Galatians
Chapter 4

22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the freeborn woman.

23 The son of the slave woman was born naturally, the son of the freeborn through a promise.

24 Now this is an allegory. These women represent two covenants. One was from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

25 Hagar represents Sinai, ¹⁵ a mountain in Arabia; it corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery along with her children.

26 But the Jerusalem above is freeborn, and she is our mother.

27 For it is written: "Rejoice, you barren one who bore no children; break forth and shout, you who were not in labor; for more numerous are the children of the deserted one than of her who has a husband." ¹⁶

28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of the promise.

29 But just as then the child of the flesh persecuted the child of the spirit, it is the same now.

30 But what does the scripture say? "Drive out the slave woman and her son! For the son of the slave woman shall not share the inheritance with the son" of the freeborn.

31 Therefore, brothers, we are children not of the slave woman but of the freeborn woman.

Psalms
Chapter 113

1

Hallelujah! ¹ Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2

Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forever.

3

From the rising of the sun to its setting let the name of the LORD be praised.

4

High above all nations is the LORD; above the heavens God's glory.

5

Who is like the LORD, our God enthroned on high,

6

looking down on heaven and earth?

7

The LORD raises the needy from the dust, lifts the poor from the ash heap,

Luke
Chapter 11

29 While still more people gathered in the crowd, he said to them, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.

30

Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

31

At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here.

32

At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.