John 12:34
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34 The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah[a] remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”(A)
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- 12.34 Or the Christ
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ezekiel 37:24-25
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24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.(A) 25 They shall live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children shall live there forever, and my servant David shall be their prince forever.(B)
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Daniel 7:14
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14 To him was given dominion
and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not pass away,
and his kingship is one
that shall never be destroyed.(A)
Psalm 110:4
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4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[a](A)
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- 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict
John 3:14-16
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14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,(A) 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.[a](B)
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.(C)
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Daniel 7:27
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27 The kingship and dominion
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High;
their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey them.”(A)
Daniel 2:44
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44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. It shall crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,(A)
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2 Samuel 7:13
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13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(A)
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Romans 5:18
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18 Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all.
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John 10:34
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34 Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law,[a] ‘I said, you are gods’?(A)
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- 10.34 Other ancient authorities read in the law
John 5:25-27
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25 “Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.(A) 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, 27 and he has given him authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.(B)
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Micah 4:7
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7 The lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation,
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
now and forevermore.(A)
Psalm 89:36-37
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36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(A)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Romans 3:19
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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A)
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John 15:25
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25 It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’(A)
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John 12:32
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32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people[a] to myself.”(A)
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- 12.32 Other ancient authorities read all things
John 8:53-58
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53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Who do you claim to be?”(A) 54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’(B) 55 though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep his word.(C) 56 Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.”(D) 57 Then the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[a] 58 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”(E)
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- 8.57 Other ancient authorities read has Abraham seen you?
Matthew 22:42-45
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42 “What do you think of the Messiah?[a] Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”(A) 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit[b] calls him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?(B)
45 “If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
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Matthew 21:10
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10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?”
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Matthew 16:13
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Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
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Matthew 8:20
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20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
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Isaiah 53:8
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8 By a perversion of justice he was taken away.
Who could have imagined his future?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people.(A)
Psalm 72:17-19
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17 May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[a]
may they pronounce him happy.(A)
18 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.(B)
19 Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen.(C)
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- 72.17 Or bless themselves by him
Psalm 72:7
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7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(A)
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