Exodus 21:22-25
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22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and (A)he shall pay as the (B)judges determine. 23 But if there is harm,[a] then you shall pay (C)life for life, 24 (D)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
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- Exodus 21:23 Or so that her children come out and it is clear who was to blame, he shall be fined as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he alone shall pay. 23If it is unclear who was to blame…
Isaiah 49:1
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The Servant of the Lord
49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
Isaiah 49:1-3
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The Servant of the Lord
49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 (D)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
(E)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, (F)in whom I will be glorified.”[a]
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- Isaiah 49:3 Or I will display my beauty
Psalm 139:13-16
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13 For you (A)formed my inward parts;
you (B)knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a]
(C)Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 (D)My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in (E)the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your (F)book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
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- Psalm 139:14 Or for I am fearfully set apart
Psalm 51:5
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5 Behold, (A)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 51:5-6
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5 Behold, (A)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in (B)the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Luke 1:43
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43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (A)my Lord should come to me?
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Luke 1:43-45
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43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (A)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (B)blessed is she who believed that there would be[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
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- Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be
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