Isaiah 59:21
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21 “And as for me, (A)this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, (B)and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
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Jeremiah 31:31-34
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The New Covenant
31 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make (B)a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when (C)I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, (D)though I was their husband, declares the Lord. 33 (E)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (F)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (G)on their hearts. (H)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (I)for they shall all know me, (J)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (K)I will forgive their iniquity, and (L)I will remember their sin no more.”
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Hebrews 10:16
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16 (A)“This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws on their hearts,
and write them on their minds,”
Ezekiel 36:25-27
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25 (A)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (B)all your uncleannesses, and (C)from all your idols (D)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (E)a new heart, and (F)a new spirit I will put within you. (G)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 (H)And I will put my Spirit within you, (I)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (J)be careful to obey my rules.[a]
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
Jeremiah 32:38-41
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38 (A)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 (B)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (C)for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 (D)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. (E)And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 41 (F)I will rejoice in doing them good, (G)and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
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Hebrews 8:6-13
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6 But as it is, Christ[a] has obtained a ministry that is (A)as much more excellent than the old as (B)the covenant (C)he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 (D)For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
8 For he finds fault with them when he says:[b]
(E)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah,
9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers
on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
For they did not continue in my covenant,
and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
10 (F)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds,
and (G)write them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor
and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
for they shall (H)all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,
(I)and I will remember their sins no more.”
13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And (J)what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
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- Hebrews 8:6 Greek he
- Hebrews 8:8 Some manuscripts For finding fault with it he says to them
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
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17 Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where (A)the Spirit of the Lord is, there is (B)freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, (C)beholding (D)the glory of the Lord,[b] (E)are being transformed into the same image (F)from one degree of glory to another.[c] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:17 Or this Lord
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflecting the glory of the Lord
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Greek from glory to glory
Isaiah 51:16
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16 (A)And I have put my words in your mouth
(B)and covered you in the shadow of my hand,
(C)establishing[a] the heavens
and (D)laying the foundations of the earth,
and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
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- Isaiah 51:16 Or planting
Isaiah 44:3
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3 (A)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants.
Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Year of the Lord's Favor
61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
2 (D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
(E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
(F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]
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- Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
- Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
- Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty
Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
(A)hear, that your soul may live;
(B)and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
(C)my steadfast, sure love for (D)David.
Romans 8:9
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9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact (A)the Spirit of God dwells in you. (B)Anyone who does not have (C)the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
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John 7:16-17
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John 3:34
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34 For he whom (A)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (B)without measure.
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Isaiah 11:1-3
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The Righteous Reign of the Branch
11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of (A)Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And (B)the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(C)He shall not judge by (D)what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by (E)what his ears hear,
Isaiah 49:8
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The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,
Ezekiel 37:25-27
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25 (A)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (B)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (C)forever. 26 (D)I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be (E)an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land[a] and (F)multiply them, and will (G)set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (H)My dwelling place shall be with them, (I)and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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- Ezekiel 37:26 Hebrew lacks in their land
Ezekiel 39:25-29
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The Lord Will Restore Israel
25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now (A)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on (B)the whole house of Israel, and (C)I will be jealous for my holy name. 26 They shall (D)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when (E)they dwell securely in their land with (F)none to make them afraid, 27 (G)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, (H)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 (I)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 (J)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when (K)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”
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2 Corinthians 3:8
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8 will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?
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1 Corinthians 15:3-58
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3 For (A)I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died (B)for our sins (C)in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised (D)on the third day (E)in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that (F)he appeared to Cephas, then (G)to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to (H)James, then (I)to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, (J)he appeared also to me. 9 For (K)I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because (L)I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (M)I worked harder than any of them, (N)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, (O)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (P)then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that (Q)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and (R)you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who (S)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[a] in this life only, (T)we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact (U)Christ has been raised from the dead, (V)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as (W)by a man came death, (X)by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For (Y)as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then (Z)at his coming (AA)those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers (AB)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying (AC)every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign (AD)until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be (AE)destroyed is death. 27 For (AF)“God[b] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When (AG)all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that (AH)God may be all in all.
29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we (AI)in danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by (AJ)my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, (AK)I die every day! 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, (AL)I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, (AM)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33 (AN)Do not be deceived: (AO)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[c] 34 (AP)Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For (AQ)some have no knowledge of God. (AR)I say this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, (AS)“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 You foolish person! (AT)What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 (AU)So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; (AV)it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, (AW)“The first man Adam became a living being”;[d] (AX)the last Adam became a (AY)life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 (AZ)The first man was from the earth, (BA)a man of dust; (BB)the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, (BC)so also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just (BD)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (BE)we shall[e] also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Mystery and Victory
50 I tell you this, brothers: (BF)flesh and blood (BG)cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. (BH)We shall not all sleep, (BI)but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For (BJ)the trumpet will sound, and (BK)the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and (BL)this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
(BM)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 (BN)“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and (BO)the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, (BP)who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 (BQ)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (BR)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (BS)your labor is not in vain.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped
- 1 Corinthians 15:27 Greek he
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Greek a living soul
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some manuscripts let us
John 1:33
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33 I myself did not know him, but (A)he who sent me to baptize (B)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (C)this is he who baptizes (D)with the Holy Spirit.’
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John 17:8
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8 For I have given them (A)the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that (B)I came from you; and (C)they have believed that you sent me.
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John 8:38
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38 (A)I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard (B)from your father.”
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