- Who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross. - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known.
- How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” - By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. - While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
- God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
- For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
- Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
- As they came from their mother's womb, so they shall go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil, which they may carry away with their hands.
- And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth.
- Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered. - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
- For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock besides our God? - But surely, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life. - For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God? - Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
- There is no Holy One like the Lord,
no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. - What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar. - Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child.
- The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
- Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good.
- Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. - This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
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