53 he has filled (A)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich (B)he has sent away empty.

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53 He has filled the hungry with good things(A)
    but has sent the rich away empty.

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21 (A)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

(B)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

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21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.(A)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.(B)

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(A)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he (B)satisfies the longing soul,
    (C)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

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Let them give thanks(A) to the Lord for his unfailing love(B)
    and his wonderful deeds(C) for mankind,
for he satisfies(D) the thirsty
    and fills the hungry with good things.(E)

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Jesus Pronounces Woes

24 (A)“But woe to you who are rich, (B)for you (C)have received your consolation.

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24 “But woe to you who are rich,(A)
    for you have already received your comfort.(B)

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“Blessed are those who hunger and (A)thirst (B)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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16 (A)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
    (B)the sun shall not strike them,
    nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (C)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of (D)living water,
and (E)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.(A)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
    nor any scorching heat.(B)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(C)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](D)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  3. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

10 (A)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who (B)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

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10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(A)

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17 (A)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (B)blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you (C)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (D)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (E)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (F)so that you may see.

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17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’(A) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.(B) 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(C) so you can become rich; and white clothes(D) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(E) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

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Warning to the Rich

Come now, (A)you rich, weep and howl for the (B)miseries that are coming upon you. (C)Your riches have rotted and (D)your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. (E)You have laid up treasure (F)in the last days. Behold, (G)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (H)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (I)the Lord of hosts. (J)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (K)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (L)a day of slaughter. You have condemned and (M)murdered (N)the righteous person. He does not resist you.

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Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting

Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him? But you (E)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (F)drag you (G)into court?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)

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26 For consider your calling, brothers: (A)not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,[a] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Greek according to the flesh

26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(A) Not many of you were wise(B) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

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35 Jesus said to them, (A)“I am the bread of life; (B)whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

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35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(A) the bread of life.(B) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(C) in me will never be thirsty.(D)

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11 Jesus then took the loaves, and (A)when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.

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11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,(A) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

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