Psalm 109:16
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16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the (A)broken in heart.
Psalm 34:18
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18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit
James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown (B)no (C)mercy. (D)Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Mark 14:34-36
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34 Then He said to them, (A)“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”
35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36 And He said, (B)“Abba, Father, (C)all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; (D)nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
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Matthew 27:35-46
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35 (A)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, [a]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
(B)“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”
36 (C)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37 And they (D)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 (E)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
39 And (F)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, (G)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! (H)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the [b]scribes and elders, said, 42 “He (I)saved others; Himself He cannot save. [c]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe [d]Him. 43 (J)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44 (K)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Jesus Dies on the Cross(L)
45 (M)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour (N)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, (O)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
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- Matthew 27:35 NU, M omit the rest of v. 35.
- Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
- Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
- Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him
Matthew 18:33-35
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33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 (A)“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother [a]his trespasses.”
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- Matthew 18:35 NU omits his trespasses
Matthew 5:7
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7 Blessed are the merciful,
(A)For they shall obtain mercy.
Psalm 69:20-29
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20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of [a]heaviness;
(A)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for (B)comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me gall for my food,
(C)And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22 (D)Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.
23 (E)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.
24 (F)Pour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.
25 (G)Let their dwelling place be desolate;
Let no one live in their tents.
26 For they persecute the ones (H)You have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
27 (I)Add iniquity to their iniquity,
(J)And let them not come into Your righteousness.
28 Let them (K)be blotted out of the book of the living,
(L)And not be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness
Psalm 37:32
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32 The wicked (A)watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
Psalm 37:14
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14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
Psalm 10:14
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14 But You have (A)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless (B)commits[a] himself to You;
(C)You are the helper of the fatherless.
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- Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts
Psalm 10:2
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2 The wicked in his pride [a]persecutes the poor;
(A)Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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- Psalm 10:2 hotly pursues
Job 19:21-22
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21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
22 Why do you (A)persecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?
Job 19:2-3
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2 “How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times you have [a]reproached me;
You are not ashamed that you [b]have wronged me.
2 Samuel 17:1-2
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The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
17 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 2 I will come upon him while he is (A)weary and weak, and make him [a]afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will (B)strike only the king.
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- 2 Samuel 17:2 tremble with fear
2 Samuel 16:11-12
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11 And David said to Abishai and all his servants, “See how (A)my son who (B)came from my own body seeks my life. How much more now may this Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse; for so the Lord has ordered him. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on [a]my affliction, and that the Lord will (C)repay me with (D)good for his cursing this day.”
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- 2 Samuel 16:12 So with Kt., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Qr. my eyes; Tg. tears of my eyes
Genesis 42:21
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21 Then they said to one another, (A)“We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; (B)therefore this distress has come upon us.”
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