Isa 63:1-3, Mat 10:16, 40, 28:18-20, Joh 13:20, 17:18-19, 21:15-17 | ESV | STEP | Who is this who comes from Edom , in crimsoned garments from Bozrah , he who is splendid in his apparel , marching in the greatness of his strength ? It is I, speaking in righteousness , mighty to save .

1 Who is this who comes from ^aEdom,
in crimsoned garments from ^bBozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
^cmarching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
mighty to save.”
2 Why is your ^dapparel red,
and your garments like his ^ewho treads in the winepress?
3 ^f“I have trodden the winepress alone,
^gand from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood ^{▼▼Or their juice; also verse 6} spattered on my garments,
and stained all my apparel.

Matthew 10:16

Persecution Will Come

16 ⁱ“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^jwise as serpents and ^kinnocent as doves.

Matthew 10:40

Rewards

40 ^l“Whoever receives you receives me, and ^mwhoever receives me receives him who sent me.

Matthew 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and said to them, ⁿ“All authority ^oin heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 ^pGo therefore and ^qmake disciples of ^rall nations, ^sbaptizing them ^tin ^{▼▼Or into} ^vthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them ^wto observe all that ^xI have commanded you. And behold, ^yI am with you always, to ^zthe end of the age.”

John 13:20

20 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^aawhoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

John 17:18-19

18 ^abAs you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And ^acfor their sake ^adI consecrate myself, ^{▼▼Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God)} that they also ^afmay be sanctified ^{▼▼Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God)} in truth.

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^ahfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^ai“Simon, ^ajson of John, ^akdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^almy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^am“Tend ^anmy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^aothe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^apyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^aqmy sheep.