Isaiah 61:1-3

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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]
²to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor^(I)
    and the day of vengeance^(J) of our God,
to comfort^(K) all who mourn,^(L)
³    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown^(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,^(N)
the oil^(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,^(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting^(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.^(R)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Revelation 7:9-17

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The Great Multitude in White Robes

⁹After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,^(A) standing before the throne^(B) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes^(C) and were holding palm branches in their hands. ¹⁰And they cried out in a loud voice:

“Salvation belongs to our God,^(D)
who sits on the throne,^(E)
and to the Lamb.”

¹¹All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders^(F) and the four living creatures.^(G) They fell down on their faces^(H) before the throne and worshiped God, ¹²saying:

“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”^(I)

¹³Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes^(J)—who are they, and where did they come from?”

¹⁴I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes^(K) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.^(L) ¹⁵Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God^(M)
    and serve him^(N) day and night in his temple;^(O)
and he who sits on the throne^(P)
    will shelter them with his presence.^(Q)
¹⁶‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(R)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(S)
¹⁷For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(T)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b]^(U)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(V)

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Footnotes

Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

John 11:21-27

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²¹“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.^(A) ²²But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”^(B)

²³Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

²⁴Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection^(C) at the last day.”^(D)

²⁵Jesus said to her, “I am^(E) the resurrection and the life.^(F) The one who believes^(G) in me will live, even though they die; ²⁶and whoever lives by believing^(H) in me will never die.^(I) Do you believe this?”