- my family:
- "But the childrenª of Belialª said,ª° How¹ shall this¹ man saveª° us? And they despisedª° him, and broughtª° him no¹ presents.ª But he held his peace.ª°" {1Sm 10:27} + "And Samuelª said,ª° When¹ thou¹ [wast] littleª in thine own sight,ª [wast] thou¹ not¹ [made] the headª of the tribesª of Israel,ª and the LORDª anointedª° thee kingª over¹ Israel?ª" {1Sm 15:17} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Who¹ [am] I?¹ and what¹ [is] my life,ª [or] my father'sª familyª in Israel,ª that¹ I should be¹ son in lawª to the king?ª" {1Sm 18:18} + "And Saul'sª servantsª spakeª°¹ those¹ wordsª in the earsª of David.ª And Davidª said,ª° Seemethª it to you [a] lightª° [thing] to be a king'sª son in law,²°¹ seeing that I¹ [am] a poorª° man,ª and lightly esteemed?ª°" {1Sm 18:23} + "And the LORDª lookedª° upon¹ him, and said,ª° Go²° in¹ this¹ thy might,ª and thou shalt saveª°¹ Israelª from the handª¹ of the Midianites:ª have not¹ I sentª° thee? ... And he saidª° unto¹ him, Ohª my Lord,ª wherewithª shall I saveª°¹ Israel?ª behold,¹ my familyª°² [is] poorª in Manasseh,ª and I¹ [am] the leastª in my father'sª house.ª" {Jdg 6:14-15} + "When Ephraimª spakeª° trembling,ª he¹ exaltedª° himself in Israel;ª but when he offendedª° in Baal,ª he died.ª°" {Hsa 13:1} + "Forª whosoeverª exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 14:11} + "Unto me,ª who am less than the leastª of allª saints,ª is²° thisª graceª given,ª° that I should preachª° amongª the¹ Gentilesª the¹ unsearchableª richesª of Christ;ª" {Eph 3:8}
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