Isaiah 56:3
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3 Do not let (A)the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the Lord
Speak, saying,
“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the (B)eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”
1 Corinthians 6:17
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17 (A)But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
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Matthew 19:12-30
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12 For there are [a]eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and (A)there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children(B)
13 (C)Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for (D)of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.
Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler(E)
16 (F)Now behold, one came and said to Him, (G)“Good[b] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, [c]“Why do you call Me good? [d]No one is (H)good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, (I)keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, (J)“‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 (K)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (L)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have (M)kept [e]from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (N)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
With God All Things Are Possible(O)
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that (P)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but (Q)with God all things are possible.”
27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, (R)we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”
28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, (S)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 (T)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [f]or wife or children or [g]lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. 30 (U)But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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- Matthew 19:12 Emasculated men
- Matthew 19:16 NU omits Good
- Matthew 19:17 NU Why do you ask Me about what is good?
- Matthew 19:17 NU There is One who is good. But
- Matthew 19:20 NU omits from my youth
- Matthew 19:29 NU omits or wife
- Matthew 19:29 Lit. fields
Ephesians 2:22
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22 (A)in whom you also are being built together for a (B)dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
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Romans 15:16
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16 that (A)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the (B)offering [a]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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- Romans 15:16 Consisting of
Romans 15:9-12
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9 and (A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
(B)“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
(C)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
(D)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
(E)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
Romans 2:10-11
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10 (A)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For (B)there is no partiality with God.
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Acts 17:4
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4 (A)And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and (B)Silas.
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Acts 10:34
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Preaching to Cornelius’ Household
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: (A)“In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
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Acts 10:1-2
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Luke 7:6-8
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6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But (A)say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under (B)authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
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Matthew 15:26-27
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26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little (A)dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
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Matthew 8:10-11
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10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that (A)many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”
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- Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment
Zephaniah 2:11
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11 The Lord will be awesome to them,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;
(A)People shall worship Him,
Each one from his place,
Indeed all (B)the shores of the nations.
Daniel 1:3-21
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3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring (A)some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men (B)in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and (C)whom they might teach the language and [a]literature of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might (D)serve before the king. 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 (E)To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: (F)he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself (G)with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now (H)God had brought Daniel into the favor and [b]goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. 10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.”
11 So Daniel said to [c]the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.” 14 So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. 16 Thus [d]the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
17 As for these four young men, (I)God gave them (J)knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had (K)understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 Then the king [e]interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore (L)they served before the king. 20 (M)And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm. 21 (N)Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.
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- Daniel 1:4 Lit. writing or book
- Daniel 1:9 kindness
- Daniel 1:11 Or Melzar
- Daniel 1:16 Or Melzar
- Daniel 1:19 Lit. talked with them
Jeremiah 50:5
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5 They shall ask the way to Zion,
With their faces toward it, saying,
‘Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord
In (A)a perpetual covenant
That will not be forgotten.’
Jeremiah 39:16-17
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16 “Go and speak to (A)Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, (B)I will bring My words upon this city for adversity and not for good, and they shall be performed in that day before you. 17 But I will deliver you in that day,” says the Lord, “and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
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Isaiah 56:5
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5 Even to them I will give in (A)My house
And within My walls a place (B)and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.
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- Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him
Isaiah 39:7
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7 ‘And they shall take away some of your (A)sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
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Isaiah 14:1
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Mercy on Jacob
14 For the Lord (A)will have mercy on Jacob, and (B)will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. (C)The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
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Numbers 18:7
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7 Therefore (A)you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and (B)behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a (C)gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
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Numbers 18:4
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4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; (A)but an outsider shall not come near you.
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1 Peter 1:1
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Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To the [a]pilgrims (A)of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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- 1 Peter 1:1 sojourners, temporary residents
Acts 18:7
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7 And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named [a]Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
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- Acts 18:7 NU Titius Justus
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