Psalm 135:14
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14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.(A)
Isaiah 40:1-2
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God’s People Comforted
40 “Comfort, comfort my people,”(A)
says your God.
2 “Speak tenderly to[a] Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of hard service is over,
her iniquity(B) has been pardoned,(C)
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”(D)
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- 40:2 Lit Speak to the heart of
Isaiah 40:11
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11 He protects his flock like a shepherd;(A)
he gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them in the fold of his garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
Isaiah 49:10
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10 They will not hunger or thirst,
the scorching heat or sun will not strike them;
for their compassionate one will guide them,
and lead them to springs.(A)
Isaiah 49:13
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13 Shout for joy, you heavens!(A)
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted his people,(B)
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.(C)
Isaiah 51:3
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3 For the Lord will comfort Zion;(A)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.
Isaiah 51:12
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12 I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,(A)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?(B)
Isaiah 57:18
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18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort
to him and his mourners,(A)
Isaiah 61:2
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2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,(A)
and the day of our God’s vengeance;(B)
to comfort(C) all who mourn,
Isaiah 66:13
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13 As a mother comforts her son,
so I will comfort you,(A)
and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 31:9
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Mark 15:43
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43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward(A) to the kingdom of God,(B) came and boldly went to Pilate(C) and asked for Jesus’s body.(D)
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Luke 2:38
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38 At that very moment,[a] she came up and began to thank God and to speak about him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.[b](A)
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Luke 23:51
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51 who had not agreed with their plan(A) and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.(B)
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