Ruth 1:3
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3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.
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Hebrews 12:10-11
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10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(A) 11 Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.(B)
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Psalm 34:19
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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.(A)
Hebrews 12:6
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6 for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves
and chastises every child whom he accepts.”(A)
2 Kings 4:1
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Elisha and the Widow’s Oil
4 Now the wife of a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.”(A)
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