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Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:40-43 ESV
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:23 ESV
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:22 ESV
And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
Dec 17
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highlighted Luke 2:21 ESV
And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:11 ESV
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:7-8 ESV
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 2:9 ESV
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:59-60 ESV
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John."
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:42 ESV
and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:36-41 ESV
And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.For nothing will be impossible with God."And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:32-35 ESV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:27-31 ESV
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:26 ESV
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Luke 1:19 ESV
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Dec 17
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highlighted Luke 1:15 ESV
for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Dec 17
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highlighted Luke 1:13 ESV
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Dec 17
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Mark 16:16 ESV
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Dec 16
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highlighted Mark 16:9-14 ESV
She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
Dec 16
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Mark 16:2-6 ESV
And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large.And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.And he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
Dec 16
Shelley Fury Jones
highlighted Mark 15:45 ESV
And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
Dec 16