Isaiah 65:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶so that he who ^(A)blesses himself in the land
    shall bless himself by ^(B)the God of truth,
and he who takes an oath in the land
    shall swear by ^(C)the God of truth;
^(D)because the former troubles are forgotten
    and are hidden from my eyes.

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Isaiah 65:16

New International Version

¹⁶Whoever invokes a blessing^(A) in the land
    will do so by the one true God;^(B)
whoever takes an oath in the land
    will swear^(C) by the one true God.
For the past troubles^(D) will be forgotten
    and hidden from my eyes.

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Jeremiah 4:2

English Standard Version

²^(A)and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then ^(B)nations shall bless themselves in him,
^(C)and in him shall they glory.”

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Jeremiah 4:2

New International Version

²and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,^(A) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’^(B)
then the nations will invoke blessings^(C) by him
and in him they will boast.^(D)”

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Isaiah 19:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)In that day there will be ^(B)five cities in the land of Egypt that ^(C)speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction.^[a]

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Isaiah 19:18 Dead Sea Scroll and some other manuscripts City of the Sun

Isaiah 19:18

New International Version

¹⁸In that day^(A) five cities^(B) in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance^(C) to the Lord Almighty. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.^[a]^(D)

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Isaiah 19:18 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Symmachus and Vulgate; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text City of Destruction

Hebrews 6:17-18

English Standard Version

¹⁷So when God desired to show more convincingly to ^(A)the heirs of the promise ^(B)the unchangeable character of his purpose, ^(C)he guaranteed it with an oath, ¹⁸so that by two unchangeable things, in which ^(D)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope ^(E)set before us.

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Hebrews 6:17-18

New International Version

¹⁷Because God wanted to make the unchanging^(A) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,^(B) he confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,^(C) we who have fled to take hold of the hope^(D) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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Psalm 31:5

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)Into your hand I commit my spirit;
you have redeemed me, O Lord, ^(B)faithful God.

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Psalm 31:5

New International Version

⁵Into your hands I commit my spirit;^(A)
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.^(B)

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Isaiah 65:19

English Standard Version

¹⁹^(A)I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
^(B)no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.

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Isaiah 65:19

New International Version

¹⁹I will rejoice^(A) over Jerusalem
and take delight^(B) in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying^(C)
will be heard in it no more.

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Isaiah 45:23-25

English Standard Version

²³^(A)By myself I have sworn;
    from my mouth has gone out in ^(B)righteousness
    a word that shall not return:
^(C)‘To me every knee shall bow,
    every tongue shall swear allegiance.’^[a]

²⁴^(D)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
    are righteousness and ^(E)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
    ^(F)all who were incensed against him.
²⁵In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
    shall be justified and shall glory.”

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Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God

Isaiah 45:23-25

New International Version

²³By myself I have sworn,^(A)
    my mouth has uttered in all integrity^(B)
    a word that will not be revoked:^(C)
Before me every knee will bow;^(D)
    by me every tongue will swear.^(E)
²⁴They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
    are deliverance^(F) and strength.^(G)’”
All who have raged against him
    will come to him and be put to shame.^(H)
²⁵But all the descendants^(I) of Israel
    will find deliverance^(J) in the Lord
    and will make their boast in him.^(K)

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Deuteronomy 32:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)“The Rock, ^(B)his work is perfect,
for ^(C)all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and ^(D)without iniquity,
just and upright is he.

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Deuteronomy 32:4

New International Version

⁴He is the Rock,^(A) his works are perfect,^(B)
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God^(C) who does no wrong,
upright^(D) and just is he.^(E)

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Revelation 20:4

English Standard Version

⁴Then I saw ^(A)thrones, and ^(B)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw ^(C)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those ^(D)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. ^(E)They came to life and ^(F)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Revelation 20:4

New International Version

⁴I saw thrones^(A) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.^(B) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded^(C) because of their testimony about Jesus^(D) and because of the word of God.^(E) They^[a] had not worshiped the beast^(F) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(G) They came to life and reigned^(H) with Christ a thousand years.

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Revelation 20:4 Or God; I also saw those who

Philippians 2:11

English Standard Version

¹¹and ^(A)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is ^(B)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Philippians 2:11

New International Version

¹¹and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,^(A)
to the glory of God the Father.

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Romans 14:11

English Standard Version

¹¹for it is written,

^(A)“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess^[a] to God.”

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Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise

Romans 14:11

New International Version

¹¹It is written:

“‘As surely as I live,’^(A) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’”^[a]^(B)

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Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23

John 14:6

English Standard Version

⁶Jesus said to him, “I am ^(A)the way, and ^(B)the truth, and ^(C)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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John 14:6

New International Version

⁶Jesus answered, “I am^(A) the way^(B) and the truth^(C) and the life.^(D) No one comes to the Father except through me.^(E)

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John 1:17

English Standard Version

¹⁷For ^(A)the law was given through Moses; ^(B)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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John 1:17

New International Version

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses;^(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.^(B)

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