Psalm 37:24
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Proverbs 24:16
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16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(A)
Psalm 145:14
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14 The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.(A)
Psalm 94:18
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18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(A)
Micah 7:7-8
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7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.(A)
Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(B)
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- 7.8 Heb enemy
John 10:27-30
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27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.(A) 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.(B) 29 My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all,[a] and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.(C) 30 The Father and I are one.”
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- 10.29 Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given me is greater than all else or My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all
Luke 22:31-32
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded[a] to sift all of you like wheat,(A) 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail, and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”(B)
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- 22.31 Or has obtained permission
Psalm 40:2
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2 He drew me up from the desolate pit,[a]
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.(A)
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- 40.2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult
Luke 2:34
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34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed(A)
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Psalm 37:17
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17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.(A)
Psalm 34:19-20
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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.(A)
20 He keeps all their bones;
not one of them will be broken.(B)
Psalm 147:6
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6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 91:12
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12 On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
Luke 22:60-62
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60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. 61 The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.”(A) 62 And he went out and wept bitterly.
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