*1.* “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” *2* “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.”  *3* “Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.”  *4* “But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”