He raises the poor(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(B) from the ash heap;

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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

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(A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,

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41 But he lifted the needy(A) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(B)

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41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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41 (A)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (B)makes their families like a flock.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.

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The Lord (A)makes poor and makes rich;
(B)He brings low and lifts up.
(C)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(D)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

(E)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

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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)

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Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?

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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
    and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.

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11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

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11 (A)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(A)

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And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

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And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (A)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

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“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C) I have been with you wherever you have gone,(D) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(E) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(F)

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Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

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Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. And (B)I have been with you wherever you have gone, (C)and have [a]cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:9 destroyed

21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(B) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(C) 22 who has gone into heaven(D) and is at God’s right hand(E)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(F)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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21 (A)There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (B)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, (C)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (D)is at the right hand of God, (E)angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

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20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(A) and seated him at his right hand(B) in the heavenly realms,(C) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(D) and every name(E) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(F)

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20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

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20 which He worked in Christ when (A)He raised Him from the dead and (B)seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 (C)far above all (D)principality[a] and [b]power and [c]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:21 rule
  2. Ephesians 1:21 authority
  3. Ephesians 1:21 power