Parallel Verses
King James Version
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
New American Standard Bible
To make the law
Holman Bible
to magnify His instruction and make it glorious.
International Standard Version
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his vindication, that he should magnify his Law and make it glorious.
A Conservative Version
It pleased LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
American Standard Version
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness'sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Amplified
The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and prove to be glorious.
Bible in Basic English
It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
Darby Translation
Jehovah had delight in him for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah was pleased for sake of his justice; he will magnify the law and make glorious.
King James 2000
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed [his] teaching to be great and proved [it] to be glorious.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will magnify the Law and make it honorable.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD be merciful unto them for his righteousness' sake, that his word might be magnified and praised.
NET Bible
The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
New Heart English Bible
It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
The Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, is well-pleased for his own righteousness sake, He magnifieth instruction and maketh it majestic.
Webster
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.
World English Bible
It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blind And Deaf Israel
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
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Cross References
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Psalm 71:16
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
Psalm 71:19
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Psalm 85:9-12
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Isaiah 1:24-27
Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
Isaiah 42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Isaiah 46:12-13
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Daniel 9:24-27
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Matthew 3:15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Matthew 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 5:17-20
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
John 13:31-32
Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
John 17:4-5
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Romans 3:25-26
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Romans 3:31
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Romans 7:12
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Romans 8:3-4
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
2 Corinthians 5:19-21
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Galatians 3:13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Galatians 3:21
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
1 John 3:4-5
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.