Isaiah 42:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²¹ The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ It was the Lord's pleasure for His righteousness' sake [in accordance with a steadfast and consistent purpose] to magnify instruction and revelation and glorify them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

Common English Bible

²¹ The LORD desired for the sake of his righteousness to expand and glorify the Instruction.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.

Isaiah 42:21 Cross References

Psalm 138:2

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Psalm 71:16

I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Psalm 71:19

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Isaiah 42:4

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Isaiah 51:4

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

Matthew 17:5

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Matthew 3:15

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Matthew 3:17

and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

John 15:10

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

John 8:29

And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 3:31

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Galatians 3:13

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Deuteronomy 4:8

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: