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Genesis 29:31
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Genesis 29:31
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Jacob’s Many Children
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.
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Genesis 29:31
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Genesis 29:31
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Jacob’s Children
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(A) he enabled her to conceive,(B) but Rachel remained childless.
Matthew 10:37
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
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Matthew 10:37
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)
1 Samuel 2:21
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1 Samuel 2:21
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21 And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
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1 Samuel 2:21
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1 Samuel 2:21
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21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(B) up in the presence of the Lord.
Psalm 127:3
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Psalm 127:3
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3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him.
Psalm 127:3
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Psalm 127:3
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3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward(A) from him.
1 Samuel 1:5
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1 Samuel 1:5
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5 And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion[a] because the Lord had given her no children.
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- 1:5 Or And because he loved Hannah, he would give her a choice portion. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
1 Samuel 1:5
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1 Samuel 1:5
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5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(B)
Judges 13:2-3
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Judges 13:2-3
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2 In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son.
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Judges 13:2-3
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Judges 13:2-3
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2 A certain man of Zorah,(A) named Manoah,(B) from the clan of the Danites,(C) had a wife who was childless,(D) unable to give birth. 3 The angel of the Lord(E) appeared to her(F) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(G)
Deuteronomy 21:15
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Deuteronomy 21:15
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Rights of the Firstborn
15 “Suppose a man has two wives, but he loves one and not the other, and both have given him sons. And suppose the firstborn son is the son of the wife he does not love.
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Deuteronomy 21:15
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Deuteronomy 21:15
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The Right of the Firstborn
15 If a man has two wives,(A) and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love,(B)
Exodus 3:7
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Exodus 3:7
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7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
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Exodus 3:7
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Exodus 3:7
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7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(A) the misery(B) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(C) about their suffering.(D)
Genesis 30:1-2
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Genesis 30:1-2
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30 When Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”
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Genesis 30:1-2
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Genesis 30:1-2
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30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
2 Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(C) who has kept you from having children?”(D)
Genesis 29:30
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Genesis 29:30
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30 So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.
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Genesis 29:30
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Genesis 29:30
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30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah.(A) And he worked for Laban another seven years.(B)
Genesis 20:18-21:2
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Genesis 20:18-21:2
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18 For the Lord had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah.
The Birth of Isaac
21 The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. 2 She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.
Genesis 20:18-21:2
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Genesis 20:18-21:2
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18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.(A)
The Birth of Isaac
21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(B) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(C) 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(D) to Abraham in his old age,(E) at the very time God had promised him.(F)
John 12:25
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John 12:25
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25 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.
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John 12:25
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John 12:25
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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B)
Luke 14:26
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Luke 14:26
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26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
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Luke 14:26
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Luke 14:26
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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)
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