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21 But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us,(A)

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27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.[a](A)

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  1. 2.27 Or it

20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.[a](A)

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  1. 2.20 Other ancient authorities read you know all things

10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)

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  1. 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit,[a] since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.(A)

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  1. 8.9 Or spirit

The Good News of Deliverance

61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
    because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
    to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to the prisoners,(A)

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38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.(A)

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Great will be his authority,[a]
    and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
    He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
    from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)

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  1. 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[a](A)

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  1. 3.3 Or from evil

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus[a] will destroy[b] with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.(A)

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  1. 2.8 Other ancient authorities lack Jesus
  2. 2.8 Other ancient authorities read consume

The one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a down payment.(A)

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34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.(A)

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and give him no rest
    until he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes it renowned throughout the earth.(A)

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21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: my spirit that is upon you and my words that I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth or out of the mouths of your children or out of the mouths of your children’s children, says the Lord, from now on and forever.(A)

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Zion’s Children to Be Brought Home

Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I have answered you;
    on a day of salvation I have helped you;
I have kept you and given you
    as a covenant to the people,[a]
to establish the land,
    to apportion the desolate heritages,(A)

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  1. 49.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain

‘I will establish your descendants forever
    and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(A)

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    you love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;(A)

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23 Our steps[a] are made firm by the Lord
    when he delights in our[b] way;(A)
24 though we stumble, we[c] shall not fall headlong,
    for the Lord holds us[d] by the hand.(B)

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  1. 37.23 Heb A man’s steps
  2. 37.23 Heb his
  3. 37.24 Heb he stumbles, he
  4. 37.24 Heb him

18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(A)

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and made us a kingdom, priests serving[a] his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.(A)

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  1. 1.6 Gk priests to

17 comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.(A)

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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)

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  1. 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.(A)

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Final Doxology

25 Now to God[a] who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages(A)

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  1. 16.25 Gk the one

And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in it,”
    for the Most High himself will establish it.(A)

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