Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Luke 1:78 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the dawn from on high will visit us Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Through the tender mercy of our God; Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because of and through the heart of tender mercy and loving-kindness of our God, a Light from on high will dawn upon us and visit [us] [Mal. 4:2.] American Standard Version (1901) Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, Common English Bible Because of our God’s deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us, Catholic Public Domain Version through the heart of the mercy of our God, by which, descending from on high, he has visited us, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us: |
Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.
Look down from heaven and see from your lofty home #– #holy and beautiful. Where is your zeal and your might? Your yearning and your compassion are withheld from me.
I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us – even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring my servant, the Branch.
You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple.
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not near. A star will come from Jacob, and a sceptre will arise from Israel. He will smash the forehead of Moab and strike down all the Shethites.
For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees a fellow believer in need but withholds compassion from him #– #how does God’s love reside in him?
‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.’