Ruth 1:8

Good News Translation

she said to them, “Go back home and stay with your mothers. May the Lord be as good to you as you have been to me and to those who have died.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:6

And now may the Lord be kind and faithful to you. I too will treat you well because of what you have done.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as to the Lord.

Colossians 3:18

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, for that is what you should do as Christians.

Colossians 3:24

Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

Ruth 1:5

Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left all alone, without husband or sons.

Ruth 1:7

They started out together to go back to Judah, but on the way

Ruth 1:9

And may the Lord make it possible for each of you to marry again and have a home.” So Naomi kissed them good-bye. But they started crying

Ruth 2:20

“May the Lord bless Boaz!” Naomi exclaimed. “The Lord always keeps his promises to the living and the dead.” And she went on, “That man is a close relative of ours, one of those responsible for taking care of us.”

Ruth 3:10

“The Lord bless you,” he said. “You are showing even greater family loyalty in what you are doing now than in what you did for your mother-in-law. You might have gone looking for a young man, either rich or poor, but you haven't.