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Genesis
1:1-5
Psalm
29
Acts
19:1-7
Mark
1:4-11
Genesis
1:1-5
1:1
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,
1:2
the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the
deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.
1:3
Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was
light.
1:4
And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light
from the darkness.
1:5
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And
there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
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Psalm
29
29:1 Ascribe to the
LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
29:2
Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD in
holy splendor.
29:3
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory
thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters.
29:4
The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full
of majesty.
29:5
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the
cedars of Lebanon.
29:6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild
ox.
29:7
The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.
29:8
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh.
29:9
The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the
forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned as
king forever.
29:11
May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his
people with peace!
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Acts
19:1-7
19:1 While Apollos was
in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to
Ephesus, where he found some disciples.
19:2
He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
became believers?" They replied, "No, we have not even
heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
19:3
Then he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They
answered, "Into John's baptism."
19:4
Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance,
telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after
him, that is, in Jesus."
19:5
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
19:6
When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon
them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied--
19:7
altogether there were about twelve of them.
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Mark
1:4-11
1:4 John the baptizer
appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins.
1:5
And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of
Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the
river Jordan, confessing their sins.
1:6
Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around
his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
1:7
He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming
after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his
sandals.
1:8
I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit."
1:9
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized
by John in the Jordan.
1:10
And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens
torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.
1:11
And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved;
with you I am well pleased."
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