Ruth 2:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Naomi told her daughter-in-law, “The Lord bless him! He has continued showing his kindness to the living as well as the dead.” Then Naomi told her daughter-in-law, “Boaz is one of our relatives. He is one of our protectors.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:5

David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead. These messengers told the men in Jabesh: “The Lord bless you, because you have shown kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves you all the time, but a brother was born to help in times of trouble.

Leviticus 25:25

If someone in your country becomes very poor and must sell their property, a close relative must come and buy it back.

Philippians 4:10

I am so happy, and I thank the Lord that you have again shown your care for me. You continued to care about me, but there was no way for you to show it.

Job 19:25

I know that there is someone to defend me and that he lives! And in the end, he will stand here on earth and defend me.

2 Samuel 9:1

David asked, “Is there anyone still left in Saul’s family? I want to show kindness to this person. I want to do it for Jonathan.”

Ruth 4:14

The women there said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord who gave you this child. May he become famous in Israel.

Ruth 4:6

The close relative answered, “Then I cannot buy the land. If I do, I might lose my own land. So I cannot do it. You buy the land.”

Ruth 2:21

Then Ruth said, “Boaz also told me to come back and continue working. He said that I should work closely with his servants until the harvest is finished.”

Ruth 3:12

And it is true that I am a close relative. But there is a man who is a closer relative to you than I am.

Ruth 4:4

I decided to tell you about this in front of the people living here and in front of the elders of our people. If you want to pay the widow for the land and keep it in the family, then pay her for it. If you don’t want to buy the land, tell me, because I am the next one in the family who has the right to buy it. If you don’t buy the land from her, I will.” Naomi’s closest relative said, “I will buy the land from her.”