^19 (A)And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him ^(B)and let none of his words fall to the ground.

⁶ But he said to him, “Behold, there is ^(A)a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; ^(B)all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go.”

^2 (A)The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

⁵⁶ “Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. ^(A)Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant.

⁵² And Jesus ^(A)increased in wisdom and in stature^[a] and in ^(B)favor with God and man.

²² The Lord be ^(A)with your spirit. ^(B)Grace be with you.^[a]

^21 (A)Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. ^(B)And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.

Final Greetings

¹¹ Finally, brothers,^[a] rejoice. ^(A)Aim for restoration, comfort one another,^{[b] (B)}agree with one another, ^(C)live in peace; and the God of love and ^(D)peace will be with you.

^40 (A)And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

^14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and ^(B)the love of God and ^(C)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.