“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal(A) my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace(B) and security.

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10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,(A) and have it to the full.(B)

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he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us(F) generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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26 The moon will shine like the sun,(A) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals(B) the wounds he inflicted.

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22 But the fruit(A) of the Spirit is love,(B) joy, peace,(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.(D) Against such things there is no law.(E)

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so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(A) among all nations.(B)

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Israel Unrepentant

“Come, let us return(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(B)
    but he will heal us;(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.(D)

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12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(A) to her like a river,(B)
    and the wealth(C) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(D) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.

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Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(A)
    and your healing(B) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](C) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One

Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E)

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13 All your children will be taught by the Lord,(A)
    and great will be their peace.(B)

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Open the gates(A)
    that the righteous(B) nation may enter,
    the nation that keeps faith.
You will keep in perfect peace(C)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(D) in you.
Trust(E) in the Lord forever,(F)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock(G) eternal.

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He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(A)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(B)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(C) anymore.(D)

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Let the wicked forsake(A) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(B)
Let them turn(C) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(D) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(E)

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He will judge(A) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(B) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(C)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(D)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

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23 Peace(A) to the brothers and sisters,[a] and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:23 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

In his days may the righteous flourish(A)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

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11 But the meek will inherit the land(A)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(B)

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And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(A) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(B) he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(C) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(D) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.(A)
They practice deceit,(B)
    thieves break into houses,(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;(D)

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“The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,(A)” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my lifetime.(B)

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15 Those who walk righteously(A)
    and speak what is right,(B)
who reject gain from extortion(C)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(D)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes(E) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(F)
    whose refuge(G) will be the mountain fortress.(H)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(I) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(J) in his beauty(K)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(L)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(M)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(N)

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Righteousness will be his belt(A)
    and faithfulness(B) the sash around his waist.(C)

The wolf will live with the lamb,(D)
    the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling[a] together;
    and a little child will lead them.
The cow will feed with the bear,
    their young will lie down together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox.(E)
The infant(F) will play near the cobra’s den,
    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s(G) nest.
They will neither harm nor destroy(H)
    on all my holy mountain,(I)
for the earth(J) will be filled with the knowledge(K) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:6 Hebrew; Septuagint lion will feed

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