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Isaiah 42:6
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Isaiah 42:6
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6 (A) I chose you to bring justice,
and I am here at your side.
I selected you and sent you[a]
to bring light
and my promise of hope
to the nations.
Footnotes
- 42.6 I selected … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Luke 2:32
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Luke 2:32
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32 (A) Your mighty power is a light
for all nations,
and it will bring honor
to your people Israel.”
Luke 2:32
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Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)
Acts 26:23
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Acts 26:23
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23 (A) I told them how the Messiah would suffer and be the first to be raised from death, so he could bring light to his own people and to the Gentiles.
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Acts 26:23
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Acts 26:23
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23 that the Messiah would suffer(A) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(B) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(C)
Acts 13:47
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Acts 13:47
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47 (A) The Lord has given us this command,
“I have placed you here
as a light
for the Gentiles.
You are to take
the saving power of God
to people everywhere on earth.”
Acts 13:47
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Acts 13:47
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47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
Footnotes
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
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