Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter remained with me.

Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.

"The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'

Now you write in the king's name whatever in your opinion is appropriate concerning the Jews and seal it with the king's signet ring. Any decree that is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring cannot be rescinded.

Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

The king then removed his signet ring (the very one he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's estate.

So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

After him the priests worked, men of the nearby district.

I will make Ahab's dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead.

When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, and bring back some of the fruit of the land." Now it was the time of year for the first ripe grapes.

explain to your children, 'Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.'

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.

He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had.

Moses said to the people, "Do not fear! Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord that he will provide for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.

or his sin that he committed is made known to him, he must bring a flawless male goat as his offering.

Now an Israelite woman's son whose father was an Egyptian went out among the Israelites, and the Israelite woman's son and an Israelite man had a fight in the camp.

The person who eats meat from the peace offering sacrifice which belongs to the Lord while his uncleanness persists will be cut off from his people.

So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, "I have sinned this time! The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

The middle bar in the center of the frames will reach from end to end.

Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them -- yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood -- not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and do so correctly, for that is what I am.

Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.

who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down)

What shall we say then? -- that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us -- what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."

He said, "Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them!

So they proposed two candidates: Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.

So they asked him, "How then were you made to see?"

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

So Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

So the Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree, 'Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

"Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."

From the time your ancestors departed the land of Egypt until now, I sent my servants the prophets to you again and again, day after day.

Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.

Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says: 'The corpses you have dumped in the midst of the city are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot, but I will take you out of it.

Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan -- each one for his iniquity.

Therefore, prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!"

Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?

How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

"You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.

Or 'Deliver me from the enemy's power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me'?

Haman then related to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. These wise men, along with his wife Zeresh, said to him, "If indeed this Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall is Jewish, you will not prevail against him. No, you will surely fall before him!"

"Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates -- all of you stay far away from there!

the descendants of Nebo: 52;

You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes."

The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures and defeated them on the steep slope. The people's courage melted away like water.

Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night.

So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage."

By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash's reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

When he arrived, the officers of the army were sitting there. So he said, "I have a message for you, O officer." Jehu asked, "For which one of us?" He replied, "For you, O officer."

He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

They invaded the land and devoured its crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, and they took away the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

The Benjaminites did as instructed. They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. They went home to their own territory, rebuilt their cities, and settled down.

Between her feet he collapsed, he fell limp and was lifeless; between her feet he collapsed and fell limp, in the spot where he collapsed, there he fell limp -- violently murdered!

One time Acsah came and charmed her father so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"

Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!"

The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, "Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land." It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

When you go out to do battle with your enemies and the Lord your God allows you to prevail and you take prisoners,

They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

At the commandment of the Lord the Israelites would begin their journey, and at the commandment of the Lord they would make camp; as long as the cloud remained settled over the tabernacle they would camp.

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.

"Tell the Israelites, 'You must not eat any fat of an ox, sheep, or goat.

one male goat for a purification offering;

I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,

For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus' faithfulness.

When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Frogs will come up against you, your people, and all your servants."'"

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.

There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

The entire lifetime of Noah was 950 years, and then he died.

Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

The locusts were not given permission to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and their torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person.

He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.

This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea."

Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus replied, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me."

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?

Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.'"

And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it."

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.

Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."

Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!"

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention."

"Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?"

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

"The Lord who rules over all asserts, 'I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west.

Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile.

I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me. For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself.

On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord."

The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.

You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images -- their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.

"This is what the sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem; I placed her in the center of the nations with countries all around her.

Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.

At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement, with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the Lord my God.

(Tav) O people of Zion, your punishment will come to an end; he will not prolong your exile. But, O people of Edom, he will punish your sin and reveal your offenses!

I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the Lord. "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!

All this will happen because the Lord said, "The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.

I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The Lord had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.

so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.

That very night the Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.

Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?

He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

But God was watching over the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped until a report could be dispatched to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this.

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

During David's reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites."

So he brought the men down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, "Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink."

The rest of the events of Josiah's reign and all his accomplishments are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

The priests agreed not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.

The officers of the units of hundreds did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath, and reported to Jehoiada the priest.

When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar.

After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?"

The horses' hooves pounded the ground; the stallions galloped madly.

His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in accordance with the Lord's orders to Joshua.

Then he took the fat (the fatty tail, all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat) and the right thigh,

And when he sent you from Kadesh-Barnea and told you, "Go up and possess the land I have given you," you rebelled against the Lord your God and would neither believe nor obey him.

or when he touches human uncleanness with regard to anything by which he can become unclean, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty;

and at the age of fifty years they must retire from performing the work and may no longer work.

For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.

For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

Then he presented the people's offering. He took the sin offering male goat which was for the people, slaughtered it, and performed a decontamination rite with it like the first one.

God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord.

The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

Then the priest must offer all of its fat up in smoke on the altar like the fat of the peace offering sacrifice. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin and he will be forgiven.

The lifetime of Terah was 205 years, and he died in Haran.

So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

When he speaks of a new covenant, he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear.

My children -- I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do."

Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you!

What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Absolutely not!

And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

And on the basis of faith in Jesus' name, his very name has made this man -- whom you see and know -- strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"

A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him."

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," -- he said to the paralytic --

"For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,

As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near!'

Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

They are all like bakers, they are like a smoldering oven; they are like a baker who does not stoke the fire until the kneaded dough is ready for baking.

saying, "Let the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him.

Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.

So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage on my shoulder while they watched.

Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter, but I will discipline them all.

While they are watching, dig a hole in the wall and carry your belongings out through it.

Then one of the cherubim stretched out his hand toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left.

That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the Lord's sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts."

"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.

Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.

"Stand in the gate of the Lord's temple and proclaim this message: 'Listen, all you people of Judah who have passed through these gates to worship the Lord. Hear what the Lord has to say.

Say, 'Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the sovereign Lord! This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

(Samek) People cry to them, "Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don't touch us!" So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say, "They may not stay here any longer."

For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

The Lord's curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

There were others who said, "We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine."

Esther replied, "If the king is so inclined, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to act tomorrow also according to today's law, and let them hang the ten sons of Haman on the gallows."

There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.

Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!

The king said to her, "What is on your mind, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!"

the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:

When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw this, they were greatly disheartened. They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Then I said to them, "You are holy to the Lord, just as these vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.

He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you."

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

When the men of Judah arrived at the observation post overlooking the desert and looked at the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors!

When they received the letter, they seized the king's sons and executed all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to him in Jezreel.

But they pay no attention; instead they observe their earlier practices.

So the Lord said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth -- everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."

Joshua told all the people, "Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,

Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

Their territory started at Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.

They said to one another, "Who did this?" They investigated the matter thoroughly and concluded that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

Remember -- don't ever forget -- how you provoked the Lord your God in the desert; from the time you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were constantly rebelling against him.

Then Jerub-Baal son of Joash went home and settled down.

I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

However, through all this you did not have confidence in the Lord your God,

and if a man actually has sexual intercourse with her so that her menstrual impurity touches him, then he will be unclean seven days and any bed he lies on will be unclean.

Next he brought Aaron's sons forward, and Moses put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet, and Moses splashed the rest of the blood against the altar's sides.

Moses said to him, "When I leave the city I will spread my hands to the Lord, the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

Noah built an altar to the Lord. He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."

And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.

He offered for his offering one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising the numbering.

Let me walk among all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and the spotted or speckled goats. These animals will be my wages.

Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

then the hand of the Lord will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"

The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field, but for Adam no companion who corresponded to him was found.

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Sarah lived 127 years.

And Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them.

The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in."

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return -- whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn --

Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas. (Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard.)

Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back.

For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,

So the disciples went back to their homes.

Thomas said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, "What are these, sir?"

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Then Esther again spoke with the king, falling at his feet. She wept and begged him for mercy, that he might nullify the evil of Haman the Agagite which he had intended against the Jews.

Then Job answered the Lord:

Listen to what the Lord says: "Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!"

For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,

After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

"A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, 'How have we made light of your name?'

You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him.

After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked.

The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth."

Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

that person will also drink of the wine of God's anger that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.

"Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

He picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen off him, and went back and stood on the shore of the Jordan.

They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,

Suppose a man comes across a virgin who is not engaged and overpowers and rapes her and they are discovered.

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.'

Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen's hammer. She "hammered" Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple.

To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.

Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

the son of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were enrolled by genealogy 150 men;

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman!

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire --

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!

-- though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

You may eat any clean bird.

but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters.

Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the sovereign Lord.

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel,

For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

So now go, lead the people to the place I have spoken to you about. See, my angel will go before you. But on the day that I punish, I will indeed punish them for their sin."

All of this is because the Lord who rules over all has said: 'Cut down the trees around Jerusalem and build up a siege ramp against its walls. This is the city which is to be punished. Nothing but oppression happens in it.

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.

At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

"And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests -- Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom. (Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, "What have I done? What is my offense? How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!"

I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.

But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.'"

The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius' second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak:

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,' declares the sovereign Lord.

Haman said, "Furthermore, Queen Esther invited only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited along with the king.

The king of Israel went home to Samaria bitter and angry.

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am frail! Heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking!

So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Calm down!" Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our ancestor Isaac --

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

But you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images you made to worship, but I will deport you beyond Babylon.'

When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

They returned and reported to Joshua, "Don't send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don't tire out the whole army, for Ai is small."

But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

However, I will leave some of these wicked people alive and banish them to other places. But wherever these people who survive may go, they will wish they had died rather than lived," says the Lord who rules over all.

Then Jesus told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die.

But reject those myths fit only for the godless and gullible, and train yourself for godliness.

While Saul spoke to the priest, the panic in the Philistines' camp was becoming greater and greater. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand!"

The Lord's anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go count Israel and Judah."

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life's breath returns to God who gave it.

The nations were enraged, but your wrath has come, and the time has come for the dead to be judged, and the time has come to give to your servants, the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and to those who revere your name, both small and great, and the time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth."

Balak said to Balaam, "Come, please; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there."

I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the Lord demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them." Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.

Above the Horse Gate the priests worked, each in front of his house.

"Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?'

for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

They were absolutely terrified and said, "Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?"

The prophet is considered a fool -- the inspired man is viewed as a madman -- because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

I prayed to him: O, Lord God, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength.

This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity,

Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky and made an oath by the one who lives forever: "It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished."

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said, "Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,

He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert."

However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there with the kings of Persia.

Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."

All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.

Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere."

The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him.

be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen."

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"

They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.

Therefore, you remained at Kadesh for a long time -- indeed, for the full time.

Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

"I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.

Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"

For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

The Lord told him,

"Now then, be good enough to look at me; and I will not lie to your face!

realizing that law is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.

for it is his only covering -- it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, "You are not my people," it will be said to them, "You are children of the living God!"

He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.

That idol was made by a workman -- it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.

When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, "Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi."

or his sin that he committed is made known to him, he must bring a flawless female goat as his offering for the sin that he committed.

At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord.

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

"Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

"Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.

(Dalet) The infant's tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel.

Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have no further consciousness of sin?

I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.

Joshua prayed, "O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?

Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

Israel cries out to me, "My God, we acknowledge you!"

Obey the king's command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

So he said to me, "All right then, I will substitute cow's manure instead of human excrement. You will cook your food over it."

Suppose a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and then rejects her,

Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her.

Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?"

Moses then took them from their palms and offered them up in smoke on the altar on top of the burnt offering -- they were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was a gift to the Lord.

Surely the king's authority is absolute; no one can say to him, "What are you doing?"

"'When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest.

Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

(Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

Everyone who does not observe both the law of your God and the law of the king will be completely liable to the appropriate penalty, whether it is death or banishment or confiscation of property or detainment in prison."

Then PilateSo they took Jesus,

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.

And the smoke from their torture will go up forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have no rest day or night, along with anyone who receives the mark of his name."

when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,

A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, "We will go to the Lord's temple."

When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.'

The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me."

who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,

from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;

When you capture the city, set it on fire. Do as the Lord says! See, I have given you orders."

It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.

After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house." And she persuaded us.

Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?

The Lord says, "A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone."

So Paul said, "Into what then were you baptized?" "Into John's baptism," they replied.

Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.

Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father's presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God?

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,

and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance of the Meeting Tent."

Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

Be careful to observe the Sabbath day just as the Lord your God has commanded you.

For my eyes have seen your salvation

King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. King Asa used the materials to build up Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."

When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:

When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that the Lord made with you, I remained there forty days and nights, eating and drinking nothing.

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

Gideon said, "Since you will not help, after the Lord hands Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will thresh your skin with desert thorns and briers."

"Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds others up.

So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

The Egyptians chased them and followed them into the middle of the sea -- all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

For our God is indeed a devouring fire.

So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?"

So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to the alamoth style;

And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one misleads you.

Micaiah said, "That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he replied, "I don't know! Am I my brother's guardian?"

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

O Lord, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.

So he called the manager in and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.'

the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the Lord.' In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying the Lord.

After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

The meat which touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up in the fire. As for ceremonially clean meat, everyone who is ceremonially clean may eat the meat.

He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.

Harnessed to the first chariot were red horses, to the second black horses,

So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth!

Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

Someone asked me, "What do you see?" I replied, "I see a flying scroll thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide."

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."

Pilate asked, "What is truth?" When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

So tell them: 'This is a nation that has not obeyed the Lord their God and has not accepted correction. Faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it. These people do not even profess it anymore.

And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.