Luke 1:16-55
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And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
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and j he will go before him k in the spirit and power of Elijah, l to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and m the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, n to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
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And Zechariah said to the angel, o "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."
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And the angel answered him, "I am p Gabriel. q I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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And behold, r you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."
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And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in s the temple.
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And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in s the temple. And t he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
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And u when his time of v service was ended, he went to his home.
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After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,
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"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, w to take away my reproach among people."
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In the sixth month the angel x Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named y Nazareth,
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z to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, a of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
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And he came to her and said, "Greetings, b O favored one, c the Lord is with you!"
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But d she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.
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And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for e you have found favor with God.
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And behold, f you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and g you shall call his name Jesus.
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He will be great and will be called the Son of h the Most High. And the Lord God i will give to him the throne of j his father David,
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and he will reign over the house of Jacob k forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
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And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"
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And the angel answered her, l "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of h the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called m holy - n the Son of God.
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And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her o who was called barren.
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For p nothing will be impossible with God."
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And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And q the angel departed from her.
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In those days Mary arose and went with haste into r the hill country, to a town in Judah,
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and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
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And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth s was filled with the Holy Spirit,
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and she exclaimed with a loud cry, t "Blessed are you among women, and u blessed is v the fruit of your womb!
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And why is this granted to me that the mother of w my Lord should come to me?
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For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
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And x blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
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And Mary said,
y "My z soul a magnifies the Lord,
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b and my z spirit rejoices in c God my Savior,
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for d he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations e will call me blessed;
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for f he who is mighty g has done great things for me,
and h holy is his name.
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And i his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
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j He has shown strength with his arm;
k he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
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j he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
l and exalted those of humble estate;
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he has filled m the hungry with good things,
and the rich n he has sent away empty.
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He has o helped p his servant Israel,
q in remembrance of his mercy,
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r as he spoke to our fathers,
q to Abraham and to his offspring forever."
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Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways.
John 3:28
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.
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Matthew 11:14
And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
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Malachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.
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Romans 10:21
But of Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.
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Luke 7:27
This is he of whom it is written, "'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 11:10
This is he of whom it is written, "'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.
Mark 1:2
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
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Genesis 15:8
But he said, "O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?
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Luke 1:26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth.
Daniel 8:16
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.
Daniel 9:21
While I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.
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Revelation 8:2
Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Matthew 18:10
See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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Ezekiel 3:26
And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 24:27
On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.
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Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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Luke 1:21
And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
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Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.
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2 Chronicles 23:8
The Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men, who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions.
Luke 1:8
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty.
2 Kings 11:5
And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house
1 Chronicles 9:25
And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these.
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Hebrews 10:11
And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
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Genesis 30:23
She conceived and bore a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach.
1 Samuel 1:6
And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.
Psalms 113:9
He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!
Isaiah 4:1
And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.
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Luke 1:19
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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Matthew 2:23
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Matthew 1:16
And Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
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Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David.
Matthew 1:20
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Psalms 45:2
You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Daniel 9:23
At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision.
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Judges 6:12
And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.
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Luke 1:12
And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
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Acts 7:46
Who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
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Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
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Luke 2:21
And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Matthew 1:21
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:25
But knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
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Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Acts 7:48
Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says.
Mark 5:7
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.
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Luke 1:69
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in...
2 Samuel 7:11 - 13
From the time that I appointed judges over my p...
2 Samuel 7:16
And your house and your kingdom shall be made s...
Psalms 89:4
I will establish your offspring forever, and bu...
Psalms 132:11
The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which ...
Isaiah 9:6 - 7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...
Isaiah 16:5
Then a throne will be established in steadfast ...
Acts 2:30
Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God...
Revelation 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia ...
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Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings the God of heave...
Daniel 7:14
And to him was given dominion and glory and a k...
Daniel 7:18
But the saints of the Most High shall receive t...
Daniel 7:27
And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatn...
Hebrews 1:8
But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is...
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and th...
John 12:34
So the crowd answered him, "We have heard from ...
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Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
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John 6:69
And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.
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Matthew 14:33
And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God.
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Luke 1:7
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
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Genesis 18:14
Is anything too hard for the Lord ? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
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Judges 6:21
Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
Acts 12:10
When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.
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Luke 1:65
And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea.
Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Joshua 21:11
They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.
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Luke 1:15
For he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 1:67
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
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Judges 5:24
Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
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Deuteronomy 28:4
Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.
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Psalms 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
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Luke 20:42
For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand.
John 20:28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!
Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
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John 20:29
Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
Luke 1:20
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.
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Luke 1:46 - 53
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:1 - 10
And Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in the Lord ; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Psalms 34:2 - 3
My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad.
Psalms 69:30
I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Acts 10:46
For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared.
Acts 19:17
And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.
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Psalms 35:9
Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord, exulting in his salvation.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord ; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Habakkuk 3:18
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord ; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Acts 16:34
Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
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Luke 1:46
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.
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Psalms 106:21
They forgot God, their Savior, who had done gre...
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of ...
1 Timothy 2:3
This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight o...
Titus 1:3
And at the proper time manifested in his word t...
Titus 2:10
Not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so t...
Titus 3:4
But when the goodness and loving kindness of Go...
Jude 1:25
To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Chri...
2 Timothy 1:9
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, n...
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1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.
Psalms 138:6
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
Luke 9:38
And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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Luke 11:27
As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!
Psalms 72:17
May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
Malachi 3:12
Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
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Psalms 89:8
O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you?
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
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Psalms 71:19
Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
Psalms 126:2 - 3
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them.
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Psalms 99:3
Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!
Psalms 111:9
He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name!
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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Deuteronomy 5:10
But showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
Psalms 89:1 - 2
I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 103:17
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children.
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Psalms 89:10
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
Psalms 98:1
Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
Psalms 118:16
The right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
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Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
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Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
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Job 5:11
He sets on high those who are lowly, and those ...
Psalms 75:7
But it is God who executes judgment, putting do...
Psalms 107:40 - 41
He pours contempt on princes and makes them wan...
Psalms 113:7 - 8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the ...
Psalms 147:6
The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wick...
Ezekiel 21:26
Thus says the Lord God : Remove the turban and ...
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will ...
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Psalms 34:10
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalms 107:9
For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Luke 6:24 - 25
But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.
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Job 22:9
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
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Isaiah 41:8 - 9
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend.
Hebrews 2:16
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
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Isaiah 44:21
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
Isaiah 49:3
And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
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Psalms 98:3
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Micah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Luke 1:72 - 73
To show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant.
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Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
Psalms 132:11
The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
Galatians 3:16
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.
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Luke 1:54
He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.
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