Acts 13:32
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32 “And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors,
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Romans 4:13
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13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
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Acts 26:6
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6 Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors.
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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.
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Galatians 3:16-18
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16 God gave the promises to Abraham and his child.[a] And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,[b]” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. 17 This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. 18 For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise.
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Romans 9:4
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4 They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children.[a] God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.
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- 9:4 Greek chosen for sonship.
Acts 13:38
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38 [a]“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins.
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- 13:38 English translations divide verses 38 and 39 in various ways.
Zechariah 6:12
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12 Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the Lord.
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Micah 5:2
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A Ruler from Bethlehem
2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
whose origins are in the distant past,
will come from you on my behalf.
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- 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 “For the time is coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[a]
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
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- 23:5 Hebrew a righteous branch.
Romans 10:15
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15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”[a]
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Acts 5:42
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42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
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Acts 3:19
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19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
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