Zechariah 9:13
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13 For (A)I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, (B)O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
Zechariah 10:3-7
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3 (A)“My anger is hot against the shepherds,
and (B)I will punish the leaders;[a]
for (C)the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
4 From him shall come (D)the cornerstone,
from him (E)the tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
from him every ruler—(F)all of them together.
5 They shall be like mighty men in battle,
(G)trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
and they shall put to shame (H)the riders on horses.
6 (I)“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and (J)I will save the house of Joseph.
(K)I will bring them back (L)because I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for (M)I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7 Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
and (N)their hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
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- Zechariah 10:3 Hebrew the male goats
Isaiah 49:2
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2 (A)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
(B)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
Psalm 45:3
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Revelation 19:21
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21 And the rest were slain by the sword (A)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and (B)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
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Revelation 19:15
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15 (A)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (B)with which to strike down the nations, and (C)he will rule[a] them with a rod of iron. (D)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
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- Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd
Revelation 2:12
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To the Church in Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has (A)the sharp two-edged sword.
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Revelation 1:16
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16 (A)In his right hand he held seven stars, (B)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and (C)his face was like the sun shining (D)in full strength.
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2 Timothy 4:7
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Ephesians 6:17
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17 and take (A)the helmet of salvation, and (B)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5
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3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the (A)weapons of (B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (C)divine power (D)to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and (E)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to (F)obey Christ,
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1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[a] to save those who believe. 22 For (A)Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ (B)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (C)the power of God and (D)the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For consider your calling, brothers: (E)not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,[b] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But (F)God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; (G)God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even (H)things that are not, to (I)bring to nothing things that are,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Greek according to the flesh
Romans 15:16-20
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16 to be (A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (D)reason to be proud of (E)my work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except (F)what Christ has accomplished through me (G)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 (H)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that (I)from Jerusalem and all the way around (J)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, (K)lest I build on someone else's foundation,
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Mark 16:15-20
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15 And he said to them, (A)“Go into all the world and (B)proclaim the gospel to (C)the whole creation. 16 (D)Whoever believes and is (E)baptized (F)will be saved, but (G)whoever (H)does not believe will be condemned. 17 And (I)these signs will accompany those who believe: (J)in my name they will cast out demons; (K)they will speak in new tongues; 18 (L)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; (M)they will lay their hands (N)on the sick, and they will recover.”
19 So then the Lord Jesus, (O)after he had spoken to them, (P)was taken up into heaven and (Q)sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while (R)the Lord worked with them and confirmed (S)the message (T)by accompanying signs.]]
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Zechariah 12:2-8
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2 “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem (A)a cup of staggering to (B)all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem (C)will also be against Judah. 3 (D)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (E)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (F)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. 4 (G)On that day, declares the Lord, (H)I will strike every horse (I)with panic, and its rider (J)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples (K)with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’
6 (L)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (M)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (N)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (O)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. 8 (P)On that day (Q)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that (R)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, (S)like the angel of the Lord, going before them.
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Zechariah 1:21
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21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?” He said, (A)“These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head. And these have come (B)to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations (C)who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
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Micah 5:4-9
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4 And he shall stand (A)and shepherd his flock (B)in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (C)he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be (D)their peace.
(E)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (F)shepherds
and eight princes of men;
6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of (G)Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
(H)when he comes into our land
and treads within our border.
A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then (I)the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
8 And (J)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(K)which, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
9 Your hand shall (L)be lifted up over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
Micah 4:2-3
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2 and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall (A)beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore;
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- Micah 4:2 Or teaching
Obadiah 21
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21 (A)Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule (B)Mount Esau,
and (C)the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Amos 2:11
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11 And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for (A)Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
Joel 3:6-8
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6 You have sold (A)the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. 7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and (B)I will return your payment on your own head. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the (C)Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.”
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Daniel 11:32-34
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32 He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action. 33 (A)And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. 34 When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,
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Daniel 8:21-25
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21 And (A)the goat[a] is the king of Greece. And (B)the great horn between his eyes is (C)the first king. 22 (D)As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his[b] nation, (E)but not with his power. 23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—(F)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (G)and shall succeed in what he does, (H)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (I)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (J)he shall become great. (K)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (L)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (M)by no human hand.
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- Daniel 8:21 Or the shaggy goat
- Daniel 8:22 Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew a
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