Bible: John 1:9; 16:8-11

1:9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, 1  was coming into the world. 2 
16:8 He said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from 1  my mistress, Sarai.”

16:9 Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit 2  to her authority. 16:10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, 3  “so that they will be too numerous to count.” 4  16:11 Then the Lord’s angel said to her,

“You are now 5  pregnant

and are about to give birth 6  to a son.

You are to name him Ishmael, 7 

for the Lord has heard your painful groans. 8 

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