And now it is because of my hope(A) in what God has promised our ancestors(B) that I am on trial today.

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20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel(A) that I am bound with this chain.”(B)

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15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection(A) of both the righteous and the wicked.(B)

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For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[a](A) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(B) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed

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  1. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(A) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(B) I am a Pharisee,(C) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(D)

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The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

“Awake, sword,(A) against my shepherd,(B)
    against the man who is close to me!”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered,(C)
    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

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“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

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  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ(A) in them was pointing when he predicted(B) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(C) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(D) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(E) Even angels long to look into these things.

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13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing(A) of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,(B)

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But when the set time had fully come,(A) God sent his Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law,(D)

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17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years(A) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise;(B) but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

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Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?(A)

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21 unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”(A)

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32 “We tell you the good news:(A) What God promised our ancestors(B) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(C) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[a](D)

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  1. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7

24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets(A) who have spoken have foretold these days.

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69 He has raised up a horn[a](A) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(B)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(C)

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  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.

But for you who revere my name,(A) the sun of righteousness(B) will rise with healing(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(D) like well-fed calves.

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“I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

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Cleansing From Sin

13 “On that day a fountain(A) will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse(B) them from sin and impurity.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(A)
    Shout,(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(C)
    righteous and victorious,(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(F)

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12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(A) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(B)

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10 “Shout(A) and be glad, Daughter Zion.(B) For I am coming,(C) and I will live among you,”(D) declares the Lord.(E) 11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(F) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(G)

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14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(A)
    shout aloud,(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(D)
    never again will you fear(E) any harm.(F)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(G)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(H)
He will take great delight(I) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(J)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(K)

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20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(A)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(B)
    in days long ago.(C)

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21 Deliverers(A) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(B)

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  1. Obadiah 1:21 Or from

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