34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

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34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will(A) of him who sent me and to finish his work.(B)

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19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

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19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(A) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

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30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

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30 By myself I can do nothing;(A) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(B) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(C)

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38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

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38 For I have come down from heaven(A) not to do my will but to do the will(B) of him who sent me.(C)

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50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

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50 I am not seeking glory for myself;(A) but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.

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10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

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10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?(A) The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority.(B) Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.

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And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.

And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

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And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb(A) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel(B) to himself,
for I am[a] honored(C) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength(D)
he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(E)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(F)
I will also make you a light(G) for the Gentiles,(H)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(I)

This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(J)
to him who was despised(K) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(L) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(M)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(N)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(O) you.”

Restoration of Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“In the time of my favor(P) I will answer you,
    and in the day of salvation I will help you;(Q)
I will keep(R) you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people,(S)
to restore the land(T)
    and to reassign its desolate inheritances,(U)
to say to the captives,(V) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,(W) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.(X)
10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,(Y)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.(Z)
He who has compassion(AA) on them will guide(AB) them
    and lead them beside springs(AC) of water.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be