Now Joshua was clothed with (A)filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.

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Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.

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But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all (A)our righteousnesses are like [a]filthy rags;
We all (B)fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.

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  1. Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment

All of us have become like one who is unclean,(A)
    and all our righteous(B) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,(C)
    and like the wind our sins sweep us away.(D)

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15 O Lord God of Israel, (A)You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. (B)Here we are before You, (C)in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!”

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15 Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous!(A) We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand(B) in your presence.(C)

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And (A)to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, (B)for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

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Fine linen,(A) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(B) of God’s holy people.)

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11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there (A)who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was (B)speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [a]take him away, and cast him (C)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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  1. Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and

11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(A)?’ The man was speechless.

13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(B)

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13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in (A)white robes, and where did they come from?”

14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”

So he said to me, (B)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (C)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord

13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(A)—who are they, and where did they come from?”

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(B) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(C)

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18 (A)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes (B)and see our desolations, and the city (C)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.

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18 Give ear,(A) our God, and hear;(B) open your eyes and see(C) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.(D) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.(E)

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18 For a multitude of the people, (A)many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, (B)yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone 19 who (C)prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.” 20 And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.

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18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves,(A) yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.” 20 And the Lord heard(B) Hezekiah and healed(C) the people.(D)

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