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The Lord has appointed him, so accept him and be happy. Give thanks to God, who has called you into his heavenly kingdom.
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Stand up and see the number of those who have received the Lord's mark and who share in his banquet.
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They have left the darkness of this age and have received shining white robes from the Lord.
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So now, Jerusalem, welcome these people who have kept the Law of the Lord, and this will complete the list of those whom God has assigned to you.
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The children you longed for have returned; their number is now complete. So pray that the Lord's kingdom may come and that your people, whom God chose before he created the world, may become holy."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.