17 Now when they had seen Him, they made [a]widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.

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  1. Luke 2:17 NU omits widely

17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,

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39 “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

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39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.

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16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.

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16 Come and hear,(A) all you who fear God;
    let me tell(B) you what he has done for me.

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17 O God, You have taught me from my (A)youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
18 Now also (B)when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.

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17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(A) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(B)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(C)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(D) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(E)

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38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to [a]the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who (A)looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

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  1. Luke 2:38 NU God

38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.(A)

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A Book of Remembrance

16 Then those (A)who feared the Lord (B)spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So (C)a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who [a]meditate on His name.

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  1. Malachi 3:16 Or esteem

The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(A) A scroll(B) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(C) the Lord and honored his name.

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Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will [a]rest in hope.
10 (A)For You will not leave my soul in [b]Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to [c]see corruption.

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  1. Psalm 16:9 Or dwell securely
  2. Psalm 16:10 The abode of the dead
  3. Psalm 16:10 undergo

Therefore my heart is glad(A) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(B)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(C)
    nor will you let your faithful[a] one(D) see decay.(E)

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  1. Psalm 16:10 Or holy

28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 “Come, see a Man (A)who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

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28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.(A) Could this be the Messiah?”(B)

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41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the [a]Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of [b]Jonah. (A)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, [c]A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found (B)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now (C)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found (D)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom (E)Moses in the law, and also the (F)prophets, wrote—Jesus (G)of Nazareth, the (H)son of Joseph.”

46 And Nathanael said to him, (I)“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

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  1. John 1:41 Lit. Anointed One
  2. John 1:42 NU John
  3. John 1:42 Gr. Petros, usually translated Peter

41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).(A) 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(B) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(C)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,(D) he said to him, “Follow me.”(E)

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.(F) 45 Philip found Nathanael(G) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,(H) and about whom the prophets also wrote(I)—Jesus of Nazareth,(J) the son of Joseph.”(K)

46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”(L) Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.