11/06/20 04:36:46.92
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, [ who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;
his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God,
[ observing all the Lord’s commands ] and decrees blamelessly.
But they were childless [ because Elizabeth was not able to conceive ],
and they were both very old.
Once [ when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God ],
he was chosen by lot, [ according to the custom of the priesthood ],
[ to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense ].
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And [ when the time for the [ burning ] of incense came ], all the [ assembled ] worshipers were praying outside.
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, [ standing at the right side of the altar of incense ].
[ When Zechariah saw him ], he was startled and was gripped with fear.
But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are [ to call [ him John ] ].
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never [ to take wine or other fermented drink ],
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [ even before he is born ].
He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah,
[ to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous ]—
[ to make ready a people [ prepared for the Lord ] ].”
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Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God,
and I have been sent [ to speak to you and to tell you this good news ].
And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day [ this happens ],
[ because you did not believe my words,
[ which will come true at their [ appointed ] time ] ].”
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering
[ why he stayed so long in the temple ]. [ When he came out ],
he could not speak to them. They realized [ he had seen a vision in the temple ],
for he kept [ making signs to them ] but remained [ unable [ to speak ] ].
[ When his time of service was completed ], he returned home.
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said.
“In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
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11/06/20 04:46:05.10
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
to a virgin [ pledged [ to be married to a man [ named Joseph, a descendant of David ] ] ].
The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “[ Greetings ],
you [ who are highly favored ]! The Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered [ what kind of [ greeting ] this might be ].
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are [ to call [ him Jesus ] ].
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
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“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “[ since I am a virgin ]?”
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
So the holy one [ to be born ] will be called the Son of God.
Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age,
and she [ who was said [ to be unable [ to conceive ] ] ] is in her sixth month.
For no word from God will ever fail.”
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.”
Then the angel left her.
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11/06/20 10:48:35.19
Mary Visits Elizabeth
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,
[ where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth ].
[ When Elizabeth heard [ Mary’s greeting ] ], the baby leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child [ you will bear ]!
But why am I so favored, [ that the mother of my Lord should come to me ]?
[ As soon as the sound of [ your greeting ] reached my ears ],
the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed is she [ who has believed [ that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her ] ]!”
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Mary’s Song
And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call [ me blessed ],
for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name.
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His mercy extends to those [ who fear him ],
from generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
he has scattered those [ who are proud in their inmost thoughts ].
He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things
but has sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
[ remembering [ to be merciful
to Abraham and his descendants forever ] ],
[ just as he promised our ancestors ].”
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
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11/06/20 12:59:52.19
Jesus Begins to Preach
[ When Jesus heard [ that John had been put in prison ] ],
he withdrew to Galilee.
[ Leaving Nazareth ], he went and lived in Capernaum,
[ which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—
[ to fulfill [ what was said through the prophet Isaiah ] ]:
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
the people [ living in darkness ]
have seen a great light;
on those [ living in the land of the shadow of death ]
a light has dawned.”
From that time on Jesus began [ to preach ], “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
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11/06/20 13:06:37.19
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
[ As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee ], he saw two brothers, Simon [ called Peter ] and his brother Andrew.
They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out [ to fish for people ].”
At once they left their nets and followed him.
[ Going on from there ], he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.
They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, [ preparing their nets ].
Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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11/06/20 16:59:02.05
Ruth 2
Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of [ standing from the clan of Elimelek,
[ whose name was Boaz ] ].
And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let [ me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone
[ in whose eyes I find favor ].”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” So she went out, entered a field
and began [ to glean behind the harvesters ]. [ As it turned out ], she was working in a field [ belonging to Boaz,
[ who was from the clan of Elimelek ] ].
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Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters,
“The LORD be with you!”
“The LORD bless you!” they answered.
Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite
[ who came back from Moab with Naomi ].
She said, ‘Please let [ me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters ].’
She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”
So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here.
Stay here with the women [ who work for me ]. Watch the field [ where the men are harvesting ],
and follow along after the women. I have told the men [ not to lay a hand on you ].
And [ whenever you are thirsty ], go and get a drink from the water jars [ the men have filled ].”
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At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes [ that you notice me ]—a foreigner?”
Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about [ what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—
how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came [ to live with a people [ you did not know before ] ].
May the LORD repay you for [ what you have done ]. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel,
[ under whose wings you have come [ to take refuge ] ].”
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“May I continue [ to find favor in your eyes ], my lord,” she said.
“You have put me at ease by [ speaking kindly to your servant ]—
[ though I do not have the [ standing ] of one of your servants ].”
At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
[ When she sat down with the harvesters ], he offered her some [ roasted ] grain.
She ate all [ she wanted ] and had some [ left over ].
[ As she got up to glean ], Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let [ her gather among the sheaves ] and
don’t reprimand her. Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave [ them for her to pick up ], and don’t rebuke her.”
So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley [ she had gathered ],
and it amounted to about an ephah. She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw [ how much she had gathered ].
Ruth also brought out and gave her [ what she had left over [ after she had eaten enough ] ].
Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man [ who took notice of you ]!”
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Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one [ at whose place she had been working ].
“The name of the man [ I worked with today ] is Boaz,” she said.
“The LORD bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. “He has not stopped [ showing his kindness to the [ living ] and the dead ].” She added, “That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[b]”
Then Ruth the Moabite said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers [ until they finish [ harvesting all my grain ] ].’”
Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It will be good [ for you, my daughter, to go with the women
[ who work for him ] ], [ because in someone else’s field you might be harmed ].”
So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz [ to glean [ until the barley and wheat harvests were finished ].
And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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11/06/20 18:00:10.93
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