12 (A)Put on then, as (B)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, (C)compassionate hearts, (D)kindness, (E)humility, meekness, and patience, 13 (F)bearing with one another and, (G)if one has a complaint against another, (H)forgiving each other; (I)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

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(A)Love is patient and (B)kind; love (C)does not envy or boast; it (D)is not arrogant or rude. It (E)does not insist on its own way; it (F)is not irritable or resentful;[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Greek irritable and does not count up wrongdoing

The Example of Christ

15 (A)We who are strong (B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, patience, (C)kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 (D)gentleness, (E)self-control; (F)against such things there is no law.

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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls.

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Fight the Good Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

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(A)“Blessed are (B)the poor in spirit, for (C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are (D)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

“Blessed are the (E)meek, for they (F)shall inherit the earth.

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34 Toward the (A)scorners he (B)is scornful,
    (C)but to the humble he gives favor.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:34 Or grace

(A)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

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Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.

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15 but (A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, (B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and (C)respect,

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15 This is not (A)the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, (B)demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But (C)the wisdom from above is first pure, then (D)peaceable, gentle, open to reason, (E)full of mercy and good fruits, (F)impartial and (G)sincere. 18 And (H)a harvest of righteousness (I)is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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25 correcting his opponents (A)with gentleness. God (B)may perhaps grant them repentance (C)leading to a knowledge of the truth,

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(A)even as he (B)chose us in him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (D)holy and blameless before him. In love

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(A)Seek the Lord, (B)all you humble of the land,
    who do his just commands;[a]
(C)seek righteousness; seek humility;
    (D)perhaps (E)you may be hidden
    on the day of the anger of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment

19 (A)serving the Lord (B)with all humility and with (C)tears and with trials that happened to me through (D)the plots of the Jews;

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19 (A)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (B)divide the spoil with the proud.

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

19 And he answered them, “O (A)faithless generation, (B)how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”

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The Coming King of Zion

(A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
    righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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15 For thus says (A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is (B)Holy:
(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also (D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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In your majesty (A)ride out victoriously
    for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
    let your right hand teach you (B)awesome deeds!

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