Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (A)the Most High. And the Lord God (B)will give to him the throne of (C)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (D)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

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44 And in the days of those kings (A)the God of heaven will set up (B)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (C)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (D)it shall stand forever,

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14 (A)And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all (B)peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
(C)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.

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27 (A)And the kingdom and the dominion
    and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
    shall be given to the people of (B)the saints of the Most High;
(C)his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
    and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:27 Or their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them

35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became (A)like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that (B)not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became (C)a great mountain (D)and filled the whole earth.

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15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (A)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, (B)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: (C)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

17 “For thus says the Lord: (D)David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 18 (E)and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 (F)“Thus says the Lord: (G)If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, (H)so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, 21 (I)then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers.

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In your majesty (A)ride out victoriously
    for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
    let your right hand teach you (B)awesome deeds!
Your arrows are sharp
    in the heart of the king's enemies;
    the peoples fall under you.

(C)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
    The (D)scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;

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16 (A)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[a] (B)Your throne shall be established forever.’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes will rule in justice.
(B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

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But of the Son he says,

(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
    the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

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24 Then comes the end, when he delivers (A)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying (B)every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign (C)until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be (D)destroyed is death. 27 For (E)“God[a] 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 (F)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 (G)God may be all in all.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Greek he

21 But I had concern (A)for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.

I Will Put My Spirit Within You

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: (B)It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, (C)which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 (D)And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. (E)And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.

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(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

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32 (A)For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. (B)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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(A)then a throne will be established in steadfast love,
    and on it will sit in faithfulness
    in the tent of David
one who judges and seeks justice
    and is swift to do righteousness.”

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35 Once for all I have sworn (A)by my holiness;
    I will not (B)lie to David.
36 His (C)offspring shall endure forever,
    (D)his (E)throne as long as (F)the sun before me.
37 Like (G)the moon it shall be established forever,
    (H)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

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Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and (A)the ends of the earth your possession.

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(A)For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
    and my year of redemption[a] had come.
I looked, but (B)there was no one to help;
    I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
    and my wrath upheld me.
I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
    (C)I made them drunk in my wrath,
    and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

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  1. Isaiah 63:4 Or the year of my redeemed

16 (A)He saw that there was no man,
    and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
    and his righteousness upheld him.
17 (B)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
    and wrapped himself in (C)zeal as a cloak.

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(A)a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    (B)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and (C)the coastlands wait for his law.

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  1. Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised

And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(A)He shall not judge by (B)what his eyes see,
    or decide disputes by (C)what his ears hear,
but (D)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (E)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and (F)with the breath of his lips (G)he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
    and (H)faithfulness the belt of his loins.

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In his days may (A)the righteous flourish,
    and (B)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

May he have dominion from (C)sea to sea,
    and from (D)the River[a] to the (E)ends of the earth!
May desert tribes (F)bow down before him,
    and his enemies (G)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (H)Tarshish and of (I)the coastlands
    render him (J)tribute;
may the kings of (K)Sheba and (L)Seba
    bring gifts!
11 May all kings (M)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

Give the King Your Justice

Of (A)Solomon.

72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
    and your righteousness to the royal son!
May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!
Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!

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31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion (A)a band of survivors. (B)The zeal of the Lord will do this.

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