Luke 1:48
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48 For (A)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (B)all generations will call me blessed.
Psalm 138:6
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Luke 11:27
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Keeping the Word
27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, (A)“Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
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1 Samuel 1:11
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11 Then she (A)made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed (B)look on the affliction of Your maidservant and (C)remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and (D)no razor shall come upon his head.”
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Malachi 3:12
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12 “And all nations will call you blessed,
For you will be (A)a delightful land,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
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Glory Only in the Lord
26 For [a]you see your calling, brethren, (A)that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many [b]noble, are called. 27 But (B)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [c]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:26 consider
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 well-born
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 insignificant or lowly
Luke 1:28
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28 And having come in, the angel said to her, (A)“Rejoice, highly favored one, (B)the Lord is with you; [a]blessed are you among women!”
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- Luke 1:28 NU omits blessed are you among women
James 2:5-6
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Luke 1:42
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42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, (A)“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Psalm 136:23
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23 Who (A)remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 (A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (C)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
2 Samuel 7:18-19
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David’s Thanksgiving to God(A)
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: (B)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. (C)Is this the manner of man, O Lord God?
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2 Samuel 7:8
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8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
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1 Samuel 2:8
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8 (A)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(B)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(C)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
Genesis 30:13
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13 Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters (A)will call me blessed.” So she called his name [a]Asher.
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- Genesis 30:13 Lit. Happy
Psalm 102:17
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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
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