God Will Save His People

11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant(A) with you,
    I will free your prisoners(B) from the waterless pit.(C)

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14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
(A)That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.

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14     The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(A)
they will not die in their dungeon,
    nor will they lack bread.(B)

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And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is (A)the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”

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Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people(A) and said, “This is the blood of the covenant(B) that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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19 For He (A)looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
20 (B)To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,
21 To (C)declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,

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19 “The Lord looked down(A) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(B)
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(C) in Zion
    and his praise(D) in Jerusalem

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25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant(A) in my blood;(B) do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

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(A)To open blind eyes,
To (B)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (C)darkness from the prison house.

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to open eyes that are blind,(A)
    to free(B) captives from prison(C)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(D)

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28 For (A)this is My blood (B)of the [a]new covenant, which is shed (C)for many for the [b]remission of sins.

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  1. Matthew 26:28 NU omits new
  2. Matthew 26:28 forgiveness

28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant,(A) which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(B)

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  1. Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts the new

29 (A)Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, (B)counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, (C)and insulted the Spirit of grace?

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29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(A) underfoot,(B) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(C) that sanctified them,(D) and who has insulted the Spirit(E) of grace?(F)

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24 And He said to them, “This is My blood of the [a]new covenant, which is shed for many.

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  1. Mark 14:24 NU omits new

24 “This is my blood of the[a] covenant,(A) which is poured out for many,” he said to them.

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  1. Mark 14:24 Some manuscripts the new

The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

That You may say (A)to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’

“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.

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to say to the captives,(A) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,(B) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.(C)

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10 Those who (A)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
(B)Bound[a] in affliction and irons—
11 Because they (C)rebelled against the words of God,
And [b]despised (D)the counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was (E)none to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 (F)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has (G)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.

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  1. Psalm 107:10 Prisoners
  2. Psalm 107:11 scorned

10 Some sat in darkness,(A) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering(B) in iron chains,(C)
11 because they rebelled(D) against God’s commands
    and despised(E) the plans(F) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
    they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(G)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them(H) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(I) the utter darkness,(J)
    and broke away their chains.(K)
15 Let them give thanks(L) to the Lord for his unfailing love(M)
    and his wonderful deeds(N) for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
    and cuts through bars of iron.

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33 For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise (A)His prisoners.

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33 The Lord hears the needy(A)
    and does not despise his captive people.

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