“And (A)the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
    to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
everyone (B)who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
    and holds fast my covenant—

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(A)They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, (B)saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an (C)everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’

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For in Christ Jesus (A)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but (B)only faith working through love.

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13 (A)“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
    from doing your pleasure[a] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
    and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
    or seeking (B)your own pleasure,[b] or talking idly;[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:13 Or business
  2. Isaiah 58:13 Or pursuing your own business
  3. Isaiah 58:13 Hebrew or speaking a word

Blessed is the man who does this,
    and the son of man who holds it fast,
(A)who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
    and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Let not (B)the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely separate me from his people”;
and let not the eunuch say,
    “Behold, I am (C)a dry tree.”
For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs (D)who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose the things that please me
    and hold fast my covenant,

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Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?

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(A)This one will say, ‘I am the Lord's,’
    another will call on the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord's,’
    and name himself by the name of Israel.”

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41 So those who received his word were baptized, and (A)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

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30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 (A)The second is this: (B)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment (C)greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that (D)he is one, and (E)there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all (F)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, (G)is much more than all (H)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” (I)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.

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For they themselves report concerning us the kind of (A)reception we had among you, and how (B)you turned to God (C)from idols to serve the living and (D)true God, 10 and (E)to wait for his Son (F)from heaven, (G)whom he raised from the dead, Jesus (H)who delivers us from (I)the wrath to come.

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24 Grace be with all who (A)love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

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and this, not as we expected, but they (A)gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

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22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be (A)accursed. Our Lord, come![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (A)for good,[a] for (B)those who are called according to his purpose.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good

23 When he came and saw (A)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord (B)with steadfast purpose,

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(A)Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
    foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;

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10 (A)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
    and (B)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
    but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

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