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<div class="version vid111 iso6393eng" data-vid="111" data-iso6393="eng">
    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch93" data-usfm="PSA.93">
            <div class="label">93</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 93</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.93.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> reigns, he is robed in majesty;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.93.1"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is robed in majesty and armed with strength;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.93.1"><span class="content">indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.93.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.93.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Your throne was established long ago;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.93.2"><span class="content">you are from all eternity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.93.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.93.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The seas have lifted up, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.93.3"><span class="content">the seas have lifted up their voice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.93.3"><span class="content">the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.93.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.93.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.93.4"><span class="content">mightier than the breakers of the sea&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.93.4"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> on high is mighty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.93.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.93.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Your statutes, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, stand firm;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.93.5"><span class="content">holiness adorns your house</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.93.5"><span class="content">for endless days.</span></span></div>
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<div class="version vid111 iso6393eng" data-vid="111" data-iso6393="eng">
    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch96" data-usfm="PSA.96">
            <div class="label">96</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 96</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.96.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> a new song;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.96.1"><span class="content">sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, all the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.96.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.96.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, praise his name;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.96.2"><span class="content">proclaim his salvation day after day.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.96.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.96.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Declare his glory among the nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.96.3"><span class="content">his marvelous deeds among all peoples.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.96.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.96.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">For great is the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and most worthy of praise;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.96.4"><span class="content">he is to be feared above all gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.96.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.96.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">For all the gods of the nations are idols,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.96.5"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> made the heavens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.96.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.96.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Splendor and majesty are before him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.96.6"><span class="content">strength and glory are in his sanctuary.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.96.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.96.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Ascribe to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, all you families of nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.96.7"><span class="content">ascribe to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> glory and strength.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.96.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.96.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Ascribe to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> the glory due his name;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.96.8"><span class="content">bring an offering and come into his courts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.96.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.96.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Worship the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> in the splendor of his</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">96:9 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa"><span class="nd">Lord</span> with the splendor of</span></span></span><span class="content"> holiness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.96.9"><span class="content">tremble before him, all the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.96.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.96.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Say among the nations, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> reigns.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.96.10"><span class="content">The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.96.10"><span class="content">he will judge the peoples with equity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.96.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.96.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.96.11"><span class="content">let the sea resound, and all that is in it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.96.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.96.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.96.12"><span class="content">let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.96.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.96.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Let all creation rejoice before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for he comes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.96.13"><span class="content">he comes to judge the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.96.13"><span class="content">He will judge the world in righteousness</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.96.13"><span class="content">and the peoples in his faithfulness.</span></span></div>
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    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch148" data-usfm="PSA.148">
            <div class="label">148</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 148</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.148.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">148:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 14</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.148.1"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> from the heavens;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.148.1"><span class="content">praise him in the heights above.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.148.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.148.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Praise him, all his angels;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.148.2"><span class="content">praise him, all his heavenly hosts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.148.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.148.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Praise him, sun and moon;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.148.3"><span class="content">praise him, all you shining stars.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.148.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.148.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Praise him, you highest heavens</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.148.4"><span class="content">and you waters above the skies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.148.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.148.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Let them praise the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.148.5"><span class="content">for at his command they were created,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.148.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.148.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">and he established them for ever and ever&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.148.6"><span class="content">he issued a decree that will never pass away.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.148.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.148.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> from the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.148.7"><span class="content">you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.148.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.148.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">lightning and hail, snow and clouds,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.148.8"><span class="content">stormy winds that do his bidding,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.148.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.148.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">you mountains and all hills,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.148.9"><span class="content">fruit trees and all cedars,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.148.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.148.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">wild animals and all cattle,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.148.10"><span class="content">small creatures and flying birds,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.148.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.148.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">kings of the earth and all nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.148.11"><span class="content">you princes and all rulers on earth,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.148.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.148.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">young men and women,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.148.12"><span class="content">old men and children.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.148.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.148.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Let them praise the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.148.13"><span class="content">for his name alone is exalted;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.148.13"><span class="content">his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.148.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.148.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">And he has raised up for his people a horn,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">148:14 </span><span class="fq">Horn </span><span class="ft">here symbolizes strength.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.148.14"><span class="content">the praise of all his faithful servants,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.148.14"><span class="content">of Israel, the people close to his heart.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.148.14"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch150" data-usfm="PSA.150">
            <div class="label">150</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 150</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.150.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">150:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 6</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.150.1"><span class="content">Praise God in his sanctuary;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.150.1"><span class="content">praise him in his mighty heavens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.150.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.150.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Praise him for his acts of power;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.150.2"><span class="content">praise him for his surpassing greatness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.150.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.150.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.150.3"><span class="content">praise him with the harp and lyre,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.150.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.150.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">praise him with timbrel and dancing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.150.4"><span class="content">praise him with the strings and pipe,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.150.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.150.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">praise him with the clash of cymbals,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.150.5"><span class="content">praise him with resounding cymbals.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.150.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.150.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Let everything that has breath praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.150.6"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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<div class="version vid111 iso6393eng" data-vid="111" data-iso6393="eng">
    <div class="book bkGAL">
        <div class="chapter ch3" data-usfm="GAL.3.15+GAL.3.16+GAL.3.17+GAL.3.18+GAL.3.19+GAL.3.20+GAL.3.21+GAL.3.22">
            <div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="GAL.3.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="GAL.3.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say &#8220;and to seeds,&#8221; meaning many people, but &#8220;and to your seed,&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:16 </span><span class="ft">Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7</span></span></span><span class="content"> meaning one person, who is Christ. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="GAL.3.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="GAL.3.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="GAL.3.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="GAL.3.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="GAL.3.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="GAL.3.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="GAL.3.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="GAL.3.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.</span></span></div>
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    </div>
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        <div class="chapter ch1" data-usfm="LUK.1.67+LUK.1.68+LUK.1.69+LUK.1.70+LUK.1.71+LUK.1.72+LUK.1.73+LUK.1.74+LUK.1.75+LUK.1.76+LUK.1.77+LUK.1.78+LUK.1.79+LUK.1.80">
            <div class="p"><span class="verse v67" data-usfm="LUK.1.67"><span class="label">67</span><span class="content">His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v67" data-usfm="LUK.1.67"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v68" data-usfm="LUK.1.68"><span class="label">68</span><span class="content">&#8220;Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v68" data-usfm="LUK.1.68"><span class="content">because he has come to his people and redeemed them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v68" data-usfm="LUK.1.68"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v69" data-usfm="LUK.1.69"><span class="label">69</span><span class="content">He has raised up a horn</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:69 </span><span class="fq">Horn </span><span class="ft">here symbolizes a strong king.</span></span></span><span class="content"> of salvation for us</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v69" data-usfm="LUK.1.69"><span class="content">in the house of his servant David</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v69" data-usfm="LUK.1.69"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v70" data-usfm="LUK.1.70"><span class="label">70</span><span class="content">(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v70" data-usfm="LUK.1.70"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v71" data-usfm="LUK.1.71"><span class="label">71</span><span class="content">salvation from our enemies</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v71" data-usfm="LUK.1.71"><span class="content">and from the hand of all who hate us&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v71" data-usfm="LUK.1.71"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v72" data-usfm="LUK.1.72"><span class="label">72</span><span class="content">to show mercy to our ancestors</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v72" data-usfm="LUK.1.72"><span class="content">and to remember his holy covenant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v72" data-usfm="LUK.1.72"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v73" data-usfm="LUK.1.73"><span class="label">73</span><span class="content">the oath he swore to our father Abraham:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v73" data-usfm="LUK.1.73"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v74" data-usfm="LUK.1.74"><span class="label">74</span><span class="content">to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v74" data-usfm="LUK.1.74"><span class="content">and to enable us to serve him without fear</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v74" data-usfm="LUK.1.74"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v75" data-usfm="LUK.1.75"><span class="label">75</span><span class="content">in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v75" data-usfm="LUK.1.75"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v76" data-usfm="LUK.1.76"><span class="label">76</span><span class="content">And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v76" data-usfm="LUK.1.76"><span class="content">for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v76" data-usfm="LUK.1.76"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v77" data-usfm="LUK.1.77"><span class="label">77</span><span class="content">to give his people the knowledge of salvation</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v77" data-usfm="LUK.1.77"><span class="content">through the forgiveness of their sins,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v77" data-usfm="LUK.1.77"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v78" data-usfm="LUK.1.78"><span class="label">78</span><span class="content">because of the tender mercy of our God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v78" data-usfm="LUK.1.78"><span class="content">by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v78" data-usfm="LUK.1.78"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v79" data-usfm="LUK.1.79"><span class="label">79</span><span class="content">to shine on those living in darkness</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v79" data-usfm="LUK.1.79"><span class="content">and in the shadow of death,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v79" data-usfm="LUK.1.79"><span class="content">to guide our feet into the path of peace.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v79" data-usfm="LUK.1.79"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v80" data-usfm="LUK.1.80"><span class="label">80</span><span class="content">And the child grew and became strong in spirit</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:80 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in the Spirit</span></span></span><span class="content">; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.</span></span></div>
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            <div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">This is the genealogy</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">is an account of the origin</span></span></span><span class="content"> of Jesus the Messiah</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">Jesus Christ</span><span class="ft">. </span><span class="fq">Messiah </span><span class="ft">(Hebrew) and </span><span class="fqa">Christ </span><span class="ft">(Greek) both mean </span><span class="fqa">Anointed One</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 18.</span></span></span><span class="content"> the son of David, the son of Abraham:</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.1.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Abraham was the father of Isaac,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.1.2"><span class="content">Isaac the father of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.1.2"><span class="content">Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.1.3"><span class="content">Perez the father of Hezron,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.1.3"><span class="content">Hezron the father of Ram,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.1.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Ram the father of Amminadab,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.1.4"><span class="content">Amminadab the father of Nahshon,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.1.4"><span class="content">Nahshon the father of Salmon,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.1.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.1.5"><span class="content">Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.1.5"><span class="content">Obed the father of Jesse,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.1.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">and Jesse the father of King David.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.1.6"><span class="content">David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah&#8217;s wife,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.1.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Solomon the father of Rehoboam,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.1.7"><span class="content">Rehoboam the father of Abijah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.1.7"><span class="content">Abijah the father of Asa,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.1.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.1.8"><span class="content">Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.1.8"><span class="content">Jehoram the father of Uzziah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Uzziah the father of Jotham,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.1.9"><span class="content">Jotham the father of Ahaz,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.1.9"><span class="content">Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.1.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.1.10"><span class="content">Manasseh the father of Amon,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.1.10"><span class="content">Amon the father of Josiah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.1.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MAT.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">and Josiah the father of Jeconiah</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:11 </span><span class="ft">That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12</span></span></span><span class="content"> and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MAT.1.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">After the exile to Babylon:</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.1.12"><span class="content">Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.1.12"><span class="content">Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.1.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.1.13"><span class="content">Abihud the father of Eliakim,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.1.13"><span class="content">Eliakim the father of Azor,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.1.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Azor the father of Zadok,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.1.14"><span class="content">Zadok the father of Akim,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.1.14"><span class="content">Akim the father of Elihud,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.1.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Elihud the father of Eleazar,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.1.15"><span class="content">Eleazar the father of Matthan,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.1.15"><span class="content">Matthan the father of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.1.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MAT.1.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MAT.1.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.1.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.</span></span></div>
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