Micah 7:14-15

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Prayer and Praise

¹⁴Shepherd^(A) your people with your staff,^(B)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.^[a]^(C)
Let them feed in Bashan^(D) and Gilead^(E)
    as in days long ago.^(F)

¹⁵“As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
I will show them my wonders.^(G)”

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Footnotes

Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel

Micah 7:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Who is a God^(A) like you,
    who pardons sin^(B) and forgives^(C) the transgression
    of the remnant^(D) of his inheritance?^(E)
You do not stay angry^(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.^(G)
¹⁹You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities^(H) into the depths of the sea.^(I)
²⁰You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,^(J)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors^(K)
    in days long ago.^(L)

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Matthew 12:46-50

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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers^(A)

⁴⁶While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother^(B) and brothers^(C) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. ⁴⁷Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

⁴⁸He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” ⁴⁹Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. ⁵⁰For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven^(D) is my brother and sister and mother.”

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