Luke 1:58
And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.
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Luke 1:58
And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.
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Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.
Genesis 30:23
And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
Genesis 30:24
And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
1 Samuel 1:26
And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:
1 Samuel 1:27
My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
Psalms 127:3
See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.
Luke 1:25
The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.
John 16:21
When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.
Galatians 4:27
For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.
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Genesis 48:21
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
Exodus 4:31
And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.
Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly keep you in mind; and you are to take my bones away with you.
Luke 7:16
And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
Acts 5:13
The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;
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Ruth 4:15
He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.
Ruth 4:16
And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
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Psalms 57:10
For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
Psalms 86:13
For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.
Psalms 103:8
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Psalms 103:9
His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.
Psalms 103:10
He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.
Psalms 103:11
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our sins from us.
Psalms 108:4
For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.
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Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
Proverbs 23:25
Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
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Mark 6:4
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.
Luke 2:44
And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,
Luke 14:12
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
Luke 21:16
But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
John 18:26
One of the servants of the high priest, a relation of him whose ear had been cut off by Peter, said, Did I not see you with him in the garden?
Acts 10:24
And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.
Romans 9:3
For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:
Romans 16:7
Give my love to Andronicus and Junia, my relations, who were in prison with me, who are noted among the Apostles, and who were in Christ before me.
Romans 16:11
Give my love to Herodion, my relation. Say a kind word to those of the house of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
Romans 16:21
Timothy, who is working with me, sends his love to you, so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relations.
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Leviticus 12:3
And on the eighth day let him be given circumcision.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
Luke 1:61
And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.
Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.
Luke 1:63
And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.
Luke 2:10
And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:
Luke 2:21
And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.
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2 Samuel 22:51
Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
Luke 1:31
And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
Luke 1:32
He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
Luke 1:33
He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
Luke 1:35
And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;
Luke 6:21
Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.
Luke 6:22
Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
Luke 6:23
Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.
Luke 6:24
But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.
Luke 6:25
Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.
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1 Samuel 12:24
Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
1 Chronicles 4:9
And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
Luke 1:40
And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.
Luke 1:41
And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,
Luke 1:42
And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.
Luke 1:43
How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
Luke 1:44
For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.
Luke 1:45
Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.
Luke 1:46
And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;
Luke 1:50
His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
Luke 11:27
And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.
Luke 11:28
But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
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Isaiah 66:9
Will I by whom the birth was started, not make it complete? says the Lord. Will I who make children come to birth, let them be kept back? says your God.
Isaiah 66:11
So that you may take of the comfort flowing from her breasts, and be delighted with the full measure of her glory.
Isaiah 66:12
For the Lord says, See, I will make her peace like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, and she will take her children in her arms, gently caring for them on her knees.
Isaiah 66:13
As to one who is comforted by his mother, so will I give you comfort: and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 66:14
And you will see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will get new strength, like young grass: and the hand of the Lord will be seen at work for his servants, and his wrath against his haters.
Luke 15:5
And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.
Luke 15:7
I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
Luke 15:8
Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?
Luke 15:10
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
Acts 11:23
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
1 Corinthians 13:6
It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;
2 Corinthians 2:3
And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Philippians 2:17
And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:
Philippians 2:18
And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.
Philippians 2:28
I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.
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1 John 4:17
In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
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