Ephesians 1:12
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12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.[a]
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- 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Believers Should Stand Firm
13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first[a] to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
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- 2:13 Some manuscripts read chose you from the very beginning.
James 1:18
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18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.[a]
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- 1:18 Greek we became a kind of firstfruit of his creatures.
Ephesians 1:13-14
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13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[a] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
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- 1:13 Or he put his seal on you.
Ephesians 3:21
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21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
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Matthew 12:18-21
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18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen.
He is my Beloved, who pleases me.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not fight or shout
or raise his voice in public.
20 He will not crush the weakest reed
or put out a flickering candle.
Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
21 And his name will be the hope
of all the world.”[a]
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- 12:18-21 Isa 42:1-4 (Greek version for 42:4).
Jeremiah 23:6
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6 And this will be his name:
‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’[a]
In that day Judah will be saved,
and Israel will live in safety.
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- 23:6 Hebrew Yahweh Tsidqenu.
Jeremiah 17:5-7
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Wisdom from the Lord
5 This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,
who rely on human strength
and turn their hearts away from the Lord.
6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,
with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren wilderness,
in an uninhabited salty land.
7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
Isaiah 45:25
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25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,
and in him they will boast.
Isaiah 45:23
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23 I have sworn by my own name;
I have spoken the truth,
and I will never go back on my word:
Every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.[a]”
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Lord’s Chosen Servant
42 “Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.
He is my chosen one, who pleases me.
I have put my Spirit upon him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout
or raise his voice in public.
3 He will not crush the weakest reed
or put out a flickering candle.
He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
4 He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[a]”
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- 42:4 Greek version reads And his name will be the hope of all the world. Compare Matt 12:21.
Isaiah 32:1-2
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Israel’s Ultimate Deliverance
32 Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule under him.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
Isaiah 12:2
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2 See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
Isaiah 11:10
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10 In that day the heir to David’s throne[a]
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.[b]
Psalm 146:3-5
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3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 2:12
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12 Submit to God’s royal son,[a] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
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- 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Ephesians 2:7
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7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
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John 14:1
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Jesus, the Way to the Father
14 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.
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1 Peter 1:21
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21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
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2 Timothy 1:12
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12 That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[a] until the day of his return.
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- 1:12 Or what has been entrusted to me.
Romans 15:12-13
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12 And in another place Isaiah said,
“The heir to David’s throne[a] will come,
and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[b]
13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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