18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.

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18 May it please you to prosper Zion,(A)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.(B)

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16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(A)He shall appear in His glory.

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16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(A)
    and appear in his glory.(B)

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13 for (A)it is God who works in you both to will and to do (B)for His good pleasure.

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13 for it is God who works in you(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.(B)

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(A)having predestined us to (B)adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, (C)according to the good pleasure of His will,

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he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will—

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  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (A)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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32 “Do not be afraid,(A) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(B)

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(A)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will (B)seek your good.

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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)
For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)

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11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would (A)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and (B)the work of faith with power,

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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22 (A)Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!

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22 Deliver Israel,(A) O God,
    from all their troubles!

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(A)having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure (B)which He purposed in Himself,

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he[a] made known to us the mystery(A) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(B) in Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. And he

28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: (A)my deep concern for all the churches. 29 (B)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?

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28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.(A) 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak?(B) Who is led into sin,(C) and I do not inwardly burn?

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For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be (A)a wall of fire all around her, (B)and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”

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And I myself will be a wall(A) of fire(B) around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory(C) within.’(D)

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11 In the day when your (A)walls are to be built,
In that day [a]the decree shall go far and wide.

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  1. Micah 7:11 Or the boundary shall be extended

11 The day for building your walls(A) will come,
    the day for extending your boundaries.

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25 “Know therefore and understand,
That from the going forth of the command
To restore and build Jerusalem
Until (A)Messiah (B)the Prince,
There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;
The [a]street shall be built again, and the [b]wall,
Even in troublesome times.

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  1. Daniel 9:25 Or open square
  2. Daniel 9:25 Or moat

25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild(A) Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[a](B) the ruler,(C) comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.(D)

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  1. Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one; also in verse 26