21     the people whom I formed for myself
(A)that they might declare my praise.

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light.

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15 (A)Through him then let us continually offer up (B)a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, (C)the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

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19 Or (A)do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? (B)You are not your own, 20 (C)for you were bought with a price. (D)So glorify God in your body.

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18 Let this be (A)recorded for (B)a generation to come,
    so that (C)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:

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31 So, whether you eat or drink, or (A)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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74     that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (A)without fear,
75     (B)in holiness and righteousness before him (C)all our days.

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to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

16 For by[a] him all things were created, (A)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (B)thrones or (C)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (D)through him and for him.

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  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in

(A)he predestined us[a] for (B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (C)according to the purpose of his will, (D)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (E)the Beloved. (F)In him we have (G)redemption (H)through his blood, (I)the forgiveness of our trespasses, (J)according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight (K)making known[b] to us the mystery of his will, (L)according to his purpose, which he (M)set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for (N)the fullness of time, (O)to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

11 In him we have obtained (P)an inheritance, (Q)having been predestined (R)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (S)the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be (T)to the praise of his glory.

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  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
  2. Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…

21 (A)Your people shall all be righteous;
    (B)they shall possess the land forever,
(C)the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
    that I might be glorified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 60:21 Or that I might display my beauty

14 (A)who gave himself for us to (B)redeem us from all lawlessness and (C)to purify for himself (D)a people for his own possession who are (E)zealous for good works.

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21 (A)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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But the Lord God helps me;
    therefore I have not been disgraced;
(A)therefore I have set my face like a flint,
    and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

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But know that the Lord has (A)set apart (B)the godly for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.

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(A)The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even (B)the wicked for the day of trouble.

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