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Proverbs 23:25
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Proverbs 23:25
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25 Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:25
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Proverbs 23:25
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25 May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)
Luke 11:27-28
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Luke 11:27-28
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True Blessedness
27 While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!”(A) 28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”(B)
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Luke 11:27-28
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Luke 11:27-28
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27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(A)
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(B) and obey it.”(C)
Luke 1:58
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Luke 1:58
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58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.(A)
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Luke 1:58
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Luke 1:58
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58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
Luke 1:40-47
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Luke 1:40-47
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40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.(A) 43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?(B) 44 For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”
Mary’s Song of Praise
46 And Mary[b] said,
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Luke 1:40-47
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Luke 1:40-47
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40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(A) 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,(B) and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord(C) should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Mary’s Song(D)
46 And Mary said:
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
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1 Chronicles 4:9-10
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9 Jabez was honored more than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”(A) 10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked.
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1 Chronicles 4:9-10
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1 Chronicles 4:9-10
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9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[a] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
Luke 1:31-33
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(B) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(C)
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Luke 1:31-33
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(B) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(C) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(D) will never end.”(E)
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