Zechariah 9:9-12
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The Coming Ruler of God’s People
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(A)
10 He[a] will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall command peace to the nations;
his dominion shall be from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.(B)
11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.(C)
12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.(D)
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- 9.10 Gk: Heb I
Matthew 11:15-19
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15 Let anyone with ears[a] listen!(A)
16 “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,
17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
18 “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”[b](B)
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Matthew 11:26-30
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26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[a] 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.(A)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.(B) 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(C) 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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- 11.26 Or for so it was well-pleasing in your sight
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