At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

The Judeans replied, "Aren't we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him,

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed -- cut off from Christ -- for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.

So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth.

For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

"Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered the sin offering must be slaughtered before the Lord. It is most holy.

But the Lord will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothing will die of all that the Israelites have."'"

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer."

For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?"

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, "Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?"

When they arrived, he said to them, "You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,

These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth.

The messenger replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

That is why those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built. Let the city of Sihon be established!

While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.

the descendants of Bezai, 324;

Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Yes, I say also to you, true companion, help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.

From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,

Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

"'You must count for yourselves seven weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!

"Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting.

Menahem passed away and his son Pekahiah replaced him as king.

and I saw among the naive -- I discerned among the youths -- a young man who lacked wisdom.

John said, "I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen; he was near the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his robe over him.

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!"

The word of the Lord came to me:

The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

On the second day of the banquet of wine the king asked Esther, "What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your petition? Ask up to half the kingdom, and it shall be done!"

"Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"

So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord,

I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.

Again the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also arrived among them to present himself before the Lord.

So the Lord said to Satan, "All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!" So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she crouched down under Balaam. Then Balaam was angry, and he beat his donkey with a staff.

I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.

For David, after he had served God's purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,

Tell your daughters and neighbors, 'The Lord says, "The dead bodies of people will lie scattered everywhere like manure scattered on a field. They will lie scattered on the ground like grain that has been cut down but has not been gathered."'"

Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord's will is.

Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni" (which means Teacher).

This I command you -- to love one another.

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.

You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Furthermore let the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, be returned and brought to their proper place in the temple in Jerusalem. Let them be deposited in the temple of God.'

Many nations will come, saying, "Come on! Let's go up to the Lord's mountain, to the temple of Jacob's God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws." For Zion will be the source of instruction; the Lord's teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.

(Qof) Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, who were Reubenites, took men

The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.

In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering they must slaughter the guilt offering, and the officiating priest must splash the blood against the altar's sides.

In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

"For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father's family learned about it, they went down there to him.

The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!

For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.

But a messenger came to Saul saying, "Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!"

when he said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

The priest who offers it for sin is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Meeting Tent.

Hail fell and fire mingled with the hail; the hail was so severe that there had not been any like it in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands.

Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, "Prophesy!" The guards also took him and beat him.

Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying: "Who is like the beast?" and "Who is able to make war against him?"

Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then the Lord said to me, "When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not respond to you.

Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.

You people are doing the deeds of your father." Then they said to Jesus, "We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself."

For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer." (This means all foods are clean.)

that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.

"For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me," says the Lord, "so your descendants and your name will remain.

Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.

For we have been sold -- both I and my people -- to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king."

Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

In those days the aristocrats of Judah repeatedly sent letters to Tobiah, and responses from Tobiah were repeatedly coming to them.

The Lord decided not to do this. The sovereign Lord said, "This will not happen either."

But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses."

"If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.

So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,

So Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"

So the Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice.

Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.

(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Any clay vessel it is boiled in must be broken, and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vessel must be rubbed out and rinsed in water.

I will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid. I will hand you over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his Babylonian soldiers.

And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once."

Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!"

Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him.

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

When you come to the land the Lord your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say, "I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,"

So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,

John answered them, "The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise."

After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ's name will never lose his reward.

And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.

Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

So Moses spoke these things to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites.

Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, "Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel:

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

"I have spoken these things while staying with you.

As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel.

He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

"The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

"You, O king, were watching as a great statue -- one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness -- was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

Three hundred men lapped; the rest of the men kneeled to drink water.

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

You must not muzzle your ox when it is treading grain.

For he says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God's words. You don't listen and respond, because you don't belong to God."

How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace?

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.

He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.

This is the account of Shem. Shem was 100 old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood.

The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.

Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has not yet fully arrived."

They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -- things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."

Written in it were the following words: "Among the nations it is rumored (and Geshem has substantiated this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors you are going to become their king.

The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,

He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing -- the great abominations that the people of Israel are practicing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see greater abominations than these!"

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience.

as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies -- the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.

Esther replied, "The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!" Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, "Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it."

All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall -- and none of them call on me!

But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written, "I believed; therefore I spoke," we also believe, therefore we also speak.

I will turn my face away from them and they will desecrate my treasured place. Vandals will enter it and desecrate it.

Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.

The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob.

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, 'It is I who made Abram rich.'

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

"But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

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The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

Then King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, "Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough to act in this way?"

When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

Then all who survive from all the nations that came to attack Jerusalem will go up annually to worship the King, the Lord who rules over all, and to observe the Feast of Tabernacles.

The Lord's spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, "Do you understand what I have done for you?

Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

The Lord told me, "Tell the king and the queen mother, 'Surrender your thrones, for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads.

Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

They came back to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land.

If he knocks out the tooth of his male servant or his female servant, he will let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.

He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,

Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce.

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

I said to them, "The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes."

The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols, just like the Amorites whom the Lord had driven out from before the Israelites.)

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.

nor do you have his word residing in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.

in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, came to understand from the sacred books that, according to the word of the LORD disclosed to the prophet Jeremiah, the years for the fulfilling of the desolation of Jerusalem were seventy in number.

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Then the priest must remove its entrails by cutting off its tail feathers, and throw them to the east side of the altar into the place of fatty ashes,

What they loved, as well as what they hated and envied, perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth.

and the priest is to offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest is to make atonement for him and he will be clean.

Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the Lord, the God who commands armies, just might be with you, as you claim he is.

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

"Take choice spices: twelve and a half pounds of free-flowing myrrh, half that -- about six and a quarter pounds -- of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of sweet-smelling cane,

Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast -- that is, his name or his number.

For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall!

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

Everyone will be salted with fire.

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

So David said to Uriah, "Stay here another day. Tomorrow I will send you back." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem both that day and the following one.

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.

since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Here is what the Lord of hosts says: 'I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt.

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,

I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

You must not round off the corners of the hair on your head or ruin the corners of your beard.

Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.

"This is what he told me: 'The fourth beast means that there will be a fourth kingdom on earth that will differ from all the other kingdoms. It will devour all the earth and will trample and crush it.

may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah)

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?

so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

Then he said to them, "Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant --

Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong.

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.

Then he summoned two of the centurions and said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen by nine o'clock tonight,

They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.

Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!

and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones -- according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways -- do not wander into her pathways;

Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him."

The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

He answered, "I have been absolutely loyal to the Lord, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life."

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.

The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,

because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

The Lord says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.

Now when the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

The Lord's angel camps around the Lord's loyal followers and delivers them.

For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king."

Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!

But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep.

Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

and any winged thing on the ground are impure to you -- they may not be eaten.

Then the king said, "Who is that in the courtyard?" Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.

But if the Lord does something entirely new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up along with all that they have, and they go down alive to the grave, then you will know that these men have despised the Lord!"

It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.

The Lord's angelic messenger went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, "I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. I said, 'I will never break my agreement with you,

Tell the nations about his splendor, tell all the nations about his miraculous deeds!

But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation.

Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

Do you people think that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?" the Lord asks.

They brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen -- one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.

But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.'

Then there were those who said, "We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.

The ten horns mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom. Another king will arise after them, but he will be different from the earlier ones. He will humiliate three kings.

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.

The leaders then added, "Let them live." So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.

Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,

You yourselves must obey my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst,

Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.

Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, in the storerooms of the temple of the Lord."

If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed. This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God.

just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Amaziah's son Azariah became king over Judah.

When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: "O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.

Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,

Who are you to pass judgment on another's servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.

He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them.

The Lord said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" And Satan answered the Lord, "From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it."

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.

At that time Jeroboam's son Abijah became sick.

There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person's praise is not from people but from God.

At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.

The Israelites did evil before the Lord by worshiping the Baals.

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the Lord!"

Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!"

The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far north as the Horse Gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the Lord. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed."

"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon's Portico.

"Tell the community: 'Get away from around the homes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'"

The expert in religious law said, "The one who showed mercy to him." So Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots charging into battle.

not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother's were righteous.

Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.

When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

You have been rebelling against him from the very first day I knew you!

Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding."

"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

Our ancestors had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as God who spoke to Moses ordered him to make it according to the design he had seen.

I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the Lord is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!" But the people did not say a word.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread over the earth after the flood.

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

The king of Assyria brought foreigners from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord's house for the rest of my life.

"Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!"

Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.

Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.

How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.

They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, "Who is able to resist the Anakites?"

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.

He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, "Why are you here, Elijah?"

Instead someone testified somewhere: "What is man that you think of him or the son of man that you care for him?

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!"

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

So Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!"

I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

So they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." Then he told them, "It is enough."

"Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: 'Because you have brought up your own guilt by uncovering your transgressions and revealing your sins through all your actions, for this reason you will be taken by force.

The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward the sea, so that the waters may flow back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen!"

For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!"

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.

Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

The Lord spoke to Moses:

The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

Now the dragon's tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Simon Peter told them, "I am going fishing." "We will go with you," they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

The Lord set an appointed time, saying, "Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land."

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.

Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself.

and one who misuses the name of the Lord must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must surely stone him, whether he is a foreigner or a native citizen; when he misuses the Name he must be put to death.

"I am the Lord, the God of all humankind. There is, indeed, nothing too difficult for me.

Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.

Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shullam son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the supervisor of the wardrobe. (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh district.) They stated their business,

"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel!

But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, 'I really did say that your house and your ancestor's house would serve me forever.' But now the Lord says, 'May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who are using their own tongues to declare, 'The Lord declares.'

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.

"Three times in the year you must make a pilgrim feast to me.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."

and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

You must not have any other gods besides me.

But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, "Do not be afraid; just believe."

And again another scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they have pierced."

Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters.

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it!

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."

five have fallen; one is, and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.

If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.

the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

But Simon Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.

In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him.

Moreover, the Lord says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants' blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzzah, and his son Josiah replaced him as king.

The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, and the guards to bring out of the Lord's temple all the items that were used in the worship of Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. The king burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

Then Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel went after him.

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.