God Is With Us
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Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’
Matthew 1:23 (New Living Translation)
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 (New International Version)
Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).
Matthew 1:23 (The Message)
Humility
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Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
Romans 12:16 (New Living Translation)
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Romans 12:16 (New International Version)
Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.
Romans 12:16 (The Message)
Strength
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The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Psalm 28:7 (New Living Translation)
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28:7 (New International Version)
He proved he’s on my side;
I’ve thrown my lot in with him.
Now I’m jumping for joy,
and shouting and singing my thanks to him.
Psalm 28:7 (The Message)
The Heart
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Just as water mirrors your face,
so your face mirrors your heart.
Proverbs 27:19 (The Message)
As water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Proverbs 27:19 (New International Version)
As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:19 (New Living Translation)
Testing
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Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 (New Living Translation)
Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the LORD.
Lamentations 3:40 (New International Version)
Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living
and reorder our lives under God.
Lamentations 3:40 (The Message)
Troubles
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For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
2 Corinthians 4:17 (New Living Translation)
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:17 (New International Version)
These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us.
2 Corinthians 4:17 (The Message)
Guidance
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Give in to God, come to terms with him
and everything will turn out just fine.
Job 22:21 (The Message)
Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.
Job 22:21 (New International Version)
Submit to God, and you will have peace;
then things will go well for you.
Job 22:21 (New Living Translation)




