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Chapter 27

God is trustworthy because He is omniscient

1 Ταύτῃ οὖν τῇ ἐλπίδι προσδεδέσθωσαν αἱ ψυχαὶ ἡμῶν τῷ πιστῷ ἐν ταῖς ἐπαγγελίαις καὶ τῷ δικαίῳ ἐν τοῖς κρίμασιν. With this hope, therefore, let our souls be bound to Him who is faithful in His promises and who is righteous in His judgments.
2 ὁ παραγγείλας μὴ ψεύδεσθαι, πολλῷ μᾶλλον αὐτὸς οὐ ψεύσεται· οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀδύνατον παρὰ τῷ θεῷ εἰ μὴ τὸ ψεύσασθαι. He commanded not to lie, even more He Himself won't lie. Nothing is impossible for God except to lie.
3 ἀναζωπυρησάτω οὖν ἡ πίστις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ νοήσωμεν ὅτι πάντα ἐγγὺς αὐτῷ ἐστιν. Therefore, let faith in Him be rekindled in us, and let’s understand that all things are near to Him.
4 ἐν λόγῳ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ συνεστήσατο τὰ πάντα, καὶ ἐν λόγῳ δύναται αὐτὰ καταστρέψαι. By his word of His majesty He established the universe; and by a word He can destroy it.
5 Τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ· Τί ἐποίησας; ἢ τίς ἀντιστήσεται τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ; ὅτε θέλει καὶ ὡς θέλει ποιήσει πάντα, καὶ οὐδὲν μὴ παρέλθῃ τῶν δεδογματισμένων ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ. “Who will say to Him, ‘What have you done?’ or who will resist the might of His strength?” (Wis. 12:12). He will do all things when He wants, and as He wants. And none of those things decreed by him will fail.
6 πάντα ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ εἰσίν, καὶ οὐδὲν λέληθεν τὴν βουλὴν αὐτοῦ, All things are within His sight. Nothing escapes His plan:
7 εἰ οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν θεοῦ, ποίησιν δὲ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τὸ στερέωμα· ἡ ἡμέρα τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐρεύγεται ῥῆμα, καὶ νὺξ νυκτὶ ἀναγγέλλει γνῶσιν· καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν λόγοι οὐδὲ λαλιαί, ὧν οὐχὶ ἀκούονται αἱ φωναὶ αὐτῶν. since "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day speaks to today and night proclaims knowledge into the night. There are no words or speeches whose sounds aren't heard" (Ps. 19:1-3).