A bruised reed He will not break,
And [a]smoking flax He will not [b]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.

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  1. Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
  2. Isaiah 42:3 extinguish

A bruised reed(A) he will not break,(B)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(C)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(D)

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16 (A)“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy (B)the fat and the strong, and feed them (C)in judgment.”

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16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)

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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B)

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25 For I have [a]satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

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  1. Jeremiah 31:25 fully satisfied

25 I will refresh the weary(A) and satisfy the faint.”(B)

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11 He will (A)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.

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11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
But (A)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (B)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

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and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
    with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
    with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)

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(A)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their [a]wounds.

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  1. Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows

He heals the brokenhearted(A)
    and binds up their wounds.(B)

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30 (A)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (B)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

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30 By myself I can do nothing;(A) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(B) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(C)

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Christ on a White Horse

11 (A)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse. And He who sat on him was called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness He judges and makes war.

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The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(A) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(B) is called Faithful and True.(C) With justice he judges and wages war.(D)

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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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    before the Lord,
(A)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with [a]equity.

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  1. Psalm 98:9 uprightness

let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(A)

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13     before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
(A)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

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13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(A) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(B)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(C)

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The Apostles Commissioned(A)

19 (B)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for (C)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (D)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (E)showed them His hands and His side. (F)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (G)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

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  1. John 20:19 NU omits assembled

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(A) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(B) be with you!”(C) 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.(D) The disciples were overjoyed(E) when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!(F) As the Father has sent me,(G) I am sending you.”(H)

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