Say to those who have an anxious heart,
    “Be strong; fear not!
(A)Behold, your God
    will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
    He will come and save you.”

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Patience in Suffering

Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. (B)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (C)is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (D)so that you may not be judged; behold, (E)the Judge is standing (F)at the door.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:7 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 10, 12, 19

10 fear not, for I am with you;
    be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
    I will uphold you with (A)my righteous right hand.

11 (B)Behold, all who are incensed against you
    shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
    shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 (C)You shall seek those who contend with you,
    but you shall not find them;
(D)those who war against you
    shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
    hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
    I am the one who helps you.”

14 Fear not, you (E)worm Jacob,
    you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
    your (F)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

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(A)For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
    a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

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Yet now (A)be strong, O (B)Zerubbabel, declares the Lord. (C)Be strong, O (D)Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. (E)Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. (F)Work, for (G)I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts,

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16 (A)On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
    (B)let not your hands grow weak.
17 (C)The Lord your God is in your midst,
    (D)a mighty one who will save;
(E)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
    he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

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22 For the Lord is our (A)judge; the Lord is our (B)lawgiver;
    the Lord is our (C)king; he will save us.

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The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, (A)be strong in the Lord and in (B)the strength of his might.

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(A)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (B)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;

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It will be said on that day,
    “Behold, this is our God; (A)we have waited for him, that he might save us.
    This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
    (B)let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

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20 Then David said to Solomon his son, (A)“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

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28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and (A)raise your heads, because (B)your redemption is drawing near.”

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(A)How beautiful upon the mountains
    are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, (B)who brings good news of happiness,
    who publishes salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
The voice of (C)your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
    together they sing for joy;
(D)for eye to eye they see
    the return of the Lord to Zion.
(E)Break forth together into singing,
    (F)you waste places of Jerusalem,
for (G)the Lord has comforted his people;
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (H)The Lord has bared his holy arm
    before the eyes of all the nations,
(I)and all the ends of the earth shall see
    the salvation of our God.

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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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20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely (A)I am coming soon.” Amen. (B)Come, Lord Jesus!

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For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me[a] to the nations who plundered you, (A)for he who touches you touches (B)the apple of his eye: “Behold, (C)I will shake my hand over them, (D)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then (E)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 (F)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (G)behold, I come (H)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:8 Or he sent me after glory

19 And he said, (A)“O man greatly loved, (B)fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

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The Greatness of God

Go on up to a high mountain,
    O Zion, (A)herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
    O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
    lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
    “Behold your God!”
10 (B)Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
    and his arm rules for him;
(C)behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.
11 (D)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
    (E)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
(F)he will carry them in his bosom,
    and gently lead those that are with young.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Zion
  2. Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem

The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
    (A)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.

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10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, (A)that you may be tested, and for (B)ten days (C)you will have tribulation. (D)Be faithful (E)unto death, and I will give you (F)the crown of life.

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Behold, (A)he is coming with the clouds, and (B)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[a] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

37 For,

(A)“Yet a little while,
    and (B)the coming one will come and will not delay;
38 (C)but my righteous one shall live by faith,
    and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”

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28 so Christ, having been offered once (A)to bear the sins of (B)many, will appear (C)a second time, (D)not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly (E)waiting for him.

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A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus

You then, (A)my child, (B)be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

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21 She will bear a son, and (A)you shall call his name Jesus, (B)for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 (C)All this took place (D)to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 (E)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name (F)Immanuel”

(which means, God (G)with us).

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