Deu 32:2, Job 33:23, Psa 72:6-7, Isa 30:21, 23, Joe 2:28-29, Eph 4:8-11 | ESV | STEP | May my teaching drop as the rain , my speech distill as the dew , like gentle rain upon the tender grass , and like showers upon the herb .

wCited from Ps. 68:18

x Judg. 5:12; [Col. 2:15]

zSee John 3:13

aa Ps. 63:9; Isa. 44:23

acSee Mark 16:19

ad Heb. 4:14; 7:26; 9:24

ae ch. 1:23

af[1 Cor. 12:5, 6]

agSee 1 Cor. 12:28

ah Acts 21:8; 2 Tim. 4:5

ai Jer. 3:15; [Acts 20:28]

Deuteronomy 32:2

2 May ^amy teaching drop as the rain,
my speech distill as the dew,
like gentle rain upon the tender grass,
and ^blike showers upon the herb.

Job 33:23

23 If there be for him ^can angel,
^da mediator, ^eone of the thousand,
to declare to man what is ^fright for him,

Psalms 72:6-7

6 May he be like ^grain that falls on ^hthe mown grass,
like ⁱshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may ^jthe righteous flourish,
and ^kpeace abound, till the moon be no more!

Isaiah 30:21

21 ^lAnd your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is ^mthe way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Isaiah 30:23

23 ⁿAnd he will give ^orain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. ^pIn that day your livestock will graze in large pastures,

Joel 2:28-29

The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

28 ^{▼▼Ch 3:1 in Hebrew} ^r“And it shall come to pass afterward,
that ^sI will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
^tyour sons and ^uyour daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
29 ^vEven on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

Ephesians 4:8-11

8 Therefore it says,

^w“When he ascended on high ^xhe led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women}
9 ( ^zIn saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^aathe lower regions, the earth? ^{▼▼Or the lower parts of the earth?} 10 He who descended is the one who also ^acascended ^adfar above all the heavens, that he might ^aefill all things.) 11 And ^afhe gave the ^agapostles, the prophets, the ^ahevangelists, the ^aishepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers}