Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord's Comfort for Zion
51 (A)“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Isaiah 51:7
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7 (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.
Psalm 94:15
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Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.
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Romans 14:19
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19 So then let us (A)pursue what makes for peace and for (B)mutual upbuilding.
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Romans 9:30-32
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Israel's Unbelief
30 What shall we say, then? (A)That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, (B)a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel (C)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[a] (D)did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (E)stumbling stone,
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- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
Isaiah 48:12
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The Lord's Call to Israel
12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I called!
I am he; (A)I am the first,
and I am the last.
2 Timothy 2:22
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22 So (A)flee (B)youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with (C)those who call on the Lord (D)from a pure heart.
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Ephesians 2:11-12
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One in Christ
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called (A)the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember (B)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (C)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (D)the covenants of promise, (E)having no hope and without God in the world.
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Amos 5:6
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6 (A)Seek the Lord and live,
(B)lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, with none to quench it for (C)Bethel,
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 15:9
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9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves him (A)who pursues righteousness.
Psalm 105:3-4
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3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Seek the Lord and his (A)strength;
(B)seek his presence continually!
Genesis 17:15-17
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Isaac's Birth Promised
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[a] shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will (A)give[b] you a son by her. I will bless her, and (B)she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17 Then Abraham (C)fell on his face (D)and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
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- Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah mean princess
- Genesis 17:16 Hebrew have given
1 Timothy 6:11
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Philippians 3:13
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13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: (A)forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.
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Matthew 5:6
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6 “Blessed are those who hunger and (A)thirst (B)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
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Isaiah 46:3-4
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3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
(A)who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
4 (B)even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
Isaiah 45:19
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19 (A)I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
(B)‘Seek me in vain.’[a]
I the Lord speak (C)the truth;
I declare what is right.
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- Isaiah 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness
Psalm 24:6
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6 Such is (A)the generation of those who seek him,
who (B)seek the face of the God of Jacob.[a] Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob
Zephaniah 2:3
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3 (A)Seek the Lord, (B)all you humble of the land,
who do his just commands;[a]
(C)seek righteousness; seek humility;
(D)perhaps (E)you may be hidden
on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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- Zephaniah 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment
Isaiah 55:6
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:2-3
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2 (A)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
(B)hear, that your soul may live;
(C)and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
(D)my steadfast, sure love for (E)David.
Isaiah 51:4
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4 (A)“Give attention to me, my people,
and give ear to me, my nation;
(B)for a law[a] will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:4 Or for teaching; also verse 7
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