27 And I will make him the (A)firstborn,
    (B)the highest of the kings of the earth.

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18 And (A)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (B)the beginning, (C)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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The Preeminence of Christ

15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation.

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16 On his robe and on his thigh (A)he has a name written, (B)King of kings and Lord of lords.

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I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, (A)“You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you.

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29 For those whom he (A)foreknew he also (B)predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be (D)the firstborn among many brothers.

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Water shall flow from his buckets,
    and his seed shall be (A)in many waters;
his king shall be higher than (B)Agag,
    and (C)his kingdom shall be exalted.

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11 May all kings (A)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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Thus says the Lord,
    (A)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(B)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:
(C)“Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 (A)Serve the Lord with (B)fear,
    and (C)rejoice with (D)trembling.
12 (E)Kiss (F)the Son,
    lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
    for his (G)wrath is quickly kindled.
(H)Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, (A)Israel is my (B)firstborn son,

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24 By its light (A)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth (B)will bring their glory into it,

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23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. 24 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh,[a] spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:24 Or armor

12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you (A)riches, possessions, and honor, (B)such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”

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