13 And I was not rejected though I was reckoned to be so. (ODE) 14 I did not perish, though they devised it against me. (ODE) 15 Sheol saw me and was made miserable: (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 42:13–15
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Testament of Joseph 1:6–8
6 They wished to slay me, but the God of my fathers guarded me: (T12) 7 They let me down into a pit, and the Most High brought me up again. (T12) 8 I was sold into slavery, and the Lord of all made me free: (T12)
Odes of Solomon 28:8–10
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Testament of Joseph 1:12–14
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Odes of Solomon 28:13–15
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Lamentations 3:52–54
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Psalms 119:86–88
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Psalms 118:17–19
17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. 18 The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
Odes of Solomon 7:6–8
6 He was reckoned like myself in order that I might put Him on; (ODE) 7 And I trembled not when I saw Him: because He was gracious to me: (ODE) 8 Like my nature He became that I might learn Him and like my form, that I might not turn back from Him: (ODE)
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