The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
    and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
    from the body of my mother he named my name.

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The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen(A) to me, you islands;(B)
    hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born(C) the Lord called(D) me;
    from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.(E)

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(A)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born (B)I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet (C)to the nations.”

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“Before I formed you in the womb(A) I knew[a](B) you,
    before you were born(C) I set you apart;(D)
    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.(E)

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  1. Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose

15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace,

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  1. Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb(A) and called me(B) by his grace, was pleased

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Thus says the Lord who made you,
    (A)who formed you from the womb and will help you:
(B)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
    (C)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.

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This is what the Lord says—
    he who made(A) you, who formed you in the womb,(B)
    and who will help(C) you:
Do not be afraid,(D) Jacob, my servant,(E)
    Jeshurun,[a](F) whom I have chosen.

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  1. Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

(A)And now the Lord says,
    he (B)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
    and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (C)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
    and my God has become my strength—

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And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb(A) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel(B) to himself,
for I am[a] honored(C) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength(D)

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  1. Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be

31 And behold, (A)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (B)you shall call his name Jesus.

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31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(A)

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20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but (A)was made manifest (B)in the last times for the sake of you

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20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(A) but was revealed in these last times(B) for your sake.

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10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all (A)the people. 11 For (B)unto you is born this day in (C)the city of David (D)a Savior, who is (E)Christ (F)the Lord.

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10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.(A) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior(B) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,(C) the Lord.(D)

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15 for he will be (A)great before the Lord. And (B)he must not drink wine or strong (C)drink, and (D)he will be (E)filled with the Holy Spirit, (F)even from his mother's womb.

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15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,(A) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit(B) even before he is born.(C)

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20 But as he considered these things, behold, (A)an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and (B)you shall call his name Jesus, (C)for he will save his people from their sins.”

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20 But after he had considered this, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream(B) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](C) because he will save his people from their sins.”(D)

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.

For you, O Lord, are my (A)hope,
    my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned (B)from before my birth;
    you are he who (C)took me from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually of you.

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For you have been my hope,(A) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence(B) since my youth.
From birth(C) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(D)
    I will ever praise(E) you.

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25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For (A)if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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36 do you say of him whom (A)the Father consecrated and (B)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because (C)I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

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36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(A) as his very own(B) and sent into the world?(C) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(D)

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