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WILL – English Grammar Lesson

WILL – English Grammar Lesson

In general, WILL is used to talk about the future.

• I will help you tomorrow. (Tomorrow is in the future)
• I think we will win on Saturday. (Saturday is a day in the future)
• We will see more uses of the word WILL in a moment. (It is coming in the near future)

Let’s look at how to create sentences and questions with WILL.

Affirmative Sentences with WILL

WILL is a modal verb. This means it follows the same rules as the other modal verbs. It only has one form for each subject:

The word WILL doesn’t change.

You cannot say: He wills … ❌ or She wills … ❌ No! … There is no S at the end of WILL. He will … ✅ She will … ✅

After WILL we have the base form of the infinitive. This is the Infinitive without TO at the beginning. Instead of TO GO, just GO. Instead of TO STUDY, just STUDY. Instead of TO SPEAK, just SPEAK is used.

We don’t say: I will TO go. ❌ No, this is NOT correct. We use the base form of TO GO which is without TO. You say: You will go. ✅

We don’t say: He will goes . ❌ No, this is NOT correct. We have the infinitive (TO GO) without TO at the beginning. You say: He will go. ✅

Let’s look at some example sentences:

• I will go there tomorrow.
• You will go there on Friday.
• He will go there next week.
• She will go there next month.
• It will go there next year.
• We will go there later.
• They will go there soon.

You can see that in these sentences GO is used after WILL for all subjects.

Contractions with WILL

In spoken English, a contraction of WILL is often used.

• I will ➡️ I’ll
• you will ➡️ you’ll
• he will ➡️ he’ll
• she will ➡️ she’ll
• it will ➡️ it’ll
• we will ➡️ we’ll
• they will ➡️ they’ll

Example sentences with contractions:

• I will go there tomorrow. ➡️ I’ll go there tomorrow.
• We will see you later. ➡️ We’ll see you later.
• He will help you soon. ➡️ He’ll help you soon.

Negative Sentences with WILL

To create a negative sentence with WILL, we just add NOT directly after it. I will (affirmative) becomes I will not (negative)

Let’s look at the rest of the subjects. Affirmative ➡️ Negative

• I will ➡️ I will not
• You will ➡️ You will not
• He will ➡️ He will not
• She will ➡️ She will not
• It will ➡️ It will not
• We will ➡️ We will not
• They will ➡️ They will not

BUT, in spoken English, the contraction WON’T is used more than WILL NOT .

• I will not = I won’t
• You will not = You won’t
• He will not = He won’t
• She will not = She won’t
• It will not = It won’t
• We will not = We won’t
• They will not = They won’t

Compare these sentences:

• I will be ready in five minutes. (affirmative)
• I will not be ready in five minutes. (negative)
• I won’t be ready in five minutes. (negative – more in spoken English)
• She will arrive on time. (affirmative)
• She will not arrive on time. (negative)
• She won’t arrive on time. (negative – more in spoken English)

See our lesson about the difference between ON TIME and IN TIME .

More examples of negative sentences using WON’T

• He won’t listen to me.
• She won’t find it funny.
• I’m sorry I won’t be at your party.
• It won’t hurt if you stay calm.
• We won’t finish this by the end of the day.
• They won’t accept the offer.
• Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.

Questions with WILL

Just like with other modal verbs, we change the order of the SUBJECT and WILL to make it a question.

• You will go there tomorrow.

This is an affirmative sentence. In order to make it a question, we change the order of the subject (YOU) and WILL . It becomes:

• Will you go there tomorrow?

More examples:

• They will be busy. (affirmative)
• Will they be busy? (question)
• He will visit us. (affirmative)
• Will he visit us? (question)
• You will tell us the truth. (affirmative)
• Will you tell us the truth? (question)

How can you answer a question with WILL?

For short answers, you can use: Yes, I will … OR … No, I won’t.

BUT, we don’t use a contraction with affirmative short answers.

• Will you tell us the truth?
• Yes, I’ll. ❌ (This is NOT correct)
• Yes, I will. ✅ (This is correct)

Another example:

• Will you come with me? Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.

(You cannot say: Yes, I’ll. ❌ – We don’t use a contraction with affirmative short answers.)

Look at this question:

• Will he visit us?

A possible answer is: Yes, he will

BUT, if we want to know the time it will happen, then we can use the question word WHEN at the beginning:

• When will he visit us?

Since this is not a yes/no question, our answer needs to be different. One possible response is: On Friday . This means: He will visit us on Friday . We don’t need to say the whole sentence and it would sound repetitive.

Now look at this question:

• Do you think she will get angry?

Notice the order of subject + will. (Do you think SHE WILL get angry?) That is because the first part of the sentence “Do you…?” makes it a question so we don’t change the order of the subject and will .

You can answer: Yes, I do … or No, I don’t BUT, our short answer can also contain WILL if you want to use SHE as the subject: Yes, she will / No, she won’t.

Question Tags with WILL

WILL and WON’T can also be used in question tags.

• You won’t tell Mum, will you ?
• He will arrive on time, won’t he ?

See our lesson about Question Tags in English .

In our next lesson, we will look at the different uses of WILL and will also compare WILL vs. GOING TO. (Coming next week)

I hope you found this grammar lesson about WILL useful. If you did, please let other people know about it.

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“Shall” vs. “Will”: What’s The Difference?

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If you want to talk about the future, you’ll typically need to use the words will and shall . But which one should you use? Are they interchangeable or do they mean different things?

In this article, we explore the meanings of will and shall , explain how and when they are typically used, and provide examples that show how will and shall are typically used in sentences.

⚡ Quick summary

The words will and shall are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) that are used to form the simple future tense.  Technically, the traditional rule of future tense says that shall is used in the first person ( I , we )  and will is used in all other persons ( you , he/she , they) . In practice, most English speakers do not follow this rule and the two words are often considered to be interchangeable when forming the future tense.

What’s the difference between shall and will ?

Shall and will are both auxiliary verbs, also known as helping verbs . They are used together with other verbs to express specific meanings.

Technically speaking, will is often used to express determination, inclination, or capability as in We will pay the money we promised or Caterpillars will turn into butterflies .

Shall is often used to express intent or determination as in I shall go to the store or She shall become the next queen .

The differences are subtle, but what is important to note is that both will and shall are used with all verbs to form the future tense . The traditional rule of future tense says that shall is used in the first person ( I shall eat lunch ) and will is used in all other persons ( you will eat lunch , she will eat lunch ). In practice, most English speakers do not follow this rule and the two words are often considered to be interchangeable when forming the future tense. That being said, will is much more commonly used for this purpose and shall is typically only used to sound more formal or old-fashioned.

Like many auxiliary verbs, will and shall may appear alone in sentences. In this case, the main verb is omitted but still understood. For example:

• I don’t think you’ll do as well as you think you will (do).
• We said that we’d clean the attic and we shall (clean it).

Both will and shall can be used to ask questions. Depending on the questions, will and shall may be used interchangeably or have distinct meanings. For example, the questions What shall happen if we add water? and What will happen if we add water? are asking the same thing: what event is going to occur when water is added. However, the questions Shall we arrive at noon? and Will we arrive at noon? are asking different things: the first is asking if noon is an acceptable time to arrive while the second is asking whether or not we will arrive at noon.

In legal contracts, both will and shall are used to note that someone has a legal obligation or duty to do something. The specific rules and conventions regarding these words in legal contexts are often ambiguous or vary from lawyer to lawyer. In the Plain Writing Act of 2010 , the US government recommends the use of the word must in place of shall to refer to a legal obligation.

Verbs similar to shall and will

Shall and will are irregular verbs that follow a similar pattern: the past tense of shall is should and the past tense of will is would . The auxiliary verb can also follows a similar pattern: its past tense form is could .

You should learn about a related pair of words by reading this guide on shall vs. should .

Examples of shall and will used in a sentence

To finish things up, we will look at several examples that show how we typically use will and shall .

• The concert will begin at 8 p.m.
• The dinner shall consist of eight courses.
• Will you get mad if I eat the last slice of pizza?
• Mom’s birthday will be on a Saturday this year, so we shall spend the day doing whatever she wants.
• The knights claimed they will slay the dragon, and I think they shall !

Feeling confident about how much you’ve learned about these verbs already? If so, we think you shall perform admirably on our quiz on shall vs. will . You may surprise yourself with what you’ve learned!

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Hello,everyone, I want to know which of the two sentences is correct? or both. 1 I will visit the Great Wall. 2 I will go to visit the Great Wall. To be exact, I also want to know whether we can say "go to visit" in Engilsh? Thank you very much!  

Below is definitely correct : I will visit the Great Wall. ​ And below is also grammatical : I will go to visit the Great Wall. ​ And below is widely accepted yet often regarded as informal : I will go visit the Great Wall. ​ The following are always incorrect , however: I will go visiting the Great Wall. Alberta goes visit the Great Wall. Alberta went visit the Great Wall. ​  

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snowyang said: Hello,everyone, I want to know which of the two sentences is correct? or both. 1 I will visit the Great Wall. 2 I will go to visit the Great Wall. To be exact, I also want to know whether we can say "go to visit" in Engilsh? Thank you very much! Click to expand...

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'Visit' always involves going, so you never need to say 'go', but yes you can go to/and visit something/someone.  

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Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.”

Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you.”

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people in giving them food.

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.

Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

‘They will be carried to Babylon and they will be there until the day I visit them,’ declares the Lord . ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’”

The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord .

It will come about at the end of seventy years that the Lord will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot’s wages and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

Now what will you do in the day of punishment, And in the devastation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth?

and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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Prepositions after "visit"

visit from, by, in, with or on?

In 27% of cases "visit from" is used

I was in town visiting from New York.

The Dixons and their two-year-old child were visiting from Canada.

The Sims siblings, visiting from Cornwall, England, unanimously approved of the display.

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I will visit and get all the great places to visit from Paris and Jean Ai and I am excited!!! hehe.

The town was recently linked to the KTM Komuter rail network, making it even easier to visit from KL.

Was really looking forward to taking a vegetarian friend visiting from Australia out to an old Boston favorite.

Private Browsing also prevents the websites you visit from being able to access cookies and other information already stored on your computer.

On Friday night, the latter included an attempt at mind reading with a couple visiting from Calgary, performed with a stack of Post-it notes.

Women who give birth at the centre, or in their homes on the reserve, are also pleased to get an additional postpartum home visit from maternity care worker Janet Homer on Day 2.

In 16% of cases "visit by" is used

I didn't think that all the designers were visited by Tim.

Kizimkazi is most visited by tourists for its dolphin tours.

What are your views on this? DK Thanks for visiting by my weblog.

Since then Bwawani was visited by thousands of sick people and fortune seekers alike.

The tomb at Sebaste continued, nevertheless, to be visited by pious pilgrims, and St.

The Kintampo waterfall is mostly visited by many people from all parts of the country.

Although little visited by international tourists, Shenzhen is a popular destination for Chinese domestic tourists.

Fraser Island, Australia is visited by a lot of tourists annually, with the number ranging from 350,000 to 500,000.

Enraged at this, Xiang Yu was about to attack Liu's forces when he was visited by his rival in his camp at Hong-men.

Bomb and grenade attacks have been indiscriminate, including in places visited by expatriates and foreign travellers.

In 14% of cases "visit in" is used

Got lucky and visited in mid-December once.

visit in addition to compare them with the footwear.

There are many things and places to visit in the area.

The outlets visited in Ifo local government area of Ogun State were AP, Oando and MRS.

I have open manual license and my own car, and hoping to visit in the next week if I can.

When we visited in August 2009, we thought it felt more like a family home than a lodge.

Begin your visit in our Interpretative Centre located in the beautifully restored 1830's Gate Lodge of Graiguenoe Park.

If you've never heard about Almost Famous it is literally the best burger place you will ever visit in your whole life.

The first doctor that she had visited in the morning, said afterwards to me that everything had been alright and normal.

Abel sent this pamphlet to several mathematicians including Gauss, who he intended to visit in Gttingen while on his travels.

In 10% of cases "visit with" is used

I had the chance to visit with Dr.

She and her husband, George, were visiting with us.

So I'd thankful we are at a much better advantage visit with her, etc.

Author: Kardian kekeran Thank you for visiting with your willingness to read this article.

Providenciales Providenciales Providenciales is one of the best spots to visit with the family.

When we visited with Jonathan Lindvall (of Bold Christian Living ), we talked about this verse.

Alternatives Once your alternate arrangements are established, you should take the time to visit with the provider.

The OA and I had three favourites near our old home and we even took Orange Jammies for a walk when she visited with us.

As a matter of fact, those are the Greek comrades who I visited with two years ago and with whom I am in email communication.

So it was natural to experience this when my lovely G and I recently visited with Uncle Bill, Dads younger twin, and his wife.

In 7% of cases "visit on" is used

He can be visited on the main deck of the Dreadyatch.

Brazil Brazil is the final country we will visit on this list.

This ID is added to the address of each page visited on the site.

Especially if you visited on Monday or tried to share some posts on Facebook, LinkedIN, etc.

The shame they have regularly subjected their wives to are then, ironically, visited on them.

However, Iran is probably one of the most safe and friendly countries one can visit on this planet.

We have cited a host of other writers on the terrible economic depredation that Jewry visited on the people of Tzarist Russia.

Among the places we visited on the way, were the border stations of Katuna in Kabale District, and Cyanika in Kisoro District on the same day.

Pictured above: the local early morning market in Luang Prabang, which we visited on an informal walking tour with the chef from Amantaka resort.

I visited on a dark winter's night and the view of the city from the approaching road made me think it must have been Tolkien's inspiration for Mordor.

In 6% of cases "visit for" is used

visit for a taste of burger history.

I have been absent from visiting for a while.

You could also visit for free the Cathedral of St.

Elegant, chic and stylish, Paris is the city to visit for a classic shopping experience.

This is the place to visit for all ethnic handmade products, t-shirts, homemade pasalubong.

Alison, I haven't visited for while, and as always I find your posts are thoughtful and poetic.

We had been to Andaman islands, a place which I wanted to visit for a long time, and I finally got a chance to go to.

If you plan to use a waiver, you should also contact the embassy of the countries you plan to visit for more information.

Celebrations Visiting For Memorable Honeymoon The Peninsula has long been hailed as one of the finest hotels in the world.

All this makes Montenegro a great country to visit for a variety of pursuits, like snowboarding, whitewater rafting or cycling.

In 6% of cases "visit to" is used

Then a member may propose to visit to Anuradhapura.

We made a sudden decision to pay a visit to Ritigala.

In these two month people can visit to maximum visitors in disney world.

King on his March l8, l968, visit to Memphis when he stayed at the Holiday Inn Rivermont Hotel.

He also includes participation in religious ceremonies and even visits to churches and the like.

visit to Rudrapur means visit the extracurricular academic activities of Rudrapur Primary School.

The big building is Prema Cooperation After the visit to the Koneswaram kovil we started our long journey back to home.

A fantastic result for players fans and management sees us all looking forwards to next week? s visit to Surrey Street of Silsden.

While the mega-star would personally be present in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, it would be his visit to Tokyo that is of optimum interest.

We simply downloaded the cities that we'd be visiting to offline storage while we had WiFi access at a hotel (but back home would've been smarter!).

In 3% of cases "visit at" is used

We visited at the right time, that was before the snow's full bloom.

I had a sister in Calgary who I was hoping to get to visit at some stage.

There is so much to see and do here and a great city to visit at any time of the year.

Visit during the day and see the city in all its brilliance or visit at night and witness the city sparkle.

All the destinations can be visited at a selfsame depression cost and without any disturbed caused to the travellers.

Our most merciful AchArya Sri RaamAnuja was visiting at one time ThirukkOLur, the birth place of Madhura Kavi AzhwAr.

This makes the country one of the best places to visit at this point in time especially in the areas of affordability and scenery.

On the 5th of February 1920 Runge was visited at his home by 3 officers of the police and Heppert, the Head of the administration of the jails.

It's one of the most beautiful and atmospheric places to visit at this time of year with its crisp cold air and cozy diners beckoning winter tourists from round the globe.

No indication was given as to how many units of each tablet are being stocked, but interested customers must visit at &T's; online store or a brick-and-mortar outlet to claim the discount.

In 3% of cases "visit during" is used

You can have 3 guests at once visiting during the day between 8am and midnight.

A friend would only visit during the appointed at home hours, but the rules of behavior were less strict.

visit during the day and see the city in all its brilliance or visit at night and witness the city sparkle.

We shall recommend and guide you regarding appropriate areas to shop and visit during your volunteer orientation.

The third and final word is located at Arcwind Point, a place you may already have visited during vanilla Skyrim.

And if you happen to visit during winter, Hyde Park boasts of its Winter Wonderland, London's largest open-air ice rink.

Now we'll riffle through each other's collections when we go to visit during holidays but mine is always the most impressive.

I had been traveling full time for 16 months and the 19 countries I had visited during that period had all started to blur together.

If you've never been to Tasmania before, you might want to consider visiting during the summer months when the climate is more welcoming.

Spokesman Robert Larocca said no photograph could perfectly represent a property and encouraged consumers to visit during the open inspections.

In 2% of cases "visit as" is used

I was happy that he was able to visit as a mentor.

Ever since I visited as a nine year old girl I've been hooked.

Those just watching will have to pay $50 to visit as the jump is located on private land and only accessible by 4WD.

Many cities in the Netherlands will be visited as part of a much larger campaign organized by the Dutch Cyclists ' Union (Fietsersbond).

It takes a little over an hour to get there from Ngorongoro Crater, and is mostly visited as a cultural tour to see the Hadzabe and Datoga Tribes.

TNMOC Trustee Kevin Murrell spotted the computer, which he'd visited as a teenager, in a photo of stored equipment, kicking off the restoration process.

I visited Zanzibar with two couples and had a wonderful time! It is one of those places that you can visit as a single female with no problems, and no one staring.

The second word is a little easier to spot, since it is located in the middle of the frozen lake at Forgotten Vale, which you will visit as part of the quest-line.

Book Online Now! Private Wine Tastings If you are visiting as a group, family or even a wedding party, request a private wine tasting as a fun and educational experience.

I know this site will always have something thought-provoking and interesting up every time I visit, and I usually regret visiting as an intended 10-minute break turns into an hour of slacking off.

In 1% of cases "visit after" is used

One of his projects was a Sri Lankan Folk Museum, which we visited after touring the cabin.

In case you truly and truly want to visit after the jackpot -- that may be under your control.

The region was visited after two months when the water in the rivers receded and crossing them through motorcycles became possible.

You could pick the hall that you wanted to visit after coming out from the Metro exit in the middle of the exhibition venue These neatly cut-out art deco were made by NAGA.

In 1% of cases "visit before" is used

Most days of the week I visited before work.

The crocodile ponds at Hans Botel can be visited before returning to Accra.

We visited before the official memorial was even open and it was still a very sobering visit.

These are: Browsertype/ -version used operating system Referrer URL (that site that was visited before ) Hostname of the PC (IP Address) Time of server request.

In 1% of cases "visit upon" is used

It's the Windows that will fix all of the ills visited upon them by Vista.

I dn't think I need to list the various horrors that the elites have visited upon those not in their class.

Only through a just system of health care can Jesus ' promise of life abundant (John 10:10b) be visited upon all persons.

Robert Oppenheimer felt after having invented the atomic bomb: If I'd only known this plague that I've visited upon the world.

It seems rather petty for God to take offense to people wanting to rid themselves of the pain that He visited upon them in His divine wisdom.

Despite the terrible ravages of the Allied blockade, the country had not duffered the kind of domestic physical destruction that ' Bomber ' Harris was to visit upon it in 1940-5.

The hardships and losses endured by many Americans during the struggle for independence were not visited upon the signers alone, nor were they any less ruinous for having befallen people whose.

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What is the Visitation?

In the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel (Lk. 1:26-57), the Archangel Gabriel announces two wonderful events to the Blessed Virgin Mary, that she herself will bear “the Son of the Most High,” and that her aged cousin Elizabeth was in her sixth month. Despite being newly pregnant with Our Lord, Mary “hastens” to Judea from Nazareth to help her kinswoman through her final months. After Elizabeth’s and Zachary’s child (John the Baptist) was born, Our Lady returned to Nazareth. The Church celebrates the Feast of the Visitation each year on May 31.

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St. Gabriel announced, “And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible” (Luke 1:36-37).

After Mary found out that her cousin was pregnant, she immediately left to visit her. Until modern times, women normally relied on their families and their communities to assist them with their pregnancies and deliveries. As an older woman, St. Elizabeth especially needed assistance during this time.

It also holds spiritual significance that these two women – the mothers of the Savior and His forerunner – spent time together. As the Gospel of Luke recounts, they both understood and appreciated this significance (Lk. 1:41-56).

St. Luke tells us that Elizabeth was Mary’s kinswoman (syngenis), a term that simply means a female relative. Some early writers thought them cousins, whose mothers were sisters, but Scripture doesn’t provide that detail. Elizabeth, like her husband, was from a priestly family (Lk. 1:5). This indicates that Mary, also, was “a daughter of Aaron.” Whatever the actual degree of relationship, the close kinship is indicated by the familiarity which the two women show each other.

How many months pregnant was Elizabeth when Mary visited her?

Elizabeth was six months pregnant, as Gabriel had stated.

“Her Magnificat, at the distance of centuries and millennia, remains the truest and most profound interpretation of history, while the interpretations of so many of this world’s wise have been belied by events in the course of the centuries.” - Pope Benedict XVI

Elizabeth resided in Judea with her husband Zechariah, a priest who periodically served in the Temple (Lk. 1:5). Tradition holds that they lived in Ein Karem, near Jerusalem. The Church of the Visitation commemorates the place today.

The journey would have been an arduous one. Since Jews avoided the direct route through Samaria, she would have traveled from Nazareth down to the Jordan Valley, followed the river south to just north of the Dead Sea, then up to Jerusalem, a climb of 3100 feet and distance of 28 miles. Today, the same journey is a 105-mile trip.

While we know she would not have made the journey alone, but with relatives or other pilgrims from Nazareth, some authors suggest that Joseph would have accompanied her to protect and provide for her. Scripture, however, is silent on such details.

Elizabeth exclaimed:

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. (Luke 1:42-45)

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 495) states, “Called in the Gospels ‘the mother of Jesus,’ Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as ‘the mother of my Lord’.” While we do not know the word used by St. Elizabeth in Aramaic, the word used here by St. Luke, Kurios, is the Greek word chosen by the rabbis to translate the divine name of God, YHWH (I AM) into Greek. Not only is Elizabeth identifying Jesus as God, therefore, but Mary as the Mother of God.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s voice, the child in her womb leapt for joy and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit (Lk. 1:41). This is understood as indicating that St. John was justified in his mother’s womb. This is not an unlikely privilege of grace for the Forerunner of the Messiah, especially in light of the Church’s faith that the Mother of the Redeemer was herself conceived in justice at the very beginning of her life.

Why did Mary stay with Elizabeth for three months?

Mary was staying with Elizabeth to help her through the last trimester of her pregnancy and presumably to help her during labor. As an older woman, it must have been particularly difficult – barring another miracle – to carry the baby and deliver him.

“May we imitate her example of readiness and generosity in the service of our brethren. Indeed, only by accepting God’s love and making of our existence a selfless and generous service to our neighbour, can we joyfully lift a song of praise to the Lord.” - Pope Benedict XVI

We read about the father of John the Baptist in Luke 1:5-25:

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth; for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying, “Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.”

“And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.’” - Luke 1:46-48

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After the angel appeared to Zechariah, he was muted by God in punishment for his disbelief. He remained mute throughout Elizabeth’s pregnancy.

The Gospel of St. Luke tells us,

Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said, “Not so; he shall be called John.” And they said to her, “None of your kindred is called by this name.” And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. … And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel. (Luke 1:57-66,80)

How old were Zechariah and Elizabeth when John the Baptist was born?

St. Luke records variously that they were “advanced in years” (Lk. 1:7, 1:18), or “old” (Lk. 1:18, 36). This suggests they were likely at least 50 years of age.

In Luke we read that filled with the Holy Spirit, praising God (Lk. 1:68-75) he prophesied of his son (Lk. 1:76-70),

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

How was John the Baptist conceived?

He was conceived in the normal way. It was miraculous because Elizabeth was past her child-bearing years, and she had been unable to conceive even in her younger years.

When was John the Baptist born?

St. John the Baptist was born about six months before Our Lord. Scholars disagree as to the exact year in which Jesus was born, but it was probably between 6 and 4 B.C., though possibly as late as 1 B.C. Errors in reconciling the calendars and events of the ancient world, when dating from Christ’s birth was adopted in 525 A.D., accounts for Christ being born B.C., rather than 1 A.D.

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A canticle (song) is a hymn with scriptural text. There are ten such texts identified in Scripture, three of which are used daily in the Church in the Liturgy of the Hours: the Benedictus of Zechariah (Lk. 1:68-79), the Magnificat of Our Lady (Lk. 1:46-55) and the Nunc Dimittis of Simeon (Lk. 2:29-32).

What is the name of Mary’s song of praise to God?

The beautiful hymn of Luke 1:46-55 is called the Magnificat.

What does “Magnificat” mean?

Magnificat is Latin for “(it) magnifies.” It is taken from the first word in Latin of Luke 1:46, Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul magnifies the Lord). The Magnificat is used every day by the Church as a song of praise during Vespers or Evening Prayer.

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”

The prayer of the Hail Mary is rooted in Scripture but is also a response of the Church to the mystery of the Incarnation and the Redemption, and the role of Our Lord’s Blessed Mother in it (cf. John 2:3).

In Luke 1:28, St. Gabriel greets Mary with the words, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”

In Luke 1:42, St. Elizabeth says these words to Mary: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”

“Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!’” - Luke 1:41-42

The Old Testament is filled with types, people and things which have importance for the Covenant of Moses, or Old Covenant, but which properly prepare for and foreshadow the perfect fulfillment of some spiritual reality in the New or Christian Covenant.

Thus, while the historical Ark of the Covenant carried the Word of God, in the Tablets of the Law, and was considered holy itself, being placed in the Holy of Holies of the Temple, Mary is the true Ark of the Covenant. She carried the Word Himself, the Bread of Heaven, and the Good Shepherd (Heb. 9:3-5; Rev. 11:19-12:1).

“Mary, in whom the Lord himself has just made his dwelling, is the daughter of Zion in person, the ark of the covenant, the place where the glory of the Lord dwells.” ( Catechism of the Catholic Church 2676)

Thus, we see that the Old Testament, concerning the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel), and the New Testament, the Blessed Mother (St. Luke), use almost identical language.

And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?” - 2 Samuel 6:9 [Elizabeth said], “And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” - Luke 1:43 Michal … saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD. - 2 Samuel 6:16 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. - Luke 1:41 And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months. - 2 Samuel 6:11 And Mary remained with her about three months. - Luke 1:56

St. John in the Book of Revelation also reveals the connection between the Ark and the Blessed Virgin, stating:

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, loud noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (Revelation 11:19 – 12:1)

Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82

As al gore’s democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.

Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82.

The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement. He fell at his home in the Bronx and was pronounced dead at a hospital in Manhattan.

Mr. Lieberman viewed himself as a centrist Democrat, solidly in his party’s mainstream with his support of abortion rights, environmental protections, gay rights and gun control. But he was also unafraid to stray from Democratic orthodoxy, most notably in his consistently hawkish stands on foreign policy.

His full-throated support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the increasingly unpopular war that followed doomed Mr. Lieberman’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and led to his rejection by Connecticut Democrats when he sought his fourth Senate term in 2006. He kept his seat by running that November as an independent candidate and attracting substantial support from Republican and unaffiliated voters.

“I have not always fit comfortably into conventional political boxes,” Mr. Lieberman said near the end of his Senate career , an understatement that tiptoed around the anger his maverick ways stoked among many liberals.

His transition from Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 on the Democratic ticket to high-profile cheerleader for Republican presidential candidate John McCain eight years later was a turnaround unmatched in recent American politics.

In a prime-time speech at the 2008 Republican convention, Mr. Lieberman hailed McCain, a senator from Arizona and former Vietnam War POW, for his courage and accomplishment. He dismissed Barack Obama , the one-term senator from Illinois and Democratic nominee, as “a gifted and eloquent young man” who lacked the experience needed in the White House.

On international trips to Iraq and other hot spots, Mr. Lieberman and McCain had become close friends as well as allies in support of the Iraq War — including President George W. Bush’s decision in 2007 to shore up the faltering U.S. military effort with the “surge” of thousands of additional troops.

McCain seriously considered making Mr. Lieberman his running mate, but his advisers warned that Mr. Lieberman’s Democratic history and voting record, particularly his stand in favor of abortion rights, would anger convention delegates and split the party. McCain instead chose the right-wing populist governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, a decision he later said he regretted .

Most observers, including Mr. Lieberman, doubted that his presence on the ticket would have saved McCain from defeat by Obama, who became the first Black president. Mr. Lieberman remarked that had he joined McCain on the ballot, he would have had the distinction not only of running for vice president on both party tickets but also of losing twice. “God saved me from that — or the Republican delegates saved me from that,” he told the Hartford Courant .

Mr. Lieberman continued to draw Democrats’ ire after leaving the Senate in 2012, most especially with his efforts to mount a third-party presidential ticket in the 2024 election . As a co-chair of the centrist group No Labels, he helped lead the organization’s campaign to field an alternative to the major-party candidates — a move that some Democrats feared would take votes from President Biden and help Donald Trump recapture the White House.

Drawn to politics

Joseph Isadore Lieberman was born in Stamford, Conn., on Feb. 24, 1942, the oldest of three children in an Orthodox Jewish family. His father, a former bakery-truck driver, eventually saved enough to buy a liquor store. His parents impressed upon him the value of education and instilled in him an ambition to succeed. He was senior class president and senior prom king of his high school.

He entered Yale University in 1960 as the first member of his family to go to college, and he said he was inspired to enter public service by President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, with its challenge to “ask what you can do for your country.”

While in college, he worked part time on the successful 1962 U.S. Senate campaign of Abraham Ribicoff , a former Democratic congressman and governor, and the next year was a summer intern in Ribicoff’s Washington office. Ribicoff, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, became a role model and taught him, Mr. Lieberman wrote, the value of compromise over unproductive rigidity.

Mr. Lieberman furthered his political education by writing his senior thesis on John M. Bailey, a backroom pol who had long dominated Connecticut’s Democratic Party and served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee for much of the 1960s. The thesis resulted in a Bailey biography, “The Power Broker” (1966) — the first of nine books Mr. Lieberman wrote or co-wrote. In addition to lessons-learned memoirs, the subjects ranged from nuclear proliferation to the benefits of resting on the Sabbath.

After graduating from Yale in 1964 and then Yale Law School in 1967, he joined a New Haven firm, became active in local political and community work, and looked for an opportunity to run for office. It came in 1970 when he upset the incumbent state senator from largely Democratic New Haven in the party primary. Among his doorbell-ringing volunteers was Bill Clinton, then a Yale Law student.

Mr. Lieberman served 10 years in the state Senate, the last six as majority leader. His ambition was to be governor, but, in 1980, seeing no immediate path to higher state office, he gave up his Senate seat to run for the open U.S. House seat for the New Haven area.

With the district’s Democratic advantage and strong polling numbers, his victory seemed assured. But helped by Ronald Reagan’s strong showing in the presidential race, the Republican won. The loss was painfully embarrassing for a politician unused to defeat. Not long afterward, in 1981, he and his first wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Haas, divorced.

In Mr. Lieberman’s telling, he and his wife — the parents of two children, Matt and Rebecca — drifted apart as their personalities and careers developed. The demands of his political life were one factor, he wrote in his 2000 memoir, “In Praise of Public Life.” Another was “that I had become much more religiously observant.”

A year after the divorce, a friend introduced him to Hadassah Freilich Tucker, a Prague-born daughter of Holocaust survivors whose father was a rabbi. Her family — the Freilichs — immigrated to the United States in 1949 after the Communists took over Czechoslovakia. When Mr. Lieberman met her, she was the divorced mother of a 6-year-old son, Ethan, and an executive at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in New York City. It was, Mr. Lieberman wrote, “chemistry at first conversation.”

They married in 1983, and she was her husband’s political partner and trusted adviser through the rest of his career. In addition to his wife, survivors include their daughter, Hana Lowenstein; two children from his first marriage, Matt Lieberman and Rebecca Lieberman; a stepson, Ethan Tucker; two sisters; and 13 grandchildren.

In 1982, ready for another try, Mr. Lieberman ran for what had been the low-profile office of state attorney general. Promising to be the “people’s lawyer,” he swept to victory — along with the other Democratic candidates for statewide state offices — and built an activist record by going after polluters, consumer rip-offs and child-support delinquents.

He easily won reelection four years later, and then, urged on by party leaders, he took on U.S. Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. , a three-term liberal Republican generally thought to be unbeatable. With TV attack ads and support from Republicans unhappy with Weicker — including an endorsement from prominent conservative intellectual William F. Buckley Jr. — Mr. Lieberman squeaked to victory in 1988.

In Washington, Mr. Lieberman became known as a serious-minded legislator adept at working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. One of his earliest achievements was having a leadership role in the bipartisan amendment in 1990 of the Clean Air Act, beefing up federal regulation of pollutants.

He was also proud of bipartisan government changes he helped enact after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, most prominently the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the restructuring of the intelligence community.

Mr. Lieberman generally voted with his party, but he sided with Republicans on cutting the capital gains tax, funding vouchers that parents could use to send their children to private schools, and placing new restrictions on consumer lawsuits against corporations, the latter of special interest to Connecticut’s large insurance companies.

His willingness to buck his party put him at odds with teachers, trial lawyers and other powerful Democratic constituencies. But it gave him influence within the increasingly polarized Senate, former Senate historian Donald Ritchie said in an interview for this obituary. As the political middle shrank, his swing vote took on added value.

In the run-up to the Iraq War, a majority of Senate Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime. But unlike many of those colleagues, Mr. Lieberman continued to support the 2003 invasion after Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction failed to materialize and U.S.-led occupation forces were bogged down by civil war and anti-coalition insurgency.

“This is a battle in the war on terrorism. Failure and defeat is not an option,” he said in September 2003. When Senate Democrats voted unanimously in April 2007 to begin withdrawing U.S. troops by the following October, he joined Republicans in opposition.

His stand was in keeping with a long record of support for intervention abroad. He co-sponsored the resolution authorizing the use of troops to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991 and pressed the Clinton administration to take forceful action against Serbian aggression in the Balkans. He was one of Israel’s most fervent backers on Capitol Hill. And, in line with the interests of Connecticut’s large defense industry, he supported robust spending on weaponry.

“Like it or not, we live in an imperfect world, so, like it or not, you’ve got to stand up and fight,” he told the New York Times in 1991. “If I can be simplistic about it: If good people stand by while bad things are being done, evil will triumph.”

Emphasis on morality

In private life, Mr. Lieberman was a strict observer of Orthodox Jewish rules. He kept a kosher diet, prayed daily and declined to campaign on the Sabbath. He brought moral certitude to his public life as well, denouncing gratuitous sex and violence in films, television shows and pop music.

He helped enact a 1996 law requiring new TV sets to have a device that enabled parents to block objectionable programs, and he teamed up with conservative commentator William J. Bennett to hand out “Silver Sewer Awards” for media content deemed “cultural pollution.” Along with headlines, Mr. Lieberman garnered loathing from the entertainment industry. “He’s a self-righteous religious fanatic,” record company executive Howie Klein said in 2000, as quoted on MTV.com . Television critic James Poniewozik, then with Time magazine, dubbed him “Schoolmarm Joe.”

Mr. Lieberman cemented his reputation for diligent morality — or moralizing, as his detractors saw it — in 1998 when he publicly rebuked President Clinton, a personal friend and fellow Democrat, for his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. He was the first prominent Democratic lawmaker to do so.

“Such behavior is not just inappropriate. It is immoral,” he said in a Senate speech that drew praise from colleagues in both parties. “And it is harmful, for it sends a message of what is acceptable behavior to the larger American family — particularly to our children — which is as influential as the negative messages communicated by the entertainment culture.” (In 1999, Mr. Lieberman joined all other Democratic senators in voting against removing Clinton from office.)

For Gore, Clinton’s vice president, the Lewinsky speech and, more broadly, Mr. Lieberman’s rectitude made him a particularly attractive running mate at a time when Gore was anxious to distance himself from Clinton’s tawdry personal conduct.

At the campaign’s outset, there was speculation that antisemitism, latent or overt, might hurt the Gore-Lieberman ticket. Mr. Lieberman embraced his faith in public, often quoting from the Hebrew Bible and giving thanks to God. The Anti-Defamation League asked him to reduce his religious references during the 2000 race to avoid alienating the public.

One of Mr. Lieberman’s enduring themes was that religion in general, not just the Jewish faith, deserved a more prominent place in public life. Years later, Mr. Lieberman told CNN that he encountered no antisemitism on the campaign trail. And the consensus among pundits was that Mr. Lieberman’s religion played no role in Gore’s loss, in keeping with political history that suggests a party’s vice-presidential choice seldom makes a difference in the voting.

Gore and Mr. Lieberman lost the election to Bush and his running mate, Dick Cheney, following a 5-to-4 Supreme Court ruling that awarded Florida’s disputed 25 electoral votes to the GOP ticket. But Mr. Lieberman emerged with national name recognition and, once Gore declined to run again, front-runner status in early polling for the party’s 2004 presidential nomination.

At odds with his party

Considered the most moderate of the party’s nine 2004 hopefuls, Mr. Lieberman contended that his record on the environment and social issues combined with his strong stand on defense made him the Democrat best positioned to attract independents and defeat Bush.

What pundits described as a dearth of cash and charisma worked against him. Gore’s endorsement of another candidate, former Vermont governor Howard Dean, was a further blow. But the biggest obstacle to Mr. Lieberman’s nomination was the anger among Democrats over his support of the Iraq War.

He placed fifth in the New Hampshire primary, and the following Tuesday, the best he could do in seven state nominating contests was a distant second in Delaware. It was an unmistakable repudiation, and Mr. Lieberman dropped out that night. (Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts eventually won the nomination and lost the general election to incumbent Bush.)

Mr. Lieberman’s defeat two years later in the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut was an even more painful measure of his party standing. His challenger, wealthy businessman (and later governor) Ned Lamont, focused on Mr. Lieberman’s support of Bush’s war policy and made heavy use of a photo of the president embracing Lieberman at the 2005 State of the Union speech.

Mr. Lieberman, who had breezed to reelection twice before, dismissed the primary’s outcome as unrepresentative of the state’s full electorate and, running as an independent in the general election, got almost 50 percent of the vote, to Lamont’s 40 percent and 10 percent for the little-known GOP nominee. Mr. Lieberman later disclosed that a top Bush aide steered GOP money to his campaign.

Returning to the Senate as a self-described “independent Democrat,” Mr. Lieberman continued to caucus with the Democrats. But he viewed his November victory as vindication of his independent record and felt, as he put it, “profoundly liberated.”

For some Democrats, Mr. Lieberman’s support of McCain two years later went beyond independence to apostasy. After the election, there was a move to strip him of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. But party leaders were anxious to keep him from bolting to the Republicans.

After Obama and Democratic Senate leader Harry M. Reid of Nevada urged forgiveness, Senate Democrats voted 42 to 13 to let Mr. Lieberman keep the chairmanship. His only penalty was the loss of his seat on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He accepted the arrangement, telling reporters that he regretted some of his campaign statements “and now it’s time to move on.”

In 2009, he helped the new Obama administration get its first big win: a $787 billion package to stimulate the recession-racked economy. The next year, he was a leader in the successful fight — against GOP opposition led by McCain — to repeal the Clinton-era “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibiting gay people from serving openly in the military.

He was also influential in shaping Obama’s health-care initiative, although in a way that once again infuriated some Democrats. Attentive to Connecticut’s insurance industry, Mr. Lieberman threatened to filibuster the bill if it included a government-run health insurance option. With the support of every Senate Democrat needed to overcome solid GOP opposition, the administration dropped the public option, and Mr. Lieberman voted in 2009 for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Mr. Lieberman announced in early 2011 that he would not seek reelection the next year. By way of explanation, he invoked Ecclesiastes. It was, he said , “time for another season and another purpose under heaven.” He dismissed poor political prospects as a factor. He conceded that he faced a difficult campaign but added, “So what else is new?”

After leaving the Senate, Mr. Lieberman became senior counsel at the Manhattan-based law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and joined company boards. He continued to take public positions on political issues. He led a group opposed to the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration. He endorsed President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. He promoted Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos, a charter school and voucher advocate, to be education secretary.

Nevertheless, Mr. Lieberman endorsed the Democratic presidential nominees in 2016 and 2020 — Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden , respectively — and told CNN in 2021 that Trump was “really hurting our constitutional democracy” by continuing to claim the 2020 election had been stolen.

He was most prominent as a leader of No Labels, an organization founded to encourage bipartisanship, and he missed no opportunity to reiterate the plea he made in his 2012 farewell Senate speech. “The greatest obstacle I see standing between us and the brighter American future we all want is right here in Washington,” he told colleagues. “It is the partisan polarization of our politics which prevents us from making the principled compromises on which progress in a democracy depends.”

Romans 15:23-32 New International Version

Paul’s plan to visit rome.

23  But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, ( A ) 24  I plan to do so when I go to Spain. ( B ) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist ( C ) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25  Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem ( D ) in the service ( E ) of the Lord’s people ( F ) there. 26  For Macedonia ( G ) and Achaia ( H ) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem. ( I ) 27  They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. ( J ) 28  So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain ( K ) and visit you on the way. 29  I know that when I come to you, ( L ) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30  I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, ( M ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. ( N ) 31  Pray that I may be kept safe ( O ) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution ( P ) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people ( Q ) there, 32  so that I may come to you ( R ) with joy, by God’s will, ( S ) and in your company be refreshed. ( T )

Cross references

• Romans 15:23 : Ac 19:21; Ro 1:10, 11
• Romans 15:24 : ver 28
• Romans 15:24 : 1Co 16:6; Tit 3:13
• Romans 15:25 : S Ac 19:21
• Romans 15:25 : S Ac 24:17
• Romans 15:25 : S Ac 9:13
• Romans 15:26 : S Ac 16:9
• Romans 15:26 : S Ac 18:12
• Romans 15:26 : S Ac 24:17
• Romans 15:27 : 1Co 9:11
• Romans 15:28 : ver 24
• Romans 15:29 : Ro 1:10, 11
• Romans 15:30 : Gal 5:22; Col 1:8
• Romans 15:30 : 2Co 1:11; Col 4:12
• Romans 15:31 : 2Co 1:10; 2Th 3:2; 2Ti 3:11; 2Pe 2:9
• Romans 15:31 : ver 25; S Ac 24:17
• Romans 15:31 : S Ac 9:13
• Romans 15:32 : Ro 1:10, 13
• Romans 15:32 : S Ac 18:21
• Romans 15:32 : 1Co 16:18; Phm 7

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The Dali was just starting a 27-day voyage.

The ship had spent two days in Baltimore’s port before setting off.

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By Claire Moses and Jenny Gross

• Published March 26, 2024 Updated March 27, 2024

The Dali was less than 30 minutes into its planned 27-day journey when the ship ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday.

The ship, which was sailing under the Singaporean flag, was on its way to Sri Lanka and was supposed to arrive there on April 22, according to VesselFinder, a ship tracking website.

The Dali, which is nearly 1,000 feet long, left the Baltimore port around 1 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. The ship had two pilots onboard, according to a statement by its owners, Grace Ocean Investment. There were 22 crew members on board, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement. There were no reports of any injuries, Grace Ocean said.

Before heading off on its voyage, the Dali had returned to the United States from Panama on March 19, harboring in New York. It then arrived on Saturday in Baltimore, where it spent two days in the port.

Maersk, the shipping giant, said in a statement on Tuesday that it had chartered the vessel, which was carrying Maersk cargo. No Maersk crew and personnel were onboard, the statement said, adding that the company was monitoring the investigations being carried out by the authorities and by Synergy Group, the company that was operating the vessel.

“We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected,” the Maersk statement said.

The Dali was built in 2015 by the South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries. The following year, the ship was involved in a minor incident when it hit a stone wall at the port of Antwerp . The Dali sustained damage at the time, but no one was injured.

Claire Moses is a reporter for the Express desk in London. More about Claire Moses

Jenny Gross is a reporter for The Times in London covering breaking news and other topics. More about Jenny Gross

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Rep. Mike Gallagher says he’s resigning early, leaving House Republicans with thinnest of majorities

FILE - Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., leads a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2023. Gallagher, who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, announced Friday, March 22, 2024, he will resign from his position in the House on April 19. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Gallagher , a Wisconsin Republican who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, said Friday he would resign from the House, leaving House Republicans with the thinnest of majorities.

Gallagher, age 40, announced he would resign his position on April 19. It will leave Republicans with a 217-213 majority in the House, meaning that they cannot afford to lose more than one vote on a party-line vote. The thin majority has already proved to be a challenge for Republican leadership and forced House Speaker Mike Johnson to work with Democrats to pass practically any legislation.

Gallagher had already announced he would not seek reelection.

A former Marine who grew up in Green Bay, he has represented northeastern Wisconsin in Congress since 2017. He spent last year leading a new House committee dedicated to countering China . During the committee’s first hearing, he framed the competition between the U.S. and China as “an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century.”

Gallagher said in a statement, “I’ve worked closely with House Republican leadership on this timeline and look forward to seeing Speaker Johnson appoint a new chair to carry out the important mission of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.”

There also won’t be a special election for Gallagher’s seat. His resignation will happen within a window in Wisconsin law that dictates the seat be filled in the general election.

A Republican state senator, Andre Jacque of De Pere, and a former state senator, Roger Roth, are running for the Wisconsin 8th Congressional District seat that is being vacated.

The district is solidly Republican, but the Wisconsin Democratic Party said in a statement that it would be “fighting hard” for the seat and called Gallagher’s resignation “a remarkable indictment of a do-nothing GOP majority obsessed with creating chaos.”

For a time, Gallagher was seen as a rising star in the GOP and was one of the highest-profile Republicans considering a run for U.S. Senate this year against incumbent Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin. But he abandoned the idea in June. He said then that he wanted to focus on countering China through the committee and that he planned to run for a fifth term in the House.

Gallagher led the successful push this month to pass in the House a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake. He, along with a wide bipartisan contingent, argued that the company’s current ownership represented a national security threat.

But Gallagher found himself at odds both with former President Donald Trump and his supporters. He also angered fellow Republicans last month by refusing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The GOP was looking to oust Mayorkas as a way to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the House’s first impeachment attempt fell just one vote short in February after Gallagher and two other Republicans refused to support the action. They argued that Republicans were misusing impeachment.

Still, GOP members surrounded Gallagher on the House floor in an attempt to change his mind, but he refused to change his vote. Republicans were eventually able to impeach Mayorkas when other lawmakers returned from absences. But just days after the first failed impeachment vote, Gallagher announced he would leave the House.

Associated Press writers Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond in Madison contributed.

Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher will resign early, leaving House majority hanging by a thread

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who announced last month he would not run for re-election , will resign from Congress early, he confirmed in a statement Friday.

Gallagher’s departure before the end of his term in January is another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans, who have been struggling to govern and demonstrate stability in this Congress.

Two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News of Gallagher's plan to resign early Friday. The Wisconsin Republican then released a statement announcing that he will depart April 19.

Gallagher informed Johnson of his decision earlier this week. Johnson, in a post on X , praised Gallagher's "extraordinary work in the House" and for "courageously exposing the threat Beijing poses to the U.S."

His resignation could cause more headaches for House Republicans. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., who also is not seeking re-election , is resigning from Congress on Friday, cutting the GOP’s minuscule majority to 218-213. When Gallagher leaves, the majority would further shrink to 217-213, meaning Republicans could only afford a single defection on any vote if Democrats vote together.

Gallagher’s decision to leave April 19 also means that there will not be a special election to fill his seat. Under Wisconsin state law , vacancies after the second Tuesday in April are filled in the general election, so Gallagher’s replacement will be decided in November and his seat will remain empty until January.

A source close to Gallagher said the decision to leave was in the works and not related to anything happening in House lately. Gallagher has a young family that he and his wife hope to grow and the House schedule is not conducive to that, the source said.

Gallagher, 40, an Iraq War veteran, is the chairman of the select committee investigating the Chinese Communist Party, and serves on the Intelligence Committee. It’s highly unusual for a committee chairman to resign in the middle of the term.

But Gallagher, an institutionalist first elected to Congress in 2016, has grown frustrated with his own party. He was one of three Republicans who voted against the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last month.

He is one of several top Republican chairmen who are not running for re-election in November following a tumultuous House session.

Earlier Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to oust Johnson from the speakership over his handling of funding the government, though no vote is scheduled yet. It follows a similar motion, made by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., that successfully toppled then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., last fall.

Meanwhile, shortly after the House passed its final government funding package for fiscal year 2024 on Friday, retiring Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, said she would step down as chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, setting off an early battle among Republicans to succeed her in the powerful post. Unlike Gallagher and Buck, Granger said she will serve out her House term, which ends in January.

In his statement, Gallagher said he worked closely with GOP leaders on the timing of his announcement — shortly after the House voted to avert a shutdown — and looks forward to Johnson naming a new China committee chairman.

"I will forever be proud of the work I did on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, chairing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and chairing the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party," Gallagher said. "It has truly been an honor to serve in the House of Representatives."

Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.

Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.