(A)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (B)the day of vengeance of our God;
(C)To comfort all who mourn,

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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(A)
    and the day of vengeance(B) of our God,
to comfort(C) all who mourn,(D)

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To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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21 (A)Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be (B)filled.[a]
(C)Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall (D)laugh.

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  1. Luke 6:21 satisfied

21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.(A)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.(B)

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20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (B)joy.

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20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(A) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(B)

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34 Now when he had brought them into his house, (A)he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.

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34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he(A) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

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And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that (A)as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.

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And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings,(A) so also you share in our comfort.

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(A)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; (B)there shall be no more death, (C)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(A) There will be no more death’[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”(D)

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  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8