Second Samuel 7: 4- 5, 12- 14, 16
7:4 | But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: |
7:5 | “Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? |
7:12 | And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom. |
7:13 | He himself shall build a house to my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom, even forever. |
7:14 | I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men. |
7:16 | And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’ ” |
Romans 4: 13, 16- 18, 22
4:13 | For the Promise to Abraham, and to his posterity, that he would inherit the world, was not through the law, but through the justice of faith. |
4:16 | Because of this, it is from faith according to grace that the Promise is ensured for all posterity, not only for those who are of the law, but also for those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all before God, |
4:17 | in whom he believed, who revives the dead and who calls those things that do not exist into existence. For it is written: “I have established you as the father of many nations.” |
4:18 | And he believed, with a hope beyond hope, so that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was said to him: “Thus shall your posterity shall be.” |
4:22 | And for this reason, it was reputed to him unto justice. |
Luke 2: 41- 51
2:41 | And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the time of the solemnity of Passover. |
2:42 | And when he had become twelve years old, they ascended to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast day. |
2:43 | And having completed the days, when they returned, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents did not realize this. |
2:44 | But, supposing that he was in the company, they went a day’s journey, seeking him among their relatives and acquaintances. |
2:45 | And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him. |
2:46 | And it happened that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, listening to them and questioning them. |
2:47 | But all who listened to him were astonished over his prudence and his responses. |
2:48 | And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow.” |
2:49 | And he said to them: “How is it that you were seeking me? For did you not know that it is necessary for me to be in these things which are of my Father?” |
2:50 | And they did not understand the word that he spoke to them. |
2:51 | And he descended with them and went to Nazareth. And he was subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart. |