New International Version
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
4 To him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.
5 Who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.
6 Who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
7 Who made the great lights – His love endures forever.
8 The sun to govern the day, His love endures forever.
9 The moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.
10 To him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt His love endures forever.
11 And brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever.
12 With a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
13 To him who divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures forever.
14 And brought Israel through the midst of it, His love endures forever.
15 But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
16 To him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever.
17 To him who struck down great kings, His love endures forever.
Amplified Bible
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever--
4 To Him Who alone does great wonders, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
5 To Him Who by wisdom and understanding made the heavens, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
6 To Him Who stretched out the earth upon the waters, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
7 To Him Who made the great lights, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever--
8 The sun to rule over the day, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
9 The moon and stars to rule by night, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
10 To Him Who smote Egypt in their firstborn, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever; [Exod. 12:29.]
11 And brought out Israel from among them, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever; [Exod. 12:51; 13:3, 17.]
12 With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
13 To Him Who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever; [Exod. 14:21, 22.]
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
15 But shook off and overthrew Pharaoh and his host into the Red Sea, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
16 To Him Who led His people through the wilderness, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
17 To Him Who smote great kings, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever
King James Version
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Becoming a Christian
Would you like to experience forgiveness and new life from the God of the Bible, who calls every person to believe that he sent his son Jesus Christ to make this possible?
The Bible explains why everyone needs to receive forgiveness and is called to serve Jesus Christ. The consistency of the Bible story, which was authored by people living thousands of years apart from diverse cultures and even different languages, is often cited as evidence of divine inspiration. Wikipedia has a list of many Biblical prophesies which have come true.
The story of God's plan to restore his relationship with us can be summarised in eight famous Bible verses below.
- In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
- All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
- God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
- Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6
- If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
- For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Ephesians 2:8
- But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8
- Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19
The truth in these verses is simple, yet to embrace it means letting go of all our personal hopes and dreams and embracing God's greater purpose for our lives instead, a purpose far above anything we could dream or imagine.
This is the most important decision you will ever make, because it affects not just the rest of your life here on earth, but what comes after as well. Don't put it off until too late. If you died tonight make the decision to spend eternity with your loving Father in Heaven.
If you're wondering what to do next as a new Christian, check out these helpful suggestions from Mary Fairchild on About.com: