Isaiah 42:3
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3 A bruised reed He will not break,
And [a]smoking flax He will not [b]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
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- Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
- Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
Ezekiel 34:16
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16 (A)“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy (B)the fat and the strong, and feed them (C)in judgment.”
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Matthew 11:28
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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Jeremiah 31:25
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25 For I have [a]satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
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- Jeremiah 31:25 fully satisfied
Isaiah 40:11
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11 He will (A)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.
Isaiah 11:3-4
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3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
4 But (A)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (B)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Psalm 147:3
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- Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows
John 5:30
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30 (A)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (B)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
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Revelation 19:11
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Christ on a White Horse
11 (A)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse. And He who sat on him was called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness He judges and makes war.
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Isaiah 50:10
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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.
Psalm 98:9
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9 before the Lord,
(A)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with [a]equity.
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- Psalm 98:9 uprightness
Psalm 96:13
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13 before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
(A)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.
John 20:19-21
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The Apostles Commissioned(A)
19 (B)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for (C)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (D)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (E)showed them His hands and His side. (F)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (G)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
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- John 20:19 NU omits assembled
Psalm 72:2-4
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2 (A)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 (B)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 (C)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
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- Psalm 72:4 crush
Luke 22:31-32
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)
31 [a]And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, (B)Satan has asked for you, that he may (C)sift you as wheat. 32 But (D)I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, (E)strengthen your brethren.”
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- Luke 22:31 NU omits And the Lord said
Matthew 18:10-14
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven (B)their angels always (C)see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11 (D)For[a] the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
12 (E)“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? 13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14 Even so it is not the (F)will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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- Matthew 18:11 NU omits v. 11.
Isaiah 35:3-4
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3 (A)Strengthen the [a]weak hands,
And make firm the [b]feeble knees.
4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with (B)vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and (C)save you.”
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- Isaiah 35:3 Lit. sinking
- Isaiah 35:3 tottering or stumbling
John 20:27
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27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and (A)reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be (B)unbelieving, but believing.”
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Micah 7:9
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9 (A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (B)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
Jeremiah 31:18-20
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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.
19 Surely, (C)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (D)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(E)Therefore My [a]heart yearns for him;
(F)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 66:2
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2 For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 40:29-31
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29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who (A)wait on the Lord
(B)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 103:13-14
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13 (A)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
14 For He [a]knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
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- Psalm 103:14 Understands our constitution
Jeremiah 30:12-17
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12 “For thus says the Lord:
(A)‘Your affliction is incurable,
Your wound is severe.
13 There is no one to plead your cause,
That you may be bound up;
(B)You have no healing medicines.
14 (C)All your lovers have forgotten you;
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound (D)of an enemy,
With the chastisement (E)of a cruel one,
For the multitude of your iniquities,
(F)Because your sins have increased.
15 Why (G)do you cry about your affliction?
Your sorrow is incurable.
Because of the multitude of your iniquities,
Because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.
16 ‘Therefore all those who devour you (H)shall be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into (I)captivity;
Those who plunder you shall become (J)plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will make a (K)prey.
17 (L)For I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
“This is Zion;
No one seeks her.” ’
Hebrews 2:17-18
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17 Therefore, in all things He had (A)to be made like His brethren, that He might be (B)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 (C)For in that He Himself has suffered, being [a]tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
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- Hebrews 2:18 tested
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