You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.

Then you took your embroidered cloth and covered them, and offered My oil and My incense before them.

“Moreover, you took your sons and daughters whom you had borne to Me and sacrificed them to idols to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter?

therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, even all those whom you loved and all those whom you hated. So I will gather them against you from every direction and expose your nakedness to them that they may see all your nakedness.

Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or done according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you acted more corruptly in all your conduct than they.

saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A great eagle with great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.

He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes and brought them to him in Babylon.

He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

‘When she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
She took another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.

So I took them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.

They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, but they slew her with the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgments on her.

I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.

“When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their hands;
And when they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their loins quake.”

Is it too slight a thing for you that you should feed in the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? Or that you should drink of the clear waters, that you must foul the rest with your feet?

Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building.

“I kept looking
Until thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His vesture was like white snow
And the hair of His head like pure wool.
His throne was ablaze with flames,
Its wheels were a burning fire.

until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk,
I took them in My arms;
But they did not know that I healed them.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he contended with God.

I gave you a king in My anger
And took him away in My wrath.

The Lord changed His mind about this.
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.

But the Lord took me from following the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel.’

“On the day that you stood aloof,
On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
And foreigners entered his gate
And cast lots for Jerusalem—
You too were as one of them.

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”

Ethiopia was her might,
And Egypt too, without limits.
Put and Lubim were among her helpers.

You too will become drunk,
You will be hidden.
You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.

Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You can not look on wickedness with favor.
Why do You look with favor
On those who deal treacherously?
Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up
Those more righteous than they?

Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of hosts.

Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.
Gaza too will writhe in great pain;
Also Ekron, for her expectation has been confounded.
Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

So I pastured the flock doomed to slaughter, hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Favor and the other I called Union; so I pastured the flock.

I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.

So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Then the devil *took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

His disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus.

Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,

Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.”

Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’

As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.

They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Peter *said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.

And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”

The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.”

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.

They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

Leaving the crowd, they *took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.

They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He *took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and *entered the room where the child was.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.

When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

Six days later, Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up.

And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,

They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.”

The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman cohort.

After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,