^2 (A)the life ^(B)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ^(C)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(D)which was with the Father and ^(E)was made manifest to us—

⁷ So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome ^(A)sores from ^(B)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. ⁸ And he took ^(C)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in ^(D)the ashes.

⁹ Then his wife said to him, “Do you still ^(E)hold fast your integrity? ^(F)Curse God and die.” ¹⁰ But he said to her, “You speak as one of the ^(G)foolish women would speak. ^(H)Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”^{[a] (I)}In all this Job did not ^(J)sin with his lips.

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and ^(A)sin which clings so closely, and ^(B)let us run ^(C)with endurance the race that is ^(D)set before us, ² looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, ^(E)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising ^(F)the shame, and ^(G)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Shepherds and the Angels

⁸ And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹ And an angel of the Lord ^(A)appeared to them, and ^(B)the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all ^(C)the people.