Jeremiah 2:3
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3 (A)Israel was holiness to the Lord,
(B)The firstfruits of His increase.
(C)All that devour him will offend;
Disaster will (D)come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
James 1:18
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18 (A)Of His own will He brought us forth by the (B)word of truth, (C)that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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Revelation 14:4
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4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (A)for they are virgins. These are the ones (B)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (C)were [a]redeemed from among men, (D)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
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- Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
Isaiah 41:11
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11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (A)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
Deuteronomy 7:6
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6 “For you are a [a]holy people to the Lord your God; (A)the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
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- Deuteronomy 7:6 set-apart
Exodus 19:5-6
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5 Now (A)therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and (B)keep My covenant, then (C)you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is (D)Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a (E)kingdom of priests and a (F)holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
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Jeremiah 12:14
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14 Thus says the Lord: “Against all My evil neighbors who (A)touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit—behold, I will (B)pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
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Deuteronomy 14:2
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2 (A)For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
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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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Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as (A)He chose us in Him (B)before the foundation of the world, that we should (C)be holy and without blame before Him in love,
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Romans 16:5
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5 Likewise greet (A)the church that is in their house.
Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is (B)the firstfruits of [a]Achaia to Christ.
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- Romans 16:5 NU Asia
Romans 11:16
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16 For if (A)the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
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Acts 9:4-5
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4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, (A)why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”
Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. [a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
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Zechariah 14:20-21
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20 In that day (A)“HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The (B)pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yes, [a]every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a (C)Canaanite (D)in the house of the Lord of hosts.
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- Zechariah 14:21 Or on every pot . . . shall be engraved “HOLINESS TO THE LORD OF HOSTS”
Zechariah 12:2-4
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2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem (A)a cup of [a]drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 3 (B)And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem (C)a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. 4 In that day,” says the Lord, (D)“I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
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- Zechariah 12:2 Lit. reeling
Zechariah 2:8
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8 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (A)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye.
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- Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil
Zechariah 1:15
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15 I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease;
For (A)I was a little angry,
And they helped—but with evil intent.”
Joel 1:3
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3 (A)Tell your children about it,
Let your children tell their children,
And their children another generation.
Jeremiah 30:16
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16 ‘Therefore all those who devour you (A)shall be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into (B)captivity;
Those who plunder you shall become (C)plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will make a (D)prey.
Isaiah 47:6
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6 (A)I was angry with My people;
(B)I have profaned My inheritance,
And given them into your hand.
You showed them no mercy;
(C)On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily.
Psalm 105:25-36
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25 (A)He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal craftily with His servants.
26 (B)He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 They (C)performed His signs among them,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His word.
29 (D)He turned their waters into blood,
And killed their fish.
30 (E)Their land abounded with frogs,
Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 (F)He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
And lice in all their territory.
32 (G)He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 (H)He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,
And splintered the trees of their territory.
34 (I)He spoke, and locusts came,
Young locusts without number,
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land,
And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 (J)He also [a]destroyed all the firstborn in their land,
(K)The first of all their strength.
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- Psalm 105:36 Lit. struck down
Psalm 105:14-15
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14 (A)He permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes, (B)He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
Psalm 81:14-15
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14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 (A)The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him,
But their [a]fate would endure forever.
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- Psalm 81:15 Lit. time
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