Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord Comforts Zion(A)
51 “Listen to Me, (B)you who [a]follow after righteousness,
You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
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- Isaiah 51:1 pursue
Isaiah 51:7
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7 “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people (A)in whose heart is My law:
(B)Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.
Psalm 94:15
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15 But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, (B)without which no one will see the Lord:
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Romans 14:19
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19 (A)Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which (B)one may [a]edify another.
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- Romans 14:19 build up
Romans 9:30-32
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Present Condition of Israel
30 What shall we say then? (A)That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, (B)even the righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, (C)pursuing the law of righteousness, (D)has not attained to the law [a]of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, [b]by the works of the law. For (E)they stumbled at that stumbling stone.
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- Romans 9:31 NU omits of righteousness
- Romans 9:32 NU by works, omitting of the law
Isaiah 48:12
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God’s Ancient Plan to Redeem Israel
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 (A)Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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Ephesians 2:11-12
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Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (A)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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Amos 5:6
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6 (A)Seek the Lord and live,
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel—
Proverbs 21:21
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21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 15:9
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9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who (A)follows righteousness.
Psalm 105:3-4
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3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
(A)Seek His face evermore!
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