Ezekiel 17:23
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23 (A)On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. (B)And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
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Matthew 13:32
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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.”
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Ezekiel 31:6
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6 (A)All the birds of the heavens
made their nests in its boughs;
under its branches all the beasts of the field
gave birth to their young,
and under its shadow
lived all great nations.
Isaiah 2:2
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2 (A)It shall come to pass in the latter days
that (B)the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and (C)all the nations shall flow to it,
Colossians 3:11
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11 (A)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[a] free; but Christ is (B)all, and in all.
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- Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22
Galatians 3:28
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28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[a] nor free, (B)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
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- Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Acts 10:11-12
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11 and saw (A)the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air.
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John 15:5-8
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5 I am the vine; (A)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that (B)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me (C)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; (D)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If (E)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, (F)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 (G)By this my Father is glorified, that you (H)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
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Hosea 14:7
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7 They shall return and (A)dwell beneath my[a] shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his
Revelation 11:15
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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 14:21-23
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21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in (A)the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
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Matthew 13:47-48
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The Parable of the Net
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is (A)like a net that was thrown into the sea and (B)gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, (C)men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.
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Daniel 4:21-23
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21 (A)whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived— 22 (B)it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. (C)Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, (D)and your dominion to the ends of the earth. 23 And because the king saw (E)a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, (F)‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till (G)seven periods of time pass over him,’
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Daniel 4:10-14
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10 (A)The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and (B)behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. 11 (C)The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. 12 (D)Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. (E)The beasts of the field found shade under it, and (F)the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
13 “I saw in (G)the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, (H)a watcher, (I)a holy one, came down from heaven. 14 He (J)proclaimed aloud and said thus: (K)‘Chop down the tree and (L)lop off its branches, (M)strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. (N)Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.
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Isaiah 60:4-12
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4 (A)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
(B)your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and (C)be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
(D)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of (E)Midian and (F)Ephah;
all those from (G)Sheba shall come.
(H)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (I)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of (J)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(K)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
(L)and I will beautify my beautiful house.
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud,
and (M)like doves to their windows?
9 For (N)the coastlands shall hope for me,
(O)the ships of Tarshish first,
(P)to bring your children from afar,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because (Q)he has made you beautiful.
10 (R)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
and (S)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 (T)Your gates shall be open continually;
day and night they shall not be shut,
(U)that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
with their kings led in procession.
12 (V)For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve you shall perish;
those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
Isaiah 49:18
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18 (A)Lift up your eyes around and see;
they all gather, they come to you.
(B)As I live, declares the Lord,
(C)you shall put them all on as an ornament;
you shall bind them on as a bride does.
Isaiah 27:6
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6 (A)In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root,
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 27:6 Hebrew In those to come
Isaiah 11:6-10
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6 (A)The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
9 (B)They shall not hurt or destroy
in all (C)my holy mountain;
(D)for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
10 In that day (E)the root of (F)Jesse, who shall stand as (G)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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Psalm 92:12-13
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12 (A)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in (B)the courts of our God.
Psalm 72:8-11
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8 May he have dominion from (A)sea to sea,
and from (B)the River[a] to the (C)ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes (D)bow down before him,
and his enemies (E)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (F)Tarshish and of (G)the coastlands
render him (H)tribute;
may the kings of (I)Sheba and (J)Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings (K)fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
Psalm 22:27-30
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27 All (A)the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all (B)the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For (C)kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All (D)the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall (E)bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not (F)keep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming (G)generation;
Genesis 49:10
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10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
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