Isaiah 42:6
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6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
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- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
Luke 2:32
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Isaiah 49:8
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The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,
Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Acts 13:47
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47 (A)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
(B)“‘I have made you (C)a light for the Gentiles,
that you may (D)bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
John 8:12
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I Am the Light of the World
12 (A)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (B)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (C)follows me will not (D)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and (D)Israel will (E)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (F)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Future Glory of Israel
60 (A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and (B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 (C)And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 51:4-5
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4 (A)“Give attention to me, my people,
and give ear to me, my nation;
(B)for a law[a] will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
5 (C)My righteousness draws near,
my salvation has gone out,
and my arms will judge the peoples;
(D)the coastlands hope for me,
and for my arm they wait.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:4 Or for teaching; also verse 7
Romans 3:25-26
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25 whom God (A)put forward as (B)a propitiation (C)by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in (D)his divine forbearance he had passed over (E)former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Isaiah 43:1
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Israel's Only Savior
43 But now thus says the Lord,
(A)he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
(B)“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
(C)I have called you by name, you are mine.
Isaiah 41:13
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13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.”
Isaiah 26:3
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3 (A)You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
Psalm 45:6-7
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Hebrews 9:15
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15 Therefore he is (A)the mediator of a new covenant, so that (B)those who are called may (C)receive the promised eternal inheritance, (D)since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.[a]
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- Hebrews 9:15 The Greek word means both covenant and will; also verses 16, 17
2 Corinthians 1:20
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20 For (A)all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our (B)Amen to God for his glory.
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Romans 15:8-9
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Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles
8 For I tell you that Christ (A)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order (B)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order (C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
(D)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
Hebrews 13:20
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Benediction
20 Now (A)may the God of peace (B)who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, (C)the great shepherd of the sheep, by (D)the blood of the eternal covenant,
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Hebrews 12:24
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24 and to Jesus, (A)the mediator of a new covenant, and to (B)the sprinkled blood (C)that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
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Hebrews 8:6
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6 But as it is, Christ[a] has obtained a ministry that is (A)as much more excellent than the old as (B)the covenant (C)he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
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- Hebrews 8:6 Greek he
Hebrews 7:26
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26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, (A)holy, innocent, unstained, (B)separated from sinners, and (C)exalted above the heavens.
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Jeremiah 33:15-16
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15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (A)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, (B)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: (C)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
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