Isaiah 40:9
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9 Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(A)
Isaiah 52:7-8
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7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”(A)
8 Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy,
for in plain sight they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.(B)
Isaiah 12:2
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2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.”(A)
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- 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord
Isaiah 25:9
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9 It will be said on that day,
“See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”(A)
Ephesians 6:19
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19 Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,[a](A)
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- 6.19 Other ancient authorities lack of the gospel
Isaiah 61:1
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The Good News of Deliverance
61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,(A)
1 John 5:20-21
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.[b]
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1 Peter 3:14
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14 But even if you do suffer for doing what is right,[a] you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear,[b] and do not be intimidated,(A)
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(A)
Philippians 1:28-29
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28 and in no way frightened by those opposing you. For them, this is evidence of their destruction but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing.(A) 29 For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ but of suffering for him as well,(B)
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Romans 10:18
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18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have:
“Their voice has gone out to all the earth
and their words to the ends of the world.”(A)
Acts 5:41-42
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41 As they left the council, they rejoiced that they were considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.(A) 42 And every day in the temple and at home[a] they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah.[b](B)
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Acts 4:29
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29 And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,(A)
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Acts 4:13
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13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.(A)
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Acts 2:14
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Peter Addresses the Crowd
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Fellow Jews[a] and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.
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- 2.14 Gk Men, Judeans
Luke 24:47
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47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.(A)
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Jeremiah 22:20
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20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out,
and lift up your voice in Bashan;
cry out from Abarim,
for all your lovers are crushed.(A)
Isaiah 58:4
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4 You fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to strike with a wicked fist.
Such fasting as you do today
will not make your voice heard on high.(A)
Isaiah 51:12
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12 I, I am he who comforts you;
why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die,
a human being who fades like grass?(A)
Isaiah 51:7
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7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
you people who have my teaching in your hearts;
do not fear the reproach of others,
and do not be dismayed when they revile you.(A)
Isaiah 41:27
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- 41.27 Cn Compare Q ms: Heb First to Zion—Behold, behold them
Isaiah 35:3-4
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3 Strengthen the weak hands
and make firm the feeble knees.(A)
4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”(B)
Ezra 1:1-2
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End of the Babylonian Captivity
1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, to fulfill the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also in writing, saying:(A)
2 “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.(B)
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2 Chronicles 13:4
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4 Then Abijah stood on the slope of Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!(A)
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1 Samuel 26:13-14
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13 Then David went over to the other side and stood on top of a hill far away, with a great distance between them. 14 David called to the army and to Abner son of Ner, saying, “Abner! Will you not answer?” Then Abner replied, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
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