16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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16 May grain(A) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(B) flourish like Lebanon(C)
    and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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The Great Multitude in White Robes

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,(A) standing before the throne(B) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(C) and were holding palm branches in their hands.

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I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

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I planted the seed,(A) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(B) For we are co-workers in God’s service;(C) you are God’s field,(D) God’s building.(E)

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Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.

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41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.

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15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

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15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty)

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15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.(A) 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.(B)

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31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a mustard seed,(D) which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”(E)

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(F) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(G) until it worked all through the dough.”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

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I will be like the dew(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(C)
    he will send down his roots;(D)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
People will dwell again in his shade;(G)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(H) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(I) of Lebanon.(J)

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22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

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22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless(A) as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’”

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For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

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For I will pour water(A) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(B)
I will pour out my Spirit(C) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(D) on your descendants.(E)
They will spring up like grass(F) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(G) by flowing streams.(H)
Some will say, ‘I belong(I) to the Lord’;
    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand,(J) ‘The Lord’s,’(K)
    and will take the name Israel.

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It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

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it will burst into bloom;
    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(A)
The glory of Lebanon(B) will be given to it,
    the splendor of Carmel(C) and Sharon;(D)
they will see the glory(E) of the Lord,
    the splendor of our God.(F)

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20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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20 how blessed you will be,
    sowing(A) your seed by every stream,(B)
    and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.(C)

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