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Genesis 21
Chapter 21
Isaac Is Born
1 (C1)Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had (F1)promised.2 (C1)So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at (C2)the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.3 Abraham named his son who was born to him, the son whom Sarah bore to him, (C1)Isaac.4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was (C1)eight days old, as God had commanded him.5 Now Abraham was (C1)a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.6 Sarah said, "God has made (C1)laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh (F1)with me."7 And she said, "(C1)Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given birth to a son in his old age."
8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
Sarah Turns against Hagar
9 Now Sarah saw (C1)the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, (C2)mocking Isaac.10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "(C1)Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be an heir with my son (F1)Isaac!"11 (C1)The matter (F1)distressed Abraham greatly because of his son Ishmael.12 But God said to Abraham, "(F1)Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for (C1)through Isaac (F2)your descendants shall be named.13 "And of (C1)the son of the slave woman I will make a nation also, because he is your (F1)descendant."14 So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a (F1)skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.15 When the water in the skin was used up, she (F1)left the boy under one of the bushes.16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "May I not (F1)see the boy die!" And she sat opposite him, and (C1)raised her voice and wept.17 God (C1)heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "(F1)What is the matter with you, Hagar? (C2)Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.18 "Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by (F1)the hand, (C1)for I will make a great nation of him."19 Then God (C1)opened her eyes, and she saw (C2)a well of water; and she went and filled the (F1)skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 And (C1)God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.21 (C1)He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Covenant with Abimelech
22 Now it came about at that time that (C1)Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "(C2)God is with you in all that you do;23 so now, (C1)swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my descendants, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have resided."24 Abraham said, "I swear it."25 But Abraham (F1)complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech (C1)had seized.26 And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it (F1)until today."
27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and (C1)the two of them made a covenant.28 But Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.29 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?"30 He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a (C1)witness for me, that I dug this well."31 Therefore he called that place (F1)(C1)Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there (C1)he called on the name of the LORD, the (C2)Everlasting God.34 And Abraham resided (C1)in the land of the Philistines for many days.
Psalms 14
Chapter 14
Foolishness and Wickedness of People.
1 The fool has (C1)said in his heart, "There is no God."
They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;
There is (C2)no one who does good.
2 The LORD has (C1)looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there are any who (F1)(C2)understand,
Who (C3)seek God.
3 They have all (C1)turned aside, together they are corrupt;
There is (C2)no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do all the workers of injustice (C1)not know,
Who (C2)devour my people as they eat bread,
And (C3)do not call upon the LORD?
5 There they are in great dread,
For God is with a (C1)righteous generation.
6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor,
But the LORD is his (C1)refuge.
7 Oh, that (C1)the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD (C2)restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
Luke 12:1-31
Chapter 12
God Knows and Cares
1 Under these circumstances, after (F1)so many thousands of (F2)people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, "(C1)Beware of the (F3)leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.2 "(C1)But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.3 "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have (F1)whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on (C1)the housetops.
4 "Now I say to you, (C1)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.5 "But I will warn you whom to fear: (C1)fear the One who, after He has killed someone, has the power to throw that person into (F1)(C2)hell; yes, I tell you, fear (F2)Him!6 "Are (C1)five sparrows not sold for two (F1)assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God.7 "(C1)But even the hairs of your head are all counted. (F1)Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
8 "Now I say to you, everyone who (C1)confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God;9 but (C1)the one who denies Me before people will be denied (C2)before the angels of God.10 "(C1)And everyone who (F1)speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.11 "Now when they bring you before (C1)the synagogues and the officials and the authorities, do not (C2)worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;12 for (C1)the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."
Greed Denounced
13 Now someone (F1)in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."14 But He said to him, "(F1)(C1)You there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?"15 But He said to them, "(C1)Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.17 "And he began thinking to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'18 "And he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.19 'And I will say to ">(F1)myself, "(C1)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!"'20 "But God said to him, '(C1)You fool! This very night (F1)(C2)your soul is demanded of you; and (C3)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?'21 "Such is the one who (C1)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God."
22 And He said to His disciples, "(C1)For this reason I tell you, (F1)do not worry about your (F2)life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear.23 "For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.24 "Consider the (C1)ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor (C2)barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!25 "And which of you by worrying can add a (F1)(C1)day to his (F2)life's span?26 "Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things?27 "Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor (F1)spin; but I tell you, not even (C1)Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.28 "Now if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? (C1)You of little faith!29 "And do not (F1)seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not (C1)keep worrying.30 "For (F1)all these things are what the nations of the world (F2)eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things.31 "But (F1)seek His kingdom, and (C1)these things will be (F2)provided to you.<
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