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And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.
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“He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,
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“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
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And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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A Light of revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”
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And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—
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But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
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And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
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Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
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that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.