Psalm 72:14
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14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.(A)
Psalm 116:15
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15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful ones.(A)
Revelation 19:2
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2 for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(A)
Footnotes
- 19.2 Or prostitute
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets[a] and drove us out; they displease God and oppose everyone(A) 16 by hindering us from speaking to the gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they have constantly been filling up the measure of their sins, but wrath[b] has overtaken them at last.[c](B)
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Luke 1:68-75
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68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has looked favorably on[a] his people and redeemed them.(A)
69 He has raised up a mighty savior[b] for us
in the house of his child David,(B)
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,(C)
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
and has remembered his holy covenant,(D)
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,(E) 75 in holiness and righteousness
in his presence all our days.(F)
Psalm 69:18
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18 Draw near to me; redeem me;
set me free because of my enemies.
2 Samuel 4:9
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9 David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity,(A)
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Revelation 17:6
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6 And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly amazed.(A)
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Revelation 6:9-11
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9 When he broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given;(A) 10 they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”(B) 11 They were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number would be complete both of their fellow servants and of their brothers and sisters who were soon to be killed as they themselves had been killed.(C)
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Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Psalm 130:8
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8 It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.(A)
Psalm 25:22
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22 Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all its troubles.(A)
1 Samuel 26:21
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21 Then Saul said, “I have done wrong; come back, my son David, for I will never harm you again, because my life was precious in your sight today; I have been a fool and have made a great mistake.”(A)
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