Isaiah 62:1

The Lord Takes Delight in Zion

62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;

for the sake of Jerusalem ¹  I will not be quiet,

until her vindication shines brightly ² 

and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

Isaiah 65:8

65:8 This is what the Lord says:

“When ³  juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,

someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ ⁴ 

So I will do for the sake of my servants –

I will not destroy everyone. ⁵ 

John 12:30

12:30 Jesus said, ⁶  “This voice has not come for my benefit ⁷  but for yours.

John 17:19

17:19 And I set myself apart ⁸  on their behalf, ⁹  so that they too may be truly set apart. ¹⁰ 

Colossians 1:24

1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

[62:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[62:1]  ² tn Heb “goes forth like brightness.”

[65:8]  ³ tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”

[65:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”

[65:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”

[12:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “Jesus answered and said.”

[12:30]  ⁷ tn Or “for my sake.”

[17:19]  ⁸ tn Or “I sanctify.”

[17:19]  ⁹ tn Or “for their sake.”

[17:19]  ¹⁰ tn Or “they may be truly consecrated,” or “they may be truly sanctified.”