John 6:35
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35 And Jesus said to them, (A)“I am the bread of life. (B)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (C)thirst.
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Matthew 5:6
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James 1:12
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Loving God Under Trials
12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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Luke 1:53
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53 He has (A)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
Matthew 5:4
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4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Good News of Salvation
61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 (E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
3 To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
Revelation 7:16
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16 (A)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (B)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
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Luke 6:25
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25 (A)Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
(B)Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and (C)weep.
Isaiah 55:1-2
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An Invitation to Abundant Life
55 “Ho! (A)Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
(B)Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2 Why do you [a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
1 Corinthians 4:11
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11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.
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John 16:20-21
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20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (B)joy. 21 (C)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
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John 7:37-38
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
37 (A)On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, (B)“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 (C)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (D)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
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John 4:10
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10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the (A)gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you (B)living water.”
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Jeremiah 31:13-14
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13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
14 I will [a]satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full
Jeremiah 31:9
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9 (A)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (B)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My (C)firstborn.
Isaiah 30:19
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19 For the people (A)shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem;
You shall (B)weep no more.
He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry;
When He hears it, He will (C)answer you.
Psalm 126:5-6
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5 (A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes [a]forth weeping,
Bearing [b]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again [c]with (B)rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:6 to and fro
- Psalm 126:6 Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
- Psalm 126:6 with shouts of joy
Psalm 126:1-2
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A Joyful Return to Zion
A Song of Ascents.
126 When (A)the Lord brought back [a]the captivity of Zion,
(B)We were like those who dream.
2 Then (C)our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the [b]nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:1 Those of the captivity
- Psalm 126:2 Gentiles
Psalm 17:15
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15 As for me, (A)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(B)I shall be satisfied when I (C)awake in Your likeness.
Genesis 21:6
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6 And Sarah said, (A)“God has [a]made me laugh, and all who hear (B)will laugh with me.”
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- Genesis 21:6 Lit. made laughter for me
Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham fell on his face (A)and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
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Revelation 21:3
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3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, (A)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
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1 Peter 1:6-8
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6 (A)In this you greatly rejoice, though now (B)for a little while, if need be, (C)you have been [a]grieved by various trials, 7 that (D)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (E)it is tested by fire, (F)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 (G)whom having not [b]seen you love. (H)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
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- 1 Peter 1:6 distressed
- 1 Peter 1:8 M known
James 1:2-4
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