Zechariah 9:13
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13 For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man.”
Zechariah 10:3-7
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3 “My anger is kindled against the (A)shepherds,
(B)And I will punish the [a]goatherds.
For the Lord of hosts (C)will visit His flock,
The house of Judah,
And (D)will make them as His royal horse in the battle.
4 From him comes (E)the cornerstone,
From him (F)the tent peg,
From him the battle bow,
From him every [b]ruler together.
5 They shall be like mighty men,
Who (G)tread down their enemies
In the mire of the streets in the battle.
They shall fight because the Lord is with them,
And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph.
(H)I will bring them back,
Because I (I)have mercy on them.
They shall be as though I had not cast them aside;
For I am the Lord their God,
And I (J)will hear them.
7 Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their (K)heart shall rejoice as if with wine.
Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
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- Zechariah 10:3 Leaders
- Zechariah 10:4 Or despot
Isaiah 49:2
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2 And He has made (A)My mouth like a sharp sword;
(B)In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me (C)a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
Psalm 45:3
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- Psalm 45:3 Belt on
Revelation 19:21
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21 And the rest (A)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (B)And all the birds (C)were filled with their flesh.
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Revelation 19:15
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15 Now (A)out of His mouth goes a [a]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (B)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (C)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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- Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged
Revelation 17:14
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14 (A)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will (B)overcome them, (C)for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; (D)and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
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Revelation 2:12
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The Compromising Church
12 “And to the [a]angel of the church in Pergamos write,
‘These things says (A)He who has the sharp two-edged sword:
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- Revelation 2:12 Or messenger
Revelation 1:16
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16 (A)He had in His right hand seven stars, (B)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (C)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Hebrews 4:12
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12 For the word of God is (A)living and powerful, and (B)sharper than any (C)two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is (D)a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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2 Timothy 4:7
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Ephesians 6:17
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17 And (A)take 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 do not war according to the flesh. 4 (A)For the weapons (B)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (C)mighty in God (D)for pulling down strongholds, 5 (E)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
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- 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh
1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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21 For since, in the (A)wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For (B)Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, (C)to the Jews a [a]stumbling block and to the [b]Greeks (D)foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (E)the power of God and (F)the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Glory Only in the Lord
26 For [c]you see your calling, brethren, (G)that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many [d]noble, are called. 27 But (H)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [e]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Gr. skandalon, offense
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 consider
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 well-born
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 insignificant or lowly
Romans 15:16-20
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16 that (A)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the (B)offering [a]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus (C)in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things (D)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, (E)to make the Gentiles obedient— 19 (F)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (G)lest I should build on another man’s foundation,
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- Romans 15:16 Consisting of
Mark 16:15-20
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15 (A)And He said to them, “Go into all the world (B)and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 (C)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; (D)but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these (E)signs will follow those who [a]believe: (F)In My name they will cast out demons; (G)they will speak with new tongues; 18 (H)they[b] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; (I)they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand(J)
19 So then, (K)after the Lord had spoken to them, He was (L)received up into heaven, and (M)sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them (N)and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
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- Mark 16:17 have believed
- Mark 16:18 NU and in their hands they will
Zechariah 12:2-8
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2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem (A)a cup of [a]drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 3 (B)And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem (C)a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. 4 In that day,” says the Lord, (D)“I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’ 6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah (E)like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.
7 “The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. 8 In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
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- Zechariah 12:2 Lit. reeling
Zechariah 1:21
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21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?”
So he said, “These are the (A)horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but [a]the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that (B)lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
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- Zechariah 1:21 Lit. these
Micah 5:4-9
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4 And He shall stand and (A)feed[a] His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall abide,
For now He (B)shall be great
To the ends of the earth;
5 And this One (C)shall be peace.
Judgment on Israel’s Enemies
When the Assyrian comes into our land,
And when he treads in our palaces,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
6 They shall [b]waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of (D)Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall (E)deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.
7 Then (F)the remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
(G)Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That [c]tarry for no man
Nor [d]wait for the sons of men.
8 And the remnant of Jacob
Shall be among the Gentiles,
In the midst of many peoples,
Like a (H)lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Who, if he passes through,
Both treads down and tears in pieces,
And none can deliver.
9 Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries,
And all your enemies shall be [e]cut off.
Micah 4:2-3
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2 Many nations shall come and say,
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
They shall beat their swords into (A)plowshares,
And their spears into [a]pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
(B)Neither shall they learn war anymore.
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- Micah 4:3 pruning knives
Obadiah 21
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21 Then (A)saviors[a] shall come to Mount Zion
To judge the mountains of Esau,
And the (B)kingdom shall be the Lord’s.
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- Obadiah 1:21 deliverers
Amos 2:11
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11 I raised up some of your sons as (A)prophets,
And some of your young men as (B)Nazirites.
Is it not so, O you children of Israel?”
Says the Lord.
Joel 3:6-8
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6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
7 “Behold, (A)I will raise them
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your [a]retaliation upon 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 (B)Sabeans,[b]
To a people (C)far off;
For the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Joel 3:7 Or repayment
- Joel 3:8 Lit. Shebaites, Is. 60:6; Ezek. 27:22
Daniel 11:32-34
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32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall [a]corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. 34 Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by [b]intrigue.
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- Daniel 11:32 pollute
- Daniel 11:34 Or slipperiness, flattery
Daniel 8:21-25
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21 And the [a]male goat is the [b]kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes (A)is the first king. 22 (B)As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
(C)Having fierce [c]features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, (D)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [d]fearfully,
(E)And shall prosper and thrive;
(F)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through(G) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his [e]rule;
(H)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
(I)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be (J)broken without human [f]means.
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- Daniel 8:21 shaggy male
- Daniel 8:21 Lit. king, representing his kingdom, Dan. 7:17, 23
- Daniel 8:23 Lit. countenance
- Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
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