And I said to (A)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

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I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

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Then I answered and said to (A)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

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I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”

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Then I said, ‘What are these, my lord?’ (A)The angel who talked with me said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’

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I asked, “What are these, my lord?”

The angel(A) who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”(B)

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13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, (A)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (B)the great tribulation. (C)They have washed their robes and (D)made them white (E)in the blood of the Lamb.

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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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The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowds and went into (A)the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, (B)“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

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The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable(A) of the weeds in the field.”

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And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is (A)the basket[a] that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity[b] in all the land.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 5:6 Hebrew ephah; also verses 7–11. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
  2. Zechariah 5:6 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts eye

I asked, “What is it?”

He replied, “It is a basket.(A)” And he added, “This is the iniquity[a] of the people throughout the land.”

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  1. Zechariah 5:6 Or appearance

12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these (A)two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil[a] is poured out?” 13 He said to me, (B)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” 14 Then he said, (C)“These are the two anointed ones[b] who stand by (D)the Lord of the whole earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:12 Hebrew lacks oil
  2. Zechariah 4:14 Hebrew two sons of new oil

12 Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

13 He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I said.

14 So he said, “These are the two who are anointed(A) to[a] serve the Lord of all the earth.”

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  1. Zechariah 4:14 Or two who bring oil and

19 And I said to (A)the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, (B)“These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

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19 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these?”

He answered me, “These are the horns(A) that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”

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I heard, (A)but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?”

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I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”

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16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 (A)‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. 18 But (B)the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’

19 “Then I desired to know the truth about (C)the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

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16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this.

“So he told me and gave me the interpretation(A) of these things: 17 ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. 18 But the holy people(B) of the Most High will receive the kingdom(C) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’(D)

19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.

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