Acts 7:18Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Ruth 1:13

would you wait for them until they were grown up? Would you remain single for them? No, my daughters! My heart grieves for you, for the Lord has sent me adversity.’

Ruth 1:19

So they journeyed on until they came to Bethlehem. Their arrival stirred the whole town, and the women said, ‘Can this be Naomi?’

Ruth 2:7

She asked to be allowed to glean and gather sheaves after the reapers. So she came and has continued to work until now and she has not rested a moment in the field.’

Ruth 2:14

At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Come here and eat some of the food and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.’ So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was satisfied and had some left.

Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until evening, then beat out what she had gleaned. It was about a bushel of barley.