12 Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying:

“Behold, (A)the Man whose name is the (B)BRANCH!
From His place He shall [a]branch out,
(C)And He shall build the temple of the Lord;

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  1. Zechariah 6:12 Lit. sprout up

‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are (A)a[a] wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth (B)My Servant the (C)BRANCH.

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  1. Zechariah 3:8 Lit. men of a sign or wonder

15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (A)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

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“Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 justice
  3. Jeremiah 23:5 land

The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)

11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.

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  1. Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
  2. Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
  3. Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful

The Renewal of Zion

In that day (A)the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;
And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
For those of Israel who have escaped.

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For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.

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  1. Isaiah 53:2 Stately form
  2. Isaiah 53:2 splendor
  3. Isaiah 53:2 Lit. appearance

31 because He has appointed a day on which (A)He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by (B)raising Him from the dead.”

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18 And I also say to you that (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock I will build My church, and (C)the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it.

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  1. Matthew 16:18 be victorious

So he answered and said to me:

“This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel:
(B)‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
‘Who are you, (C)O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth (D)the capstone
(E)With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

“The hands of Zerubbabel
(F)Have laid the foundation of this [a]temple;
His hands (G)shall also finish it.
Then (H)you will know
That the (I)Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

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  1. Zechariah 4:9 Lit. house

For (A)every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore (B)it is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

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24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

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Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the [a]spoils.

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  1. Hebrews 7:4 plunder

For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as (A)He who built the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but (B)He who built all things is God.

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20 having been (A)built (B)on the foundation of the (C)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (D)the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into (E)a holy temple in the Lord, 22 (F)in whom you also are being built together for a (G)dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

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38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that (A)through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;

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19 Jesus answered and said to them, (A)“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”

21 But He was speaking (B)of the temple of His body.

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45 Philip found (A)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom (B)Moses in the law, and also the (C)prophets, wrote—Jesus (D)of Nazareth, the (E)son of Joseph.”

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78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;

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  1. Luke 1:78 Lit. Dawn; the Messiah
  2. Luke 1:78 NU shall visit

39 So (A)when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that [a]He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

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  1. Mark 15:39 NU He thus breathed His last

29 And (A)those who passed by blasphemed Him, (B)wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! (C)You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,

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58 “We heard Him say, (A)‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”

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61 and said, “This fellow said, (A)‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

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The Shepherd Savior

“Awake, O sword, against (A)My Shepherd,
Against the Man (B)who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
(C)“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against (D)the little ones.

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