You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

Saul again replied, "I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God."

They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

If two men get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,

Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said, "This man was with him too!"

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say, "The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock."

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise -- the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

but when what is perfect comes, the partial will be set aside.

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.

Then I said, "Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the 'sheep' that you take such pride in?

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.

This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods;

Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives!

Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

The Beloved about Her Lover: I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved: "Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night."

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel's army, were numbered according to their families.

Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'

"Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?

you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,

But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

The Lover to His Beloved: Oh, you are beautiful, my darling! Oh, you are beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair is like a flock of female goats descending from Mount Gilead.

For you say, 'Where now is the nobleman's house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?'

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

He said to them, "Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!" So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people. They found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

Moreover, the open field areas of their cities must not be sold, because that is their perpetual possession.

Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, "These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do.

So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father's servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.

The word of the Lord came to me:

After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.

Elijah told them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Don't let even one of them escape!" So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed them there.

Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature.

For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. Surely on the first day you must put away yeast from your houses because anyone who eats bread made with yeast from the first day to the seventh day will be cut off from Israel.

"Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

You fools! Didn't the one who made the outside make the inside as well?

Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.

The Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have taken away the disgrace of Egypt from you." So that place is called Gilgal even to this day.

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end -- I am the one.

The Lord your God will make the labor of your hands abundantly successful and multiply your children, the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord your God will once more rejoice over you to make you prosperous just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,

Some of the disciples from Caesarea came along with us too, and brought us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, with whom we were to stay.

So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.

I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.

And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business with these until I come back.'

You are to make its plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings; you are to make them of pure gold.

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

The Lord your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.

In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

Then the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about -- himself or someone else?"

Now David had been told, "Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, "Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!"

Then the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh of the families of Manasseh, the son Joseph came forward. Now these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

The Lord has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the Lord who rules over all.

"'On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a holy assembly. You must not do your ordinary work, for it is a day of blowing trumpets for you.

His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.

I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.'

The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars.

But the Lord told me: "Tell them this: 'Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.'"

We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!

Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.

Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

one who casts spells, one who conjures up spirits, a practitioner of the occult, or a necromancer.

I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."

David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. He called out to the Lord, and the Lord responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

But David replied to the Philistine, "You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel's armies, whom you have defied!

especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,

(On the fifth day of the month -- it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile --

"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

"A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds," says the Lord.

"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.

But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!" Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

Wild dogs will yip in her ruined fortresses, jackals will yelp in the once-splendid palaces. Her time is almost up, her days will not be prolonged.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your way from Egypt,

When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the drought.

The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will pay you silver for it."

A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

The Lord spoke to Moses:

Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers. "Look," he said. "I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!"

Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the heavenly assembly I will sing praises to you.

Then you will escape through my mountain valley, for the mountains will extend to Azal. Indeed, you will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come with all his holy ones with him.

I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.

Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan -- who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying -- Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.

Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God's slaves.

The light of the full moon will be like the sun's glare and the sun's glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the Lord binds up his people's fractured bones and heals their severe wound.

They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.

In that you were seeing feet and toes partly of wet clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. Some of the strength of iron will be in it, for you saw iron mixed with wet clay.

"Or suppose I were to send a plague into that land, and pour out my rage on it with bloodshed, killing both people and animals.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

And he added, "I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

Look! It is Solomon's portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel's mightiest warriors.

I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord, of the Lord's praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the Lord did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!"

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

Lord, grant me relief from my suffering so that I may have some relief. Rescue me from those who persecute me so that I may be rescued.

They told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by."

My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, "I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord." And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)

with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer."

"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: 'This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go up to the Lord's temple.

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.'

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied:

Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"

The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

You once were not a people, but now you are God's people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

How tragic that the once-faithful city has become a prostitute! She was once a center of justice, fairness resided in her, but now only murderers.

"As for me, this is my promise to them," says the Lord. "My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward," says the Lord.

God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

Ariel is as good as dead -- Ariel, the town David besieged! Keep observing your annual rituals, celebrate your festivals on schedule.

Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."

When the angel extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was killing the people, "That's enough! Stop now!" (Now the Lord's angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

In the first year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, the Lord moved King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you since the very beginning? Have you not understood from the time the earth's foundations were made?

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Then I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues (they are final because in them God's anger is completed).

Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord's splendor will be your rear guard.

Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him."

All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.

And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.

Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.

Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil.

There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food."

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.

Therefore, listen to the Lord's word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!

Samuel replied, "How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!" But the Lord said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.'

So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham's request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.

People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

As for foreigners who become followers of the Lord and serve him, who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants -- all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant --

Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.

Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.

They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey -- shedding blood and destroying lives -- so they can get dishonest profit.

Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.

When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.

Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her:

Now if you say to yourselves, 'How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord?' --

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.'

And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are constantly before me.

You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, 'You have no right to worship the Lord.'

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

Then Job answered:

Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,

Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David's throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!"

"Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death.

"'Then the land will make up for its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate while you are in the land of your enemies; then the land will rest and make up its Sabbaths.

Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.

However, you must not eat its blood; you must pour it out on the ground like water.

But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?"

He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place

When they had brought them outside, they said, "Run for your lives! Don't look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!"

When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the child lying dead on his bed.

Now all the Jews know the way I lived from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.

If David himself calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

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until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'

At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the Lord, affirm it!"

Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.

The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

But the Lord said to him, 'Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

The Lord's angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven

She should not drink anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. She should obey everything I commanded her to do."

If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities which they possess, the Levites must have a perpetual right of redemption.

(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.")

and tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

He stretched out and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger touched him and said, "Get up and eat."

So I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.

ThenBut while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

The Lord who rules over all says to the people of Jerusalem: "Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the Lord has given them to say.

Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,

You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

So Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

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

"Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah, "Why have you gathered together?"

From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each -- a total of two cities.

Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them.

They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry.

After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.

For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God's power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God's power toward you.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

In the tenth year that Zedekiah was ruling over Judah the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. That was the same as the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. There is no end to the making of many books, and much study is exhausting to the body.

What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on the next branch, and the same for the six branches extending from the lampstand.

Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what pleased the Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

He eliminated the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem. (They offered sacrifices to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky.)

(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, "There will be no more delay!

So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.

He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

For it is not necessary for me to write you about this service to the saints,

Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread."

When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we use our swords?"

They lament, 'Why don't you notice when we fast? Why don't you pay attention when we humble ourselves?' Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

I will therefore have him flogged and release him."

But you, however, are inventors of lies; all of you are worthless physicians!

The man replied, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' The manager said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

"And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.'

I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the Lord, I have no peer.

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel, 'Look at what God has done!'

In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah's reign over Judah, Jeroboam's son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months.

Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country must not enter it,

If there is an angel beside him, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what constitutes his uprightness;

The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.

But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us."

Then Job answered:

The king then told Abiathar the priest, "Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times."

They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

This is what the Lord says: "Where is your mother's divorce certificate by which I divorced her? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold because of your sins; because of your rebellious acts I divorced your mother.

"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!

"If you refuse to obey all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

What will you say when the Lord appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

The Lord said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me, and how long will they not believe in me, in spite of the signs that I have done among them?

He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.

Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

The Lord said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and so that they will always believe in you." And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.

and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

The Lord spoke to Moses:

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?

Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!"

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

When I am afraid, I trust in you.

My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

If a man has sexual intercourse with any animal, he must be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father?" "What is it, my son?" he replied. "Here is the fire and the wood," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"

Every person who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed from the people.'

Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

Who is the Lord trying to teach? To whom is he explaining a message? Those just weaned from milk! Those just taken from their mother's breast!

So that night they made their father drunk with wine, and the older daughter came and had sexual relations with her father. But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up.

(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)

The word of the Lord came to me:

The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord!

"You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

So she said to Abraham, "Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!"

A mixed multitude also went up with them, and flocks and herds -- a very large number of cattle.

because the sun's light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.

The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.

You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.

So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground.

The foundations of the city's wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered.

I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.'

But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God

Then he said to them, "What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?" And they stood still, looking sad.

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you."

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.

But his mother replied, "No! He must be named John."

A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, and worshiped Baal.

It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.

All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord.

"For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.

The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him and Abner at his side. But David's place was vacant.

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, 'How?'

If any of the meat from the consecration offerings or any of the bread is left over until morning, then you are to burn up what is left over. It must not be eaten, because it is holy.

All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent -- both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts."

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

You must celebrate the Festival of Temporary Shelters for seven days, at the time of the grain and grape harvest.

and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

A total ruin I will make it! It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.'

His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?

Then Joshua read aloud all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the law scroll.

Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.

Then Samuel said, "Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites." So Agag came to him trembling, thinking to himself, "Surely death is bitter!"

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.

They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."

In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

"As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.

Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me."

But man dies and is powerless; he expires -- and where is he?

"At that time," declares the Lord, "you will call, 'My husband'; you will never again call me, 'My master.'

They discussed with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.

"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, "O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Then Job replied:

Look, the sovereign Lord comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.

The Lord ordered the messenger to put his sword back into its sheath.

What's more, she is indeed my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter. She became my wife.

If these men die a natural death, or if they share the fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.

He added, "I have something to say to you." She replied, "Speak."

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. The people were enthusiastic in their work.

but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

Serve the Lord in fear! Repent in terror!

So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.

After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.

The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)

Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.

Then on the fifteenth day of the same month will be the festival of unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Certainly we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished to be restored.

The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

The Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite,

The city's wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

But Amnon became frustrated because he was so lovesick over his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and to Amnon it seemed out of the question to do anything to her.

So see here, I have stretched out my hand against you and cut off your rations. I have delivered you into the power of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed by your obscene conduct.

"Your hands have shaped me and made me, but now you destroy me completely.

In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to the Lord.

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

he said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And the man leaped up and began walking.

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

But Onan knew that the child would not be considered his. So whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he withdrew prematurely so as not to give his brother a descendant.

I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."

David thought to himself, "One of these days I'm going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand."

The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The Lord Is There.'"

The Lord said to him, "Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it."

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Here is a message about Tyre: Wail, you large ships, for the port is too devastated to enter! From the land of Cyprus this news is announced to them.

A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.

Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people -- an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations."

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

Then the women remembered his words,

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

He said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.

Then God said to him, "I am the sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation -- even a company of nations -- will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!

But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

"Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?

So the Israelites marched toward the Benjaminites the next day.

A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

But the children struggled inside her, and she said, "If it is going to be like this, I'm not so sure I want to be pregnant!" So she asked the Lord,

You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.

So Joseph died at the age of 110. After they embalmed him, his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

For the music director; written by the Lord's servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.

to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,

During the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it.

For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

If you happen to notice a bird's nest along the road, whether in a tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs with the mother bird sitting on them, you must not take the mother from the young.

He put the corpse into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, "Ah, my brother!"

For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.

but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith --

His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly -- black like a raven.

Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

"Now this is what you are to prepare on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old.

How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!

He met Asa and told him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

But when the Jews from Thessalonica heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God in Berea, they came there too, inciting and disturbing the crowds.

Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

Look, the Lord's day of judgment is coming; it is a day of cruelty and savage, raging anger, destroying the earth and annihilating its sinners.

On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone --

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

It is similar for lifeless things that make a sound, like a flute or harp. Unless they make a distinction in the notes, how can what is played on the flute or harp be understood?

but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

So the Lord said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to obey my commandments and my instructions?

"O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me!

He also tore down the altar in Bethel at the high place made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin. He burned all the combustible items at that high place and crushed them to dust; including the Asherah pole.

and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)

The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.

But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

"Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them for seven days.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.

You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you.

Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead?

With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.