Psalm 1:1-2

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man^[a]
    who ^(A)walks not in ^(B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^(C)the way of sinners,
    nor ^(D)sits in ^(E)the seat of ^(F)scoffers;
²but his ^(G)delight is in the law^[b] of the Lord,
    and on his ^(H)law he meditates day and night.

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Footnotes

Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

Psalm 1:3

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³He is like ^(A)a tree
planted by ^(B)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its ^(C)leaf does not wither.
^(D)In all that he does, he prospers.

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Psalm 1:3 in all English translations

Matthew 4:23

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Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

²³^(A)And he went throughout all Galilee, ^(B)teaching in their synagogues and ^(C)proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ^(D)healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

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Matthew 4:23 in all English translations

Luke 9:1-2

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

9 ^(A)And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, ²^(B)and he sent them out to ^(C)proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

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Luke 10:1-2

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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed ^(A)seventy-two^[a] others and ^(B)sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ²^(C)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^(D)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.