3 cHe is the radiance of the glory of God and dthe exact imprint of his nature, and ehe upholds the universe by the word of his power. After fmaking purification for sins, ghe sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
11 and said, y‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and zhere shall your proud waves be stayed’?
10 adeclaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, b‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11 calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
6 fWhatever the Lord pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?1 And nnot one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
11 In him we have obtained an uinheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
