Now behold, Boaz came from (A)Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, (B)“The Lord be with you!”

And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”

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Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(A)

“The Lord bless you!(B)” they answered.

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Benediction

16 Now may (A)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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Final Greetings

16 Now may the Lord of peace(A) himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.(B)

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With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his [a]arms.
Neither let those who pass by them say,
(A)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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  1. Psalm 129:7 armsful, lit. bosom

a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(A)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(B) in the name of the Lord.”

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12 And the (A)Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is (B)with you, you mighty man of valor!”

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12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,(A) mighty warrior.(B)

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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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  1. Luke 1:28 NU omits blessed are you among women

28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

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Farewell

22 The Lord [a]Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:22 NU omits Jesus Christ

22 The Lord be with your spirit.(A) Grace be with you all.(B)

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26 (A)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

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26 Blessed is he who comes(A) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.

11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. (A)The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who (B)built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in (C)Ephrathah and be famous in (D)Bethlehem.

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11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate(A) said, “We are witnesses.(B) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,(C) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah(D) and be famous in Bethlehem.(E)

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Blessed Unity of the People of God

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For (A)brethren to dwell together in unity!

It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
It is like the dew of (B)Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For (C)there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.

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Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together(A) in unity!(B)

It is like precious oil poured on the head,(C)
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew(D) of Hermon(E)
    were falling on Mount Zion.(F)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,(G)
    even life forevermore.(H)

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15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, (A)choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether (B)the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [a]the River, or (C)the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. (D)But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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  1. Joshua 24:15 The Euphrates

15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(B) we will serve the Lord.”(C)

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19 For I have known him, in order (A)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

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19 For I have chosen him(A), so that he will direct his children(B) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(C) by doing what is right and just,(D) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(E)

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10 If anyone comes to you and (A)does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.(A) 11 Anyone who welcomes them shares(B) in their wicked work.

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And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

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Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers.(A) Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare[a] of their slaves.

False Teachers and the Love of Money

These are the things you are to teach and insist on.(B)

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:2 Or and benefit from the service