(A)For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, (B)“The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”

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For even Christ did not please himself(A) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9

(A)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(B)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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for zeal for your house consumes me,(A)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(B)

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And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and (A)became (B)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

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And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death(A)
        even death on a cross!(B)

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30 (A)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (B)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

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30 By myself I can do nothing;(A) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(B) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(C)

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34 Jesus said to them, (A)“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to (B)finish His work.

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34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will(A) of him who sent me and to finish his work.(B)

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38 For I have come down from heaven, (A)not to do My own will, (B)but the will of Him who sent Me.

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38 For I have come down from heaven(A) not to do my will but to do the will(B) of him who sent me.(C)

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50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
(A)How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51 (B)With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your [a]anointed.

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  1. Psalm 89:51 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah

50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[a] been mocked,(A)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(B)

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  1. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (B)rich.

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For you know the grace(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(D)

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Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross

27 (A)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? (B)But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.”

(C)Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

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27 “Now my soul is troubled,(A) and what shall I say? ‘Father,(B) save me from this hour’?(C) No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven,(D) “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

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29 And (A)He who sent Me is with Me. (B)The Father has not left Me alone, (C)for I always do those things that please Him.”

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29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,(A) for I always do what pleases him.”(B)

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42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, [a]if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

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  1. Matthew 26:42 NU if this may not pass away unless

42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”(A)

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25 It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If (A)they have called the master of the house [a]Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!

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  1. Matthew 10:25 NU, M Beelzebul; a Philistine deity, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3

25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,(A) how much more the members of his household!

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(A)Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
(B)I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is (C)within my heart.”

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Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(A)
    but my ears you have opened[a](B)
    burnt offerings(C) and sin offerings[b] you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.[c](D)
I desire to do your will,(E) my God;(F)
    your law is within my heart.”(G)

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  1. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
  2. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
  3. Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me