Romans 15:3Open English Bible (US)
Even the Christ did not please himself! On the contrary, as scripture says of him – ‘The reproaches of those who were reproaching you fell upon me.’
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Go back, my daughters, go your own way, because I am too old to have a husband. Even if I should say, ‘I have hope,’ even if I should have a husband tonight and should bear sons,
Ruth 2:13
Then she said, “I trust I may please you, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, although I am not really equal to one of your own servants.”
Ruth 2:15
When she rose to glean, Boaz gave this order to his young men: “Let her glean even among the sheaves and do not disturb her.
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.
Ruth 4:15
This child will restore your vigor and nourish you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is worth more to you than seven sons, has borne a son to Boaz!”