Isaiah 26:2
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2 Open the gates,
so that the righteous nation that maintains faithfulness
may enter in.(A)
Revelation 5:9
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9 They sing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
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- 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from
Isaiah 60:11
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11 Your gates shall always be open;
day and night they shall not be shut,
so that nations shall bring you their wealth,
with their kings led in procession.(A)
Psalm 118:20
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20 This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.(A)
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Isaiah 62:10
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10 Go through, go through the gates;
prepare the way for the people;
build up, build up the highway;
clear it of stones;
lift up an ensign over the peoples.(A)
Isaiah 62:2
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2 The nations shall see your vindication
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.(A)
Acts 2:47
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47 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.(A)
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Ezekiel 48:31-34
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31 three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.(A) 32 On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates:[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
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- 48.34 Heb ms Gk Syr: MT their gates three
Isaiah 60:21
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21 Your people shall all be righteous;
they shall possess the land forever.
They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands,
so that I might be glorified.(A)
Isaiah 54:14
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14 In righteousness you shall be established;
you shall be far from oppression; indeed, you shall not fear;
and from terror; indeed, it shall not come near you.(A)
Psalm 106:5
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5 that we may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that we may glory in your heritage.(A)
Exodus 19:6
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6 but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.”(A)
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Revelation 21:24
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24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.(A)
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Zechariah 8:20
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Many Peoples Drawn to Jerusalem
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, the inhabitants of many cities;
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Isaiah 58:8
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8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator[a] shall go before you;
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.(A)
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- 58.8 Or vindication
Deuteronomy 4:6-8
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6 You must observe them and perform them, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!’(A) 7 For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him?(B) 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?
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Jude 3
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Occasion of the Letter
3 Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.(A)
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2 Peter 3:13
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13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.(A)
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