Jonah 1:14
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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, O Lord, we pray, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life. Do not make us guilty of innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.”(A)
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Psalm 115:3
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3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.(A)
Psalm 135:6
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6 Whatever the Lord pleases he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.(A)
Deuteronomy 21:8
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8 Absolve, O Lord, your people Israel, whom you redeemed; do not let the guilt of innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel.’ Then they will be absolved of bloodguilt.(A)
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Ephesians 1:11
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11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,[a] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,(A)
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- 1.11 Or been made a heritage
Psalm 107:28
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28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out from their distress;
Matthew 11:26
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26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[a]
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- 11.26 Or for so it was well-pleasing in your sight
Jonah 1:16
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16 Then the men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.(A)
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Daniel 4:34-35
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Nebuchadnezzar Praises God
34 When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me.
I blessed the Most High
and praised and honored the one who lives forever.
For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty,
and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.(A)
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”(B)
Ephesians 1:9
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9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,(A)
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Acts 28:4
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4 When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man must be a murderer; though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”(A)
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Jonah 1:5
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5 Then the sailors were afraid, and each cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.(A)
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Isaiah 26:16
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16 O Lord, in distress they sought you;
they poured out a prayer[a]
when your chastening was on them.(A)
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- 26.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 9:6
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6 Whoever sheds the blood of a human,
by a human shall that person’s blood be shed,
for in his own image
God made humans.(A)
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