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!”

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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

(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.

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

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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19 and (A)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth (B)boldly to proclaim (C)the mystery of the gospel,

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind

20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (A)has given us understanding, so that we may know (B)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (C)eternal life. 21 Little children, (D)keep yourselves from idols.

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14 (A)But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. (B)Have no fear of them, (C)nor be troubled,

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16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

(A)He[a] was manifested in the flesh,
    vindicated[b] by the Spirit,[c]
        (B)seen by angels,
(C)proclaimed among the nations,
    (D)believed on in the world,
        (E)taken up in glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
  2. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
  3. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit

28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is (A)a clear sign to them of their destruction, but (B)of your salvation, and that from God. 29 For (C)it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also (D)suffer for his sake,

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18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for

(A)“Their voice has gone out (B)to all the earth,
    and their words to the ends of the world.”

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41 Then they left the presence of the council, (A)rejoicing that they were counted worthy (B)to suffer dishonor for (C)the name. 42 And every day, (D)in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and (E)preaching (F)that the Christ is Jesus.

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29 And now, Lord, (A)look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all (B)boldness,

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13 (A)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

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Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.

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47 and that (A)repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed (B)in his name (C)to all nations, (D)beginning from Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts and

20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out,
    and lift up your voice in Bashan;
cry out from (A)Abarim,
    for all (B)your lovers are destroyed.

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Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
    and to hit with a wicked fist.
Fasting like yours this day
    will not make your voice to be heard on high.

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12 “I, I am he (A)who comforts you;
    who are you that you are afraid of (B)man who dies,
    of the son of man who is made (C)like grass,

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(A)“Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
    the people (B)in whose heart is my law;
(C)fear not the reproach of man,
    nor be dismayed at their revilings.

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27 (A)I was the first to say[a] to Zion, “Behold, here they are!”
    and (B)I give to Jerusalem a herald of good news.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:27 Or Formerly I said

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

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The Proclamation of Cyrus

(A)In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (B)that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so (C)that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and (D)he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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Then Abijah stood up on Mount (A)Zemaraim that is in (B)the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!

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13 Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them. 14 And David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?”

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