should accept this fact, because we can count on it completely: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. It is true that I am the worst sinner of all. \v 16 But because I am the worst sinner, God had mercy on me before many others, so that they would see how patient he is. God is patiently waiting to give everlasting life to those people who will believe in him. \p \v 17 The eternal king cannot be seen, and he cannot die. He alone is God. It is he whom everyone will honor and praise forever and ever. Amen. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \v 18 Timothy, my child, I command you: remember what certain believers prophesied about you. Do this in order to follow those things as you work hard for the Lord. -\v 19 Trust God and keep a good conscience. Some people have not paid attention to their own consciences. So what has happened to their faith is a disaster. +\v 19 Trust God and keep a good conscience. Some people have not paid attention to their own consciences. So what has happened to their faith is a disaster. \v 20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are two men like this. I have handed them over to Satan for him to attack them, so that they may learn not to insult God. diff --git a/55-1TI/02.usfm b/55-1TI/02.usfm index 2306559c..dd85d8c9 100644 --- a/55-1TI/02.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/02.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 12 I do not allow women to teach or to tell men what to do. Women who honor God keep quiet when the believers come to learn. \s5 -\v 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve after him. +\v 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve after him. \v 14 And it was not Adam that the snake deceived. It was the woman whom he completely deceived, so that she sinned. \v 15 But God will keep women safe as they bear and raise children, if they continue to believe in God, love him, live in a way that pleases him, and are wise in how they think. diff --git a/55-1TI/03.usfm b/55-1TI/03.usfm index cfe9f9bc..4205bc53 100644 --- a/55-1TI/03.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/03.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 3 \p \v 1 You should rely on what I tell you here: If someone desires very much to oversee believers, he wants to do something really excellent. -\v 2 For that reason, however, an overseer must be someone whom no one accuses of anything bad. He must have only one wife. He must not do anything to excess; he must think in wise ways. He must behave well, and he must welcome strangers. He must be able to teach others. +\v 2 For that reason, however, an overseer must be someone whom no one accuses of anything bad. He must have only one wife. He must not do anything to excess; he must think in wise ways. He must behave well, and he must welcome strangers. He must be able to teach others. \v 3 He must not be an alcoholic and not quick to fight. Instead, he must be patient and peaceful with others. And he should not be greedy for money. @@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 Deacons, in the same way, should be people whom others respect. They should be sincere when they speak. They should not drink too much wine, and they must not be greedy for money. +\v 8 Deacons, in the same way, should be people whom others respect. They should be sincere when they speak. They should not drink too much wine, and they must not be greedy for money. \v 9 They should believe in the true things that God has told us, and at the same time know what is right, and then do it. -\v 10 Find these qualities in them first, and then choose them to serve because no one can find anything wrong with them. +\v 10 Find these qualities in them first, and then choose them to serve because no one can find anything wrong with them. \s5 \v 11 In the same way, other people should respect deacons' wives. Their wives should not talk badly about other people. They must not do anything to excess, and they must be honest in everything they do. diff --git a/55-1TI/05.usfm b/55-1TI/05.usfm index aa03c3fc..d2c1091f 100644 --- a/55-1TI/05.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/05.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 No longer drink only water, Timothy. Instead, drink a little wine for your many stomach sicknesses. -\v 24 The sins of some people are clear to everyone, and the church does not need much time to judge them. But the church does not discover some sins until later. +\v 24 The sins of some people are clear to everyone, and the church does not need much time to judge them. But the church does not discover some sins until later. \v 25 In the same way, some good deeds are clear to everybody, but even the other good deeds will become clear at some time in the future. diff --git a/55-1TI/06.usfm b/55-1TI/06.usfm index 3a5e1c40..209e108c 100644 --- a/55-1TI/06.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/06.usfm @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ \v 1 As for believers who are slaves, they should honor their masters in every way, so that no one will insult God or what we teach. \p -\v 2 Slaves who have believing masters should not respect them less, for they are brothers. Instead, they should serve their masters even better, because the masters whom they serve are their brothers whom they should love. Teach and announce these things to the believers. +\v 2 Slaves who have believing masters should not respect them less, for they are brothers. Instead, they should serve their masters even better, because the masters whom they serve are their brothers whom they should love. Teach and announce these things to the believers. \s5 \p \v 3 If anyone teaches false doctrines that do not agree with the reliable and true teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ, -\v 4 that person is very proud and does not understand anything. They want to argue about unimportant matters and about certain words, and people who listen to them envy others. They quarrel with others and with one another. They say bad things about others. They suspect that others have evil motives. -\v 5 Their whole way of thinking has become completely wrong because they have rejected true things. As a result, they make the mistake of thinking that by doing religious things they will get a lot of money. +\v 4 that person is very proud and does not understand anything. They want to argue about unimportant matters and about certain words, and people who listen to them envy others. They quarrel with others and with one another. They say bad things about others. They suspect that others have evil motives. +\v 5 Their whole way of thinking has become completely wrong because they have rejected true things. As a result, they make the mistake of thinking that by doing religious things they will get a lot of money. \s5 \p @@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ \v 14 So as you remember those things, I command you to hold tightly on to what Christ has commanded us in every way. Hold fast to those teachings in a way that our Lord Jesus Christ will not need to criticize you about what is wrong, until he comes again. \s5 -\v 15 Remember that God will cause Jesus to come again at the proper time. God is awesome! He is the only Ruler! He rules over all other people who rule! -\v 16 He is the only one who will never die, and he lives in heaven in light that is so bright that no one can approach it! He is the one whom no person has ever seen and whom no person is able to see! My desire is that all people will honor him and that he will rule powerfully forever! May it be so! +\v 15 Remember that God will cause Jesus to come again at the proper time. God is awesome! He is the only Ruler! He rules over all other people who rule! +\v 16 He is the only one who will never die, and he lives in heaven in light that is so bright that no one can approach it! He is the one whom no person has ever seen and whom no person is able to see! My desire is that all people will honor him and that he will rule powerfully forever! May it be so! \s5 \p -\v 17 Tell the believers who are rich here in this present world that they should not be proud, and that they should not trust in their many possessions, because they cannot be certain how long they will have them. Instead, they should trust in God. He is the one who abundantly gives us everything we have in order that we may enjoy it. +\v 17 Tell the believers who are rich here in this present world that they should not be proud, and that they should not trust in their many possessions, because they cannot be certain how long they will have them. Instead, they should trust in God. He is the one who abundantly gives us everything we have in order that we may enjoy it. \v 18 Also, tell them to do good things. These are true wealth. Indeed, they should share with others very much of what they have. \v 19 If they do that, it will be as though they were storing up for themselves many things that God will give them. When they do this, they will have the life that is the real life. diff --git a/56-2TI/01.usfm b/56-2TI/01.usfm index d477c72b..240fb0c0 100644 --- a/56-2TI/01.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/01.usfm @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ \s \s5 \p -\v 3 I thank God and I serve Him because I truly want to do what he wants, just as my ancestors did. I have always remembered to pray for you, Timothy, night and day. +\v 3 I thank God and I serve Him because I truly want to do what he wants, just as my ancestors did. I have always remembered to pray for you, Timothy, night and day. \v 4 I really want to see you because I remember how you cried for me. If I see you again, I will rejoice so much. -\v 5 I remember that you truly believe in Jesus! First, your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice trusted their lives to Jesus Christ, and I am sure that you also trust in Jesus Christ just like they did! +\v 5 I remember that you truly believe in Jesus! First, your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice trusted their lives to Jesus Christ, and I am sure that you also trust in Jesus Christ just like they did! \s5 \p @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 8 So do not think that you will have shame if you tell others about our Lord Jesus. And do not think you will have shame if you are my friend, because I am in prison because I trust in Jesus. Instead, be willing to suffer hardship as you tell others about the good news. God will make you able to suffer all hardships. -\v 9 He will do this because he saved us and called us to be his own people. God did not save us because of any good works we did; instead, he saved us because he planned to give us this gift! God caused the Messiah Jesus to pass this gift to us, even before the world began. +\v 9 He will do this because he saved us and called us to be his own people. God did not save us because of any good works we did; instead, he saved us because he planned to give us this gift! God caused the Messiah Jesus to pass this gift to us, even before the world began. \v 10 Now everyone can see that God can save them, because our Savior the Messiah Jesus came and destroyed death and showed everyone the Gospel, the truth that he causes people to live forever. \v 11 It was for this reason that God decided to send me to be an apostle, preacher, and teacher. diff --git a/56-2TI/02.usfm b/56-2TI/02.usfm index b05800e2..fa675ce8 100644 --- a/56-2TI/02.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/02.usfm @@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ \s5 \v 8 As you suffer hardships, remember Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David. God raised him from the dead, as I also preach in the gospel message. -\v 9 For this gospel I suffer to the point of being imprisoned as a criminal. But the word of God is not in prison. +\v 9 For this gospel I suffer to the point of being imprisoned as a criminal. But the word of God is not in prison. \v 10 Therefore I willingly endure all that I am suffering for the sake of those whom God has chosen. I do this in order that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with him in the glorious place where he is. \s5 \v 11 You can depend on the words that we sometimes say: - \q "If we have died with Jesus, we will also live with him. - \q + \q "If we have died with Jesus, we will also live with him. + \q \v 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. \q But if we deny him, he also will deny us. \q diff --git a/56-2TI/04.usfm b/56-2TI/04.usfm index 76755c6d..d61517ed 100644 --- a/56-2TI/04.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/04.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 10 Demas left me behind and went to Thessalonica, because he loves life in this world too much. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia. \s5 -\v 11 Only Luke is still with me. Get Mark and bring him with you. Do this because he can help me very much. +\v 11 Only Luke is still with me. Get Mark and bring him with you. Do this because he can help me very much. \v 12 I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. \v 13 When you come, bring the outer garment that I left at Troas with Carpus. Also bring the scrolls, especially those made from animal skins. diff --git a/57-TIT/02.usfm b/57-TIT/02.usfm index f0459ac9..db4156b6 100644 --- a/57-TIT/02.usfm +++ b/57-TIT/02.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 2 \p \v 1 But you, Titus, you must teach the things that help people believe the truth about God. -\v 2 The older men should control themselves all the time. They should live in a way that other people respect, and they should speak wisely. They should also believe the true things about God, love others truly, and continuously do these things. +\v 2 The older men should control themselves all the time. They should live in a way that other people respect, and they should speak wisely. They should also believe the true things about God, love others truly, and continuously do these things. \s5 \v 3 The older women, like the men, should live so that everyone knows that they respect God very much. They must not say bad things about other people, and they must not drink very much wine. But they should teach others what is good. @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ \s5 \v 6 And concerning the younger men, teach them, too. Tell them to control themselves well. \v 7 As for you, Titus my son, always show other people how to do good deeds. In what you teach show the believers what is true and also show them how serious you are about your work. -\v 8 Teach people in a way that no one can criticize, so that if anybody wants to stop you, other people will shame them because they really have nothing bad to say about any of us. +\v 8 Teach people in a way that no one can criticize, so that if anybody wants to stop you, other people will shame them because they really have nothing bad to say about any of us. \s5 \v 9 About our brothers and their families who are slaves: they should always submit to their masters. As much as possible, they should live in a way that pleases their masters in every way, and are they should not argue with them. -\v 10 They must not steal even little things from their masters; instead, they should be faithful to them, and they should do everything in a way that leads people to admire all that we teach about God, who saves us. +\v 10 They must not steal even little things from their masters; instead, they should be faithful to them, and they should do everything in a way that leads people to admire all that we teach about God, who saves us. \p \s5 diff --git a/59-HEB/03.usfm b/59-HEB/03.usfm index 2901ef99..0df6d45b 100644 --- a/59-HEB/03.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/03.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q "Now, when you hear God speak to you, \v 8 do not refuse to obey him, and do not let your desires be more important that what God says, for if you do, you would be just like your ancestors long ago, when they turned away from God and did not obey him. \s5 -\v 9 Your ancestors repeatedly tested me, to see whether I would be patient with them, even though for forty years they saw all the amazing things I did. +\v 9 Your ancestors repeatedly tested me, to see whether I would be patient with them, even though for forty years they saw all the amazing things I did. \p \v 10 So I became angry with those people, and I said about them, 'They are never faithful to me, and they do not understand how I wanted them to conduct their lives.' \p @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 Remember who it was who rebelled against God, even though they heard him speak to them. It was all of God's people who Moses led out of Egypt. -\v 17 And remember who it was with whom God was disgusted for forty years. It was God's people who sinned, and their dead bodies lay there in the desert. +\v 17 And remember who it was with whom God was disgusted for forty years. It was God's people who sinned, and their dead bodies lay there in the desert. \v 18 And remember about whom God solemnly declared, "They will not enter the land where I would let them rest." It was those Israelites who disobeyed God. \v 19 So, from that example we know that it was because they did not keep trusting in God that they were unable to enter the land where God would allow them to rest. diff --git a/59-HEB/04.usfm b/59-HEB/04.usfm index 4340a61b..9567bc63 100644 --- a/59-HEB/04.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/04.usfm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 God's words are alive and powerful, and they are able to cut like a sharp sword—cutting so deep that it can separate out the difference between our soul and our spirit. God's words are just like a sword that cuts deeply, down so deep they can cut into us like a sharp sword cuts through the joints of an animal. Those words cut even into the hardest places in us, like a sword that can cut down into the marrow within the bones. God's words are like a judge, deciding what thoughts are good or what thoughts are bad, and his words test the motives hidden deep within each of our hearts. -\v 13 God knows everything about everyone. Nothing is hidden from him. Everything is completely open to him and he sees everything we do. We must all appear before God and we must tell him how we have lived our lives. +\v 13 God knows everything about everyone. Nothing is hidden from him. Everything is completely open to him and he sees everything we do. We must all appear before God and we must tell him how we have lived our lives. diff --git a/59-HEB/06.usfm b/59-HEB/06.usfm index 834ff83d..949e6d34 100644 --- a/59-HEB/06.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/06.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 You can see that I am warning you, dear friends, not to reject Christ. At the same time, I am certain that you are doing better than that. You are doing the things that are in conformity with the fact that God is saving you. -\v 10 Since God always acts justly, he will not overlook all you have done for him; he will not overlook how you have loved and helped your fellow believers, and how you are still helping them. +\v 10 Since God always acts justly, he will not overlook all you have done for him; he will not overlook how you have loved and helped your fellow believers, and how you are still helping them. \s5 \v 11 We greatly desire that each of you continue to show the same effort you are showing now, so that to the very end of your lives, you will be sure you will receive all that God promised to give you. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 18 He did that to strongly encourage us, because he has done two things that cannot change: He promised to help us, and he told us that he would declare himself guilty if he did not help us. Now, God cannot lie. That is why we have trusted in him, just as he has encouraged us to do. \s5 -\v 19 Yes, we confidently expect to receive what God has promised to do for us. It is as if we were a ship, whose anchor is holding us firmly in one place. The one we confidently expect to hold us is Jesus, because he has gone into God's very presence. This is why he is just like the high priests who go behind the curtain into the innermost part of the temple, where God is present. +\v 19 Yes, we confidently expect to receive what God has promised to do for us. It is as if we were a ship, whose anchor is holding us firmly in one place. The one we confidently expect to hold us is Jesus, because he has gone into God's very presence. This is why he is just like the high priests who go behind the curtain into the innermost part of the temple, where God is present. \v 20 Jesus went into God's presence ahead of us to allow us to enter in that same place with God, too. Jesus has become a high priest forever, in the way that Melchizedek was a high priest. diff --git a/59-HEB/07.usfm b/59-HEB/07.usfm index 90ed4920..54db852b 100644 --- a/59-HEB/07.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/07.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 7 \p -\v 1 Now I will say more about this man Melchizedek. He was the king of the city of Salem and was also a priest of God, who rules the universe. He met Abraham and his men who were returning home from defeating the armies of the four kings. Melchizedek blessed Abraham. +\v 1 Now I will say more about this man Melchizedek. He was the king of the city of Salem and was also a priest of God, who rules the universe. He met Abraham and his men who were returning home from defeating the armies of the four kings. Melchizedek blessed Abraham. \v 2 Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all the things he took after winning the battle. Now Melchizedek's name means first, "king who rules righteously," and, since Salem means "peace," his name also means "the king who rules peacefully." \v 3 The scriptures provide us with no record of Melchizedek's father, mother, or ancestors; nor do the scriptures tell us when he was born or when he died. It is as if he continues to be a priest forever. In this way, he is a little like the Son of God. diff --git a/59-HEB/08.usfm b/59-HEB/08.usfm index f3c4c507..8f7dfde3 100644 --- a/59-HEB/08.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/08.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 10 'This is the covenant that I will make with the Israelites, \q after the first covenant has ended,' says the Lord: \q 'I will enable them to understand my laws, -\q and I will enable them to obey them sincerely from their hearts. +\q and I will enable them to obey them sincerely from their hearts. \q I will be their God, and they will be my people. \q diff --git a/59-HEB/09.usfm b/59-HEB/09.usfm index df207edf..f45e1f04 100644 --- a/59-HEB/09.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/09.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 7 But into the inner room only the high priest goes once a year. He always takes the blood of animals that they have slaughtered. He offers the blood to God for his own sins and for the sins that the other Israelites have committed. This includes the sins they committed but they did not know they were committing sins. \s5 -\v 8 By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that God did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter into the inner room, the very holy place, while the outer room still existed. In a similar way, he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jews offered sacrifices in the old way. +\v 8 By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that God did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter into the inner room, the very holy place, while the outer room still existed. In a similar way, he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jews offered sacrifices in the old way. \v 9 This was a symbol for the time in which we are now living. The gifts and sacrifices offered in the Sacred Tent cannot make a person always know right from wrong or always do right from our hearts and in a way that he pleases God. \v 10 Those rules about what to eat and drink, and about what to wash—all those rules are no longer any good because God has made a new covenant with us. This new covenant is a much better system. diff --git a/59-HEB/11.usfm b/59-HEB/11.usfm index dab5b8a9..6b073bd9 100644 --- a/59-HEB/11.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/11.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \v 10 Abraham was waiting to live in the permanent city that God himself would design and build. \s5 -\v 11 Because Abraham trusted God to give him strength, he was able to produce a son. Even though his wife Sarah was beyond the time when women bear children, God promised he would give her a son, and Abraham believed that God would do what he promised to do. +\v 11 Because Abraham trusted God to give him strength, he was able to produce a son. Even though his wife Sarah was beyond the time when women bear children, God promised he would give her a son, and Abraham believed that God would do what he promised to do. \v 12 So, although Abraham was too old to have children, from that one man people descended who are as many in number as the stars in the sky and are as countless as the grains of sand along the shore, just like God promised him. \s5 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 14 As for people who say such things, they clearly show that they long for a place that will become their true native land. \s5 -\v 15 If they had been thinking that their true native land was the place from which they had come, they could have simply returned there. +\v 15 If they had been thinking that their true native land was the place from which they had come, they could have simply returned there. \v 16 But, instead, they desired a better place in which to live. They desired a home in heaven. So God has prepared a city for them to live with him, and he is pleased for them to say that he is their God. \s5 @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \v 27 Because he trusted God, Moses left Egypt. He was not afraid that the king would be angry because he left. He kept going because it was as though he kept seeing God, whom no one can see. -\v 28 Because Moses believed God would save his own people, he obeyed God's commands about Passover, which became a yearly festival. He commanded the people to kill lambs and sprinkle their blood on their doorposts so that the angel who causes people to die would not kill the oldest male Israelites with the oldest sons in each Egyptian family. +\v 28 Because Moses believed God would save his own people, he obeyed God's commands about Passover, which became a yearly festival. He commanded the people to kill lambs and sprinkle their blood on their doorposts so that the angel who causes people to die would not kill the oldest male Israelites with the oldest sons in each Egyptian family. \s5 \p diff --git a/59-HEB/12.usfm b/59-HEB/12.usfm index 0548953e..7db0b2bf 100644 --- a/59-HEB/12.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/12.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us when we were young, and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us so we will live eternally! \v 10 Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time as they considered right, but God always disciplines us to help us share in his holy nature. -\v 11 During the time God is disciplining us, it does not seem to be anything about which we can rejoice. Instead, it pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to live righteously, which produces peace in us. +\v 11 During the time God is disciplining us, it does not seem to be anything about which we can rejoice. Instead, it pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to live righteously, which produces peace in us. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 In coming to God, you have not experienced things like what the Israelite people experienced at Mount Sinai. They approached a mountain that God commanded them not to touch because he himself had come down to that mountain. They approached a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark, with a violent storm. -\v 19 They heard a trumpet sound, and they heard God speak a message. It was so powerful that they pleaded for him not to speak to them like that again. +\v 19 They heard a trumpet sound, and they heard God speak a message. It was so powerful that they pleaded for him not to speak to them like that again. \v 20 For God had commanded them, "If a person or even an animal touches this mountain, you must kill him." The people were terrified. \v 21 Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened on the mountain, he said, "I am trembling because I am very afraid!" diff --git a/59-HEB/13.usfm b/59-HEB/13.usfm index 9105e71d..6db9fdd9 100644 --- a/59-HEB/13.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/13.usfm @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 Jesus provides for us, protects us, and guides us as a great shepherd does for his sheep. And God, who gives us inner peace, raised our Lord Jesus from the dead. By doing that God confirmed his eternal covenant with us by the blood that flowed from Christ when he died on the cross. -\v 21 So I pray that God may equip you with everything good that you may do what he desires. May he accomplish in us what pleases him, as he watches us follow Jesus, who offered up himself for us. May all people praise Jesus Christ forever. Amen! +\v 21 So I pray that God may equip you with everything good that you may do what he desires. May he accomplish in us what pleases him, as he watches us follow Jesus, who offered up himself for us. May all people praise Jesus Christ forever. Amen! diff --git a/60-JAS/03.usfm b/60-JAS/03.usfm index bd93e57d..6c1d9607 100644 --- a/60-JAS/03.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/03.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 If any of you thinks that you are wise and know much, you should always act in a good way to show people that your good deeds are the result of your being truly wise. Being wise helps us to act gently toward others. -\v 14 But if you are very envious of other people and lie against them and do them wrong, you should not pretend that you are wise. By boasting like that you are saying that what is true is actually false. +\v 14 But if you are very envious of other people and lie against them and do them wrong, you should not pretend that you are wise. By boasting like that you are saying that what is true is actually false. \s5 \v 15 Those who think like this are not wise as God wants them to be. Instead, they are only thinking and acting as people who do not honor him. They think and act according to their own evil desires. They do what the demons want them to do. diff --git a/60-JAS/04.usfm b/60-JAS/04.usfm index 76583075..b2d48a1f 100644 --- a/60-JAS/04.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/04.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 Like a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, you are being unfaithful to God and not obeying him anymore. Those who behave as evil people do belong to this world and are enemies against God. Perhaps you do not realize that. -\v 5 Surely you do not think that it is for no reason that God told us in the scriptures that the Spirit he placed in us yearns for us to live our lives in ways that please him. +\v 5 Surely you do not think that it is for no reason that God told us in the scriptures that the Spirit he placed in us yearns for us to live our lives in ways that please him. \s5 \v 6 But God is powerful and very kind to us, and he wants very much to help us stop sinning. That is why the scripture says, "God opposes those who are proud, but he helps those who are humble." diff --git a/60-JAS/05.usfm b/60-JAS/05.usfm index a2d7ea0d..4ee74fde 100644 --- a/60-JAS/05.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/05.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 8 Similarly, you also should wait patiently and trust the Lord Jesus firmly, because he is coming back soon and will judge all people fairly. \s5 -\v 9 My brothers and sisters, do not complain against each other, in order that the Lord Jesus may not condemn and punish you. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear. +\v 9 My brothers and sisters, do not complain against each other, in order that the Lord Jesus may not condemn and punish you. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear. \v 10 My brothers and sisters, as an example of how to be patient, consider the prophets whom the Lord God sent long ago to speak his messages. Although people caused them to suffer much, they endured it patiently. \v 11 We know that God honors and helps those who endure suffering for him. You have also heard about Job. You know that although he suffered much, the Lord God planned to bring good to Job because he endured that suffering. And from that we know that the Lord is very compassionate and kind. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \p -\v 12 Also, my brothers and sisters, I want to say something important about how you talk. If you say that you will do something, do not say, "If I do not do it, may God in heaven punish me." Do not even say, "If I do not do it, may someone here on earth punish me." Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say "yes," then do what you said that you would do. If you say "no," then do not do it. Otherwise, God will judge you. +\v 12 Also, my brothers and sisters, I want to say something important about how you talk. If you say that you will do something, do not say, "If I do not do it, may God in heaven punish me." Do not even say, "If I do not do it, may someone here on earth punish me." Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say "yes," then do what you said that you would do. If you say "no," then do not do it. Otherwise, God will judge you. \s5 diff --git a/61-1PE/01.usfm b/61-1PE/01.usfm index ff517783..c0c779d0 100644 --- a/61-1PE/01.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/01.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ God is allowing you to be tested, as precious metals are tested to see if they a \s5 \v 8 You love Jesus, although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much; -\v 9 because you trust in him, God is saving you from the guilt of your sins. +\v 9 because you trust in him, God is saving you from the guilt of your sins. \p \v 10 Long ago prophets spoke messages that God had shown them about how he would one day save you. They investigated very carefully these things. diff --git a/61-1PE/02.usfm b/61-1PE/02.usfm index 68a897e7..aaf72152 100644 --- a/61-1PE/02.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/02.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 Come to the Lord Jesus. He is like the most important stone in the foundation of a building, but he is living, not lifeless like a stone. Many people rejected him, but God chose him and considers him to be very valuable. +\v 4 Come to the Lord Jesus. He is like the most important stone in the foundation of a building, but he is living, not lifeless like a stone. Many people rejected him, but God chose him and considers him to be very valuable. \v 5 And like men build houses with stones, God is joining you together like a building in which his Spirit lives. He is doing this in order that you—like the priests who offer sacrifices at the altar, might do things that please God because Jesus Christ has died for you. \s5 diff --git a/61-1PE/03.usfm b/61-1PE/03.usfm index 6520f896..a620fd75 100644 --- a/61-1PE/03.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/03.usfm @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ \p -\v 1 You women believers should submit yourselves to your husbands. Do this in order that if any of them do not believe the message about Christ, they may become believers without your having to say anything to them. -\v 2 They will believe in Christ when they see that you honor them and that you are completely faithful to them. +\v 1 You women believers should submit yourselves to your husbands. Do this in order that if any of them do not believe the message about Christ, they may become believers without your having to say anything to them. +\v 2 They will believe in Christ when they see that you honor them and that you are completely faithful to them. \s5 \v 3 Do not try to do this by decorating the outside of your bodies, such as having fancy hair arrangements or wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes. @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 The women who honored God, who lived long ago, made themselves beautiful in this way. They trusted in God and obeyed their husbands. -\v 6 Sarah, for example, obeyed her husband Abraham and called him master. God will consider you to be her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers. +\v 6 Sarah, for example, obeyed her husband Abraham and called him master. God will consider you to be her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers. \s5 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \p \v 8 To end this part of my letter, I say to all of you, agree with each other in what you think. Be sympathetic toward each other. Love each other as members of the same family should. Act compassionately toward each other. Be humble. -\v 9 When people do evil things to you or insult you, do not do the same to them. Instead, ask God to help them, because that is what you have been chosen by God to do, in order that he may help you. +\v 9 When people do evil things to you or insult you, do not do the same to them. Instead, ask God to help them, because that is what you have been chosen by God to do, in order that he may help you. \s5 \v 10 Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives: @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \p \v 13 If you are eager to do good deeds, most people will not harm you. -\v 14 But even if you suffer because of doing what is right, God will bless you. Do as Isaiah wrote: 'Do not be afraid of people who threaten you, and do not worry about what they might do to you.' +\v 14 But even if you suffer because of doing what is right, God will bless you. Do as Isaiah wrote: 'Do not be afraid of people who threaten you, and do not worry about what they might do to you.' \s5 \v 15 Instead, acknowledge in your inner beings that Christ is your master, whom you love. Always be ready to answer anyone who demands that you tell them about what you are confidently expecting God to do for you. But answer them humbly and respectfully, @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \v 17 It may be that God wants you to suffer. If so, it is better to do good deeds, even if you suffer for doing them, than to do evil deeds. \s5 -\v 18 I say that because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that he might bring us to God. During the time that he had an ordinary body, he was killed, but God's Spirit caused him to become alive again. +\v 18 I say that because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that he might bring us to God. During the time that he had an ordinary body, he was killed, but God's Spirit caused him to become alive again. \v 19 The Spirit also enabled him to go proclaim God's victory to the evil spirits whom God had imprisoned. \v 20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, those evil spirits disobeyed God when he waited patiently to see if people would turn from their evil behavior. Only a few people were saved in that boat. Specifically, God brought only eight persons safely through the waters of the flood, while all the others drowned in it. diff --git a/61-1PE/04.usfm b/61-1PE/04.usfm index c08cf5a3..ffae8610 100644 --- a/61-1PE/04.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/04.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 2 As a result, during their remaining time here on earth, they do not do the things that sinful people desire to do, but instead they do the things that God wants them to do. \s5 -\v 3 I say that to you because you have already spent too much of your time here on earth doing what the people who do not know God like to do. In the past you committed all kinds of sexually immoral acts, you got drunk and then participated in orgies and carousing, and you worshiped idols, which is disgusting to God. +\v 3 I say that to you because you have already spent too much of your time here on earth doing what the people who do not know God like to do. In the past you committed all kinds of sexually immoral acts, you got drunk and then participated in orgies and carousing, and you worshiped idols, which is disgusting to God. \v 4 Now your friends are surprised that you do not join with them anymore when they do these things. As a result, they say bad things about you. \v 5 But one day they will have to admit to God everything they have done. He is the one who will judge them. \v 6 That is the reason why Christ preached the good news to the dead. He did that so that, although God had judged them when they were alive, they might live forever by the power of the Spirit. @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ \s5 -\v 12 You whom I love, do not be surprised about the painful things that you are suffering because you belong to Christ. Those things are testing you as people test metal by putting it into a fire. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. +\v 12 You whom I love, do not be surprised about the painful things that you are suffering because you belong to Christ. Those things are testing you as people test metal by putting it into a fire. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. \v 13 Instead, rejoice that you are suffering the same kinds of things that Christ endured. Rejoice when you suffer, in order that you may also be very glad when Christ returns and shows everyone how glorious he is. -\v 14 If others insult you because you believe in Christ, God is pleased with you, because it shows that the Spirit of God, the Spirit who reveals how great God is, lives within you. +\v 14 If others insult you because you believe in Christ, God is pleased with you, because it shows that the Spirit of God, the Spirit who reveals how great God is, lives within you. \s5 \v 15 If you suffer, do not let it be because you murdered anyone, or stole anything or did some other kind of evil thing, or because you interfered in someone else's affairs. @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ \s5 \v 17 I say this, because it is now time for God to begin judging people, and first he will judge those who belong to him. Since he will judge us believers first, think about the terrible things that will happen to those who do not obey the good news that comes from him! -\v 18 That will be as it is written in the scriptures: -\q "Many righteous people will have to suffer many difficult trials before going to heaven. +\v 18 That will be as it is written in the scriptures: +\q "Many righteous people will have to suffer many difficult trials before going to heaven. \q So ungodly and sinful people will surely have to suffer much severe punishment from God!" \p \v 19 Therefore, those who suffer because God wishes it should trust God to keep them, God, the one who created them and the one who always does what he promises to do. And they should continue to do what is right. diff --git a/61-1PE/05.usfm b/61-1PE/05.usfm index 008c057f..5e0097a4 100644 --- a/61-1PE/05.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/05.usfm @@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ \c 5 \p -\v 1 Now I will say this to those among you who are elders, you who lead the assemblies of believers: I am also an elder. I also am one of those who saw Christ suffer, and I will also share some of the glory that Christ has in heaven. -\v 2 I appeal to you elders to take care of the people who are in your assemblies. Do this as if you were shepherds who take care of their flocks of sheep. Do this, not because you must do it, but instead do it willingly, as God desires. Do not be greedy to get money for doing it, but instead do it enthusiastically. +\v 1 Now I will say this to those among you who are elders, you who lead the assemblies of believers: I am also an elder. I also am one of those who saw Christ suffer, and I will also share some of the glory that Christ has in heaven. +\v 2 I appeal to you elders to take care of the people who are in your assemblies. Do this as if you were shepherds who take care of their flocks of sheep. Do this, not because you must do it, but instead do it willingly, as God desires. Do not be greedy to get money for doing it, but instead do it enthusiastically. \v 3 Do not act like domineering bosses over the people whom God has assigned to you, but instead be examples to them by the way in which you conduct your lives. -\v 4 If you do that, when Jesus, who is like our chief shepherd, appears, he will give each of you a glorious reward. That reward will be like the wreaths that are given to athletes who win races, but your reward will never wither like those wreaths do. +\v 4 If you do that, when Jesus, who is like our chief shepherd, appears, he will give each of you a glorious reward. That reward will be like the wreaths that are given to athletes who win races, but your reward will never wither like those wreaths do. \s5 \p -\v 5 Now I will say this to you young men. You must obey the older men in the assembly. All of you believers should act humbly toward each other, because it is true that God opposes those who are proud, but he acts kindly toward those who are humble. +\v 5 Now I will say this to you young men. You must obey the older men in the assembly. All of you believers should act humbly toward each other, because it is true that God opposes those who are proud, but he acts kindly toward those who are humble. \p \v 6 Therefore, realizing that God has great power to punish proud people, humble yourselves in order that he may honor you at the time that he has determined. \v 7 Because he takes care of you, let him take care of all the things that you are worried about. \s5 \p -\v 8 Always be alert and pay attention, because the devil, who is your enemy, is going around, looking for people to destroy. He is like a lion that roars as it prowls around, seeking someone to kill and devour. +\v 8 Always be alert and pay attention, because the devil, who is your enemy, is going around, looking for people to destroy. He is like a lion that roars as it prowls around, seeking someone to kill and devour. \v 9 You must resist him by continuing to firmly trust in Christ and his message, remembering that your fellow believers all over the world are suffering similar hardships. \s5 -\v 10 God is the one who kindly helps us in every situation, and he is the one who chose us to share his eternal glory in heaven because we are joined to Christ. And after you have suffered for a while because of things that people do to harm you, he will remove your spiritual defects, he will strengthen you to trust him more, and he will support you in every way. -\v 11 I pray that he will rule powerfully forever. May it be so! +\v 10 God is the one who kindly helps us in every situation, and he is the one who chose us to share his eternal glory in heaven because we are joined to Christ. And after you have suffered for a while because of things that people do to harm you, he will remove your spiritual defects, he will strengthen you to trust him more, and he will support you in every way. +\v 11 I pray that he will rule powerfully forever. May it be so! \s5 \p \v 12 Silas has written this letter for me as I have dictated it to him. I consider that he is a faithful fellow believer. I have written this short letter to you to encourage you, and I want to assure you that what I have written is a true message about the things that God kindly does for us, things that we do not deserve. Continue to firmly believe this message. \p -\v 13 In this city that we sometimes call 'Babylon,' the believers, whom God has chosen to belong to him just like he chose you, send you their greetings. Mark, who is like a son to me, also sends you his greetings. -\v 14 Greet each other with a kiss on the cheek to show that you love each other. I pray that God will give peace to all of you who are joined to Christ. +\v 13 In this city that we sometimes call 'Babylon,' the believers, whom God has chosen to belong to him just like he chose you, send you their greetings. Mark, who is like a son to me, also sends you his greetings. +\v 14 Greet each other with a kiss on the cheek to show that you love each other. I pray that God will give peace to all of you who are joined to Christ. diff --git a/62-2PE/01.usfm b/62-2PE/01.usfm index b97d4ee6..88c1f5cc 100644 --- a/62-2PE/01.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/01.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 Because God has done all that, do your best that you not only believe in Christ, but that you are also living good lives. And make sure that you are not only living good lives, but that you also learn more and more about God. -\v 6 In addition, do your best, not only to know more and more about God, but also that you control yourself in what you do and say. And make sure that you not only control what you do and say, but also that you are faithful to him. And make sure that you are not only faithful to him, but that you also honor him. +\v 6 In addition, do your best, not only to know more and more about God, but also that you control yourself in what you do and say. And make sure that you not only control what you do and say, but also that you are faithful to him. And make sure that you are not only faithful to him, but that you also honor him. \v 7 And make sure that you do not only honor him, but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters ought to have for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love others. \s5 diff --git a/62-2PE/02.usfm b/62-2PE/02.usfm index 8cd0478d..53286851 100644 --- a/62-2PE/02.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/02.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \v 20 But suppose that you began to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and that you stopped doing the things that kept God from accepting you. Then suppose that you began doing those same wicked things again, you would be even worse off now than you were at first. \v 21 It would have been better for them if they had never learned how to live in the right way. But God will punish them even more, since they have rejected what he instructed them to do, what we apostles passed on to them. -\v 22 The way in which they are behaving again is just like the proverbs that people say: "They are like dogs that return to eat their own vomit;" and they are like "pigs that have washed themselves and then roll again in the mud." +\v 22 The way in which they are behaving again is just like the proverbs that people say: "They are like dogs that return to eat their own vomit;" and they are like "pigs that have washed themselves and then roll again in the mud." diff --git a/63-1JN/02.usfm b/63-1JN/02.usfm index 5ea92d37..183fcc83 100644 --- a/63-1JN/02.usfm +++ b/63-1JN/02.usfm @@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Dear friends, I am not writing that you must do something new. Instead, I am writing something that you have known to do since you first believed in Christ. This is part of the message that you have always heard. +\v 7 Dear friends, I am not writing that you must do something new. Instead, I am writing something that you have known to do since you first believed in Christ. This is part of the message that you have always heard. \v 8 But I will say something again to you on this same topic: I can say that I am telling you to do something new. It is new because what Christ did was new, and what you are doing is new. This is because you are ceasing to do evil and you are doing more and more good. It is like when night passes away and day dawns, the true day of Christ. \s5 \v 9 Those who claim that they are like people who live in the light, but who hate any of their fellow believers, are still like people who live in darkness. -\v 10 But those who love their fellow believers behave like people who are living in the light; they have no reason to sin. +\v 10 But those who love their fellow believers behave like people who are living in the light; they have no reason to sin. \v 11 Those who hate any of their fellow believers are still like people who are living in darkness, unaware of what is true about God. \s5 @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 You who are very dear to me, it is now just before Jesus returns to earth. You have already heard that the person who will pretend to be Christ is coming; actually, many such persons have already arrived—but they are all against Christ. Because of this, we know that Christ will return very soon. -\v 19 These people refused to remain in our congregations, but they never really belonged with us in the first place. When they left us, we clearly saw that they had never joined with us. +\v 19 These people refused to remain in our congregations, but they never really belonged with us in the first place. When they left us, we clearly saw that they had never joined with us. \s5 \v 20 But as for you, Christ, the one who is holy, has given you his Spirit; it is his Spirit who teaches you all the truth. diff --git a/64-2JN/01.usfm b/64-2JN/01.usfm index fc72a56e..3da176f3 100644 --- a/64-2JN/01.usfm +++ b/64-2JN/01.usfm @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ \p \v 4 I am very happy because I have learned that some of you are living according to the truth that God has taught us. this is just what our Father commanded us to do. \p -\v 5 And now, dear congregation, I beg you to obey what he has commanded us to do. This is why I am writing to you. What he commanded--that we should love each other--is nothing new; instead, it was when we first believed in Christ that we learned that we should love each other. +\v 5 And now, dear congregation, I beg you to obey what he has commanded us to do. This is why I am writing to you. What he commanded--that we should love each other--is nothing new; instead, it was when we first believed in Christ that we learned that we should love each other. \v 6 This is what it means to love God and each other--we should obey what God commands us to do. What he commands us to do is love him and each other. \s5 \p -\v 7 Many people who deceive others have left your congregation and have now gone out among other people in your area. They are the ones who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ became human. They are the ones who deceive others and oppose Christ himself. +\v 7 Many people who deceive others have left your congregation and have now gone out among other people in your area. They are the ones who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ became human. They are the ones who deceive others and oppose Christ himself. \v 8 So be careful that you do not let those teachers deceive you! If you let them deceive you, you will lose the reward which we, together with you, have been working for, and you will not receive the complete reward of being eternally united to God! \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/01.usfm b/67-REV/01.usfm index 7f3a08c2..f4ba56a0 100644 --- a/67-REV/01.usfm +++ b/67-REV/01.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Look! Christ is coming in the clouds. Everyone will see him, including those who killed him by nailing him to a cross. Every tribe, every kind of person on earth, will be in sorrow and grief when they see him coming. That is the truth! +\v 7 Look! Christ is coming in the clouds. Everyone will see him, including those who killed him by nailing him to a cross. Every tribe, every kind of person on earth, will be in sorrow and grief when they see him coming. That is the truth! \v 8 The Lord God declares, "I am the one who began all things, the Alpha, and I am the one who will cause all things to end, the Omega. I am the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. I am the One who rules over everything and everyone." \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/02.usfm b/67-REV/02.usfm index 87fb002c..b1b07d10 100644 --- a/67-REV/02.usfm +++ b/67-REV/02.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 Write this message to the angel of the group of believers in the city of Ephesus: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, and the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands says this:, +\v 1 Write this message to the angel of the group of believers in the city of Ephesus: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, and the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands says this:, \v 2 'I know all you have done. I know that you work hard for me. I know you are patient when you go through hard times. I also know that you cannot tolerate people who are evil, and that you question people about their faith, and you know those who claim to be apostles, but they are not. \s5 @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ curse you and say terrible things about you because you follow Christ. Those Jew \s5 \v 26 As for those who conquer Satan and who keep on doing what I command until they die, I will give them my authority over all people-groups. \v 27 They will control them as if they were striking them with an iron rod. They will destroy evildoers just as people shatter clay pots. I will give them the right to do these things, just as my Father has given me that right. -\v 28 I do all of this with the authority my Father gave me, and I will give the morning star to those who rule with me so that we may have great joy in our victory. +\v 28 I do all of this with the authority my Father gave me, and I will give the morning star to those who rule with me so that we may have great joy in our victory. \v 29 Everyone who wants to understand must listen carefully to the message that God's Spirit is saying to the groups of believers assembled together.'" diff --git a/67-REV/03.usfm b/67-REV/03.usfm index 5d45d0e9..4fc31cb8 100644 --- a/67-REV/03.usfm +++ b/67-REV/03.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 You are saying, 'I am rich and have acquired a lot of wealth. I lack nothing!' But you do not realize that you are lacking in many ways. You are like people who are very wretched and pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. -\v 18 I advise you to obtain from me all that you need, as though you were buying from me pure gold so that you may be truly rich. Let me make you righteous, as though you were buying from me white garments so that you might wear clothes instead of being naked and ashamed. Let me help you to understand the truth, as though you were buying from me eye salve to put on sick eyes. +\v 18 I advise you to obtain from me all that you need, as though you were buying from me pure gold so that you may be truly rich. Let me make you righteous, as though you were buying from me white garments so that you might wear clothes instead of being naked and ashamed. Let me help you to understand the truth, as though you were buying from me eye salve to put on sick eyes. \s5 \v 19 Since I rebuke and correct all those whom I love, turn away with all your heart from your sinful behavior. diff --git a/67-REV/04.usfm b/67-REV/04.usfm index 45fdf187..844fa63e 100644 --- a/67-REV/04.usfm +++ b/67-REV/04.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \v 3 His appearance shone like a brilliant crystalline jasper jewel and like a brilliant red carnelian jewel. Around the throne was a rainbow that shone like a brilliant green emerald jewel. \s5 -\v 4 Around the throne there were twenty-four other thrones. On these thrones twenty-four elders were sitting. They were wearing pure white garments and had golden crowns on their heads. +\v 4 Around the throne there were twenty-four other thrones. On these thrones twenty-four elders were sitting. They were wearing pure white garments and had golden crowns on their heads. \v 5 From the throne there came lightning and rumblings and thundering. In front of the throne were burning seven torches, which represent the seven spirits of God. \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/07.usfm b/67-REV/07.usfm index e535b752..8b8d7544 100644 --- a/67-REV/07.usfm +++ b/67-REV/07.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 Because of this, they are in front of God's throne, and they worship him day and night in his temple. God, the one who sits on the throne, will protect them. \v 16 As a result, they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again beat on them, nor will any heat scorch them. -\v 17 This is because the Lamb who is at the throne will take care of them, just as a shepherd takes care of his sheep. He will guide them to the source of eternal life, just as a shepherd leads his sheep to springs of water. God will cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were wiping away all tears from their eyes." +\v 17 This is because the Lamb who is at the throne will take care of them, just as a shepherd takes care of his sheep. He will guide them to the source of eternal life, just as a shepherd leads his sheep to springs of water. God will cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were wiping away all tears from their eyes." diff --git a/67-REV/08.usfm b/67-REV/08.usfm index 0b881356..7e07f084 100644 --- a/67-REV/08.usfm +++ b/67-REV/08.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p -\v 1 Then the Lamb opened the seventh seal, and there was no sound at all in heaven for a short time. +\v 1 Then the Lamb opened the seventh seal, and there was no sound at all in heaven for a short time. \v 2 I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God. He gave each of them a trumpet. \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/15.usfm b/67-REV/15.usfm index 81495a9b..ede3beca 100644 --- a/67-REV/15.usfm +++ b/67-REV/15.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 I saw what looked like an ocean that looked as though it was made of glass and mixed with fire. I also saw the people who had overcome the beast by not worshiping it or its image, and by not allowing its servant to mark them with the number that represents the beast's name. They were standing by the ocean that looked as though it was made of glass. They were holding the harps that God gave them. +\v 2 I saw what looked like an ocean that looked as though it was made of glass and mixed with fire. I also saw the people who had overcome the beast by not worshiping it or its image, and by not allowing its servant to mark them with the number that represents the beast's name. They were standing by the ocean that looked as though it was made of glass. They were holding the harps that God gave them. \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/18.usfm b/67-REV/18.usfm index e1b9edc4..7b4f08ad 100644 --- a/67-REV/18.usfm +++ b/67-REV/18.usfm @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ \p \v 4 I heard Jesus speak from heaven. He said, "My people, flee from that Babylon in order that you do not sin as those people do. If you sin as they do, I will punish you in those seven different ways, just as I will punish them. -\v 5 It is as though their sins have been piled up to heaven and God remembers them, so now he will punish them." +\v 5 It is as though their sins have been piled up to heaven and God remembers them, so now he will punish them." \p -\v 6 To the angels whom God assigned to punish Babylon, Jesus said, "Pay back the people of that city to the same extent that they harmed other people. Cause them to suffer twice as much as they caused other people to suffer. +\v 6 To the angels whom God assigned to punish Babylon, Jesus said, "Pay back the people of that city to the same extent that they harmed other people. Cause them to suffer twice as much as they caused other people to suffer. \s5 \v 7 To the same extent that Babylon, like a woman, has honored herself and done the things she wanted to do, to that extent torment her and cause her to grieve. Do that because in her mind she thought, 'I rule as a queen! I am not a widow, and I will never mourn as widows do!' @@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ \s5 \v 11 The merchants of the earth will weep and will mourn for her because no one in her will ever again buy the things that they have to sell. -\v 12-13 They sell ornaments made of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls. They sell expensive cloth made of fine linen and silk, expensive cloth that is dyed purple and crimson. They sell all kinds of rare wood, all kinds of items made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble. They sell cinnamon, spice, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain. They sell cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. They even sell human beings as slaves. +\v 12-13 They sell ornaments made of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls. They sell expensive cloth made of fine linen and silk, expensive cloth that is dyed purple and crimson. They sell all kinds of rare wood, all kinds of items made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble. They sell cinnamon, spice, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain. They sell cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. They even sell human beings as slaves. \s5 -\v 14 The good things you people longed to have are gone! All your luxurious and splendid possessions have vanished! They will be gone forever! +\v 14 The good things you people longed to have are gone! All your luxurious and splendid possessions have vanished! They will be gone forever! \s5 \v 15 The merchants who sold these things and who had become rich will stand far away because they will be afraid that they will suffer just as the city has. They will weep and mourn, diff --git a/67-REV/21.usfm b/67-REV/21.usfm index e56c7d23..3190330d 100644 --- a/67-REV/21.usfm +++ b/67-REV/21.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 13 Three gates were on the east side, three gates were on the north side, three gates were on the south side, and three gates were on the west side. \s5 -\v 14 The city wall had twelve foundation stones. On each foundation stone was the name of one of the twelve apostles whom the Lamb had appointed. +\v 14 The city wall had twelve foundation stones. On each foundation stone was the name of one of the twelve apostles whom the Lamb had appointed. \p diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md index afaa38ae..64ce05d5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This file lists everyone who has contributed to the creation of the English Unlocked Dynamic Bible. -If you have contributed, please add your name below. Please put one name (or pseudonym) per line in bullet style. You may also include your credentials after your name. +If you have contributed, please add your name below. Please put one name (or pseudonym) per line in bullet style. 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