Isaiah 42:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ The Lord wants his servant to be good.\par The Lord wants him to honor\par his wonderful teachings. {\cf2\super [384]} \par

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Isaiah 42:21 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 138:2

God, I bow down toward your holy temple.\par I praise your name,\par your true love,\par and your loyalty.\par You are famous \{for the power of\}\par your word.\par Now you have made it even greater!\par

Psalm 40:8

My God, I want to do what you want.\par I know your teachings.\par

Psalm 71:16

I will tell about your greatness,Lord my Master.I will talk only about you and your goodness.

Psalm 71:19

God, your goodness reachesfar above the skies.God, there is no god like you.You have done wonderful things.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not become weak\par or be crushed until he brings\par justice to the world.\par And people in faraway places\par will trust his teachings.”\par

Isaiah 51:4

“My people, listen to me!\par My decisions will be like lights\par showing people how to live.\par

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are right.” So John agreed to baptize {\cf2\super [45]} Jesus.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

John 15:10

I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I continue in his love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will continue in my love.

John 8:29

The One (God) who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him. So he has not left me alone.”

Romans 10:4

Christ ended the law so that every person that believes in him is made right with God.

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? No! Faith causes us to be what the law truly wants.

Romans 7:12

So the law {\cf2\super [56]} is holy, and the command is holy and right and good.

Galatians 3:13

The law put a curse on us. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us. Christ put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “When a person’s body is put (hung) on a tree, {\cf2\super [32]} that person is under a curse.” {\cf2\super [33]}

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law {\cf2\super [41]} is against God’s promises? No! If there was a law that could give life to people, then we could be made right by following law.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Obey these laws carefully. This will show the people of the other nations that you are wise and understanding. The people of those nations will hear about these laws. Then they will say, ‘Truly, the people of this great nation (Israel) are wise and understanding.’

Deuteronomy 4:8

And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today.

Philippians 3:9

It allows me to be in Christ. In Christ I am right with God, and this being right does not come from my following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.

Hebrews 8:10

This is the new agreement I will give the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [89]} \par I will give this agreement in the future, says the Lord:\par I will put my laws in their minds,\par and I will write my laws on their hearts.\par I will be their God,\par and they will be my people.\par