Psalm 45:2
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2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
(A)Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
1 Peter 2:6-7
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6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
(A)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [a]are disobedient,
(B)“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:7 NU disbelieve
James 4:4
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4 [a]Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that (A)friendship with the world is enmity with God? (B)Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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- James 4:4 NU omits Adulterers and
James 2:23
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23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (B)the friend of God.
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- James 2:23 credited
Philippians 3:8
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8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss (A)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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Galatians 2:20
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20 I have been (A)crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh (B)I live by faith in the Son of God, (C)who loved me and gave Himself for me.
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Hosea 3:1
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Israel Will Return to God
3 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a (A)lover[a] and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.”
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- Hosea 3:1 Lit. friend or husband
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I (A)ate them,
And (B)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 3:20
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20 Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her [a]husband,
So (A)have you dealt treacherously with Me,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 3:20 Lit. companion
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 (A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(G)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (H)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Psalm 148:13
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13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His (A)name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Psalm 119:103
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103 (A)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 89:6
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6 (A)For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than (A)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the [a]honeycomb.
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- Psalm 19:10 honey in the combs
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