Job 23:12
12I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;I have atreasured the words of his mouth more than my bportion of food.
Psalms 40:8
8 cI delight to do your will, O my God;your law is dwithin my heart.”
Isaiah 61:1-3
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
1 eThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,because the Lord has fanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ▼
▼Or afflicted
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and hthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ▼
2 jto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
kand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
lto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
mthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
nthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, othat he may be glorified. ▼
▼Or that he may display his beauty
Luke 15:4-6
4 q“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, rif he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine sin the open country, and tgo after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, uhe lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for vI have found my sheep that was lost.’Luke 15:10
10Just so, I tell you, there is joy before wthe angels of God over one sinner who repents.”Luke 19:10
10For xthe Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”John 4:32
32But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”John 6:33
33For the bread of God is yhe who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”John 6:38
38For zI have come down from heaven, not to do aamy own will but abthe will of him acwho sent me.
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