- 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.
- The Lord merely spoke,
and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
and all the stars were born. - We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.
- Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross. - And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
- And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.
- No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
- How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
the news that the God of Israel reigns! - If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
- God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
- For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
- There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.
- 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.
- For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight! - No one is holy like the Lord!
There is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. - For who is God except the Lord?
Who but our God is a solid rock? - For who is God except the Lord?
Who but our God is a solid rock? - For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.
- But God is my helper.
The Lord keeps me alive! - This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
- Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
- For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
- And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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