Genesis 1:27-28

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²⁷So God created^(A) mankind^(B) in his own image,^(C)
in the image of God^(D) he created them;
male and female^(E) he created them.^(F)

²⁸God blessed them and said to them,^(G) “Be fruitful and increase in number;^(H) fill the earth^(I) and subdue it. Rule over^(J) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.^(K)”

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Psalm 110:1-4

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Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

¹The Lord says^(A) to my lord:^[a]

“Sit at my right hand^(B)
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”^(C)

²The Lord will extend your mighty scepter^(D) from Zion,^(E) saying,
    “Rule^(F) in the midst of your enemies!”
³Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,^(G)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.^[b]^(H)

⁴The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:^(I)
“You are a priest forever,^(J)
in the order of Melchizedek.^(K)”

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Footnotes

Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Ephesians 1:17-2:2

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¹⁷I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(A) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened^(C) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called^(D) you, the riches^(E) of his glorious inheritance^(F) in his holy people,^(G) ¹⁹and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power^(H) is the same as the mighty strength^(I) ²⁰he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead^(J) and seated him at his right hand^(K) in the heavenly realms,^(L) ²¹far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,^(M) and every name^(N) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.^(O) ²²And God placed all things under his feet^(P) and appointed him to be head^(Q) over everything for the church, ²³which is his body,^(R) the fullness of him^(S) who fills everything in every way.^(T)

Made Alive in Christ

2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,^(U) ²in which you used to live^(V) when you followed the ways of this world^(W) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,^(X) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.^(Y)

Footnotes

Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

Revelation 1:4-6

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Greetings and Doxology

⁴John,

To the seven churches^(A) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you^(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,^(C) and from the seven spirits^[a]^(D) before his throne, ⁵and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,^(E) the firstborn from the dead,^(F) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^(G)

To him who loves us^(H) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,^(I) ⁶and has made us to be a kingdom and priests^(J) to serve his God and Father^(K)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.^(L)