Psalm 132:11-12

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¹¹^(A)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(B)from which he will not turn back:
^(C)“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall ^(D)sit on your throne.”

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Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

Isaiah 9:6-7

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⁶^(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us ^(B)a son is given;
^(C)and the government shall be ^(D)upon^[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called^[b]
Wonderful ^(E)Counselor, ^(F)Mighty God,
    ^(G)Everlasting ^(H)Father, Prince of ^(I)Peace.
⁷Of the increase of his government and of peace
    ^(J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
^(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
^(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

Matthew 1:18

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The Birth of Jesus Christ

¹⁸Now the birth of ^(A)Jesus Christ^[a] took place in this way. ^(B)When his mother Mary had been betrothed^[b] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child ^(C)from the Holy Spirit.

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Matthew 1:18 Some manuscripts of the Christ
Matthew 1:18 That is, legally pledged to be married

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Matthew 1:22-23

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²²^(A)All this took place ^(B)to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

²³^(C)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name ^(D)Immanuel”

(which means, God ^(E)with us).

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John 3:16

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For God So Loved the World

¹⁶“For ^(A)God so loved ^(B)the world,^[a] ^(C)that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^(D)perish but have eternal life.

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John 3:16 Or For this is how God loved the world

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Acts 13:23

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²³^(A)Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel ^(B)a Savior, Jesus, ^(C)as he promised.

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Galatians 4:4-5

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⁴But ^(A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, ^(B)born ^(C)of woman, born ^(D)under the law, ⁵^(E)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive ^(F)adoption as sons.

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1 Timothy 2:5

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⁵For ^(A)there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man^[a] Christ Jesus,

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1 Timothy 2:5 men and man render the same Greek word that is translated people in verses 1 and 4

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1 Timothy 3:16

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¹⁶Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

^(A)He^[a] was manifested in the flesh,
    vindicated^[b] by the Spirit,^[c]
        ^(B)seen by angels,
^(C)proclaimed among the nations,
    ^(D)believed on in the world,
        ^(E)taken up in glory.