Acts 21:20
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20 And when they heard it, they (A)glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all (B)zealous for the law,
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Galatians 1:14
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14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely (A)zealous was I for (B)the traditions of my fathers.
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Romans 10:2
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2 For I bear them witness that (A)they have a zeal for God, (B)but not according to knowledge.
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Acts 22:3
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3 (A)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated (B)at the feet of (C)Gamaliel[a] (D)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, (E)being zealous for God (F)as all of you are this day.
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- Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated
Acts 15:1
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The Jerusalem Council
15 (A)But some men came down from Judea and were teaching (B)the brothers, “Unless you are (C)circumcised (D)according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
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Acts 11:18
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18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they (A)glorified God, saying, (B)“Then to the Gentiles also God has (C)granted (D)repentance that leads to life.”
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Acts 15:5
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5 But some believers who belonged to (A)the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, (B)“It is necessary (C)to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
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Revelation 19:6-7
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The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
6 Then I heard what seemed to be (A)the voice of a great multitude, like (B)the roar of many waters and (C)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty (D)reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for (E)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and (F)his Bride has made herself ready;
Romans 15:9-13
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9 and in order (A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
(B)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,
(C)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,
(D)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,
(E)(F)“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
(G)in him will the Gentiles hope.”
13 May the God of hope fill you with all (H)joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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Romans 15:6-7
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6 that together you may with one voice glorify (A)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
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Acts 15:24
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24 Since we have heard that (A)some persons have gone out from us and (B)troubled you[a] with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
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- Acts 15:24 Some manuscripts some persons from us have troubled you
Acts 6:7
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7 And (A)the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests (B)became obedient to (C)the faith.
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Acts 4:21
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21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, (A)because of the people, for all were praising God (B)for what had happened.
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and (A)the number of the men came to about five thousand.
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Acts 2:41
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41 So those who received his word were baptized, and (A)there were added that day about three thousand souls.
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John 12:24
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24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
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Luke 15:32
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32 It was fitting (A)to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother (B)was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
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Luke 15:3-10
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3 So he told them this parable: 4 (A)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, (B)if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine (C)in the open country, and (D)go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, (E)he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for (F)I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who (G)repents than over ninety-nine (H)righteous persons who need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before (I)the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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- Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas; a drachma was a Greek coin approximately equal in value to a Roman denarius, worth about a day's wage for a laborer
Luke 12:1
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Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
12 In the meantime, (A)when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, (B)“Beware of (C)the leaven of the Pharisees, (D)which is hypocrisy.
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Matthew 13:31-33
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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, (A)“The kingdom of heaven is like (B)a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
33 He told them another parable. (C)“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in (D)three measures of flour, till it was (E)all leavened.”
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Isaiah 66:9-14
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9 Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?”
says the Lord;
“shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?”
says your God.
10 (A)“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her;
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious abundance.”[a]
12 For thus says the Lord:
(B)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (C)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
and bounced upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
so (D)I will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
(E)your bones shall flourish like the grass;
and (F)the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
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- Isaiah 66:11 Or breast
Isaiah 55:10-13
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10 (A)“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
(B)giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but (C)it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
12 (D)“For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
(E)the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (F)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Psalm 98:1-3
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Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord
A Psalm.
98 Oh sing to the Lord (A)a new song,
for he has done (B)marvelous things!
His (C)right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has (D)made known his salvation;
he has (E)revealed his righteousness in (F)the sight of the nations.
3 He has (G)remembered his (H)steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All (I)the ends of the earth have seen
(J)the salvation of our God.
Psalm 72:17-19
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17 (A)May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(B)May people be blessed in him,
(C)all nations call him blessed!
18 (D)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does (E)wondrous things.
19 Blessed be his (F)glorious name forever;
may (G)the whole earth be filled with his glory!
(H)Amen and Amen!
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