Genesis 22:2
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2 (A) The Lord said, “Go get Isaac, your only son, the one you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him to me on the fires of an altar.”
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Psalm 2:7
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7 (A) I will tell the promise
that the Lord made to me:
“You are my son, because today
I have become your father.
Isaiah 42:1
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The Lord's Servant
42 (A)(B) Here is my servant!
I have made him strong.
He is my chosen one;
I am pleased with him.
I have given him my Spirit,
and he will bring justice
to the nations.
Matthew 3:17
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17 (A) Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”
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Matthew 12:18
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18 (A) “Here is my chosen servant!
I love him,
and he pleases me.
I will give him my Spirit,
and he will bring justice
to the nations.
Mark 1:11
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11 (A) A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”
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Luke 3:22
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22 (A) and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”
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Deuteronomy 18:15
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15 (A) Instead, he will choose one of your own people to be a prophet just like me, and you must do what that prophet says.
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