Hosea 6:3
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Hosea 14:5
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5 I will be to Israel
like a refreshing dew from heaven.
Israel will blossom like the lily;
it will send roots deep into the soil
like the cedars in Lebanon.
Psalm 72:6
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6 May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,
like the showers that water the earth.
Jeremiah 24:7
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7 I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.
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Philippians 3:13-15
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13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,[a] but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
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- 3:13 Some manuscripts read not yet achieved it.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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The Benefits of Wisdom
2 My child,[a] listen to what I say,
and treasure my commands.
2 Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.
3 Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
4 Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God.
Footnotes
- 2:1 Hebrew My son.
Revelation 22:16
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16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.[a] I am the bright morning star.”
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- 22:16 Greek I am the root and offspring of David.
Matthew 13:11
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11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets[a] of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
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- 13:11 Greek the mysteries.
Zechariah 10:1
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The Lord Will Restore His People
10 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring,
for he makes the storm clouds.
And he will send showers of rain
so every field becomes a lush pasture.
2 Peter 1:19
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19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts.
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- 1:19 Or rises.
Luke 1:78
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78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]
Footnotes
- 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.
Malachi 4:2
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2 “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[a] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
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- 4:2 Or the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.
Micah 4:2
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2 People from many nations will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of Jacob’s God.
There he will teach us his ways,
and we will walk in his paths.”
For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion;
his word will go out from Jerusalem.
Hebrews 3:14
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14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
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John 17:3
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3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
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Joel 2:23-24
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23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the Lord your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,
and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
Hosea 10:12
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12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
and shower righteousness upon you.’
Isaiah 54:13
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13 I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
Acts 17:11
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11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
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Hosea 2:20
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20 I will be faithful to you and make you mine,
and you will finally know me as the Lord.
Isaiah 44:3
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3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.
Isaiah 32:15
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15 until at last the Spirit is poured out
on us from heaven.
Then the wilderness will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
Psalm 65:9
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9 You take care of the earth and water it,
making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
for you have ordered it so.
Deuteronomy 32:2
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2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.
Micah 5:2
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A Ruler from Bethlehem
2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
whose origins are in the distant past,
will come from you on my behalf.
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- 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.
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