Psalm 122:6
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.(A)
Jeremiah 29:7
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7 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.(A)
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Psalm 51:18
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18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem;(A)
Jeremiah 51:50
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50 You survivors of the sword,
go; do not linger!
Remember the Lord in a distant land,
and let Jerusalem come into your mind:(A)
Psalm 137:6-7
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6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy.(A)
7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites
the day of Jerusalem’s fall,
how they said, “Tear it down! Tear it down!
Down to its foundations!”(B)
Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Numbers 24:9
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9 He crouched; he lay down like a lion
and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”(A)
1 John 3:14
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14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 3:16
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Final Greetings and Benediction
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.
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Ephesians 4:3
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3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace:
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John 17:21
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21 that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us,[a] so that the world may believe that you have sent me.(A)
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- 17.21 Other ancient authorities read be one in us
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