Isaiah 42:21

Bible in Basic English 1965

It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.

Cross References

Psalm 138:2

I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.

Psalm 40:8

My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

Psalm 71:16

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

Psalm 71:19

Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

Isaiah 42:4

His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.

Isaiah 51:4

Give attention to me, O my people; and give ear to me, O my nation; for teaching will go out from me, and the knowledge of the true God will be a light to the peoples.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

John 15:10

If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

John 8:29

He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.

Romans 10:4

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

Romans 3:31

Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.

Romans 7:12

But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.

Galatians 3:13

Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

Deuteronomy 4:6

So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.

Deuteronomy 4:8

And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?

Philippians 3:9

And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the agreement which I will make with the people of Israel after those days: I will put my laws into their minds, writing them in their hearts: and I will be their God, and they will be my people: