Romans 10:20
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20 But Isaiah is very bold and says:
(A)“I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”
Isaiah 65:1-2
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The Righteousness of God’s Judgment
65 “I was (A)sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’
To a nation that (B)was not called by My name.
2 (C)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a (D)rebellious people,
Who (E)walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;
Romans 9:30
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Present Condition of Israel
30 What shall we say then? (A)That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, (B)even the righteousness of faith;
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Isaiah 55:4-5
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4 Indeed I have given him as (A)a witness to the people,
(B)A leader and commander for the people.
5 (C)Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
(D)And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
(E)For He has glorified you.”
Matthew 22:9-10
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9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and (A)gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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Isaiah 49:6
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6 Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (A)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Ephesians 6:19-20
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19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, (A)that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which (B)I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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Luke 14:23
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23 Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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Matthew 20:16
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16 (A)So the last will be first, and the first last. (B)For[a] many are called, but few chosen.”
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- Matthew 20:16 NU omits the rest of v. 16.
Isaiah 58:1
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Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(A)Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:1 do not hold back
Isaiah 52:15
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15 (A)So shall He [a]sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For (B)what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:15 Or startle
Proverbs 28:1
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The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion
28 The (A)wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.
1 John 4:19
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