Mark 4:31
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31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;
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Acts 19:20
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20 (A)So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.
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Luke 13:18-19
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)
18 (B)Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a [a]large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
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- Luke 13:19 NU omits large
Malachi 1:11
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Genesis 22:17-18
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17 blessing I will (A)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants (B)as the stars of the heaven (C)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and (D)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 (E)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (F)because you have obeyed My voice.”
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Acts 21:20
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20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all (A)zealous for the law;
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Acts 5:14
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14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
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Acts 4:4
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4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
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Acts 2:41
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41 Then those who [a]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
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- Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly
Matthew 13:31-33
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)
31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: (B)“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a (C)tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
The Parable of the Leaven(D)
33 (E)Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three [a]measures of meal till (F)it was all leavened.”
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- Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
Zechariah 14:6-9
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6 It shall come to pass in that day
That there will be no light;
The [a]lights will diminish.
7 It shall be one day
(A)Which is known to the Lord—
Neither day nor night.
But at (B)evening time it shall happen
That it will be light.
8 And in that day it shall be
That living (C)waters shall flow from Jerusalem,
Half of them toward [b]the eastern sea
And half of them toward [c]the western sea;
In both summer and winter it shall occur.
9 And the Lord shall be (D)King over all the earth.
In that day it shall be—
(E)“The Lord is one,”
And His name one.
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- Zechariah 14:6 Lit. glorious ones
- Zechariah 14:8 The Dead Sea
- Zechariah 14:8 The Mediterranean Sea
Zechariah 12:8
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8 In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”
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- Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment
Zechariah 2:11
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11 (A)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord (B)in that day, and they shall become (C)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then (D)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.
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Micah 4:1-2
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The Lord’s Reign in Zion(A)
4 Now (B)it shall come to pass in the latter days
That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And peoples shall flow to it.
2 Many nations shall come and say,
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Amos 9:11-15
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Israel Will Be Restored
11 “On(A) that day I will raise up
The [a]tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,
And [b]repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
12 (B)That they may possess the remnant of (C)Edom,[c]
And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,”
Says the Lord who does this thing.
13 “Behold, (D)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When the plowman shall overtake the reaper,
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
(E)The mountains shall drip with sweet wine,
And all the hills shall flow with it.
14 (F)I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
(G)They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15 I will plant them in their land,
(H)And no longer shall they be pulled up
From the land I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.
Daniel 2:44-45
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44 And in the days of these kings (A)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (B)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (C)it shall [a]break in pieces and [b]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 (D)Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
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- Daniel 2:44 Or crush
- Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to
Daniel 2:34-35
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34 You watched while a stone was cut out (A)without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 (B)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became (C)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that (D)no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image (E)became a great mountain (F)and filled the whole earth.
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Ezekiel 17:22-24
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Israel Exalted at Last(A)
22 Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest (B)branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs (C)a tender one, and will (D)plant it on a high and prominent mountain. 23 (E)On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. (F)Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, (G)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (H)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
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Isaiah 60:22
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22 (A)A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
Isaiah 53:12-54:3
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12 (A)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
(B)And He shall divide the [a]spoil with the strong,
Because He (C)poured out His soul unto death,
And He was (D)numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And (E)made intercession for the transgressors.
A Perpetual Covenant of Peace
54 “Sing, O (F)barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge(G) the place of your tent,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.
3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will (H)inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.
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- Isaiah 53:12 plunder
Isaiah 53:2
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2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.
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- Isaiah 53:2 Stately form
- Isaiah 53:2 splendor
- Isaiah 53:2 Lit. appearance
Isaiah 49:6-7
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6 Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (A)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
7 Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [a]their Holy One,
(B)To Him [b]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(C)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”
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- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(A)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (B)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 2:2-3
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2 Now (A)it shall come to pass (B)in the latter days
(C)That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow to it.
3 Many people shall come and say,
(D)“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
(E)For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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