Isaiah 49: 3, 5 – 6
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” 5 And now the LORD says, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, ...
1 Samuel 9: 1 – 4, 17 – 19; 10:1
1 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abi’el, son of Zeror, son of Beco’rath, son of Aphi’ah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth; 2 and he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young ...
1 Samuel 8: 4 – 7, 10 – 22
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all ...
1 Samuel 4: 1 – 11
1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebene’zer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by ...
1 Samuel 1: 9 – 20
9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. 10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly. 11 And she ...
1 Samuel 1: 1 – 8
1 There was a certain man of Ramatha’im-zo’phim of the hill country of E’phraim, whose name was Elka’nah the son of Jero’ham, son of Eli’hu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an E’phraimite. 2 He had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the ...
Isaiah 42: 1 – 4, 6 – 7
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the ...
1 John 5: 14 – 21
14 And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. ...
1 John 5: 5 – 13
5 Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. 7 And ...
1 John 4: 19 — 5:4
19 We love, because he first loved us. 20 If any one says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 ...
1 John 4: 11 – 18
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide ...
1 John 4: 7 – 10
7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God; for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was ...
John 3: 22 — 4: 6
22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded ...
Isaiah 60: 1 – 6
1 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. 3 ...