10 But (A)these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and (B)all the things that they know by instinct, (C)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.

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12 For all who have sinned [a](A)without the Law will also perish [b]without the Law, and all who have sinned [c]under the Law will be judged [d]by the Law; 13 for it is (B)not the hearers [e]of the Law who are [f]righteous before God, but the doers [g]of the Law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have [h]the Law [i](C)instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having [j]the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show (D)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

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  1. Romans 2:12 Or without law
  2. Romans 2:12 Or without law
  3. Romans 2:12 Or under law
  4. Romans 2:12 Or by law
  5. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  6. Romans 2:13 Or just
  7. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  8. Romans 2:14 Or law
  9. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature
  10. Romans 2:14 Or law

“To (A)whom would He teach knowledge,
And to whom would He interpret the message?
Those just (B)weaned from milk?
Those just taken from the breast?
10 For He says,
[a](C)Order on order, order on order,
Line on line, line on line,
A little here, a little there.’”
11 Indeed, He will speak to this people
Through (D)stammering lips and a foreign tongue,
12 He who said to them, “This is the (E)place of quiet, give rest to the weary,”
And, “This is the resting place,” but they would not listen.
13 So the word of the Lord to them will be,
[b]Order on order, order on order,
Line on line, line on line,
A little here, a little there,”
That they may go and (F)stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:10 Heb Sav lasav, sav lasav, Kav lakav, kav lakav, Zeer sham, zeer sham. These Hebrew fragments, imitating the babbling of a child, mock the prophet’s preaching.
  2. Isaiah 28:13 See note v 10. The Lord responds to their scoffing by imitating their mockery, to represent the unintelligible language of a conqueror.

Made Alive in Christ

And [a]you [b]were (A)dead [c]in your offenses and sins, in which you (B)previously walked according to the [d]course of (C)this world, according to (D)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in (E)the [e]sons of disobedience. Among them [f]we too all (F)previously lived in (G)the lusts of our flesh, [g]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [h]mind, and were (H)by nature (I)children of wrath, (J)just as the rest.

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  1. Ephesians 2:1 Lit being
  2. Ephesians 2:1 I.e., Gentile believers
  3. Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of
  4. Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
  5. Ephesians 2:2 I.e., people opposed to God
  6. Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
  7. Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
  8. Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts

So it came about [a]in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the ground. (A)Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And (B)the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering; but (C)for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So (D)Cain became very angry and his face [b]was gloomy. Then the Lord said to Cain, “(E)Why are you angry? And why is your face [c]gloomy? (F)If you do well, [d]will your face not be [e]cheerful? (G)And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, (H)but you must master it.” Cain [f]talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and (I)killed him.

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  1. Genesis 4:3 Lit at the end of days
  2. Genesis 4:5 Lit fell
  3. Genesis 4:6 Lit fallen
  4. Genesis 4:7 Or you will certainly be accepted
  5. Genesis 4:7 Lit lifted up
  6. Genesis 4:8 Lit said to

in which you (A)previously walked according to the [a]course of (B)this world, according to (C)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in (D)the [b]sons of disobedience. Among them [c]we too all (E)previously lived in (F)the lusts of our flesh, [d]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [e]mind, and were (G)by nature (H)children of wrath, (I)just as the rest. But God, being (J)rich in mercy, because of (K)His great love with which He loved us, even when we were (L)dead [f]in our wrongdoings, made us alive together [g]with Christ ((M)by grace you have been saved), and (N)raised us up with Him, and (O)seated us with Him in (P)the heavenly places in (Q)Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the [h]boundless (R)riches of His grace in (S)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For (T)by grace you have been saved (U)through faith; and [i]this is not of yourselves, it is (V)the gift of God; (W)not a result of works, so that (X)no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, (Y)created in (Z)Christ Jesus for (AA)good works, which God (AB)prepared beforehand so that we would (AC)walk in them.

11 Therefore remember that (AD)previously (AE)you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “(AF)Uncircumcision” by the so-called “(AG)Circumcision” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, [j](AH)excluded from [k]the people of Israel, and strangers to (AI)the covenants of the promise, having (AJ)no hope and (AK)without God in the world.

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  1. Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
  2. Ephesians 2:2 I.e., people opposed to God
  3. Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
  4. Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
  5. Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
  6. Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of
  7. Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss in Christ
  8. Ephesians 2:7 Lit surpassing
  9. Ephesians 2:8 I.e., this salvation
  10. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated
  11. Ephesians 2:12 Or citizenship in Israel

12 But (A)these, like unreasoning animals, (B)born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in [a]the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed,

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  1. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also

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