Again, “I will put my trust in him.” Again, “Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
- BSB And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- ESV And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
- NKJV And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And again: “Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
- NASB And again, “I will put My trust in Him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”
- NLT He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “I and the children God has given me.”
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Quick answer
Christ is shown trusting God and standing with the children God has given Him. He shares the human posture of faith and gathers God's people as His own.
Overview
Drawing on Isaiah 8:17-18, the author presents Jesus expressing trust in God and identifying believers as 'the children whom God has given me.' These words underscore both Christ's genuine human dependence and His representative role. Believers are presented as a gift from the Father to the Son, a theme echoed elsewhere in Scripture.
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- Isa 8:17–18I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Ps 91:2I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
- John 10:29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
- Gen 48:9Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”
- 1 Cor 4:15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
- Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Gen 33:5He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
- Ps 36:7–8How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
- 2 Sam 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
- John 17:6–12I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.
- Ps 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Ps 16:1A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
- Isa 53:10Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
- Isa 50:7–9For the Lord Yahweh will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be disappointed.
- Matt 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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