Bible Verses–Mark 2:23-28

August 26, 2023

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show bread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

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Bible Verse–Isaiah 54:4

Fear not; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be you confounded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood any more.

Bible Verse–1 Peter 4:17

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Bible Verses–Matthew 6:6-7

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Bible Verses–John 15:12-13

This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.13Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.