Psalm 119:17-24

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ג Gimel

¹⁷Be good to your servant^(A) while I live,
    that I may obey your word.^(B)
¹⁸Open my eyes that I may see
    wonderful things in your law.
¹⁹I am a stranger on earth;^(C)
    do not hide your commands from me.
²⁰My soul is consumed^(D) with longing
    for your laws^(E) at all times.
²¹You rebuke the arrogant,^(F) who are accursed,^(G)
    those who stray^(H) from your commands.
²²Remove from me their scorn^(I) and contempt,
    for I keep your statutes.^(J)
²³Though rulers sit together and slander me,
    your servant will meditate on your decrees.
²⁴Your statutes are my delight;
    they are my counselors.

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Proverbs 26:6-9

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⁶Sending a message by the hands of a fool^(A)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
⁷Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.^(B)
⁸Like tying a stone in a sling
    is the giving of honor to a fool.^(C)
⁹Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.^(D)

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John 4:39-42

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Many Samaritans Believe

³⁹Many of the Samaritans from that town^(A) believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”^(B) ⁴⁰So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. ⁴¹And because of his words many more became believers.

⁴²They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”^(C)

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2 Peter 1:1-11

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1 Simon Peter, a servant^(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,^(B)

To those who through the righteousness^(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ^(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

²Grace and peace be yours in abundance^(E) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.^(F)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

³His divine power^(G) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him^(H) who called us^(I) by his own glory and goodness. ⁴Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,^(J) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,^(K) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.^(L)

⁵For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;^(M) ⁶and to knowledge, self-control;^(N) and to self-control, perseverance;^(O) and to perseverance, godliness;^(P) ⁷and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.^(Q) ⁸For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive^(R) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(S) ⁹But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,^(T) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.^(U)

¹⁰Therefore, my brothers and sisters,^[a] make every effort to confirm your calling^(V) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,^(W) ¹¹and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom^(X) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.^(Y)