and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes--

Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation. And I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head, and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a b

For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually. Yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been.

And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be split, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.

And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of th

And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of LORD.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

and if he may ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

and ye will be brought to governors and even kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall on the ground independent of your Father.

And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.

For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-creature three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?

And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do not wrong thee. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?

And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For as the lightning comes out from the east, and shines as far as the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

And he will send forth his agents with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the boundaries of the heavens--as far as their boundaries.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until that day Noah entered into the ark.

Truly I say to you, wherever this good-news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be told for a memorial of her.

Then Jesus says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, as far as of death. Remain ye here and watch with me.

But Peter followed him from afar, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And having entered inside, he sat with the subordinates to see the outcome.

And behold, a great earthquake occurred, for an agent of Lord, having descended from heaven, having come, he rolled the stone away from the door and sat upon it.

And he says to him, See thou say nothing to any man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than

For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, after hearing about him, having come, she fell down at his feet.

And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.

It is easier for a camel to go through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

But watch ye yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be beaten in synagogues. And ye will be stood before rulers and kings because of me, for a testimony to them.

And then he will send forth his heavenly agents, and will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the outermost part of the earth as far as the outermost part of heaven.

And truly I say to you, wherever this good-news may be preached in the whole world, also what she did will be told for a memorial of her.

And Peter followed him from a distance, as far as inside the courtyard of the high priest, and was sitting with the subordinates, and warming himself near the light.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

And it came to pass, as the agents went away from them into heaven, that the men (the shepherds) said to each other, Let us indeed go through as far as Bethlehem, and see this declaration that has come to pass, which the Lord made

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this man is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign being repudiated

And having risen up, they thrust him outside of the city, and brought him as far as the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw him down headlong.

And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the depth, and let down your nets for a catch.

And he commanded him to tell no man, but, After going, show thyself to the priest, and bring concerning thy cleansing, just as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

For a good tree is not producing corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree producing good fruit.

And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial.

And as many as will not receive you, when departing from that city, also shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Or if he should ask for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of man will be to this generation.

Nevertheless it is necessary for me to go today and tomorrow and the following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

And for a time he would not, but after these things he said within himself, Although I fear not God, and regard not man,

For it is easier for a camel to enter in through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And he began to speak this parable to the people. A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

But having answered, Jesus said, Allow ye as far as this. And having touched his ear, he healed him.

But they were emphatic, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee as far as here.

And he led them outside as far as to Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them.

For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had.

For as the Father raises up the dead and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

For as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to the Son to have life in himself.

That man was the lamp that burns and shines, and ye were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.

So they called the man who was blind, for a second time, and said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is sinful.

But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.

But ye denied the Holy and Righteous, and asked for a man, a murderer to be granted to you.

For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep. And he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, although there was no child by him.

And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

And when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him away, and reared him for a son to herself.

And they heeded him, because he facinated them for a considerable time with the sorceries.

And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.

And a voice again for a second time, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.

And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean.

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain container descending, as a great sheet being lowered from heaven by four corners, and it came as far as to me,

But a voice answered me for a second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.

Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad from the persecution that occurred against Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews only.

And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they dispatched Barnabas to pass through as far as Antioch,

And after becoming in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John for a helper.

And after going through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish FALSE prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus,

And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

And having removed him, he raised up David for a king to them, also about whom he said, when he testified, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my purposes.

For so the Lord has commanded us: I have placed thee for a light of Gentiles, for thee to be for salvation as far as the extremity of the earth.

And it came to pass in Iconium according to the same thing, for them to enter into the synagogue of the Jews, and to speak so as for a great quantity to believe, both of Jews and of Greeks.

And it came to pass, as we were going to prayer, for a certain servant girl having a spirit of divination to meet us, who brought her masters much business by soothsaying.

But then straightaway the brothers sent Paul away to go as far as to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

And those who brought Paul led him as far as Athens. And after taking a command for Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him quickly, they departed.

And having sent into Macedonia two of those who help him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius who makes silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little work to the craftsmen,

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius a Derbean, and Timothy, and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

And after getting up, and having broken bread and eaten, and having conversed for a considerable time, until dawn, thus he departed.

And when it came to pass for us to finish the days, having gone forth, we were departing, all accompanying us, with women and children, as far as outside the city. And having knelt on the beach we prayed.

And I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Cheer up, Paul, for as thou have testified these things about me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify also at Rome.

And punishing them often at all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being extraordinarily furious toward them, I persecuted them even as far as to outside cities.

And Paul having gathered a quantity of sticks, and having placed them on the fire, a viper having come out from the heat, it fastened on his hand.

And from there the brothers, who heard these things about us, came for a meeting with us as far as Appius Forum and The Three Taverns, whom, when Paul saw, having expressed thanks to God, he took courage.

For as many as have sinned without law will also be destroyed without law, and as many as have sinned in law will be judged by law.

For scarcely for a righteous man will some man die, indeed perhaps for the good man some man would even dare to die.

For as through the one man's disobedience the many were led sinful, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be led righteous.

(I speak man-like because of the weakness of your flesh). For as ye presented your body-parts servile to uncleanness, and to lawlessness for lawlessness, so now present your body-parts servile to righteousness for sanctification.

Or are ye ignorant, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over the man for as long a time as he lives?