Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (A)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (B)you shall call his name John.
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Acts 10:31
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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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1 Samuel 2:21
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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.
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Psalm 127:3-5
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3 Behold, (A)children are a heritage from the Lord,
(B)the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of (C)a warrior
are the children[a] of one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies (D)in the gate.[b]
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- Psalm 127:4 Or sons
- Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate
Psalm 113:9
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Judges 13:3-5
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3 (A)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Therefore be careful (B)and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, 5 for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. (C)No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be (D)a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall (E)begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
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Genesis 25:21
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21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And (A)the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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Luke 2:21
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21 And (A)at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, (B)he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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Psalm 118:21
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Luke 1:30
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30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for (A)you have found favor with God.
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Matthew 14:27
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27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, (A)“Take heart; it is I. (B)Do not be afraid.”
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Isaiah 8:3
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3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, (A)“Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
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2 Kings 4:16-17
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16 And he said, “At this season, (A)about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, (B)O man of God; (C)do not lie to your servant.” 17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time (D)the following spring, as Elisha had said to her.
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Genesis 18:14
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14 (A)Is anything too hard[a] for the Lord? (B)At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”
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- Genesis 18:14 Or wonderful
Genesis 17:19
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19 God said, “No, but (A)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name (B)Isaac.[a] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
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- Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs
Genesis 17:10
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10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
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Luke 24:36-40
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Jesus Appears to His Disciples
36 As they were talking about these things, (A)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were (B)startled and (C)frightened and (D)thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. (E)Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, (F)he showed them his hands and his feet.
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Luke 1:60-63
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60 but his mother answered, “No; (A)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And (B)they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for (C)a writing tablet and wrote, (D)“His name is John.” And they all wondered.
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Mark 16:6
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6 And he said to them, (A)“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
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Matthew 28:5
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5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
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Hosea 1:9-10
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9 And the Lord said, (A)“Call his name Not My People,[a] for (B)you are not my people, and I am not your God.”[b]
10 [c] Yet (C)the number of the children of Israel shall be (D)like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. (E)And (F)in the place where it was said to them, (G)“You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, (H)“Children[d] of (I)the living God.”
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- Hosea 1:9 Hebrew Lo-ammi, which means not my people
- Hosea 1:9 Hebrew I am not yours
- Hosea 1:10 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
- Hosea 1:10 Or Sons
Hosea 1:4
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4 And the Lord said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while (A)I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and (B)I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
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1 Samuel 1:20-23
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20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”[a]
Samuel Given to the Lord
21 The man Elkanah and all his house (A)went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord (B)and dwell there forever.” 23 (C)Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; (D)only, may the Lord establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God
Judges 6:23
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23 But the Lord said to him, (A)“Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.”
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