of the thorn: Isaiah 11:6-9, Isaiah 41:19, Isaiah 60:13, Isaiah 60:21, Isaiah 61:3; Micah 7:4; Romans 6:19; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:17
for a: Isaiah 43:21; Jeremiah 13:11, Jeremiah 33:9; Luke 2:14; John 15:8; Ephesians 3:20-21; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Peter 4:11
an everlasting: Isaiah 54:10; Jeremiah 50:5