Micah 5:2
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The Coming Messiah
2 “But you, (A)Bethlehem (B)Ephrathah,
Though you are little (C)among the (D)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be (E)Ruler in Israel,
(F)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From [a]everlasting.”
Footnotes
- Micah 5:2 Lit. the days of eternity
Matthew 2:6
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6 ‘But(A) you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
(B)Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
John 7:42
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42 (A)Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, (B)where David was?”
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Psalm 90:2
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2 (A)Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You [a]had formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 90:2 Lit. gave birth to
Luke 1:31-33
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31 (A)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and (B)shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, (C)and will be called the Son of the Highest; and (D)the Lord God will give Him the (E)throne of His (F)father David. 33 (G)And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 (A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(G)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 (H)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 11:1
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The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)
11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
- Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
- Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful
Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King(A)
9 “Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
Genesis 49:10
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10 (A)The [a]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (B)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(C)Until Shiloh comes;
(D)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
Colossians 1:17
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17 (A)And He is before all things, and in Him (B)all things consist.
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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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1 Samuel 17:12
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12 Now David was (A)the son of that (B)Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had (C)eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.
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Revelation 19:16
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16 And (A)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
(B)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.
Proverbs 8:22-23
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22 “The(A) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (B)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
Genesis 48:7
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7 But as for me, when I came from Padan, (A)Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
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Hebrews 13:8
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8 Jesus Christ is (A)the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Matthew 28:18
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18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, (A)“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
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Ruth 4:11
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11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. (A)The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who (B)built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in (C)Ephrathah and be famous in (D)Bethlehem.
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Genesis 35:19
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19 So (A)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (B)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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Revelation 1:11-18
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11 saying, [a]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [b]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned (A)I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 (B)and in the midst of the seven lampstands (C)One like the Son of Man, (D)clothed with a garment down to the feet and (E)girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and (F)hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and (G)His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 (H)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and (I)His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 (J)He had in His right hand seven stars, (K)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (L)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And (M)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But (N)He laid His right hand on me, saying [c]to me, “Do not be afraid; (O)I am the First and the Last. 18 (P)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (Q)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (R)I have the keys of [d]Hades and of Death.
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- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
- Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
Hebrews 7:14
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14 For it is evident that (A)our Lord arose from (B)Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [a]priesthood.
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- Hebrews 7:14 NU priests
1 Corinthians 1:27-28
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27 But (A)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [a]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:28 insignificant or lowly
Luke 2:4-7
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4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to (A)the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (B)because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, (C)his betrothed [a]wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And (D)she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a [b]manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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