awSee Eph. 5:15-17
Esther 5:8
8 aIf I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to bthe feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”Esther 7:3-6
3Then Queen Esther answered, c“If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. 4 dFor we have been sold, I and my people, eto be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.” 5Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has dared ▼▼Hebrew whose heart has filled him
to do this?” 6And Esther said, g“A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. Esther 8:3-6
3Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman hthe Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. 4 iWhen the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. 5And she said, “If it please the king, jand if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke kthe letters devised by Haman lthe Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. 6For how can I bear mto see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”Luke 1:38
38And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant ▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 48
of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And othe angel departed from her. Luke 1:42-56
42and she exclaimed with a loud cry, p“Blessed are you among women, and qblessed is rthe fruit of your womb! 43And why is this granted to me that the mother of smy Lord should come to me? 44For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45And tblessed is she who believed that there would be ▼▼Or believed, for there will be
a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46And Mary said,v“My wsoul xmagnifies the Lord,
47 yand my zspirit rejoices in aaGod my Savior,
48for abhe has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations acwill call me blessed;
49for adhe who is mighty aehas done great things for me,
and afholy is his name.
50And aghis mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 ahHe has shown strength with his arm;
aihe has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 ajhe has brought down the mighty from their thrones
akand exalted those of humble estate;
53he has filled althe hungry with good things,
and the rich amhe has sent away empty.
54He has anhelped aohis servant Israel,
apin remembrance of his mercy,
55 aqas he spoke to our fathers,
arto Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
Acts 18:26
26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when asPriscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him atthe way of God more accurately.Ephesians 4:29
29 auLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give avgrace to those who hear.Colossians 4:5
5 awWalk in wisdom toward axoutsiders, making the best use of the time.
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