Verse 16

May peace and mercy come upon all who follow this standard, and also upon the Israel of God.

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  • Gal 3:29 : 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
  • Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.
  • Rom 9:6-8 : 6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, 'Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.' 8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
  • Gal 3:7-9 : 7 Therefore, know that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.' 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
  • 1 Pet 2:5-9 : 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chosen, precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.' 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,' 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
  • Gal 5:25 : 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
  • Num 6:23-27 : 23 Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 "The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." 27 So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
  • Ps 73:1 : 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
  • Isa 45:25 : 25 But in the LORD all the descendants of Israel will be justified and will boast.
  • John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, 'Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!'
  • John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not let it be afraid.
  • John 16:33 : 33 'I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble. But take courage! I have overcome the world.'
  • Rom 1:7 : 7 To all who are in Rome, beloved by God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Ps 125:4-5 : 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good and to those who are upright in heart. 5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
  • 1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: 'We are yours, David! We are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you.' So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
  • Phil 3:16 : 16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained.
  • Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  • Gal 1:3 : 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,