Isaiah 42:21

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Summary

Isaiah 42:21

The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

Well

He will

It

John 13:31

John 17:4

General references

John 10:17

Bible References

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Therefore the Lord declares, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.

"Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:

With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

"Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith--

He will

I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"--

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

It

When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

General references

For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.