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Isaiah chapter 60

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Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you!
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Other nations will be covered by darkness, But on you the light of the LORD will shine; The brightness of his presence will be with you.
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Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.
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Look around you and see what is happening: Your people are gathering to come home! Your sons will come from far away; Your daughters will be carried like children.
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You will see this and be filled with joy; You will tremble with excitement. The wealth of the nations will be brought to you; From across the sea their riches will come.
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Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah. They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense. People will tell the good news of what the LORD has done!
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All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth Will be brought to you as sacrifices And offered on the altar to please the LORD. The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever.
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What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home?
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They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the LORD, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people.
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The LORD says to Jerusalem, "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy.
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Day and night your gates will be open, So that the kings of the nations May bring you their wealth.
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But nations that do not serve you Will be completely destroyed.
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"The wood of the pine, the juniper, and the cypress, The finest wood from the forests of Lebanon, Will be brought to rebuild you, Jerusalem, To make my Temple beautiful, To make my city glorious.
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The descendants of those who oppressed you will come And bow low to show their respect. All who once despised you will worship at your feet. They will call you 'The City of the LORD,' 'Zion, the City of Israel's Holy God.'
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"You will no longer be forsaken and hated, A city deserted and desolate. I will make you great and beautiful, A place of joy forever and ever.
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Nations and kings will care for you As a mother nurses her child. You will know that I, the LORD, have saved you, That the mighty God of Israel sets you free.
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"I will bring you gold instead of bronze, Silver and bronze instead of iron and wood, And iron instead of stone. Your rulers will no longer oppress you; I will make them rule with justice and peace.
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The sounds of violence will be heard no more; Destruction will not shatter your country again. I will protect and defend you like a wall; You will praise me because I have saved you.
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"No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the LORD, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you.
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Your days of grief will come to an end. I, the LORD, will be your eternal light, More lasting than the sun and moon.
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Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all.
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Even your smallest and humblest family Will become as great as a powerful nation. When the right time comes, I will make this happen quickly. I am the LORD!"

Isaiah chapter 61

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The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.
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He has sent me to proclaim That the time has come When the LORD will save his people And defeat their enemies. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn,
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To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
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They will rebuild cities that have long been in ruins.
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My people, foreigners will serve you. They will take care of your flocks And farm your land and tend your vineyards.
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And you will be known as the priests of the LORD, The servants of our God. You will enjoy the wealth of the nations And be proud that it is yours.
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Your shame and disgrace are ended. You will live in your own land, And your wealth will be doubled; Your joy will last forever.
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The LORD says, "I love justice and I hate oppression and crime. I will faithfully reward my people And make an eternal covenant with them.
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They will be famous among the nations; Everyone who sees them will know That they are a people whom I have blessed."
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Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.
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As surely as seeds sprout and grow, The Sovereign LORD will save his people, And all the nations will praise him.

Isaiah chapter 62

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I will speak out to encourage Jerusalem; I will not be silent until she is saved, And her victory shines like a torch in the night.
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Jerusalem, the nations will see you victorious! All their kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name, A name given by the LORD himself.
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You will be like a beautiful crown for the LORD.
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No longer will you be called "Forsaken," Or your land be called "The Deserted Wife." Your new name will be "God Is Pleased with Her." Your land will be called "Happily Married," Because the LORD is pleased with you And will be like a husband to your land.
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Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, So your God will delight in you.
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On your walls, Jerusalem, I have placed sentries; They must never be silent day or night. They must remind the LORD of his promises And never let him forget them.
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They must give him no rest until he restores Jerusalem And makes it a city the whole world praises.
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The LORD has made a solemn promise, And by his power he will carry it out: "Your grain will no longer be food for your enemies, And foreigners will no longer drink your wine.
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But you that planted and harvested the grain Will eat the bread and praise the LORD. You that tended and gathered the grapes Will drink the wine in the courts of my Temple."
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People of Jerusalem, go out of the city And build a road for your returning people! Prepare a highway; clear it of stones! Put up a signal so that the nations can know
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That the LORD is announcing to all the earth: "Tell the people of Jerusalem That the LORD is coming to save you, Bringing with him the people he has rescued."
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You will be called "God's Holy People," "The People the LORD Has Saved." Jerusalem will be called "The City That God Loves," "The City That God Did Not Forsake."

John chapter 1

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In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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From the very beginning the Word was with God.
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Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him.
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The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.
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God sent his messenger, a man named John,
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who came to tell people about the light, so that all should hear the message and believe.
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He himself was not the light; he came to tell about the light.
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This was the real light---the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.
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The Word was in the world, and though God made the world through him, yet the world did not recognize him.
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He came to his own country, but his own people did not receive him.
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Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children.
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They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.
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The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son.
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John spoke about him. He cried out, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'He comes after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.' "
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Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another.
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God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is the same as God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
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The Jewish authorities in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?"
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John did not refuse to answer, but spoke out openly and clearly, saying: "I am not the Messiah."
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"Who are you, then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No, I am not," John answered. "Are you the Prophet?" they asked. "No," he replied.
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"Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself ?"
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John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: "I am 'the voice of someone shouting in the desert: Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!' "
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The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
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then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"
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John answered, "I baptize with water, but among you stands the one you do not know.
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He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals."
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All this happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
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The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.'
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I did not know who he would be, but I came baptizing with water in order to make him known to the people of Israel."
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And John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and stay on him.
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I still did not know that he was the one, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, had said to me, 'You will see the Spirit come down and stay on a man; he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
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I have seen it," said John, "and I tell you that he is the Son of God."
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The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples,
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when he saw Jesus walking by. "There is the Lamb of God!" he said.
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The two disciples heard him say this and went with Jesus.
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Jesus turned, saw them following him, and asked, "What are you looking for?" They answered, "Where do you live, Rabbi?" (This word means "Teacher.")
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"Come and see," he answered. (It was then about four o'clock in the afternoon.) So they went with him and saw where he lived, and spent the rest of that day with him.
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One of them was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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At once he found his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah." (This word means "Christ.")
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Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "Your name is Simon son of John, but you will be called Cephas." (This is the same as Peter and means "a rock.")
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The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Come with me!"
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(Philip was from Bethsaida, the town where Andrew and Peter lived.)
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Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the book of the Law and whom the prophets also wrote about. He is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
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"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," answered Philip.
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When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"
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Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you when you were under the fig tree before Philip called you."
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"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
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Jesus said, "Do you believe just because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree? You will see much greater things than this!"
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And he said to them, "I am telling you the truth: you will see heaven open and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of Man."

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