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The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
    the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
    the spirit of counsel and might,
    the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.(A)

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The Spirit(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom(B) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,(C)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord

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The Good News of Deliverance

61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
    because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
    to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to the prisoners,(A)

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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.(A)

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13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(A) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(B) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

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17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,(A) 18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

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17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(C) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(D) you, the riches(E) of his glorious inheritance(F) in his holy people,(G)

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  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

The Servant, a Light to the Nations

42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
    he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)

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The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)

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for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)

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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.(A)

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16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s[a] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,(A)

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  1. 1.9 Gk his

and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(A)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(B) we have not stopped praying for you.(C) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(D) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](E)

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  1. Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A) 18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(B)

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  1. 3.18 Or justice

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D) 18 Peacemakers(E) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(F)

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17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him because he abides with you, and he will be[a] in[b] you.(A)

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  1. 14.17 Other ancient authorities read he is
  2. 14.17 Or among

17 the Spirit of truth.(A) The world cannot accept him,(B) because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[a] in you.

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  1. John 14:17 Some early manuscripts and is

34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.(A)

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34 For the one whom God has sent(A) speaks the words of God, for God[a] gives the Spirit(B) without limit.

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  1. John 3:34 Greek he

30 In contrast, God is why you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,(A)

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30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(A) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(B) holiness(C) and redemption.(D)

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16 Draw near to me; hear this!
    From the beginning I have not spoken in secret;
    from the time it came to be I have been there.
And now the Lord God has sent me and his spirit.(A)

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16 “Come near(A) me and listen(B) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(C)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(D) has sent(E) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(F)

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