Zechariah 6:13
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13 It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord; he shall bear royal honor and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.(A)
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Psalm 110:4
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4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[a](A)
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- 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict
Isaiah 49:5-6
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5 And now the Lord says,
who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him,
and that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—(A)
6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”(B)
Hebrews 3:1
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Moses a Servant, Christ a Son
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,(A)
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Isaiah 22:24
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24 And they will hang on him the whole weight of his ancestral house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons.
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Isaiah 11:10
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Return of the Remnant of Israel and Judah
10 On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.(A)
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Isaiah 9:6
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
Psalm 21:5
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5 His glory is great through your help;
splendor and majesty you bestow on him.(A)
Revelation 19:11-16
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(A) 12 His eyes are like[a] a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.(B) 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in[b] blood, and his name is called The Word of God.(C) 14 And the armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[c] them with a scepter of iron; he will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.(D) 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(E)
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Revelation 5:9-13
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9 They sing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
10 you have made them a kingdom and priests serving[b] our God,
and they will reign[c] on earth.”(B)
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,(C) 12 singing with full voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing,
“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”(D)
Revelation 3:21
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21 To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.(A)
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1 Peter 3:22
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22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.(A)
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Hebrews 10:12-13
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12 But when Christ[a] had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” 13 and since then has been waiting “until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.”(A)
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Hebrews 7:24-28
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24 but he holds his priesthood permanently because he continues forever. 25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save[a] those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.(A)
26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.(B) 27 Unlike the other[b] high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself.(C) 28 For the law appoints as high priests humans, who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.(D)
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Hebrews 6:20-7:3
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20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.(A)
The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
7 This “Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him,”(B) 2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.(C)
Hebrews 4:14-16
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Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.(A) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(B) 16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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- 4.15 Or tempted
Hebrews 2:7-9
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7 You have made them for a little while lower[a] than the angels;
you have crowned them with glory and honor,[b]
8 subjecting all things under their feet.”
Now in subjecting all things to them, God[c] left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them,(A) 9 but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower[d] than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God[e] he might taste death for everyone.(B)
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Colossians 1:18-20
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18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.(A) 19 For in him all the fullness of God[a] was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.(B)
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- 1.19 Gk lacks of God
Colossians 1:2
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2 To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father.[a]
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- 1.2 Other ancient authorities add and the Lord Jesus Christ
Philippians 2:7-11
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7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(A)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(B)
9 Therefore God exalted him even more highly
and gave him the name
that is above every other name,(C)
10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(D)
11 and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.(E)
Ephesians 2:13-18
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.(A) 14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us,(B) 15 abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,(C) 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body[a] through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it.[b](D) 17 So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, 18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.(E)
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Ephesians 1:20-23
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20 God[a] put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,[b](A) 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.(B) 22 And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,(C) 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.(D)
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Romans 5:1
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Results of Justification
5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 5.1 Other ancient authorities read let us
Acts 10:36-43
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36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.(A) 37 That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.(B) 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,(C) 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear,(D) 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.(E) 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead.(F) 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(G)
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John 17:1-5
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Jesus Prays for His Disciples
17 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you,(A) 2 since you have given him authority over all people,[a] to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.(B) 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(C) 4 I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do.(D) 5 So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.(E)
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- 17.2 Gk flesh
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