Luke 1:46-55

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Mary’s Song^(A)

⁴⁶And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord^(B)
⁴⁷    and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,^(C)
⁴⁸for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.^(D)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,^(E)
⁴⁹    for the Mighty One has done great things^(F) for me—
    holy is his name.^(G)
⁵⁰His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.^(H)
⁵¹He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;^(I)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.^(J)
⁵²He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.^(K)
⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things^(L)
    but has sent the rich away empty.
⁵⁴He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful^(M)
⁵⁵to Abraham and his descendants^(N) forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

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2 Samuel 7:18

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David’s Prayer^(A)

¹⁸Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,^(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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2 Samuel 7:18 in all English translations

2 Samuel 7:23-29

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²³And who is like your people Israel^(A)—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name^(B) for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders^(C) by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed^(D) from Egypt?^[a] ²⁴You have established your people Israel as your very own^(E) forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.^(F)

²⁵“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise^(G) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, ²⁶so that your name^(H) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established^(I) in your sight.

²⁷“Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. ²⁸Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy,^(J) and you have promised these good things to your servant. ²⁹Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing^(K) the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 7:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 17:21; Hebrew wonders for your land and before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.

Galatians 3:6-14

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⁶So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[a]^(A)

⁷Understand, then, that those who have faith^(B) are children of Abraham.^(C) ⁸Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^[b]^(D) ⁹So those who rely on faith^(E) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(F)

¹⁰For all who rely on the works of the law^(G) are under a curse,^(H) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”^[c]^(I) ¹¹Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,^(J) because “the righteous will live by faith.”^[d]^(K) ¹²The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^[e]^(L) ¹³Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law^(M) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”^[f]^(N) ¹⁴He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,^(O) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.^(P)