1Thus saith the Lord , Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.[ † ]Isaiah 46:13Matthew 3:2Matthew 4:17Romans 13:11-12 2Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.[ † ]Exodus 20:8-11Exodus 31:13-17Isaiah 58:13Jeremiah 17:21-22Ezekiel 20:12-20
3Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord , speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.[ † ]Isaiah 14:1Ephesians 2:12-19Deuteronomy 23:1Jeremiah 38:7Acts 8:27 4For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.[ † ]1 Timothy 3:151 John 3:1-2
6Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord , to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord , to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.[ † ]Isaiah 2:2-3Isaiah 60:11Micah 4:1-2Matthew 21:13Mark 11:17Luke 19:46Romans 12:1Hebrews 13:151 Peter 2:5Isaiah 60:7Malachi 1:11 8The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.[ † ]Psalms 147:2Isaiah 11:12Isaiah 27:12Isaiah 54:7Isaiah 60:3-11Isaiah 66:18-21John 10:16 9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea , all ye beasts in the forest.[ † ]Jeremiah 12:9 10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.[ † ]Matthew 15:14Philippians 3:2 11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.[ † ]Isaiah 28:7Ezekiel 13:19Micah 3:5-11Ezekiel 34:2-10 12Come ye, say they , I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.[ † ]Isaiah 28:7Psalms 10:6Proverbs 23:35Isaiah 22:13Luke 12:191 Corinthians 15:322 Peter 3:4