Luke 1:68-79

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⁶⁸“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.^(B)
⁶⁹He has raised up a horn^[a]^(C) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David^(D)
⁷⁰(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),^(E)
⁷¹salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
⁷²to show mercy to our ancestors^(F)
    and to remember his holy covenant,^(G)
⁷³    the oath he swore to our father Abraham:^(H)
⁷⁴to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him^(I) without fear^(J)
⁷⁵    in holiness and righteousness^(K) before him all our days.

⁷⁶And you, my child, will be called a prophet^(L) of the Most High;^(M)
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,^(N)
⁷⁷to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,^(O)
⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun^(P) will come to us from heaven
⁷⁹to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,^(Q)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”^(R)

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Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.

Jeremiah 23:1-6

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The Righteous Branch

23 “Woe to the shepherds^(A) who are destroying and scattering^(B) the sheep of my pasture!”^(C) declares the Lord. ²Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds^(D) who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock^(E) and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil^(F) you have done,” declares the Lord. ³“I myself will gather the remnant^(G) of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture,^(H) where they will be fruitful and increase in number. ⁴I will place shepherds^(I) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid^(J) or terrified, nor will any be missing,^(K)” declares the Lord.

⁵“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David^[a] a righteous Branch,^(L)
a King^(M) who will reign^(N) wisely
    and do what is just and right^(O) in the land.
⁶In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.^(P)
This is the name^(Q) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.^(R)

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Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Colossians 1:11-20

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¹¹being strengthened with all power^(A) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,^(B) ¹²and giving joyful thanks to the Father,^(C) who has qualified you^[a] to share in the inheritance^(D) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.^(E) ¹³For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness^(F) and brought us into the kingdom^(G) of the Son he loves,^(H) ¹⁴in whom we have redemption,^(I) the forgiveness of sins.^(J)

The Supremacy of the Son of God

¹⁵The Son is the image^(K) of the invisible God,^(L) the firstborn^(M) over all creation. ¹⁶For in him all things were created:^(N) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;^(O) all things have been created through him and for him.^(P) ¹⁷He is before all things,^(Q) and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸And he is the head^(R) of the body, the church;^(S) he is the beginning and the firstborn^(T) from among the dead,^(U) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹For God was pleased^(V) to have all his fullness^(W) dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile^(X) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,^(Y) by making peace^(Z) through his blood,^(AA) shed on the cross.

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Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

Luke 23:33-43

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³³When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. ³⁴Jesus said, “Father,^(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”^[a]^(B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.^(C)

³⁵The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.^(D) They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”^(E)

³⁶The soldiers also came up and mocked him.^(F) They offered him wine vinegar^(G) ³⁷and said, “If you are the king of the Jews,^(H) save yourself.”

³⁸There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.^(I)

³⁹One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”^(J)

⁴⁰But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”^(K)

⁴²Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.^[b]”^(L)

⁴³Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^(M)

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