Isaiah 61:3

English Standard Version

³to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    ^(A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, ^(D)that he may be glorified.^[a]

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Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

Isaiah 61:3

New International Version

³    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown^(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,^(B)
the oil^(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,^(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting^(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.^(F)

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Isaiah 61:3

King James Version

³To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Jeremiah 17:7-8

English Standard Version

⁷^(A)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    ^(B)whose trust is the Lord.
⁸^(C)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

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Jeremiah 17:7-8

New International Version

⁷“But blessed^(A) is the one who trusts^(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
⁸They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.^(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought^(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”^(E)

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Jeremiah 17:7-8

King James Version

⁷Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

⁸For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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Psalm 30:11

English Standard Version

¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into ^(A)dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,

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Psalm 30:11

New International Version

¹¹You turned my wailing^(A) into dancing;^(B)
you removed my sackcloth^(C) and clothed me with joy,^(D)

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Psalm 30:11

King James Version

¹¹Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

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Isaiah 61:10

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my soul shall exult in my God,
^(B)for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself ^(C)like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
    ^(D)and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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Isaiah 61:10

New International Version

¹⁰I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices^(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,^(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head^(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride^(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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Isaiah 61:10

King James Version

¹⁰I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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John 16:20

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²⁰Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)you will weep and lament, but ^(B)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(C)your sorrow will turn into joy.

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John 16:20

New International Version

²⁰Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn^(A) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.^(B)

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John 16:20

King James Version

²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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Ecclesiastes 9:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)Let your garments be always white. Let not ^(B)oil be lacking on your head.

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Ecclesiastes 9:8

New International Version

⁸Always be clothed in white,^(A) and always anoint your head with oil.

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Ecclesiastes 9:8

King James Version

⁸Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

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1 Peter 2:9

English Standard Version

⁹But you are ^(A)a chosen race, ^(B)a royal ^(C)priesthood, ^(D)a holy nation, ^(E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you ^(F)out of darkness into ^(G)his marvelous light.

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1 Peter 2:9

New International Version

⁹But you are a chosen people,^(A) a royal priesthood,^(B) a holy nation,^(C) God’s special possession,^(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.^(E)

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1 Peter 2:9

King James Version

⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

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Psalm 45:7

English Standard Version

⁷ ^(A)you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^(B)God, your God, has ^(C)anointed you
with the oil of ^(D)gladness ^(E)beyond your companions;

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Psalm 45:7

New International Version

⁷You love righteousness^(A) and hate wickedness;^(B)
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing^(C) you with the oil of joy.^(D)

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Psalm 45:7

King James Version

⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Matthew 5:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, so ^(A)that^[a] they may see your good works and ^(B)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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Matthew 5:16 Or house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before others that

Matthew 5:16

New International Version

¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others,^(A) that they may see your good deeds^(B) and glorify^(C) your Father in heaven.

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Matthew 5:16

King James Version

¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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