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A prayer for a Bible study

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak … as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:4. The picture: El Greco, Pentecost, about 1600, Museo del Prado.

Prayer 1 of 6About 30 seconds aloud

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Book of Common Prayer (1928), The Second Sunday in Advent, The Collect, p. 92

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El Greco, Pentecostés, en un marco dorado en la pared: los apóstoles y María bajo la paloma, una llama sobre cada cabeza
“Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo, y comenzaron a hablar… según el Espíritu les daba que hablasen”.Hechos 2:4 · El Greco, Pentecostés, hacia 1600, Museo del Prado

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