Galatians 3:8
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A)
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Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Genesis 22:18
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18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)
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Genesis 28:14
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14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed[a] in you and in your offspring.(A)
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- 28.14 Or shall bless themselves
Genesis 26:4
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4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring,(A)
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Genesis 18:18
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18 seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?[a](A)
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- 18.18 Or and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him
Romans 3:28-30
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28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.(A) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of gentiles also? Yes, of gentiles also, 30 since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(B)
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Galatians 3:22
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22 But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] might be given to those who believe.(A)
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- 3.22 Or through faith in Jesus Christ
Hebrews 4:2
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2 For indeed the good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because they were not united by faith with those who listened.[a](A)
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- 4.2 Other ancient authorities read it did not meet with faith in those who listened
Galatians 3:16
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16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring;[a] it does not say, “And to offsprings,”[b] as of many, but it says, “And to your offspring,”[c] that is, to one person, who is Christ.(A)
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Acts 15:15-18
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15 This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,
16 ‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen;
from its ruins I will rebuild it,
and I will set it up,(A)
17 so that all other peoples may seek the Lord—
even all the gentiles over whom my name has been called.
Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things 18 known from long ago.’[a]
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- 15.18 Other ancient authorities read things.
Known to God from of old are all his works.’
John 7:38
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38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As[a] the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart[b] shall flow rivers of living water.’ ”(A)
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Genesis 49:10
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10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him,[a]
and the obedience of the peoples is his.(A)
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- 49.10 Or until Shiloh comes or until he comes to Shiloh or (with Syr) until he comes to whom it belongs
Revelation 11:15
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The Seventh Trumpet
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Messiah,[a]
and he will reign forever and ever.”(A)
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- 11.15 Gk Christ
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 and how from childhood you have known sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is inspired by God and is[a] useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,(A) 17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.(B)
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- 3.16 Or Every scripture inspired by God is also
Romans 9:30
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then are we to say? Gentiles, who did not strive for righteousness, have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith,(A)
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Romans 9:17
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17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I may show my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”(A)
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Isaiah 65:9
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9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob
and from Judah inheritors of my mountains;
my chosen shall inherit it,
and my servants shall settle there.(A)
Galatians 4:30
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30 But what does the scripture say? “Drive out the enslaved woman and her child, for the child of the enslaved woman will not share the inheritance with the child of the free woman.”(A)
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Acts 2:35
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35 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’
John 7:42
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42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah[a] is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”(A)
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- 7.42 Or the Christ
Isaiah 6:13
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13 Even if a tenth part remain in it,
it will be burned again,
like a terebinth or an oak
whose stump remains standing
when it is felled.”[a]
(The holy seed is its stump.)(A)
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- 6.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 72:7
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7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(A)
Acts 2:25-26
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25 For David says concerning him,
‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken;(A)
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover, my flesh will live in hope.
John 19:37
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37 And again another passage of scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”(A)
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