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EXODUS 20:12-16 / LUKE 18:20

A (Ex. 20:12) HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

B (Ex. 20:13) THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

C (Ex. 20:14-16) THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

C′ (Lk. 18:20) Thou knowest the commandments, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,

B′ (Lk. 18:20) DO NOT KILL, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness,

A′ (Lk. 18:20) HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.

ISAIAH 2:2,3 / :1,2

A (Isa. 2:2) And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of Yahweh’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and ALL NATIONS shall flow unto it.

B (Isa. 2:3) And many PEOPLE shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of shall go forth the law, and the word of Yahweh from .

B′ (Mic. 4:1) But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and PEOPLE shall flow unto it.

A′ (Mic. 4:2) And many NATIONS shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem. 40:3 / JOHN 1:23

A (Isa. 40:3) The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye THE WAY OF YAHWEH,

B (Isa. 40:3) MAKE STRAIGHT in the desert a highway for our God.

B′ (Jno. 1:23) He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, MAKE STRAIGHT

A′ (Jno. 1:23) THE WAY OF THE LORD, as said the Esaias.

ISAIAH 6:10 / JOHN 12:40

A (Isa. 6:10) Make THE HEART of this people fat, and make their ears heavy,

B (Isa. 6:10) and SHUT THEIR EYES; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

B′ (Jno. 12:40) HE HATH BLINDED THEIR EYES,

A′ (Jno. 12:40) and hardened THEIR HEART; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

JOHN 9:7 / 9:11

A (Jno. 9:7) And said unto him, GO, WASH

B (Jno. 9:7) IN THE , (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

B′ (Jno. 9:11) He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to THE POOL OF SILOAM,

A′ (Jno. 9:11) and WASH: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

NUMBERS 12:8 / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:12

A (Num. 12:8) With him will I speak MOUTH TO MOUTH,

B (Num. 12:8) EVEN APPARENTLY, AND NOT IN DARK SPEECHES

B′ (1Cor. 13:12) For now WE SEE THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY;

A′ (1 Cor. 13:12) but then FACE TO FACE: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

For how these two passages relate see A. Gibson (1980) “The Enigmatic Mirror”, The Testimony, 50 (590), 44-46.