Genesis 1:27-28

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²⁷So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
^(A)male and female he created them.

²⁸And God blessed them. And God said to them, ^(B)“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

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Proverbs 1:8-9

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The Enticement of Sinners

⁸^(A)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
⁹for they are ^(B)a graceful garland for your head
and ^(C)pendants for your neck.

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Proverbs 31:9-24

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⁹Open your mouth, ^(A)judge righteously,
^(B)defend the rights of ^(C)the poor and needy.

The Woman Who Fears the Lord

¹⁰^[a] ^(D)An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than ^(E)jewels.
¹¹The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
¹²She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.
¹³She ^(F)seeks wool and flax,
    and works with willing hands.
¹⁴She is like the ships of the merchant;
    she brings her food from afar.
¹⁵She ^(G)rises while it is yet night
    and ^(H)provides food for her household
    and portions for her maidens.
¹⁶She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷She ^(I)dresses herself^[b] with strength
    and makes her arms strong.
¹⁸She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
    Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹She puts her hands to the distaff,
    and her hands hold the spindle.
²⁰She ^(J)opens her hand to ^(K)the poor
    and reaches out her hands to ^(L)the needy.
²¹She is not afraid of snow for her household,
    for all her household are clothed in ^(M)scarlet.^[c]
²²She makes ^(N)bed coverings for herself;
    her clothing is ^(O)fine linen and ^(P)purple.
²³Her husband is known in ^(Q)the gates
    when he sits among the elders of the land.
²⁴She makes ^(R)linen garments and sells them;
    she delivers sashes to the merchant.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Proverbs 31:17 Hebrew She girds her loins
Proverbs 31:21 Or in double thickness

Romans 16:1-16

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Personal Greetings

16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^[a] of the church at ^(A)Cenchreae, ²that you ^(B)may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

³Greet ^(C)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. ⁵Greet also ^(D)the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was ^(E)the first convert^[b] to Christ in Asia. ⁶Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia,^[c] my kinsmen and my ^(F)fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,^[d] and they were in Christ before me. ⁸Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those ^(G)who belong to the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. ¹²Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers^[e] who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶^(H)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.