Micah 5:2-5

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²^[a] ^(A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of ^(B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be ^(C)ruler in Israel,
^(D)whose coming forth is ^(E)from of old,
    from ancient days.
³Therefore he shall give them up ^(F)until the time
    when she who is in labor has given birth;
then ^(G)the rest of his brothers shall return
    to the people of Israel.
⁴And he shall stand ^(H)and shepherd his flock ^(I)in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ^(J)he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.
⁵And he shall be ^(K)their peace.

^(L)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven ^(M)shepherds
and eight princes of men;

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Footnotes

Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

Psalm 113

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Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
^(B)Praise, O ^(C)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(E)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(F)the name of the Lord is ^(G)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(H)high above all nations,
    and his ^(I)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(J)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(K)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(L)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(M)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(N)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(O)Praise the Lord!

Philippians 2:1-11

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Christ's Example of Humility

2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from ^(A)love, any ^(B)participation in the Spirit, any ^(C)affection and sympathy, ²^(D)complete my joy by being ^(E)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. ³Do nothing from ^(F)selfish ambition or ^(G)conceit, but in ^(H)humility count others more significant than yourselves. ⁴Let each of you ^(I)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ⁵^(J)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,^[a] ⁶^(K)who, though he was in ^(L)the form of God, did not count equality with God ^(M)a thing to be grasped,^[b] ⁷but ^(N)emptied himself, by taking the form of a ^(O)servant,^[c] ^(P)being born in the likeness of men. ⁸And being found in human form, he humbled himself by ^(Q)becoming obedient to the point of death, ^(R)even death on a cross. ⁹^(S)Therefore ^(T)God has ^(U)highly exalted him and bestowed on him ^(V)the name that is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus ^(W)every knee should bow, ^(X)in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹and ^(Y)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is ^(Z)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Footnotes

Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Luke 1:39-56

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Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹In those days Mary arose and went with haste into ^(A)the hill country, to a town in Judah, ⁴⁰and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^(B)was filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴²and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^(C)“Blessed are you among women, and ^(D)blessed is ^(E)the fruit of your womb! ⁴³And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^(F)my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And ^(G)blessed is she who believed that there would be^[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶And Mary said,

^(H)“My ^(I)soul ^(J)magnifies the Lord,
⁴⁷    ^(K)and my ^(L)spirit rejoices in ^(M)God my Savior,
⁴⁸for ^(N)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations ^(O)will call me blessed;
⁴⁹for ^(P)he who is mighty ^(Q)has done great things for me,
    and ^(R)holy is his name.
⁵⁰And ^(S)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
⁵¹^(T)He has shown strength with his arm;
    ^(U)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
⁵²^(V)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    ^(W)and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³he has filled ^(X)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich ^(Y)he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴He has ^(Z)helped ^(AA)his servant Israel,
    ^(AB)in remembrance of his mercy,
⁵⁵^(AC)as he spoke to our fathers,
    ^(AD)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”