1 Samuel 2:8
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8 (A)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(B)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(C)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 (A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (C)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
Daniel 2:48
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48 (A)Then the king promoted Daniel (B)and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and (C)chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?
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Daniel 6:3
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3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, (A)because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.
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Revelation 1:6
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6 and has (A)made us [a]kings and priests to His God and Father, (B)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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- Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
Luke 1:51-52
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51 (A)He has shown strength with His arm;
(B)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (C)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
Ecclesiastes 4:14
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14 For he comes out of prison to be king,
Although [a]he was born poor in his kingdom.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:14 The youth
1 Samuel 15:17
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17 So Samuel said, (A)“When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?
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Revelation 22:5
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5 (A)There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor (B)light of the sun, for (C)the Lord God gives them light. (D)And they shall reign forever and ever.
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Revelation 5:10
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- Revelation 5:10 NU, M them
- Revelation 5:10 NU a kingdom
- Revelation 5:10 NU, M they
2 Samuel 7:8
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8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
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Revelation 3:21
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21 To him who overcomes (A)I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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Hebrews 1:3
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3 (A)who being the brightness of His glory and the express (B)image of His person, and (C)upholding all things by the word of His power, (D)when He had [a]by Himself [b]purged [c]our sins, (E)sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits by Himself
- Hebrews 1:3 cleansed
- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits our
Psalm 104:5
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5 You who [a]laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,
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- Psalm 104:5 Lit. founded the earth upon her bases
Psalm 102:25
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25 (A)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Psalm 24:2
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- Psalm 24:2 Lit. rivers
Job 42:10-12
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10 (A)And the Lord [a]restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job (B)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then (C)all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.
12 Now the Lord blessed (D)the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had (E)fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
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- Job 42:10 Lit. turned the captivity of Job, what was captured from Job
Job 38:4-6
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4 “Where(A) were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements?
Surely you know!
Or who stretched the [a]line upon it?
6 To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
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- Job 38:5 measuring line
Job 36:6-7
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6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the (A)oppressed.
7 (B)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But (C)they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.
Daniel 4:17
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17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the holy ones,
In order (A)that the living may know
(B)That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
(C)Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the (D)lowest of men.’
Genesis 41:40
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40 (A)You shall be [a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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- Genesis 41:40 In charge of
Genesis 41:14
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14 (A)Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they (B)brought him quickly (C)out of the dungeon; and he shaved, (D)changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.
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Job 2:8
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8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (A)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
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