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according to all that King Ahaz had sent from 27 For indeed, those who are far from You
Damascus. So Urijah the priest made it before shall perish;
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King Ahaz came back from Damascus. And You have destroyed all those who
when the king came back from Damascus, the desert You for harlotry.
king saw the altar; and the king approached 28 But it is good for me to draw near to
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the altar and made offerings on it. So he God;
burned his burnt offering and his grain offer- I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
ing; and he poured his drink offering and sprin- That I may declare all Your works.
kled the blood of his peace offerings on the Proverbs 18:20–21
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altar. He also brought the bronze altar which
was before the LORD, from the front of the tem- 20 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied
ple—from between the new altar and the from the fruit of his mouth;
house of the LORD—and put it on the north From the produce of his lips he shall
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side of the new altar. Then King Ahaz com- be filled.
manded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the 21 Death and life are in the power of the
great new altar burn the morning burnt offer- tongue,
ing, the evening grain offering, the king’s And those who love it will eat its fruit.
burnt sacrifice, and his grain offering, with the
burnt offering of all the people of the land,
their grain offering, and their drink offerings;
and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt
offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. And 18:21 Death and life. The greatest good and
the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” the greatest harm are in the power of the
16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all tongue (James 3:6–10).
that King Ahaz commanded.
17 And King Ahaz cut off the panels of the
carts, and removed the lavers from them; and John 21:1–25
he took down the Sea from the bronze oxen After these things Jesus showed Himself
that were under it, and put it on a pavement of 21 again to the disciples at the Sea of
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stones. Also he removed the Sabbath pavil- Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: Si-
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ion which they had built in the temple, and he mon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael
removed the king’s outer entrance from the of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two
house of the LORD, on account of the king of others of His disciples were together. Simon
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Assyria. Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he They said to him, “We are going with you
did, are they not written in the book of the also.” They went out and immediately got into
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chronicles of the kings of Judah? So Ahaz the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
rested with his fathers, and was buried with 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus
his fathers in the City of David. Then stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not
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Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. know that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to
them, “Children, have you any food?”
Psalm 73:21–28 They answered Him, “No.”
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21 Thus my heart was grieved, And He said to them, “Cast the net on the
And I was vexed in my mind. right side of the boat, and you will find some.”
22 I was so foolish and ignorant; So they cast, and now they were not able to
I was like a beast before You. draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
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23 Nevertheless I am continually with Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved
You; said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Si-
You hold me by my right hand. mon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put
24 You will guide me with Your counsel, on his outer garment (for he had removed it),
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And afterward receive me to glory. and plunged into the sea. But the other disci-
ples came in the little boat (for they were not
25 Whom have I in heaven but You? far from land, but about two hundred cubits),
And there is none upon earth that I dragging the net with fish. Then, as soon as
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desire besides You. they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals
26 My flesh and my heart fail; there, and fish laid on it, and bread. Jesus
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But God is the strength of my heart said to them, “Bring some of the fish which
and my portion forever. you have just caught.”
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