11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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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 hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should 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, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning 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 hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

21 To 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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To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of 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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25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye 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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28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

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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 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto 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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10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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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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He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

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He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(A)
    out of the mud(B) and mire;(C)
he set my feet(D) on a rock(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

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20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

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20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant(A) in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:20 Some manuscripts do not have given for you … poured out for you.

24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

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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

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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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