Isaiah 49:7
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7 Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [a]their Holy One,
(A)To Him [b]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(B)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”
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- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul
Matthew 26:67
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67 (A)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and (B)others struck Him with [a]the palms of their hands,
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- Matthew 26:67 Or rods,
1 Peter 2:4
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The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(A)
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, (B)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
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Isaiah 53:3
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3 (A)He is despised and [a]rejected by men,
A Man of [b]sorrows and (B)acquainted with [c]grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and (C)we did not esteem Him.
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- Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
- Isaiah 53:3 Lit. pains
- Isaiah 53:3 Lit. sickness
Psalm 22:6-8
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6 But I am (A)a worm, and no man;
(B)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 (C)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They [a]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 “He(D) [b]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(E)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:7 Show contempt with their mouth
- Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised
Isaiah 52:15
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15 (A)So shall He [a]sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For (B)what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.
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- Isaiah 52:15 Or startle
Isaiah 48:17
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17 Thus says (A)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(B)Who leads you by the way you should go.
Psalm 72:10-11
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10 (A)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
11 (B)Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.
Psalm 69:7-9
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7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
8 (A)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
9 (B)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(C)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
Matthew 27:38-44
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38 (A)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
39 And (B)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, (C)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! (D)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the [a]scribes and elders, said, 42 “He (E)saved others; Himself He cannot save. [b]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe [c]Him. 43 (F)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44 (G)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
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- Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
- Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
- Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him
Zechariah 11:8
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8 I [a]dismissed the three shepherds (A)in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
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- Zechariah 11:8 Or destroyed, lit. cut off
Isaiah 49:23
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23 (A)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And (B)lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord,
(C)For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”
Isaiah 49:1
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The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles
49 “Listen, (A)O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
(B)The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the [a]matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:1 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
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- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
John 19:15
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15 But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”
The chief priests answered, (A)“We have no king but Caesar!”
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Luke 23:35
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35 And (A)the people stood looking on. But even the (B)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
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Luke 23:23
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23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men [a]and of the chief priests prevailed.
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- Luke 23:23 NU omits and of the chief priests
Isaiah 60:10
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10 “The(A) sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
(B)And their kings shall minister to you;
For (C)in My wrath I struck you,
(D)But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
Isaiah 60:3
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3 The (A)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 50:6
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6 (A)I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And (B)My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and (C)spitting.
Isaiah 48:7
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7 They are created now and not from the beginning;
And before this day you have not heard them,
Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’
Psalm 2:10-12
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10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [a]Kiss the Son, lest [b]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (A)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(B)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
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- Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
- Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord
Revelation 11:15
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Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed
15 Then (A)the seventh angel sounded: (B)And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The [a]kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, (D)and He shall reign forever and ever!”
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- Revelation 11:15 NU, M kingdom . . . has become the kingdom
Revelation 3:7
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The Faithful Church
7 “And to the [a]angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says (A)He who is holy, (B)He who is true, (C)“He who has the key of David, (D)He who opens and no one shuts, and (E)shuts and no one opens”:
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- Revelation 3:7 Or messenger
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