Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. . .”
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me . . .
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But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
The sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
. . . but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.”
My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!