John 12:38

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

“I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.

For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

Who has believed our message? To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?

It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father and has learned, comes to me.

Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.

“But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.

Yahweh has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel.

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.

Jesus answered them, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’

I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

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

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.

“God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.

You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath. You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.

Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.

I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me.

“As in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things.”

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”

In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you,

He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to Yahweh, that he might fulfill Yahweh’s word, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.

Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,

But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. I have kept those whom you have given me. None of them is lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Then they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,