Isaiah 45:19
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19 I did not speak in secret
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
“Seek me in chaos.”
I the Lord speak the truth;
I declare what is right.(A)
Isaiah 48:16
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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)
Numbers 23:19-20
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19 God is not a human being, that he should lie,
or a mortal, that he should change his mind.
Has he promised, and will he not do it?
Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?(A)
20 See, I received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.(B)
Numbers 23:19-20
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Amos 5:4
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4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
Seek me and live,(A)
Amos 5:4
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Jeremiah 29:13-14
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13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(A) 14 I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.(B)
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Jeremiah 29:13-14
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13 You will seek(A) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(B) 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back(C) from captivity.[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”(D)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes
John 18:20
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20 Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
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John 18:20
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20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues(A) or at the temple,(B) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.(C)
Proverbs 30:5
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5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(A)
Proverbs 30:5
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Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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Psalm 111:7-8
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7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.(A)
8 They are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.(B)
Psalm 111:7-8
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James 4:3
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3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.(A)
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James 4:3
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3 When you ask, you do not receive,(A) because you ask with wrong motives,(B) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
John 7:37-39
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Rivers of Living Water
37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,(A) 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.’ ”(B) 39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit[c] because Jesus was not yet glorified.(C)
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John 7:37-39
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37 On the last and greatest day of the festival,(A) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.(B) 38 Whoever believes(C) in me, as Scripture has said,(D) rivers of living water(E) will flow from within them.”[a](F) 39 By this he meant the Spirit,(G) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(H) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(I)
Footnotes
- John 7:38 Or me. And let anyone drink 38 who believes in me.” As Scripture has said, “Out of him (or them) will flow rivers of living water.”
Malachi 3:13-14
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13 You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, “How have we spoken against you?”(A) 14 You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts?(B)
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Malachi 3:13-14
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Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God
13 “You have spoken arrogantly(A) against me,” says the Lord.
“Yet you ask,(B) ‘What have we said against you?’
14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(C) to serve(D) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(E) and going about like mourners(F) before the Lord Almighty?
Isaiah 8:19
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19 Now if people say to you, “Consult the ghosts and the familiar spirits that chirp and mutter; should not a people consult their gods, the dead on behalf of the living,(A)
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Isaiah 8:19
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The Darkness Turns to Light
19 When someone tells you to consult(A) mediums and spiritists,(B) who whisper and mutter,(C) should not a people inquire(D) of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
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