Isaiah 61:3
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3 To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”
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- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “Blessed(A) is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be (B)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
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- Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see
Psalm 30:11
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11 (A)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [a]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
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- Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning
John 16:20
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20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (B)joy.
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Isaiah 61:10
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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Psalm 45:7
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7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (A)anointed You
With the oil of (B)gladness more than Your companions.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
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8 Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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Isaiah 60:20-21
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20 (A)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 (B)Also your people shall all be righteous;
(C)They shall inherit the land forever,
(D)The branch of My planting,
(E)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
Psalm 23:5
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5 You (A)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You (B)anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Ezekiel 16:8-13
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8 “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (A)so I spread [a]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (B)swore an oath to you and entered into a (C)covenant with you, and (D)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.
9 “Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil. 10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of [b]badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with ornaments, (E)put bracelets on your wrists, (F)and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a [c]jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. (G)You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly (H)beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.
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- Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment
- Ezekiel 16:10 Or dolphin or dugong
- Ezekiel 16:12 Lit. ring
Matthew 7:17-19
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17 Even so, (A)every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 (B)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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1 Corinthians 6:20
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20 For (A)you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body [a]and in your spirit, which are God’s.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:20 NU omits the rest of v. 20.
Philippians 1:11
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11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness (A)which are by Jesus Christ, (B)to the glory and praise of God.
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Matthew 5:16
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16 Let your light so shine before men, (A)that they may see your good works and (B)glorify your Father in heaven.
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Zechariah 3:5
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5 And I said, “Let them put a clean (A)turban on his head.”
So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.
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Revelation 7:9-14
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A Multitude from the Great Tribulation
9 After these things I looked, and behold, (A)a great multitude which no one could number, (B)of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, (C)clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, (D)“Salvation belongs to our God (E)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 (F)All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and (G)worshiped God, 12 (H)saying:
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in (I)white robes, and where did they come from?”
14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, (J)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (K)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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- Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
Esther 4:1-3
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Esther Agrees to Help the Jews
4 When Mordecai learned all that had happened, [a]he (A)tore his clothes and put on sackcloth (B)and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He (C)cried out with a loud and bitter cry. 2 He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in every province where the king’s command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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- Esther 4:1 Lit. Mordecai
1 Peter 4:14
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14 If you are [a]reproached for the name of Christ, (A)blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. [b]On their part He is blasphemed, (B)but on your part He is glorified.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 insulted or reviled
- 1 Peter 4:14 NU omits the rest of v. 14.
Luke 15:22
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22 “But the father said to his servants, [a]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
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- Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring
Psalm 92:12-15
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12 (A)The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be [a]fresh and [b]flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright;
(B)He is my rock, and (C)there is no unrighteousness in Him.
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- Psalm 92:14 Full of oil or sap, lit. fat
- Psalm 92:14 green
Esther 9:22
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22 as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of (A)sending presents to one another and gifts to the (B)poor.
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Esther 8:15
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15 So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of [a]blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and (A)the city of [b]Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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- Esther 8:15 violet
- Esther 8:15 Or Susa
2 Thessalonians 1:10
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10 when He comes, in that Day, (A)to be (B)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [a]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed
John 15:8
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8 (A)By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; (B)so you will be My disciples.
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