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highlighted John 1:1 NLT
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Dec 23
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highlighted John 1:14 NLT
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
Dec 23
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highlighted Matthew 28:19-20 NLT
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Dec 23
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highlighted Matthew 1:18-23 NLT
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
Dec 23
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highlighted Ecclesiastes 8:7 NLT
Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?
Dec 17
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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
Dec 17
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highlighted Ecclesiastes 9:1-11 NLT
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time. This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor. The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t. It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway. There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!” The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.
Dec 17
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highlighted Matthew 8:23-27 NASB
aWhen He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "aSave us, Lord; we are perishing!"He said to them, "Why are you afraid, ayou men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
Dec 16
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highlighted Psalms 102:8 NASB
My enemies ahave reproached me all day long;
Dec 16
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highlighted Proverbs 1:27 NASB
When your dread comes like a storm
Dec 16
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highlighted Psalms 84:5-7 NASB
How blessed is the man whose astrength is in You,
Dec 2
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highlighted Matthew 1:23 NASB
"aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH bCHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "cGOD WITH US."
Dec 2
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highlighted Psalms 23:5 NASB
You aprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
Nov 25
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highlighted 2 Samuel 9:7 NASB
David said to him, "Do not fear, for aI will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and bwill restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and cyou shall eat at my table regularly."
Nov 25
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highlighted Leviticus 24:5 NASB
"aThen you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.
Nov 25
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highlighted Ephesians 4:32 ESV
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Oct 8
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highlighted Ephesians 4:26 ESV
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Oct 8
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highlighted Luke 17:33-35 ESV
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left."
Oct 8
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highlighted Luke 17:22-26 ESV
And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
Oct 8
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highlighted Luke 17:21 ESV
nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
Oct 8