Romans 7:24
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24 Wretched person that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
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Romans 6:6
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6 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, so we might no longer be enslaved to sin.(A)
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2 Timothy 4:18
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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(A)
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Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Romans 8:2
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2 For the law of the Spirit[a] of life in Christ Jesus has set you[b] free from the law of sin and of death.(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:7-9
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7 even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep[a] me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated.[b] 8 Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me,(A) 9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[c] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(B)
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Psalm 102:20
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20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,(A)
Revelation 21:4
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4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for[a] the first things have passed away.”(A)
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- 21.4 Other ancient authorities lack for
Hebrews 2:15
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15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death.(A)
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Romans 8:26
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26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes[a] with groanings too deep for words.(A)
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Romans 8:13
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13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.(A)
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Luke 4:18
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,(A)
Psalm 91:14-15
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14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.(A)
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble;
I will rescue them and honor them.(B)
Psalm 72:12
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12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.(A)
Colossians 2:11
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11 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision,[a] by the removal of the body[b] of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;(A)
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Matthew 5:6
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6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.(A)
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Micah 7:19
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19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.(A)
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- 7.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their
Psalm 119:81-83
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
82 My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”(B)
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.(C)
Psalm 119:20
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20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.(A)
Psalm 71:11
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11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”(A)
Psalm 38:8-10
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8 I am utterly spent and crushed;
I groan because of the tumult of my heart.(A)
9 O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.(B)
10 My heart throbs; my strength fails me;
as for the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
Psalm 6:6
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6 I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
1 Kings 8:38
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38 whatever prayer, whatever plea there is from any individual or from all your people Israel, all knowing the suffering of their own hearts so that they stretch out their hands toward this house;
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2 Corinthians 1:8-10
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8 We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia, for we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself.(A) 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us;[a] on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again,(B)
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Matthew 5:4
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4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(A)
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