And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

And when he began to make a settlement, there was brought to him one that owed him ten thou sand talents.

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue sang praise. Moreover, my flesh shall rest in hope;

Then they that gladly received his word were immersed, and on that day there were added to them about three thou sand souls.

But Isaiah cries concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Nor let us be guilty of lewdness, as some of them were guilty, and fell, in one day, twenty-three thou sand.

Therefore, there were born of one, who was dead as it respects these things, a posterity like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand on the sea-shore, innumerable.

{ And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast coming up out of the sea, and he had seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names impiously irreverent.}

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and the power of judging was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God; and of those who had not worshiped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark on their forehead, nor on their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou sand years.

and shall go out to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together to battle: the number of these is as the sand of the sea.

And the city lies square: and its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thou sand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the hight of it are equal.