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- "What¹ shall [one] then answerª° the messengersª of the nation?ª That¹ the LORDª hath foundedª° Zion,ª and the poorª of his peopleª shall trustª° in it." {Isa 14:32} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "And it was brokenª° in that¹ day:ª and so¹ the poorª of the flockª that waited²° upon¹ me knewª° that¹ it¹ [was] the wordª of the LORD.ª" {Zch 11:11} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] in all¹ the land,ª saithª° the LORD,ª twoª partsª therein shall be cut offª° [and] die;ª° but the thirdª shall be leftª° therein. ... And I will bringª°¹ the third partª through the fire,ª and will refineª° them as¹ silverª is refined,ª° and will tryª° them as¹ goldª is tried:ª° they¹ shall callª° on my name,ª and I¹ will hearª° them: I will say,ª° It¹ [is] my people:ª and they¹ shall say,ª° The LORDª [is] my God.ª" {Zch 13:8-9} + "Blessedª [are] the¹ poorª in spirit:ª forª theirsª isª° the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 5:3} + "The blindª receive their sight,ª° andª the lameª walk,ª° the lepersª are cleansed,ª° andª the deafª hear,ª° the deadª are raised up,ª° andª the poorª have the gospel preached to them.ª°" {Mtt 11:5} + "Butª Godª hath chosenª° the¹ foolish thingsª of the¹ worldª toª confoundª° the¹ wise;ª andª Godª hath chosenª° the¹ weak thingsª of the¹ worldª toª confoundª° the things which are mighty;ª ... Andª base thingsª of the¹ world,ª andª things which are despised,ª° hath²° Godª chosen,ª° [yea], andª things¹ which² areª° not,ª to²¹ bring to noughtª° things that are:ª°" {1Co 1:27-28} + "Hearken,ª° myª belovedª brethren,ª Hath²° notª Godª chosenª° the¹ poorª of thisª worldª richª inª faith,ª andª heirsª of the¹ kingdomª whichª he hath promisedª° to them that loveª° him?ª" {Jms 2:5}
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