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And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
The Vigil
Today’s scroll, one verse at a time — each linked to the last by the cross-references rather than by any model of you. The same vigil for everyone, and a different one tomorrow.
And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
from Luke 1:11
And you shall set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
from Exodus 40:26 · a strong link
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
from Exodus 40:5
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find favor to help in time of need.
from Hebrews 10:19
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Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel.
from Acts 20:21
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the knowledge of the truth;
from Mark 1:15
Brothers, if a man is caught in a trespass, you which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of gentleness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
from II Timothy 2:25 · a strong link
Now I Paul myself beg you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am timid among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
from Galatians 6:1
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
from II Corinthians 10:1 · a strong link
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Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
from Acts 13:38
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoever believes in him shall receive remission of sins.
from I John 2:12 · a strong link
He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned.
from Acts 10:43
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
from Mark 16:16 · a strong link
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
from Romans 4:24
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
from I Peter 1:21
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Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
from Acts 17:31
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
from Romans 2:16 · a strong link
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
from Ecclesiastes 12:14 · a strong link
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For truly against your holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
By stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of your holy child Jesus.
from Acts 4:27 · a strong link
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
from Acts 4:30
For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man has, and not according to that he has not.
from Acts 3:6
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
from II Corinthians 8:12
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You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do you.
For circumcision truly profits, if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.
from Acts 7:51
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
from Romans 2:25
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
from Jeremiah 4:4 · a strong link
Not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
from Romans 2:28
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Look, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
from Romans 9:6
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And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.
But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
from Acts 22:21 · a strong link
Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of his power.
from Acts 9:15 · a strong link
To which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
from Ephesians 3:7
And every man that strives for the mastery is self-controlled in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown; but we an imperishable.
from Colossians 1:29
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called, and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
from I Corinthians 9:25 · a strong link
I give you charge in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
from I Timothy 6:12
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Luke 1:11 along this chain. Today’s own vigil is laid separately.
Each verse follows the one before it along the chain a study Bible draws — a century old, public, and compiled by people arguing about Scripture rather than about how long you stay. Every card says which verse it came from and opens the chapter it belongs to. Today’s vigil is the same for every reader and is worked out from the date alone, so there is no account, no counter, and nothing stored in your browser or ours.
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