Tuesday, March 25, 2025

^1:39Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! ⁴³Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! ⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” ⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord. ⁴⁷My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, ⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. ⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. ⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

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^25:1O Lord God, I will glorify thee, I will sing to thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even an ancient and faithful counsel. So be it. ²For thou hast made cities a heap, even cities made strong that their foundations should not fall: the city of ungodly men shall not be built for ever. ³Therefore shall the poor people bless thee, and cities of injured men shall bless thee. ⁴For thou hast been a helper to every lowly city, and a shelter to them that were disheartened by reason of poverty: thou shalt deliver them from wicked men: thou hast been a shelter of them that thirst, and a refreshing air to injured men. ⁵We were as faint-hearted men thirsting in Sion, by reason of ungodly men to whom thou didst deliver us. ⁶And the Lord of hosts shall make a feast for all the nations: on this mount they shall drink gladness, they shall drink wine: ⁷they shall anoint themselves with ointment in this mountain. Impart thou all these things to the nations; for this is God's counsel upon all the nations. ⁸Death has prevailed and swallowed men up; but again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face. He has taken away the reproach of his people from all the earth: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. ⁹And in that day they shall say, Behold our God in whom we have trusted, and he shall save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, and we have exulted, and will rejoice in our salvation.

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^9:8And God spoke to Noe, and to his sons with him, saying, ⁹And behold I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, ¹⁰and with every living creature with you, of birds and of beasts, and with all the wild beasts of the earth, as many as are with you, of all that come out of the ark. ¹¹And I will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall not any more die by the water of the flood, and there shall no more be a flood of water to destroy all the earth. ¹²And the Lord God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations. ¹³I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of covenant between me and the earth. ¹⁴And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the earth, that my bow shall be seen in the cloud. ¹⁵And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh. ¹⁶And my bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look to remember the everlasting covenant between me and the earth, and between every living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth. ¹⁷And God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant, which I have made between me and all flesh, which is upon the earth.

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^12:8The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision. ⁹Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread. ¹⁰A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful. ¹¹He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. ¹²The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set. ¹³For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; but a righteous man escapes from them. ¹⁴The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him. ¹⁵The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels. ¹⁶A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace. ¹⁷A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful. ¹⁸Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal. ¹⁹True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue. ²⁰There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice. ²¹No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief. ²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.

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^3:1And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep nigh to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb. ²And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire,—but the bush was not consumed. ³And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed. ⁴And when the Lord saw that he drew nigh to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it? ⁵And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. ⁶And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God. ⁷And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their task-masters; for I know their affliction. ⁸And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites.

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^8:22The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works. ²³He established me before time was in the beginning, before he made the earth: ²⁴even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth: ²⁵before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me. ²⁶The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracts, and the highest inhabited parts of the world. ²⁷When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds: ²⁸and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth: ²⁹and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth: ³⁰I was by him, suiting myself to him, I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.

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^2:11For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers, ¹²saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the congregation I will sing your praise.” ¹³Again, “I will put my trust in him.” Again, “Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me.” ¹⁴Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶For most certainly, he doesn’t give help to angels, but he gives help to the offspring of Abraham. ¹⁷Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. ¹⁸For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

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^1:24After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying, ²⁵“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.” ²⁶Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!” ²⁹But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be. ³⁰The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’ ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.” ³⁴Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?” ³⁵The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. ³⁶Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. ³⁷For nothing spoken by God is impossible.” ³⁸Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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^25:1O Lord God, I will glorify thee, I will sing to thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even an ancient and faithful counsel. So be it. ²For thou hast made cities a heap, even cities made strong that their foundations should not fall: the city of ungodly men shall not be built for ever. ³Therefore shall the poor people bless thee, and cities of injured men shall bless thee. ⁴For thou hast been a helper to every lowly city, and a shelter to them that were disheartened by reason of poverty: thou shalt deliver them from wicked men: thou hast been a shelter of them that thirst, and a refreshing air to injured men. ⁵We were as faint-hearted men thirsting in Sion, by reason of ungodly men to whom thou didst deliver us. ⁶And the Lord of hosts shall make a feast for all the nations: on this mount they shall drink gladness, they shall drink wine: ⁷they shall anoint themselves with ointment in this mountain. Impart thou all these things to the nations; for this is God's counsel upon all the nations. ⁸Death has prevailed and swallowed men up; but again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face. He has taken away the reproach of his people from all the earth: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. ⁹And in that day they shall say, Behold our God in whom we have trusted, and he shall save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, and we have exulted, and will rejoice in our salvation.

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^9:8And God spoke to Noe, and to his sons with him, saying, ⁹And behold I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, ¹⁰and with every living creature with you, of birds and of beasts, and with all the wild beasts of the earth, as many as are with you, of all that come out of the ark. ¹¹And I will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall not any more die by the water of the flood, and there shall no more be a flood of water to destroy all the earth. ¹²And the Lord God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations. ¹³I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of covenant between me and the earth. ¹⁴And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the earth, that my bow shall be seen in the cloud. ¹⁵And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh. ¹⁶And my bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look to remember the everlasting covenant between me and the earth, and between every living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth. ¹⁷And God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant, which I have made between me and all flesh, which is upon the earth.

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^12:8The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision. ⁹Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread. ¹⁰A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful. ¹¹He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. ¹²The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set. ¹³For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; but a righteous man escapes from them. ¹⁴The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him. ¹⁵The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels. ¹⁶A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace. ¹⁷A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful. ¹⁸Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal. ¹⁹True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue. ²⁰There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice. ²¹No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief. ²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.

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