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13     with all kinds of wealth.

The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;[a](A)

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  1. 45.13 Or people. All glorious is the princess within, gold embroidery is her clothing

Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and his bride has made herself ready;(A)
to her it has been granted to be clothed
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.(B)

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10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my whole being shall exult in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland
    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.(A)

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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A)

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  1. 5.17 Or that person
  2. 5.17 Other ancient authorities read everything has become new

14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(A)

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16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.(A)

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18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(A)

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Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing;(A) rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.(B)

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22 the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] for all who believe.[b] For there is no distinction,(A)

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  1. 3.22 Or through faith in Jesus Christ
  2. 3.22 Or trust

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)

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  1. 2.9 Gk a people for his possession

29 Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.(A)

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40 You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?

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11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe,(A) 12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ And he was speechless.(B)

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    daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
    at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.(A)

10 Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;
    forget your people and your father’s house,(B)

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”(A)

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