18 “Come now, (A)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(C)

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22 (A)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
    and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

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22 I have swept away(A) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return(B) to me,
    for I have redeemed(C) you.”

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14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (A)the great tribulation. (B)They have washed their robes and (C)made them white (D)in the blood of the Lamb.

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14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(A) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(B)

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Purge me (A)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    (B)wash me, and I shall be (C)whiter than snow.

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Cleanse(A) me with hyssop,(B) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(C)

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24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
    or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
    you have wearied me with your iniquities.

25 “I, I am he
    (A)who blots out (B)your transgressions for my own sake,
    and I will not remember your sins.
26 Put me in remembrance; (C)let us argue together;
    set forth your case, that you may be proved right.

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24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus(A) for me,
    or lavished on me the fat(B) of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins
    and wearied(C) me with your offenses.(D)

25 “I, even I, am he who blots out
    your transgressions,(E) for my own sake,(F)
    and remembers your sins(G) no more.(H)
26 Review the past for me,
    let us argue the matter together;(I)
    state the case(J) for your innocence.

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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 (A)Who is a God like you, (B)pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    (C)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(D)He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (E)again have compassion on us;
    (F)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(G)You will cast all our[a] sins
    into the depths of the sea.

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  1. Micah 7:19 Hebrew their

18 Who is a God(A) like you,
    who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
    of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(G)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(H) into the depths of the sea.(I)

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(A)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (B)the Beloved. (C)In him we have (D)redemption (E)through his blood, (F)the forgiveness of our trespasses, (G)according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

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to the praise of his glorious grace,(A) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(B) In him we have redemption(C) through his blood,(D) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(E) of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

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The Futility of Idols

21 Set forth your case, says the Lord;
    bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

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21 “Present your case,(A)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(B)

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Fear Not, for I Am with You

41 (A)Listen to me in silence, (B)O coastlands;
    let the peoples renew their strength;
let them approach, then let them speak;
    let us together draw near for judgment.

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The Helper of Israel

41 “Be silent(A) before me, you islands!(B)
    Let the nations renew their strength!(C)
Let them come forward(D) and speak;
    let us meet together(E) at the place of judgment.

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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more,

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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)

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And (A)he reasoned in the synagogue (B)every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

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Every Sabbath(A) he reasoned in the synagogue,(B) trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

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Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers.

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Now then, stand(A) here, because I am going to confront(B) you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts(C) performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.

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And Paul went in, (A)as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them (B)from the Scriptures,

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As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(A) and on three Sabbath(B) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(C)

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