[Isaiah 9:20] And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
[Isaiah 9:21] Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
[Isaiah 10:1] Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
[Isaiah 10:2] To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
[Isaiah 10:3] And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
[Isaiah 10:4] Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
[Isaiah 10:5] O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
[Isaiah 10:6] I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
[Isaiah 10:7] Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
[Isaiah 10:8] For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
[Isaiah 10:9] Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
[Isaiah 10:10] As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
[Isaiah 10:11] Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
[Isaiah 10:12] Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
[Isaiah 10:13] For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
[Isaiah 10:14] And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
[Isaiah 10:15] Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
[Isaiah 10:16] Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
[Isaiah 10:17] And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
[Isaiah 10:18] And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
[Isaiah 10:19] And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
[Isaiah 10:20] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
[Isaiah 10:21] The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
[Isaiah 10:22] For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
[Isaiah 10:23] For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
[Isaiah 10:24] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
[Isaiah 10:25] For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
[Isaiah 10:26] And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
[Isaiah 10:27] And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
[Isaiah 10:28] He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
[Isaiah 10:29] They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
[Isaiah 10:30] Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
[Isaiah 10:31] Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
[Isaiah 10:32] As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 10:33] Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
[Isaiah 10:34] And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
[Isaiah 11:1] And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
[Isaiah 11:2] And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
[Isaiah 11:3] And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
[Isaiah 11:4] But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
[Isaiah 11:5] And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
[Isaiah 11:6] The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
[Isaiah 11:7] And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
[Isaiah 11:8] And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
[Isaiah 11:9] They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
[Isaiah 11:10] And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
[Isaiah 11:11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
[Isaiah 11:12] And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
[Isaiah 11:13] The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
[Isaiah 11:14] But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
[Isaiah 11:15] And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
[Isaiah 11:16] And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
[Isaiah 12:1] And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
[Isaiah 12:2] Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
[Isaiah 12:3] Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
[Isaiah 12:4] And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
[Isaiah 12:5] Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
[Isaiah 12:6] Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
[Isaiah 13:1] The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
[Isaiah 13:2] Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
[Isaiah 13:3] I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
[Isaiah 13:4] The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
[Isaiah 13:5] They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
[Isaiah 13:6] Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
[Isaiah 13:7] Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
[Isaiah 13:8] And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
[Isaiah 13:9] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
[Isaiah 13:10] For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
[Isaiah 13:11] And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
[Isaiah 13:12] I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
[Isaiah 13:13] Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
[Isaiah 13:14] And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
[Isaiah 13:15] Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
[Isaiah 13:16] Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
[Isaiah 13:17] Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
[Isaiah 13:18] Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
[Isaiah 13:19] And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
[Isaiah 13:20] It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
[Isaiah 13:21] But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
[Isaiah 13:22] And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
[Isaiah 14:1] For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
[Isaiah 14:2] And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
[Isaiah 14:3] And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
[Isaiah 14:4] That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
[Isaiah 14:5] The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
[Isaiah 14:6] He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
[Isaiah 14:7] The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
[Isaiah 14:8] Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
[Isaiah 14:9] Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
[Isaiah 14:10] All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
[Isaiah 14:11] Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
[Isaiah 14:12] How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
[Isaiah 14:13] For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
[Isaiah 14:14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
[Isaiah 14:15] Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
[Isaiah 14:16] They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
[Isaiah 14:17] That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
[Isaiah 14:18] All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
[Isaiah 14:19] But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
[Isaiah 14:20] Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
[Isaiah 14:21] Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
[Isaiah 14:22] For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 14:23] I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Isaiah 14:24] The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
[Isaiah 14:25] That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
[Isaiah 14:26] This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
[Isaiah 14:27] For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
[Isaiah 14:28] In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
[Isaiah 14:29] Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
[Isaiah 14:30] And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
[Isaiah 14:31] Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
[Isaiah 14:32] What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
[Isaiah 15:1] The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
[Isaiah 15:2] He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
[Isaiah 15:3] In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
[Isaiah 15:4] And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
[Isaiah 15:5] My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
[Isaiah 15:6] For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
[Isaiah 15:7] Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
[Isaiah 15:8] For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
[Isaiah 15:9] For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
[Isaiah 16:1] Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
[Isaiah 16:2] For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
[Isaiah 16:3] Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
[Isaiah 16:4] Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
[Isaiah 16:5] And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
[Isaiah 16:6] We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
[Isaiah 16:7] Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
[Isaiah 16:8] For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
[Isaiah 16:9] Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
[Isaiah 16:10] And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
[Isaiah 16:11] Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
[Isaiah 16:12] And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
[Isaiah 16:13] This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
[Isaiah 16:14] But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
[Isaiah 17:1] The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
[Isaiah 17:2] The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
[Isaiah 17:3] The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Isaiah 17:4] And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
[Isaiah 17:5] And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
[Isaiah 17:6] Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
[Isaiah 17:7] At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 17:8] And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
[Isaiah 17:9] In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
[Isaiah 17:10] Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
[Isaiah 17:11] In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
[Isaiah 17:12] Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
[Isaiah 17:13] The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
[Isaiah 17:14] And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
[Isaiah 18:1] Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
[Isaiah 18:2] That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
[Isaiah 18:3] All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
[Isaiah 18:4] For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
[Isaiah 18:5] For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
[Isaiah 18:6] They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
[Isaiah 18:7] In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
[Isaiah 19:1] The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
[Isaiah 19:2] And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
[Isaiah 19:3] And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
[Isaiah 19:4] And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
[Isaiah 19:5] And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
[Isaiah 19:6] And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
[Isaiah 19:7] The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
[Isaiah 19:8] The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
[Isaiah 19:9] Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
[Isaiah 19:10] And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
[Isaiah 19:11] Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
[Isaiah 19:12] Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
[Isaiah 19:13] The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
[Isaiah 19:14] The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
[Isaiah 19:15] Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
[Isaiah 19:16] In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
[Isaiah 19:17] And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
[Isaiah 19:18] In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
[Isaiah 19:19] In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
[Isaiah 19:20] And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
[Isaiah 19:21] And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
[Isaiah 19:22] And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
[Isaiah 19:23] In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
[Isaiah 19:24] In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
[Isaiah 19:25] Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
[Isaiah 20:1] In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;
[Isaiah 20:2] At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
[Isaiah 20:3] And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
[Isaiah 20:4] So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
[Isaiah 20:5] And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
[Isaiah 20:6] And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
[Isaiah 21:1] The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
[Isaiah 21:2] A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
[Isaiah 21:3] Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
[Isaiah 21:4] My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
[Isaiah 21:5] Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
[Isaiah 21:6] For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
[Isaiah 21:7] And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
[Isaiah 21:8] And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
[Isaiah 21:9] And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
[Isaiah 21:10] O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
[Isaiah 21:11] The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
[Isaiah 21:12] The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
[Isaiah 21:13] The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
[Isaiah 21:14] The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
[Isaiah 21:15] For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
[Isaiah 21:16] For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
[Isaiah 21:17] And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
[Isaiah 22:1] The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
[Isaiah 22:2] Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
[Isaiah 22:3] All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
[Isaiah 22:4] Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
[Isaiah 22:5] For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
[Isaiah 22:6] And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
[Isaiah 22:7] And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
[Isaiah 22:8] And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
[Isaiah 22:9] Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
[Isaiah 22:10] And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
[Isaiah 22:11] Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
[Isaiah 22:12] And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
[Isaiah 22:13] And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
[Isaiah 22:14] And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
[Isaiah 22:15] Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
[Isaiah 22:16] What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
[Isaiah 22:17] Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
[Isaiah 22:18] He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.
[Isaiah 22:19] And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
[Isaiah 22:20] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
[Isaiah 22:21] And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
[Isaiah 22:22] And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
[Isaiah 22:23] And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
[Isaiah 22:24] And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
[Isaiah 22:25] In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[Isaiah 23:1] The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
[Isaiah 23:2] Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
[Isaiah 23:3] And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
[Isaiah 23:4] Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
[Isaiah 23:5] As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
[Isaiah 23:6] Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
[Isaiah 23:7] Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
[Isaiah 23:8] Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
[Isaiah 23:9] The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
[Isaiah 23:10] Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
[Isaiah 23:11] He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
[Isaiah 23:12] And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
[Isaiah 23:13] Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
[Isaiah 23:14] Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
[Isaiah 23:15] And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
[Isaiah 23:16] Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
[Isaiah 23:17] And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
[Isaiah 23:18] And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
[Isaiah 24:1] Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
[Isaiah 24:2] And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
[Isaiah 24:3] The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
[Isaiah 24:4] The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
[Isaiah 24:5] The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
[Isaiah 24:6] Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
[Isaiah 24:7] The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
[Isaiah 24:8] The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
[Isaiah 24:9] They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
[Isaiah 24:10] The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
[Isaiah 24:11] There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
[Isaiah 24:12] In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
[Isaiah 24:13] When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
[Isaiah 24:14] They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
[Isaiah 24:15] Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
[Isaiah 24:16] From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
[Isaiah 24:17] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
[Isaiah 24:18] And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
[Isaiah 24:19] The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
[Isaiah 24:20] The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
[Isaiah 24:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
[Isaiah 24:22] And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
[Isaiah 24:23] Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
[Isaiah 25:1] O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
[Isaiah 25:2] For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
[Isaiah 25:3] Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
[Isaiah 25:4] For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
[Isaiah 25:5] Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
[Isaiah 25:6] And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
[Isaiah 25:7] And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
[Isaiah 25:8] He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[Isaiah 25:9] And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
[Isaiah 25:10] For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
[Isaiah 25:11] And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
[Isaiah 25:12] And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
[Isaiah 26:1] In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
[Isaiah 26:2] Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
[Isaiah 26:3] Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
[Isaiah 26:4] Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
[Isaiah 26:5] For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
[Isaiah 26:6] The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
[Isaiah 26:7] The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
[Isaiah 26:8] Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
[Isaiah 26:9] With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
[Isaiah 26:10] Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
[Isaiah 26:11] LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
[Isaiah 26:12] LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
[Isaiah 26:13] O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
[Isaiah 26:14] They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
[Isaiah 26:15] Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
[Isaiah 26:16] LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
[Isaiah 26:17] Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
[Isaiah 26:18] We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
[Isaiah 26:19] Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
[Isaiah 26:20] Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
[Isaiah 26:21] For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
[Isaiah 27:1] In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
[Isaiah 27:2] In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
[Isaiah 27:3] I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
[Isaiah 27:4] Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
[Isaiah 27:5] Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
[Isaiah 27:6] He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
[Isaiah 27:7] Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
[Isaiah 27:8] In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
[Isaiah 27:9] By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
[Isaiah 27:10] Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
[Isaiah 27:11] When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
[Isaiah 27:12] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
[Isaiah 27:13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 28:1] Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
[Isaiah 28:2] Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
[Isaiah 28:3] The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
[Isaiah 28:4] And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
[Isaiah 28:5] In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
[Isaiah 28:6] And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
[Isaiah 28:7] But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
[Isaiah 28:8] For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
[Isaiah 28:9] Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
[Isaiah 28:10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
[Isaiah 28:11] For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
[Isaiah 28:12] To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
[Isaiah 28:13] But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
[Isaiah 28:14] Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 28:15] Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
[Isaiah 28:16] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
[Isaiah 28:17] Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
[Isaiah 28:18] And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
[Isaiah 28:19] From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
[Isaiah 28:20] For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
[Isaiah 28:21] For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
[Isaiah 28:22] Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
[Isaiah 28:23] Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
[Isaiah 28:24] Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
[Isaiah 28:25] When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
[Isaiah 28:26] For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
[Isaiah 28:27] For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
[Isaiah 28:28] Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
[Isaiah 28:29] This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
[Isaiah 29:1] Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
[Isaiah 29:2] Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
[Isaiah 29:3] And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
[Isaiah 29:4] And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
[Isaiah 29:5] Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
[Isaiah 29:6] Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
[Isaiah 29:7] And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
[Isaiah 29:8] It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
[Isaiah 29:9] Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
[Isaiah 29:10] For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
[Isaiah 29:11] And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
[Isaiah 29:12] And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
[Isaiah 29:13] Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
[Isaiah 29:14] Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
[Isaiah 29:15] Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
[Isaiah 29:16] Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
[Isaiah 29:17] Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
[Isaiah 29:18] And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
[Isaiah 29:19] The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 29:20] For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
[Isaiah 29:21] That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
[Isaiah 29:22] Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
[Isaiah 29:23] But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
[Isaiah 29:24] They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
[Isaiah 30:1] Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
[Isaiah 30:2] That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
[Isaiah 30:3] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
[Isaiah 30:4] For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
[Isaiah 30:5] They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
[Isaiah 30:6] The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
[Isaiah 30:7] For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
[Isaiah 30:8] Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
[Isaiah 30:9] That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
[Isaiah 30:10] Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
[Isaiah 30:11] Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
[Isaiah 30:12] Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
[Isaiah 30:13] Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
[Isaiah 30:14] And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
[Isaiah 30:15] For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
[Isaiah 30:16] But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
[Isaiah 30:17] One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
[Isaiah 30:18] And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
[Isaiah 30:19] For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
[Isaiah 30:20] And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
[Isaiah 30:21] And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
[Isaiah 30:22] Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
[Isaiah 30:23] Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
[Isaiah 30:24] The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
[Isaiah 30:25] And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
[Isaiah 30:26] Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
[Isaiah 30:27] Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
[Isaiah 30:28] And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
[Isaiah 30:29] Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
[Isaiah 30:30] And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
[Isaiah 30:31] For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
[Isaiah 30:32] And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
[Isaiah 30:33] For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
[Isaiah 31:1] Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
[Isaiah 31:2] Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
[Isaiah 31:3] Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
[Isaiah 31:4] For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
[Isaiah 31:5] As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
[Isaiah 31:6] Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
[Isaiah 31:7] For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
[Isaiah 31:8] Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
[Isaiah 31:9] And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 32:1] Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
[Isaiah 32:2] And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
[Isaiah 32:3] And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
[Isaiah 32:4] The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
[Isaiah 32:5] The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
[Isaiah 32:6] For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
[Isaiah 32:7] The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
[Isaiah 32:8] But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
[Isaiah 32:9] Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
[Isaiah 32:10] Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
[Isaiah 32:11] Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
[Isaiah 32:12] They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
[Isaiah 32:13] Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
[Isaiah 32:14] Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
[Isaiah 32:15] Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
[Isaiah 32:16] Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
[Isaiah 32:17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
[Isaiah 32:18] And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
[Isaiah 32:19] When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
[Isaiah 32:20] Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
[Isaiah 33:1] Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
[Isaiah 33:2] O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
[Isaiah 33:3] At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
[Isaiah 33:4] And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
[Isaiah 33:5] The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
[Isaiah 33:6] And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
[Isaiah 33:7] Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
[Isaiah 33:8] The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
[Isaiah 33:9] The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
[Isaiah 33:10] Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
[Isaiah 33:11] Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
[Isaiah 33:12] And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
[Isaiah 33:13] Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
[Isaiah 33:14] The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
[Isaiah 33:15] He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
[Isaiah 33:16] He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
[Isaiah 33:17] Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
[Isaiah 33:18] Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
[Isaiah 33:19] Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
[Isaiah 33:20] Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
[Isaiah 33:21] But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
[Isaiah 33:22] For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
[Isaiah 33:23] Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
[Isaiah 33:24] And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
[Isaiah 34:1] Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
[Isaiah 34:2] For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
[Isaiah 34:3] Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
[Isaiah 34:4] And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
[Isaiah 34:5] For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
[Isaiah 34:6] The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
[Isaiah 34:7] And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
[Isaiah 34:8] For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
[Isaiah 34:9] And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
[Isaiah 34:10] It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
[Isaiah 34:11] But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
[Isaiah 34:12] They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
[Isaiah 34:13] And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
[Isaiah 34:14] The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
[Isaiah 34:15] There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
[Isaiah 34:16] Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
[Isaiah 34:17] And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
[Isaiah 35:1] The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
[Isaiah 35:2] It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
[Isaiah 35:3] Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
[Isaiah 35:4] Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
[Isaiah 35:5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
[Isaiah 35:6] Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
[Isaiah 35:7] And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
[Isaiah 35:8] And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
[Isaiah 35:9] No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
[Isaiah 35:10] And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
[Isaiah 36:1] Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
[Isaiah 36:2] And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
[Isaiah 36:3] Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.
[Isaiah 36:4] And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
[Isaiah 36:5] I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
[Isaiah 36:6] Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
[Isaiah 36:7] But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?
[Isaiah 36:8] Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
[Isaiah 36:9] How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
[Isaiah 36:10] And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
[Isaiah 36:11] Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
[Isaiah 36:12] But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
[Isaiah 36:13] Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
[Isaiah 36:14] Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.
[Isaiah 36:15] Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[Isaiah 36:16] Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
[Isaiah 36:17] Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
[Isaiah 36:18] Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
[Isaiah 36:19] Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
[Isaiah 36:20] Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
[Isaiah 36:21] But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
[Isaiah 36:22] Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
[Isaiah 37:1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
[Isaiah 37:2] And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
[Isaiah 37:3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[Isaiah 37:4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
[Isaiah 37:5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[Isaiah 37:6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[Isaiah 37:7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
[Isaiah 37:8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[Isaiah 37:9] And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
[Isaiah 37:10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[Isaiah 37:11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
[Isaiah 37:12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
[Isaiah 37:13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
[Isaiah 37:14] And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
[Isaiah 37:15] And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[Isaiah 37:16] O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
[Isaiah 37:17] Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
[Isaiah 37:18] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
[Isaiah 37:19] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[Isaiah 37:20] Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
[Isaiah 37:21] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
[Isaiah 37:22] This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[Isaiah 37:23] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 37:24] By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
[Isaiah 37:25] I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
[Isaiah 37:26] Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[Isaiah 37:27] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[Isaiah 37:28] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
[Isaiah 37:29] Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[Isaiah 37:30] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
[Isaiah 37:31] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
[Isaiah 37:32] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[Isaiah 37:33] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
[Isaiah 37:34] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 37:35] For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[Isaiah 37:36] Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
[Isaiah 37:37] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
[Isaiah 37:38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
[Isaiah 38:1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[Isaiah 38:2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
[Isaiah 38:3] And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[Isaiah 38:4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
[Isaiah 38:5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
[Isaiah 38:6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
[Isaiah 38:7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
[Isaiah 38:8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
[Isaiah 38:9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
[Isaiah 38:10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
[Isaiah 38:11] I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[Isaiah 38:12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[Isaiah 38:13] I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[Isaiah 38:14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
[Isaiah 38:15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[Isaiah 38:16] O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[Isaiah 38:17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
[Isaiah 38:18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
[Isaiah 38:19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[Isaiah 38:20] The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
[Isaiah 38:21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
[Isaiah 38:22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
[Isaiah 39:1] At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
[Isaiah 39:2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
[Isaiah 39:3] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
[Isaiah 39:4] Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[Isaiah 39:5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
[Isaiah 39:6] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 39:7] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
[Isaiah 39:8] Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
[Isaiah 40:1] Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
[Isaiah 40:2] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
[Isaiah 40:3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
[Isaiah 40:4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
[Isaiah 40:5] And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
[Isaiah 40:6] The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
[Isaiah 40:7] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
[Isaiah 40:8] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
[Isaiah 40:9] O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
[Isaiah 40:10] Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
[Isaiah 40:11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
[Isaiah 40:12] Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
[Isaiah 40:13] Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
[Isaiah 40:14] With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
[Isaiah 40:15] Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
[Isaiah 40:16] And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
[Isaiah 40:17] All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
[Isaiah 40:18] To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
[Isaiah 40:19] The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
[Isaiah 40:20] He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
[Isaiah 40:21] Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
[Isaiah 40:22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
[Isaiah 40:23] That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
[Isaiah 40:24] Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
[Isaiah 40:25] To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
[Isaiah 40:26] Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
[Isaiah 40:27] Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
[Isaiah 40:28] Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
[Isaiah 40:29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
[Isaiah 40:30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
[Isaiah 40:31] But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
[Isaiah 41:1] Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
[Isaiah 41:2] Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
[Isaiah 41:3] He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
[Isaiah 41:4] Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
[Isaiah 41:5] The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
[Isaiah 41:6] They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
[Isaiah 41:7] So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
[Isaiah 41:8] But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
[Isaiah 41:9] Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
[Isaiah 41:10] Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
[Isaiah 41:11] Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
[Isaiah 41:12] Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
[Isaiah 41:13] For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
[Isaiah 41:14] Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 41:15] Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
[Isaiah 41:16] Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 41:17] When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
[Isaiah 41:18] I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
[Isaiah 41:19] I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
[Isaiah 41:20] That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
[Isaiah 41:21] Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
[Isaiah 41:22] Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
[Isaiah 41:23] Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
[Isaiah 41:24] Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
[Isaiah 41:25] I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
[Isaiah 41:26] Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
[Isaiah 41:27] The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
[Isaiah 41:28] For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
[Isaiah 41:29] Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
[Isaiah 42:1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
[Isaiah 42:2] He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
[Isaiah 42:3] A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
[Isaiah 42:4] He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
[Isaiah 42:5] Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
[Isaiah 42:6] I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
[Isaiah 42:7] To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
[Isaiah 42:8] I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
[Isaiah 42:9] Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
[Isaiah 42:10] Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
[Isaiah 42:11] Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
[Isaiah 42:12] Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
[Isaiah 42:13] The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
[Isaiah 42:14] I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
[Isaiah 42:15] I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
[Isaiah 42:16] And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
[Isaiah 42:17] They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
[Isaiah 42:18] Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
[Isaiah 42:19] Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?
[Isaiah 42:20] Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
[Isaiah 42:21] The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
[Isaiah 42:22] But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
[Isaiah 42:23] Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
[Isaiah 42:24] Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
[Isaiah 42:25] Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
[Isaiah 43:1] But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
[Isaiah 43:2] When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
[Isaiah 43:3] For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
[Isaiah 43:4] Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
[Isaiah 43:5] Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
[Isaiah 43:6] I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
[Isaiah 43:7] Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
[Isaiah 43:8] Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
[Isaiah 43:9] Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
[Isaiah 43:10] Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
[Isaiah 43:11] I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
[Isaiah 43:12] I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
[Isaiah 43:13] Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
[Isaiah 43:14] Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
[Isaiah 43:15] I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
[Isaiah 43:16] Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
[Isaiah 43:17] Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
[Isaiah 43:18] Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
[Isaiah 43:19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
[Isaiah 43:20] The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
[Isaiah 43:21] This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
[Isaiah 43:22] But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
[Isaiah 43:23] Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
[Isaiah 43:24] Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
[Isaiah 43:25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
[Isaiah 43:26] Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
[Isaiah 43:27] Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
[Isaiah 43:28] Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
[Isaiah 44:1] Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
[Isaiah 44:2] Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
[Isaiah 44:3] For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
[Isaiah 44:4] And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
[Isaiah 44:5] One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
[Isaiah 44:6] Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
[Isaiah 44:7] And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
[Isaiah 44:8] Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
[Isaiah 44:9] They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
[Isaiah 44:10] Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
[Isaiah 44:11] Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
[Isaiah 44:12] The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
[Isaiah 44:13] The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
[Isaiah 44:14] He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
[Isaiah 44:15] Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
[Isaiah 44:16] He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
[Isaiah 44:17] And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
[Isaiah 44:18] They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
[Isaiah 44:19] And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
[Isaiah 44:20] He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
[Isaiah 44:21] Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
[Isaiah 44:22] I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
[Isaiah 44:23] Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
[Isaiah 44:24] Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
[Isaiah 44:25] That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
[Isaiah 44:26] That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
[Isaiah 44:27] That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
[Isaiah 44:28] That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
[Isaiah 45:1] Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
[Isaiah 45:2] I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
[Isaiah 45:3] And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
[Isaiah 45:4] For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
[Isaiah 45:5] I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
[Isaiah 45:6] That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
[Isaiah 45:7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
[Isaiah 45:8] Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
[Isaiah 45:9] Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
[Isaiah 45:10] Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
[Isaiah 45:11] Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
[Isaiah 45:12] I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
[Isaiah 45:13] I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Isaiah 45:14] Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
[Isaiah 45:15] Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
[Isaiah 45:16] They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
[Isaiah 45:17] But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
[Isaiah 45:18] For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
[Isaiah 45:19] I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
[Isaiah 45:20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
[Isaiah 45:21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
[Isaiah 45:22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
[Isaiah 45:23] I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
[Isaiah 45:24] Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
[Isaiah 45:25] In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
[Isaiah 46:1] Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
[Isaiah 46:2] They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
[Isaiah 46:3] Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
[Isaiah 46:4] And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
[Isaiah 46:5] To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
[Isaiah 46:6] They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
[Isaiah 46:7] They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
[Isaiah 46:8] Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
[Isaiah 46:9] Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
[Isaiah 46:10] Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
[Isaiah 46:11] Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
[Isaiah 46:12] Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
[Isaiah 46:13] I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
[Isaiah 47:1] Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
[Isaiah 47:2] Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
[Isaiah 47:3] Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
[Isaiah 47:4] As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 47:5] Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
[Isaiah 47:6] I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
[Isaiah 47:7] And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
[Isaiah 47:8] Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
[Isaiah 47:9] But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
[Isaiah 47:10] For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
[Isaiah 47:11] Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
[Isaiah 47:12] Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
[Isaiah 47:13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
[Isaiah 47:14] Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
[Isaiah 47:15] Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
[Isaiah 48:1] Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
[Isaiah 48:2] For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
[Isaiah 48:3] I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
[Isaiah 48:4] Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
[Isaiah 48:5] I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
[Isaiah 48:6] Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
[Isaiah 48:7] They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
[Isaiah 48:8] Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
[Isaiah 48:9] For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
[Isaiah 48:10] Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
[Isaiah 48:11] For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
[Isaiah 48:12] Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
[Isaiah 48:13] Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
[Isaiah 48:14] All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
[Isaiah 48:15] I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
[Isaiah 48:16] Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
[Isaiah 48:17] Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
[Isaiah 48:18] O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
[Isaiah 48:19] Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
[Isaiah 48:20] Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
[Isaiah 48:21] And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
[Isaiah 48:22] There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
[Isaiah 49:1] Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
[Isaiah 49:2] And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
[Isaiah 49:3] And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
[Isaiah 49:4] Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
[Isaiah 49:5] And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
[Isaiah 49:6] And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
[Isaiah 49:7] Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
[Isaiah 49:8] Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
[Isaiah 49:9] That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
[Isaiah 49:10] They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
[Isaiah 49:11] And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
[Isaiah 49:12] Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
[Isaiah 49:13] Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
[Isaiah 49:14] But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
[Isaiah 49:15] Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
[Isaiah 49:16] Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
[Isaiah 49:17] Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
[Isaiah 49:18] Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
[Isaiah 49:19] For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
[Isaiah 49:20] The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
[Isaiah 49:21] Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
[Isaiah 49:22] Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
[Isaiah 49:23] And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
[Isaiah 49:24] Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
[Isaiah 49:25] But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
[Isaiah 49:26] And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
[Isaiah 50:1] Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
[Isaiah 50:2] Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
[Isaiah 50:3] I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
[Isaiah 50:4] The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
[Isaiah 50:5] The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
[Isaiah 50:6] I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
[Isaiah 50:7] For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
[Isaiah 50:8] He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
[Isaiah 50:9] Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
[Isaiah 50:10] Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
[Isaiah 50:11] Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
[Isaiah 51:1] Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
[Isaiah 51:2] Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
[Isaiah 51:3] For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
[Isaiah 51:4] Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
[Isaiah 51:5] My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
[Isaiah 51:6] Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
[Isaiah 51:7] Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
[Isaiah 51:8] For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
[Isaiah 51:9] Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
[Isaiah 51:10] Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
[Isaiah 51:11] Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
[Isaiah 51:12] I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
[Isaiah 51:13] And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
[Isaiah 51:14] The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
[Isaiah 51:15] But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
[Isaiah 51:16] And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
[Isaiah 51:17] Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
[Isaiah 51:18] There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
[Isaiah 51:19] These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
[Isaiah 51:20] Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
[Isaiah 51:21] Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
[Isaiah 51:22] Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
[Isaiah 51:23] But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
[Isaiah 52:1] Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
[Isaiah 52:2] Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
[Isaiah 52:3] For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
[Isaiah 52:4] For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
[Isaiah 52:5] Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
[Isaiah 52:6] Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
[Isaiah 52:7] How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
[Isaiah 52:8] Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
[Isaiah 52:9] Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 52:10] The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
[Isaiah 52:11] Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
[Isaiah 52:12] For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
[Isaiah 52:13] Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
[Isaiah 52:14] As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
[Isaiah 52:15] So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
[Isaiah 53:1] Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
[Isaiah 53:2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
[Isaiah 53:3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
[Isaiah 53:4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
[Isaiah 53:5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
[Isaiah 53:6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
[Isaiah 53:7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
[Isaiah 53:8] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
[Isaiah 53:9] And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
[Isaiah 53:10] Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
[Isaiah 53:11] He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
[Isaiah 53:12] Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
[Isaiah 54:1] Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 54:2] Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
[Isaiah 54:3] For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
[Isaiah 54:4] Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
[Isaiah 54:5] For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
[Isaiah 54:6] For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
[Isaiah 54:7] For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
[Isaiah 54:8] In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
[Isaiah 54:9] For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
[Isaiah 54:10] For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
[Isaiah 54:11] O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
[Isaiah 54:12] And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
[Isaiah 54:13] And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
[Isaiah 54:14] In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
[Isaiah 54:15] Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
[Isaiah 54:16] Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
[Isaiah 54:17] No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 55:1] Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
[Isaiah 55:2] Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
[Isaiah 55:3] Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
[Isaiah 55:4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
[Isaiah 55:5] Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
[Isaiah 55:6] Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
[Isaiah 55:7] Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
[Isaiah 55:8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 55:9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
[Isaiah 55:10] For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
[Isaiah 55:11] So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
[Isaiah 55:12] For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
[Isaiah 55:13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
[Isaiah 56:1] Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
[Isaiah 56:2] Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
[Isaiah 56:3] Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
[Isaiah 56:4] For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
[Isaiah 56:5] Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
[Isaiah 56:6] Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
[Isaiah 56:7] Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
[Isaiah 56:8] The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
[Isaiah 56:9] All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
[Isaiah 56:10] His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
[Isaiah 56:11] Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
[Isaiah 56:12] Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
[Isaiah 57:1] The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
[Isaiah 57:2] He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
[Isaiah 57:3] But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
[Isaiah 57:4] Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
[Isaiah 57:5] Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
[Isaiah 57:6] Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
[Isaiah 57:7] Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
[Isaiah 57:8] Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
[Isaiah 57:9] And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
[Isaiah 57:10] Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
[Isaiah 57:11] And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
[Isaiah 57:12] I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
[Isaiah 57:13] When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;
[Isaiah 57:14] And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
[Isaiah 57:15] For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
[Isaiah 57:16] For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
[Isaiah 57:17] For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
[Isaiah 57:18] I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
[Isaiah 57:19] I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
[Isaiah 57:20] But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
[Isaiah 57:21] There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
[Isaiah 58:1] Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
[Isaiah 58:2] Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
[Isaiah 58:3] Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
[Isaiah 58:4] Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
[Isaiah 58:5] Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
[Isaiah 58:6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
[Isaiah 58:7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
[Isaiah 58:8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
[Isaiah 58:9] Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
[Isaiah 58:10] And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
[Isaiah 58:11] And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
[Isaiah 58:12] And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
[Isaiah 58:13] If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
[Isaiah 58:14] Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
[Isaiah 59:1] Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
[Isaiah 59:2] But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
[Isaiah 59:3] For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
[Isaiah 59:4] None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
[Isaiah 59:5] They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
[Isaiah 59:6] Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
[Isaiah 59:7] Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
[Isaiah 59:8] The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
[Isaiah 59:9] Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
[Isaiah 59:10] We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
[Isaiah 59:11] We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
[Isaiah 59:12] For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;
[Isaiah 59:13] In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
[Isaiah 59:14] And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
[Isaiah 59:15] Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
[Isaiah 59:16] And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
[Isaiah 59:17] For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
[Isaiah 59:18] According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
[Isaiah 59:19] So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
[Isaiah 59:20] And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 59:21] As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
[Isaiah 60:1] Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
[Isaiah 60:2] For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
[Isaiah 60:3] And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
[Isaiah 60:4] Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
[Isaiah 60:5] Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
[Isaiah 60:6] The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
[Isaiah 60:7] All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
[Isaiah 60:8] Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
[Isaiah 60:9] Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
[Isaiah 60:10] And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
[Isaiah 60:11] Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
[Isaiah 60:12] For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
[Isaiah 60:13] The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
[Isaiah 60:14] The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
[Isaiah 60:15] Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
[Isaiah 60:16] Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
[Isaiah 60:17] For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
[Isaiah 60:18] Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
[Isaiah 60:19] The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
[Isaiah 60:20] Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
[Isaiah 60:21] Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
[Isaiah 60:22] A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
[Isaiah 61:1] The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
[Isaiah 61:2] To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
[Isaiah 61:3] To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
[Isaiah 61:4] And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
[Isaiah 61:5] And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
[Isaiah 61:6] But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
[Isaiah 61:7] For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
[Isaiah 61:8] For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
[Isaiah 61:9] And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
[Isaiah 61:10] I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
[Isaiah 61:11] For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
[Isaiah 62:1] For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
[Isaiah 62:2] And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
[Isaiah 62:3] Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
[Isaiah 62:4] Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
[Isaiah 62:5] For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
[Isaiah 62:6] I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
[Isaiah 62:7] And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
[Isaiah 62:8] The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
[Isaiah 62:9] But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
[Isaiah 62:10] Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
[Isaiah 62:11] Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
[Isaiah 62:12] And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
[Isaiah 63:1] Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
[Isaiah 63:2] Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
[Isaiah 63:3] I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
[Isaiah 63:4] For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
[Isaiah 63:5] And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
[Isaiah 63:6] And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
[Isaiah 63:7] I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
[Isaiah 63:8] For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
[Isaiah 63:9] In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
[Isaiah 63:10] But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
[Isaiah 63:11] Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
[Isaiah 63:12] That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
[Isaiah 63:13] That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
[Isaiah 63:14] As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
[Isaiah 63:15] Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
[Isaiah 63:16] Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
[Isaiah 63:17] O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
[Isaiah 63:18] The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
[Isaiah 63:19] We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.
[Isaiah 64:1] Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
[Isaiah 64:2] As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
[Isaiah 64:3] When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
[Isaiah 64:4] For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
[Isaiah 64:5] Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
[Isaiah 64:6] But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
[Isaiah 64:7] And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
[Isaiah 64:8] But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
[Isaiah 64:9] Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
[Isaiah 64:10] Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
[Isaiah 64:11] Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
[Isaiah 64:12] Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
[Isaiah 65:1] I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
[Isaiah 65:2] I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
[Isaiah 65:3] A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
[Isaiah 65:4] Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
[Isaiah 65:5] Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
[Isaiah 65:6] Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
[Isaiah 65:7] Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
[Isaiah 65:8] Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
[Isaiah 65:9] And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
[Isaiah 65:10] And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
[Isaiah 65:11] But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
[Isaiah 65:12] Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
[Isaiah 65:13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
[Isaiah 65:14] Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
[Isaiah 65:15] And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
[Isaiah 65:16] That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
[Isaiah 65:17] For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
[Isaiah 65:18] But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
[Isaiah 65:19] And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
[Isaiah 65:20] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
[Isaiah 65:21] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
[Isaiah 65:22] They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
[Isaiah 65:23] They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
[Isaiah 65:24] And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
[Isaiah 65:25] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 66:1] Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
[Isaiah 66:2] For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
[Isaiah 66:3] He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
[Isaiah 66:4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
[Isaiah 66:5] Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
[Isaiah 66:6] A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
[Isaiah 66:7] Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
[Isaiah 66:8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
[Isaiah 66:9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
[Isaiah 66:10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
[Isaiah 66:11] That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
[Isaiah 66:12] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
[Isaiah 66:13] As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
[Isaiah 66:14] And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
[Isaiah 66:15] For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
[Isaiah 66:16] For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
[Isaiah 66:17] They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 66:18] For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
[Isaiah 66:19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
[Isaiah 66:20] And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
[Isaiah 66:21] And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 66:22] For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
[Isaiah 66:23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
[Isaiah 66:24] And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
[Jeremiah 1:1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
[Jeremiah 1:2] To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[Jeremiah 1:3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
[Jeremiah 1:4] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Jeremiah 1:5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
[Jeremiah 1:6] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
[Jeremiah 1:7] But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
[Jeremiah 1:8] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 1:9] Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
[Jeremiah 1:10] See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
[Jeremiah 1:11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
[Jeremiah 1:12] Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
[Jeremiah 1:13] And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
[Jeremiah 1:14] Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
[Jeremiah 1:15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
[Jeremiah 1:16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
[Jeremiah 1:17] Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
[Jeremiah 1:18] For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
[Jeremiah 1:19] And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
[Jeremiah 2:1] Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[Jeremiah 2:2] Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
[Jeremiah 2:3] Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 2:4] Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
[Jeremiah 2:5] Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
[Jeremiah 2:6] Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
[Jeremiah 2:7] And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
[Jeremiah 2:8] The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
[Jeremiah 2:9] Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
[Jeremiah 2:10] For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
[Jeremiah 2:11] Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
[Jeremiah 2:12] Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 2:13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
[Jeremiah 2:14] Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
[Jeremiah 2:15] The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 2:16] Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
[Jeremiah 2:17] Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
[Jeremiah 2:18] And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
[Jeremiah 2:19] Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 2:20] For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
[Jeremiah 2:21] Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
[Jeremiah 2:22] For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
[Jeremiah 2:23] How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
[Jeremiah 2:24] A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
[Jeremiah 2:25] Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
[Jeremiah 2:26] As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
[Jeremiah 2:27] Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
[Jeremiah 2:28] But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
[Jeremiah 2:29] Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 2:30] In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
[Jeremiah 2:31] O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
[Jeremiah 2:32] Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
[Jeremiah 2:33] Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
[Jeremiah 2:34] Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
[Jeremiah 2:35] Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
[Jeremiah 2:36] Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
[Jeremiah 2:37] Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
[Jeremiah 3:1] They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 3:2] Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
[Jeremiah 3:3] Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
[Jeremiah 3:4] Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
[Jeremiah 3:5] Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
[Jeremiah 3:6] The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
[Jeremiah 3:7] And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
[Jeremiah 3:8] And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
[Jeremiah 3:9] And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
[Jeremiah 3:10] And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 3:11] And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
[Jeremiah 3:12] Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
[Jeremiah 3:13] Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 3:14] Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
[Jeremiah 3:15] And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
[Jeremiah 3:16] And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
[Jeremiah 3:17] At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
[Jeremiah 3:18] In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
[Jeremiah 3:19] But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
[Jeremiah 3:20] Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 3:21] A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
[Jeremiah 3:22] Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 3:23] Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
[Jeremiah 3:24] For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
[Jeremiah 3:25] We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 4:1] If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
[Jeremiah 4:2] And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
[Jeremiah 4:3] For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
[Jeremiah 4:4] Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
[Jeremiah 4:5] Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
[Jeremiah 4:6] Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
[Jeremiah 4:7] The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 4:8] For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
[Jeremiah 4:9] And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
[Jeremiah 4:10] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
[Jeremiah 4:11] At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
[Jeremiah 4:12] Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
[Jeremiah 4:13] Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
[Jeremiah 4:14] O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
[Jeremiah 4:15] For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
[Jeremiah 4:16] Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
[Jeremiah 4:17] As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 4:18] Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
[Jeremiah 4:19] My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
[Jeremiah 4:20] Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
[Jeremiah 4:21] How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
[Jeremiah 4:22] For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
[Jeremiah 4:23] I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
[Jeremiah 4:24] I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
[Jeremiah 4:25] I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
[Jeremiah 4:26] I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
[Jeremiah 4:27] For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
[Jeremiah 4:28] For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
[Jeremiah 4:29] The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
[Jeremiah 4:30] And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
[Jeremiah 4:31] For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
[Jeremiah 5:1] Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
[Jeremiah 5:2] And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
[Jeremiah 5:3] O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
[Jeremiah 5:4] Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
[Jeremiah 5:5] I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
[Jeremiah 5:6] Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
[Jeremiah 5:7] How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
[Jeremiah 5:8] They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
[Jeremiah 5:9] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
[Jeremiah 5:10] Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.
[Jeremiah 5:11] For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 5:12] They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
[Jeremiah 5:13] And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
[Jeremiah 5:14] Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
[Jeremiah 5:15] Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
[Jeremiah 5:16] Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
[Jeremiah 5:17] And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
[Jeremiah 5:18] Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
[Jeremiah 5:19] And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
[Jeremiah 5:20] Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
[Jeremiah 5:21] Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
[Jeremiah 5:22] Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
[Jeremiah 5:23] But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
[Jeremiah 5:24] Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
[Jeremiah 5:25] Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
[Jeremiah 5:26] For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
[Jeremiah 5:27] As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
[Jeremiah 5:28] They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
[Jeremiah 5:29] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
[Jeremiah 5:30] A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
[Jeremiah 5:31] The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
[Jeremiah 6:1] O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
[Jeremiah 6:2] I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
[Jeremiah 6:3] The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
[Jeremiah 6:4] Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
[Jeremiah 6:5] Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
[Jeremiah 6:6] For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
[Jeremiah 6:7] As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
[Jeremiah 6:8] Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
[Jeremiah 6:9] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
[Jeremiah 6:10] To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
[Jeremiah 6:11] Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
[Jeremiah 6:12] And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 6:13] For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
[Jeremiah 6:14] They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
[Jeremiah 6:15] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 6:16] Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
[Jeremiah 6:17] Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
[Jeremiah 6:18] Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
[Jeremiah 6:19] Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
[Jeremiah 6:20] To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
[Jeremiah 6:21] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
[Jeremiah 6:22] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
[Jeremiah 6:23] They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
[Jeremiah 6:24] We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
[Jeremiah 6:25] Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
[Jeremiah 6:26] O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
[Jeremiah 6:27] I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
[Jeremiah 6:28] They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
[Jeremiah 6:29] The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
[Jeremiah 6:30] Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
[Jeremiah 7:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 7:2] Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
[Jeremiah 7:3] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
[Jeremiah 7:4] Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
[Jeremiah 7:5] For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
[Jeremiah 7:6] If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
[Jeremiah 7:7] Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
[Jeremiah 7:8] Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
[Jeremiah 7:9] Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
[Jeremiah 7:10] And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
[Jeremiah 7:11] Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 7:12] But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
[Jeremiah 7:13] And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
[Jeremiah 7:14] Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
[Jeremiah 7:15] And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
[Jeremiah 7:16] Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
[Jeremiah 7:17] Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[Jeremiah 7:18] The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
[Jeremiah 7:19] Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
[Jeremiah 7:20] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
[Jeremiah 7:21] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
[Jeremiah 7:22] For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
[Jeremiah 7:23] But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
[Jeremiah 7:24] But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
[Jeremiah 7:25] Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
[Jeremiah 7:26] Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
[Jeremiah 7:27] Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
[Jeremiah 7:28] But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
[Jeremiah 7:29] Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
[Jeremiah 7:30] For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
[Jeremiah 7:31] And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
[Jeremiah 7:32] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
[Jeremiah 7:33] And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
[Jeremiah 7:34] Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
[Jeremiah 8:1] At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
[Jeremiah 8:2] And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
[Jeremiah 8:3] And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 8:4] Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
[Jeremiah 8:5] Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
[Jeremiah 8:6] I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
[Jeremiah 8:7] Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 8:8] How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
[Jeremiah 8:9] The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
[Jeremiah 8:10] Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
[Jeremiah 8:11] For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
[Jeremiah 8:12] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 8:13] I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
[Jeremiah 8:14] Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 8:15] We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
[Jeremiah 8:16] The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
[Jeremiah 8:17] For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 8:18] When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
[Jeremiah 8:19] Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
[Jeremiah 8:20] The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
[Jeremiah 8:21] For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
[Jeremiah 8:22] Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
[Jeremiah 9:1] Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
[Jeremiah 9:2] Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
[Jeremiah 9:3] And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 9:4] Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
[Jeremiah 9:5] And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
[Jeremiah 9:6] Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 9:7] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
[Jeremiah 9:8] Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
[Jeremiah 9:9] Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
[Jeremiah 9:10] For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
[Jeremiah 9:11] And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 9:12] Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
[Jeremiah 9:13] And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
[Jeremiah 9:14] But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
[Jeremiah 9:15] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
[Jeremiah 9:16] I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
[Jeremiah 9:17] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
[Jeremiah 9:18] And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
[Jeremiah 9:19] For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
[Jeremiah 9:20] Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
[Jeremiah 9:21] For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
[Jeremiah 9:22] Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
[Jeremiah 9:23] Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
[Jeremiah 9:24] But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 9:25] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
[Jeremiah 9:26] Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
[Jeremiah 10:1] Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
[Jeremiah 10:2] Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
[Jeremiah 10:3] For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
[Jeremiah 10:4] They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
[Jeremiah 10:5] They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
[Jeremiah 10:6] Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
[Jeremiah 10:7] Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
[Jeremiah 10:8] But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
[Jeremiah 10:9] Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
[Jeremiah 10:10] But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
[Jeremiah 10:11] Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
[Jeremiah 10:12] He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
[Jeremiah 10:13] When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
[Jeremiah 10:14] Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
[Jeremiah 10:15] They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
[Jeremiah 10:16] The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
[Jeremiah 10:17] Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
[Jeremiah 10:18] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
[Jeremiah 10:19] Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
[Jeremiah 10:20] My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
[Jeremiah 10:21] For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
[Jeremiah 10:22] Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
[Jeremiah 10:23] O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
[Jeremiah 10:24] O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
[Jeremiah 10:25] Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
[Jeremiah 11:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 11:2] Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
[Jeremiah 11:3] And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
[Jeremiah 11:4] Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
[Jeremiah 11:5] That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
[Jeremiah 11:6] Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
[Jeremiah 11:7] For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
[Jeremiah 11:8] Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.
[Jeremiah 11:9] And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 11:10] They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
[Jeremiah 11:11] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
[Jeremiah 11:12] Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
[Jeremiah 11:13] For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
[Jeremiah 11:14] Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
[Jeremiah 11:15] What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
[Jeremiah 11:16] The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
[Jeremiah 11:17] For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
[Jeremiah 11:18] And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
[Jeremiah 11:19] But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
[Jeremiah 11:20] But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
[Jeremiah 11:21] Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:
[Jeremiah 11:22] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
[Jeremiah 11:23] And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
[Jeremiah 12:1] Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
[Jeremiah 12:2] Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
[Jeremiah 12:3] But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
[Jeremiah 12:4] How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
[Jeremiah 12:5] If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
[Jeremiah 12:6] For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
[Jeremiah 12:7] I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
[Jeremiah 12:8] Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
[Jeremiah 12:9] Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
[Jeremiah 12:10] Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
[Jeremiah 12:11] They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
[Jeremiah 12:12] The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
[Jeremiah 12:13] They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 12:14] Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
[Jeremiah 12:15] And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
[Jeremiah 12:16] And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
[Jeremiah 12:17] But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 13:1] Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
[Jeremiah 13:2] So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
[Jeremiah 13:3] And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
[Jeremiah 13:4] Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
[Jeremiah 13:5] So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
[Jeremiah 13:6] And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
[Jeremiah 13:7] Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
[Jeremiah 13:8] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Jeremiah 13:9] Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 13:10] This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
[Jeremiah 13:11] For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
[Jeremiah 13:12] Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
[Jeremiah 13:13] Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
[Jeremiah 13:14] And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
[Jeremiah 13:15] Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
[Jeremiah 13:16] Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
[Jeremiah 13:17] But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.
[Jeremiah 13:18] Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
[Jeremiah 13:19] The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
[Jeremiah 13:20] Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
[Jeremiah 13:21] What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
[Jeremiah 13:22] And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
[Jeremiah 13:23] Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
[Jeremiah 13:24] Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
[Jeremiah 13:25] This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
[Jeremiah 13:26] Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
[Jeremiah 13:27] I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
[Jeremiah 14:1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
[Jeremiah 14:2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
[Jeremiah 14:3] And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
[Jeremiah 14:4] Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
[Jeremiah 14:5] Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
[Jeremiah 14:6] And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
[Jeremiah 14:7] O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
[Jeremiah 14:8] O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
[Jeremiah 14:9] Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
[Jeremiah 14:10] Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
[Jeremiah 14:11] Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
[Jeremiah 14:12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
[Jeremiah 14:13] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
[Jeremiah 14:14] Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
[Jeremiah 14:15] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
[Jeremiah 14:16] And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
[Jeremiah 14:17] Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
[Jeremiah 14:18] If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
[Jeremiah 14:19] Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
[Jeremiah 14:20] We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
[Jeremiah 14:21] Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
[Jeremiah 14:22] Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
[Jeremiah 15:1] Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
[Jeremiah 15:2] And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
[Jeremiah 15:3] And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
[Jeremiah 15:4] And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 15:5] For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
[Jeremiah 15:6] Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
[Jeremiah 15:7] And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
[Jeremiah 15:8] Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
[Jeremiah 15:9] She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 15:10] Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
[Jeremiah 15:11] The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
[Jeremiah 15:12] Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
[Jeremiah 15:13] Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
[Jeremiah 15:14] And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
[Jeremiah 15:15] O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
[Jeremiah 15:16] Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
[Jeremiah 15:17] I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
[Jeremiah 15:18] Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
[Jeremiah 15:19] Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
[Jeremiah 15:20] And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 15:21] And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
[Jeremiah 16:1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
[Jeremiah 16:2] Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
[Jeremiah 16:3] For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
[Jeremiah 16:4] They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[Jeremiah 16:5] For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
[Jeremiah 16:6] Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
[Jeremiah 16:7] Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
[Jeremiah 16:8] Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
[Jeremiah 16:9] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
[Jeremiah 16:10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?
[Jeremiah 16:11] Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
[Jeremiah 16:12] And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
[Jeremiah 16:13] Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
[Jeremiah 16:14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
[Jeremiah 16:15] But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
[Jeremiah 16:16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
[Jeremiah 16:17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
[Jeremiah 16:18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
[Jeremiah 16:19] O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
[Jeremiah 16:20] Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
[Jeremiah 16:21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
[Jeremiah 17:1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
[Jeremiah 17:2] Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
[Jeremiah 17:3] O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
[Jeremiah 17:4] And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
[Jeremiah 17:5] Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
[Jeremiah 17:6] For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
[Jeremiah 17:7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
[Jeremiah 17:8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
[Jeremiah 17:9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
[Jeremiah 17:10] I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
[Jeremiah 17:11] As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
[Jeremiah 17:12] A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
[Jeremiah 17:13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
[Jeremiah 17:14] Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
[Jeremiah 17:15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
[Jeremiah 17:16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
[Jeremiah 17:17] Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
[Jeremiah 17:18] Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
[Jeremiah 17:19] Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
[Jeremiah 17:20] And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
[Jeremiah 17:21] Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
[Jeremiah 17:22] Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
[Jeremiah 17:23] But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
[Jeremiah 17:24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
[Jeremiah 17:25] Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
[Jeremiah 17:26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 17:27] But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
[Jeremiah 18:1] The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 18:2] Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
[Jeremiah 18:3] Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
[Jeremiah 18:4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
[Jeremiah 18:5] Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[Jeremiah 18:6] O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
[Jeremiah 18:7] At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
[Jeremiah 18:8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
[Jeremiah 18:9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
[Jeremiah 18:10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
[Jeremiah 18:11] Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
[Jeremiah 18:12] And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
[Jeremiah 18:13] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
[Jeremiah 18:14] Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
[Jeremiah 18:15] Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
[Jeremiah 18:16] To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
[Jeremiah 18:17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
[Jeremiah 18:18] Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
[Jeremiah 18:19] Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
[Jeremiah 18:20] Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
[Jeremiah 18:21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
[Jeremiah 18:22] Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
[Jeremiah 18:23] Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
[Jeremiah 19:1] Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
[Jeremiah 19:2] And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
[Jeremiah 19:3] And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
[Jeremiah 19:4] Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
[Jeremiah 19:5] They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
[Jeremiah 19:6] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
[Jeremiah 19:7] And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[Jeremiah 19:8] And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
[Jeremiah 19:9] And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
[Jeremiah 19:10] Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
[Jeremiah 19:11] And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
[Jeremiah 19:12] Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
[Jeremiah 19:13] And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
[Jeremiah 19:14] Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD's house; and said to all the people,
[Jeremiah 19:15] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
[Jeremiah 20:1] Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
[Jeremiah 20:2] Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 20:3] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
[Jeremiah 20:4] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
[Jeremiah 20:5] Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 20:6] And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
[Jeremiah 20:7] O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
[Jeremiah 20:8] For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
[Jeremiah 20:9] Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
[Jeremiah 20:10] For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
[Jeremiah 20:11] But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
[Jeremiah 20:12] But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
[Jeremiah 20:13] Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
[Jeremiah 20:14] Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
[Jeremiah 20:15] Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
[Jeremiah 20:16] And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
[Jeremiah 20:17] Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
[Jeremiah 20:18] Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
[Jeremiah 21:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
[Jeremiah 21:2] Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
[Jeremiah 21:3] Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
[Jeremiah 21:4] Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
[Jeremiah 21:5] And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
[Jeremiah 21:6] And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
[Jeremiah 21:7] And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
[Jeremiah 21:8] And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
[Jeremiah 21:9] He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
[Jeremiah 21:10] For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
[Jeremiah 21:11] And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
[Jeremiah 21:12] O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
[Jeremiah 21:13] Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
[Jeremiah 21:14] But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
[Jeremiah 22:1] Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
[Jeremiah 22:2] And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
[Jeremiah 22:3] Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
[Jeremiah 22:4] For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
[Jeremiah 22:5] But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
[Jeremiah 22:6] For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
[Jeremiah 22:7] And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
[Jeremiah 22:8] And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?
[Jeremiah 22:9] Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
[Jeremiah 22:10] Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
[Jeremiah 22:11] For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
[Jeremiah 22:12] But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
[Jeremiah 22:13] Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
[Jeremiah 22:14] That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
[Jeremiah 22:15] Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
[Jeremiah 22:16] He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 22:17] But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
[Jeremiah 22:18] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
[Jeremiah 22:19] He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 22:20] Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
[Jeremiah 22:21] I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
[Jeremiah 22:22] The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
[Jeremiah 22:23] O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
[Jeremiah 22:24] As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
[Jeremiah 22:25] And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[Jeremiah 22:26] And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
[Jeremiah 22:27] But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
[Jeremiah 22:28] Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
[Jeremiah 22:29] O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 22:30] Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
[Jeremiah 23:1] Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:2] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:3] And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
[Jeremiah 23:4] And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:5] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
[Jeremiah 23:6] In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
[Jeremiah 23:7] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
[Jeremiah 23:8] But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
[Jeremiah 23:9] Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.
[Jeremiah 23:10] For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
[Jeremiah 23:11] For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:12] Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:13] And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
[Jeremiah 23:14] I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
[Jeremiah 23:15] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
[Jeremiah 23:16] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:17] They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
[Jeremiah 23:18] For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
[Jeremiah 23:19] Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
[Jeremiah 23:20] The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
[Jeremiah 23:21] I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
[Jeremiah 23:22] But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
[Jeremiah 23:23] Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
[Jeremiah 23:24] Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:25] I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
[Jeremiah 23:26] How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
[Jeremiah 23:27] Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
[Jeremiah 23:28] The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:29] Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
[Jeremiah 23:30] Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
[Jeremiah 23:31] Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
[Jeremiah 23:32] Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:33] And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 23:34] And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
[Jeremiah 23:35] Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?
[Jeremiah 23:36] And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
[Jeremiah 23:37] Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?
[Jeremiah 23:38] But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;
[Jeremiah 23:39] Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
[Jeremiah 23:40] And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
[Jeremiah 24:1] The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 24:2] One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
[Jeremiah 24:3] Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
[Jeremiah 24:4] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Jeremiah 24:5] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
[Jeremiah 24:6] For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
[Jeremiah 24:7] And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
[Jeremiah 24:8] And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
[Jeremiah 24:9] And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
[Jeremiah 24:10] And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
[Jeremiah 25:1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
[Jeremiah 25:2] The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
[Jeremiah 25:3] From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
[Jeremiah 25:4] And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
[Jeremiah 25:5] They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
[Jeremiah 25:6] And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
[Jeremiah 25:7] Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
[Jeremiah 25:8] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
[Jeremiah 25:9] Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
[Jeremiah 25:10] Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.
[Jeremiah 25:11] And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
[Jeremiah 25:12] And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
[Jeremiah 25:13] And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.
[Jeremiah 25:14] For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
[Jeremiah 25:15] For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
[Jeremiah 25:16] And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
[Jeremiah 25:17] Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
[Jeremiah 25:18] To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
[Jeremiah 25:19] Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
[Jeremiah 25:20] And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
[Jeremiah 25:21] Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
[Jeremiah 25:22] And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
[Jeremiah 25:23] Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
[Jeremiah 25:24] And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
[Jeremiah 25:25] And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
[Jeremiah 25:26] And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
[Jeremiah 25:27] Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
[Jeremiah 25:28] And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
[Jeremiah 25:29] For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 25:30] Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
[Jeremiah 25:31] A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 25:32] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
[Jeremiah 25:33] And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
[Jeremiah 25:34] Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
[Jeremiah 25:35] And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
[Jeremiah 25:36] A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
[Jeremiah 25:37] And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 25:38] He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
[Jeremiah 26:1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 26:2] Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
[Jeremiah 26:3] If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
[Jeremiah 26:4] And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
[Jeremiah 26:5] To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
[Jeremiah 26:6] Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
[Jeremiah 26:7] So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 26:8] Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
[Jeremiah 26:9] Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 26:10] When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house.
[Jeremiah 26:11] Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
[Jeremiah 26:12] Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
[Jeremiah 26:13] Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
[Jeremiah 26:14] As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
[Jeremiah 26:15] But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
[Jeremiah 26:16] Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 26:17] Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
[Jeremiah 26:18] Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
[Jeremiah 26:19] Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
[Jeremiah 26:20] And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
[Jeremiah 26:21] And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
[Jeremiah 26:22] And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
[Jeremiah 26:23] And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
[Jeremiah 26:24] Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
[Jeremiah 27:1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 27:2] Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
[Jeremiah 27:3] And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
[Jeremiah 27:4] And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
[Jeremiah 27:5] I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
[Jeremiah 27:6] And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
[Jeremiah 27:7] And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
[Jeremiah 27:8] And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
[Jeremiah 27:9] Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
[Jeremiah 27:10] For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
[Jeremiah 27:11] But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
[Jeremiah 27:12] I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
[Jeremiah 27:13] Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
[Jeremiah 27:14] Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
[Jeremiah 27:15] For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
[Jeremiah 27:16] Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
[Jeremiah 27:17] Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
[Jeremiah 27:18] But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 27:19] For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
[Jeremiah 27:20] Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
[Jeremiah 27:21] Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
[Jeremiah 27:22] They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
[Jeremiah 28:1] And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
[Jeremiah 28:2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 28:3] Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:
[Jeremiah 28:4] And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 28:5] Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,
[Jeremiah 28:6] Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
[Jeremiah 28:7] Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;
[Jeremiah 28:8] The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
[Jeremiah 28:9] The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.
[Jeremiah 28:10] Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
[Jeremiah 28:11] And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
[Jeremiah 28:12] Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 28:13] Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
[Jeremiah 28:14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
[Jeremiah 28:15] Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
[Jeremiah 28:16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 28:17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
[Jeremiah 29:1] Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
[Jeremiah 29:2] (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
[Jeremiah 29:3] By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
[Jeremiah 29:4] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
[Jeremiah 29:5] Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
[Jeremiah 29:6] Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
[Jeremiah 29:7] And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
[Jeremiah 29:8] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
[Jeremiah 29:9] For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 29:10] For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
[Jeremiah 29:11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
[Jeremiah 29:12] Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
[Jeremiah 29:13] And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
[Jeremiah 29:14] And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
[Jeremiah 29:15] Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
[Jeremiah 29:16] Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
[Jeremiah 29:17] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
[Jeremiah 29:18] And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
[Jeremiah 29:19] Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 29:20] Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
[Jeremiah 29:21] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
[Jeremiah 29:22] And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
[Jeremiah 29:23] Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 29:24] Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
[Jeremiah 29:25] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
[Jeremiah 29:26] The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
[Jeremiah 29:27] Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
[Jeremiah 29:28] For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
[Jeremiah 29:29] And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
[Jeremiah 29:30] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 29:31] Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
[Jeremiah 29:32] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 30:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 30:2] Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
[Jeremiah 30:3] For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
[Jeremiah 30:4] And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
[Jeremiah 30:5] For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
[Jeremiah 30:6] Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
[Jeremiah 30:7] Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
[Jeremiah 30:8] For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
[Jeremiah 30:9] But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
[Jeremiah 30:10] Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
[Jeremiah 30:11] For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
[Jeremiah 30:12] For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
[Jeremiah 30:13] There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
[Jeremiah 30:14] All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
[Jeremiah 30:15] Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
[Jeremiah 30:16] Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
[Jeremiah 30:17] For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
[Jeremiah 30:18] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
[Jeremiah 30:19] And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
[Jeremiah 30:20] Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
[Jeremiah 30:21] And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 30:22] And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
[Jeremiah 30:23] Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
[Jeremiah 30:24] The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.
[Jeremiah 31:1] At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
[Jeremiah 31:2] Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
[Jeremiah 31:3] The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
[Jeremiah 31:4] Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
[Jeremiah 31:5] Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
[Jeremiah 31:6] For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 31:7] For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
[Jeremiah 31:8] Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
[Jeremiah 31:9] They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
[Jeremiah 31:10] Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
[Jeremiah 31:11] For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
[Jeremiah 31:12] Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
[Jeremiah 31:13] Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
[Jeremiah 31:14] And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 31:15] Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
[Jeremiah 31:16] Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
[Jeremiah 31:17] And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
[Jeremiah 31:18] I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
[Jeremiah 31:19] Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
[Jeremiah 31:20] Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 31:21] Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
[Jeremiah 31:22] How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
[Jeremiah 31:23] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
[Jeremiah 31:24] And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
[Jeremiah 31:25] For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
[Jeremiah 31:26] Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
[Jeremiah 31:27] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
[Jeremiah 31:28] And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 31:29] In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
[Jeremiah 31:30] But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
[Jeremiah 31:31] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
[Jeremiah 31:32] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
[Jeremiah 31:33] But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[Jeremiah 31:34] And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
[Jeremiah 31:35] Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
[Jeremiah 31:36] If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
[Jeremiah 31:37] Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 31:38] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
[Jeremiah 31:39] And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
[Jeremiah 31:40] And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
[Jeremiah 32:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
[Jeremiah 32:2] For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
[Jeremiah 32:3] For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
[Jeremiah 32:4] And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
[Jeremiah 32:5] And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
[Jeremiah 32:6] And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Jeremiah 32:7] Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
[Jeremiah 32:8] So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 32:9] And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
[Jeremiah 32:10] And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
[Jeremiah 32:11] So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
[Jeremiah 32:12] And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
[Jeremiah 32:13] And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
[Jeremiah 32:14] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
[Jeremiah 32:15] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
[Jeremiah 32:16] Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 32:17] Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
[Jeremiah 32:18] Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
[Jeremiah 32:19] Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
[Jeremiah 32:20] Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
[Jeremiah 32:21] And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
[Jeremiah 32:22] And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
[Jeremiah 32:23] And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
[Jeremiah 32:24] Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
[Jeremiah 32:25] And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[Jeremiah 32:26] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 32:27] Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
[Jeremiah 32:28] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
[Jeremiah 32:29] And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
[Jeremiah 32:30] For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 32:31] For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
[Jeremiah 32:32] Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 32:33] And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
[Jeremiah 32:34] But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
[Jeremiah 32:35] And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
[Jeremiah 32:36] And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
[Jeremiah 32:37] Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
[Jeremiah 32:38] And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
[Jeremiah 32:39] And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
[Jeremiah 32:40] And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
[Jeremiah 32:41] Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
[Jeremiah 32:42] For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
[Jeremiah 32:43] And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[Jeremiah 32:44] Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 33:1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
[Jeremiah 33:2] Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
[Jeremiah 33:3] Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
[Jeremiah 33:4] For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
[Jeremiah 33:5] They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
[Jeremiah 33:6] Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
[Jeremiah 33:7] And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
[Jeremiah 33:8] And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
[Jeremiah 33:9] And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
[Jeremiah 33:10] Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
[Jeremiah 33:11] The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 33:12] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
[Jeremiah 33:13] In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 33:14] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
[Jeremiah 33:15] In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
[Jeremiah 33:16] In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
[Jeremiah 33:17] For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
[Jeremiah 33:18] Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
[Jeremiah 33:19] And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 33:20] Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
[Jeremiah 33:21] Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
[Jeremiah 33:22] As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
[Jeremiah 33:23] Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 33:24] Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
[Jeremiah 33:25] Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
[Jeremiah 33:26] Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
[Jeremiah 34:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
[Jeremiah 34:2] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
[Jeremiah 34:3] And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 34:4] Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
[Jeremiah 34:5] But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 34:6] Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
[Jeremiah 34:7] When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
[Jeremiah 34:8] This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
[Jeremiah 34:9] That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
[Jeremiah 34:10] Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
[Jeremiah 34:11] But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
[Jeremiah 34:12] Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 34:13] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
[Jeremiah 34:14] At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
[Jeremiah 34:15] And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
[Jeremiah 34:16] But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
[Jeremiah 34:17] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
[Jeremiah 34:18] And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
[Jeremiah 34:19] The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
[Jeremiah 34:20] I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
[Jeremiah 34:21] And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
[Jeremiah 34:22] Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 35:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[Jeremiah 35:2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
[Jeremiah 35:3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
[Jeremiah 35:4] And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
[Jeremiah 35:5] And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
[Jeremiah 35:6] But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
[Jeremiah 35:7] Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.
[Jeremiah 35:8] Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
[Jeremiah 35:9] Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
[Jeremiah 35:10] But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
[Jeremiah 35:11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 35:12] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 35:13] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 35:14] The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
[Jeremiah 35:15] I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
[Jeremiah 35:16] Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
[Jeremiah 35:17] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
[Jeremiah 35:18] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
[Jeremiah 35:19] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
[Jeremiah 36:1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[Jeremiah 36:2] Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
[Jeremiah 36:3] It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
[Jeremiah 36:4] Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
[Jeremiah 36:5] And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
[Jeremiah 36:6] Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
[Jeremiah 36:7] It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.
[Jeremiah 36:8] And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD's house.
[Jeremiah 36:9] And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 36:10] Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people.
[Jeremiah 36:11] When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
[Jeremiah 36:12] Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
[Jeremiah 36:13] Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
[Jeremiah 36:14] Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
[Jeremiah 36:15] And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.
[Jeremiah 36:16] Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.
[Jeremiah 36:17] And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
[Jeremiah 36:18] Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
[Jeremiah 36:19] Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
[Jeremiah 36:20] And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
[Jeremiah 36:21] So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
[Jeremiah 36:22] Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
[Jeremiah 36:23] And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
[Jeremiah 36:24] Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
[Jeremiah 36:25] Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
[Jeremiah 36:26] But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
[Jeremiah 36:27] Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 36:28] Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
[Jeremiah 36:29] And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
[Jeremiah 36:30] Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
[Jeremiah 36:31] And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.
[Jeremiah 36:32] Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
[Jeremiah 37:1] And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
[Jeremiah 37:2] But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
[Jeremiah 37:3] And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
[Jeremiah 37:4] Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
[Jeremiah 37:5] Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 37:6] Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 37:7] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
[Jeremiah 37:8] And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
[Jeremiah 37:9] Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
[Jeremiah 37:10] For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
[Jeremiah 37:11] And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
[Jeremiah 37:12] Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
[Jeremiah 37:13] And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
[Jeremiah 37:14] Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
[Jeremiah 37:15] Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
[Jeremiah 37:16] When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
[Jeremiah 37:17] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 37:18] Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
[Jeremiah 37:19] Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
[Jeremiah 37:20] Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
[Jeremiah 37:21] Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
[Jeremiah 38:1] Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
[Jeremiah 38:2] Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
[Jeremiah 38:3] Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
[Jeremiah 38:4] Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
[Jeremiah 38:5] Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
[Jeremiah 38:6] Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
[Jeremiah 38:7] Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
[Jeremiah 38:8] Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
[Jeremiah 38:9] My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
[Jeremiah 38:10] Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
[Jeremiah 38:11] So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
[Jeremiah 38:12] And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
[Jeremiah 38:13] So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
[Jeremiah 38:14] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
[Jeremiah 38:15] Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
[Jeremiah 38:16] So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
[Jeremiah 38:17] Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
[Jeremiah 38:18] But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
[Jeremiah 38:19] And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
[Jeremiah 38:20] But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
[Jeremiah 38:21] But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:
[Jeremiah 38:22] And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
[Jeremiah 38:23] So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
[Jeremiah 38:24] Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
[Jeremiah 38:25] But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
[Jeremiah 38:26] Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
[Jeremiah 38:27] Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
[Jeremiah 38:28] So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
[Jeremiah 39:1] In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
[Jeremiah 39:2] And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
[Jeremiah 39:3] And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 39:4] And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
[Jeremiah 39:5] But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
[Jeremiah 39:6] Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
[Jeremiah 39:7] Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 39:8] And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
[Jeremiah 39:9] Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
[Jeremiah 39:10] But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
[Jeremiah 39:11] Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
[Jeremiah 39:12] Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
[Jeremiah 39:13] So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;
[Jeremiah 39:14] Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
[Jeremiah 39:15] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
[Jeremiah 39:16] Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
[Jeremiah 39:17] But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
[Jeremiah 39:18] For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 40:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
[Jeremiah 40:2] And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
[Jeremiah 40:3] Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
[Jeremiah 40:4] And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
[Jeremiah 40:5] Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
[Jeremiah 40:6] Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
[Jeremiah 40:7] Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
[Jeremiah 40:8] Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
[Jeremiah 40:9] And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
[Jeremiah 40:10] As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
[Jeremiah 40:11] Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
[Jeremiah 40:12] Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
[Jeremiah 40:13] Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
[Jeremiah 40:14] And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
[Jeremiah 40:15] Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
[Jeremiah 40:16] But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
[Jeremiah 41:1] Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
[Jeremiah 41:2] Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
[Jeremiah 41:3] Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
[Jeremiah 41:4] And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
[Jeremiah 41:5] That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 41:6] And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
[Jeremiah 41:7] And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
[Jeremiah 41:8] But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
[Jeremiah 41:9] Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
[Jeremiah 41:10] Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
[Jeremiah 41:11] But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
[Jeremiah 41:12] Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
[Jeremiah 41:13] Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.
[Jeremiah 41:14] So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
[Jeremiah 41:15] But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
[Jeremiah 41:16] Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
[Jeremiah 41:17] And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
[Jeremiah 41:18] Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
[Jeremiah 42:1] Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
[Jeremiah 42:2] And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
[Jeremiah 42:3] That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
[Jeremiah 42:4] Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
[Jeremiah 42:5] Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
[Jeremiah 42:6] Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 42:7] And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
[Jeremiah 42:8] Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
[Jeremiah 42:9] And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
[Jeremiah 42:10] If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
[Jeremiah 42:11] Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
[Jeremiah 42:12] And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
[Jeremiah 42:13] But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
[Jeremiah 42:14] Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
[Jeremiah 42:15] And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
[Jeremiah 42:16] Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
[Jeremiah 42:17] So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
[Jeremiah 42:18] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
[Jeremiah 42:19] The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
[Jeremiah 42:20] For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
[Jeremiah 42:21] And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
[Jeremiah 42:22] Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.
[Jeremiah 43:1] And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
[Jeremiah 43:2] Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
[Jeremiah 43:3] But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
[Jeremiah 43:4] So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
[Jeremiah 43:5] But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
[Jeremiah 43:6] Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
[Jeremiah 43:7] So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
[Jeremiah 43:8] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
[Jeremiah 43:9] Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
[Jeremiah 43:10] And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.
[Jeremiah 43:11] And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
[Jeremiah 43:12] And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
[Jeremiah 43:13] He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
[Jeremiah 44:1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
[Jeremiah 44:2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
[Jeremiah 44:3] Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
[Jeremiah 44:4] Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
[Jeremiah 44:5] But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
[Jeremiah 44:6] Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
[Jeremiah 44:7] Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;
[Jeremiah 44:8] In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
[Jeremiah 44:9] Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[Jeremiah 44:10] They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
[Jeremiah 44:11] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
[Jeremiah 44:12] And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
[Jeremiah 44:13] For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
[Jeremiah 44:14] So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.
[Jeremiah 44:15] Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
[Jeremiah 44:16] As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
[Jeremiah 44:17] But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
[Jeremiah 44:18] But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
[Jeremiah 44:19] And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
[Jeremiah 44:20] Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
[Jeremiah 44:21] The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?
[Jeremiah 44:22] So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
[Jeremiah 44:23] Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
[Jeremiah 44:24] Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
[Jeremiah 44:25] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
[Jeremiah 44:26] Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth.
[Jeremiah 44:27] Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
[Jeremiah 44:28] Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
[Jeremiah 44:29] And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
[Jeremiah 44:30] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.
[Jeremiah 45:1] The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[Jeremiah 45:2] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
[Jeremiah 45:3] Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
[Jeremiah 45:4] Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
[Jeremiah 45:5] And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
[Jeremiah 46:1] The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
[Jeremiah 46:2] Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
[Jeremiah 46:3] Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
[Jeremiah 46:4] Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
[Jeremiah 46:5] Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 46:6] Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
[Jeremiah 46:7] Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
[Jeremiah 46:8] Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
[Jeremiah 46:9] Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
[Jeremiah 46:10] For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
[Jeremiah 46:11] Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
[Jeremiah 46:12] The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
[Jeremiah 46:13] The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
[Jeremiah 46:14] Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.
[Jeremiah 46:15] Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
[Jeremiah 46:16] He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
[Jeremiah 46:17] They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
[Jeremiah 46:18] As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
[Jeremiah 46:19] O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 46:20] Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
[Jeremiah 46:21] Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
[Jeremiah 46:22] The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
[Jeremiah 46:23] They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
[Jeremiah 46:24] The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
[Jeremiah 46:25] The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
[Jeremiah 46:26] And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 46:27] But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
[Jeremiah 46:28] Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
[Jeremiah 47:1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
[Jeremiah 47:2] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
[Jeremiah 47:3] At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
[Jeremiah 47:4] Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
[Jeremiah 47:5] Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
[Jeremiah 47:6] O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
[Jeremiah 47:7] How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
[Jeremiah 48:1] Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
[Jeremiah 48:2] There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
[Jeremiah 48:3] A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
[Jeremiah 48:4] Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
[Jeremiah 48:5] For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
[Jeremiah 48:6] Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
[Jeremiah 48:7] For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
[Jeremiah 48:8] And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
[Jeremiah 48:9] Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
[Jeremiah 48:10] Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
[Jeremiah 48:11] Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
[Jeremiah 48:12] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
[Jeremiah 48:13] And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
[Jeremiah 48:14] How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
[Jeremiah 48:15] Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 48:16] The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
[Jeremiah 48:17] All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
[Jeremiah 48:18] Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
[Jeremiah 48:19] O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
[Jeremiah 48:20] Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
[Jeremiah 48:21] And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
[Jeremiah 48:22] And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
[Jeremiah 48:23] And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
[Jeremiah 48:24] And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
[Jeremiah 48:25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 48:26] Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
[Jeremiah 48:27] For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
[Jeremiah 48:28] O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
[Jeremiah 48:29] We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
[Jeremiah 48:30] I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
[Jeremiah 48:31] Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
[Jeremiah 48:32] O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
[Jeremiah 48:33] And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
[Jeremiah 48:34] From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
[Jeremiah 48:35] Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
[Jeremiah 48:36] Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
[Jeremiah 48:37] For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
[Jeremiah 48:38] There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 48:39] They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
[Jeremiah 48:40] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
[Jeremiah 48:41] Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
[Jeremiah 48:42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 48:43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 48:44] He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 48:45] They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
[Jeremiah 48:46] Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
[Jeremiah 48:47] Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
[Jeremiah 49:1] Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
[Jeremiah 49:2] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 49:3] Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
[Jeremiah 49:4] Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
[Jeremiah 49:5] Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
[Jeremiah 49:6] And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 49:7] Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
[Jeremiah 49:8] Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
[Jeremiah 49:9] If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
[Jeremiah 49:10] But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
[Jeremiah 49:11] Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
[Jeremiah 49:12] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.
[Jeremiah 49:13] For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
[Jeremiah 49:14] I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
[Jeremiah 49:15] For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
[Jeremiah 49:16] Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 49:17] Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
[Jeremiah 49:18] As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
[Jeremiah 49:19] Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
[Jeremiah 49:20] Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
[Jeremiah 49:21] The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
[Jeremiah 49:22] Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
[Jeremiah 49:23] Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
[Jeremiah 49:24] Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
[Jeremiah 49:25] How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
[Jeremiah 49:26] Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 49:27] And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
[Jeremiah 49:28] Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
[Jeremiah 49:29] Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
[Jeremiah 49:30] Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
[Jeremiah 49:31] Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
[Jeremiah 49:32] And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 49:33] And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
[Jeremiah 49:34] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
[Jeremiah 49:35] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
[Jeremiah 49:36] And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
[Jeremiah 49:37] For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
[Jeremiah 49:38] And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 49:39] But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 50:1] The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
[Jeremiah 50:2] Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
[Jeremiah 50:3] For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
[Jeremiah 50:4] In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
[Jeremiah 50:5] They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
[Jeremiah 50:6] My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
[Jeremiah 50:7] All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
[Jeremiah 50:8] Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
[Jeremiah 50:9] For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
[Jeremiah 50:10] And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 50:11] Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
[Jeremiah 50:12] Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
[Jeremiah 50:13] Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
[Jeremiah 50:14] Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 50:15] Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
[Jeremiah 50:16] Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
[Jeremiah 50:17] Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
[Jeremiah 50:18] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
[Jeremiah 50:19] And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
[Jeremiah 50:20] In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
[Jeremiah 50:21] Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
[Jeremiah 50:22] A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
[Jeremiah 50:23] How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
[Jeremiah 50:24] I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
[Jeremiah 50:25] The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
[Jeremiah 50:26] Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
[Jeremiah 50:27] Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
[Jeremiah 50:28] The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
[Jeremiah 50:29] Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
[Jeremiah 50:30] Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 50:31] Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
[Jeremiah 50:32] And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
[Jeremiah 50:33] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
[Jeremiah 50:34] Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 50:35] A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
[Jeremiah 50:36] A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
[Jeremiah 50:37] A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
[Jeremiah 50:38] A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
[Jeremiah 50:39] Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
[Jeremiah 50:40] As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
[Jeremiah 50:41] Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
[Jeremiah 50:42] They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 50:43] The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
[Jeremiah 50:44] Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
[Jeremiah 50:45] Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
[Jeremiah 50:46] At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
[Jeremiah 51:1] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
[Jeremiah 51:2] And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
[Jeremiah 51:3] Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
[Jeremiah 51:4] Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
[Jeremiah 51:5] For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
[Jeremiah 51:6] Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
[Jeremiah 51:7] Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
[Jeremiah 51:8] Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
[Jeremiah 51:9] We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
[Jeremiah 51:10] The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
[Jeremiah 51:11] Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
[Jeremiah 51:12] Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 51:13] O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
[Jeremiah 51:14] The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
[Jeremiah 51:15] He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
[Jeremiah 51:16] When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
[Jeremiah 51:17] Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
[Jeremiah 51:18] They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
[Jeremiah 51:19] The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.
[Jeremiah 51:20] Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
[Jeremiah 51:21] And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
[Jeremiah 51:22] With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
[Jeremiah 51:23] I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
[Jeremiah 51:24] And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:25] Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
[Jeremiah 51:26] And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:27] Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.
[Jeremiah 51:28] Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
[Jeremiah 51:29] And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 51:30] The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
[Jeremiah 51:31] One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
[Jeremiah 51:32] And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
[Jeremiah 51:33] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
[Jeremiah 51:34] Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
[Jeremiah 51:35] The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
[Jeremiah 51:36] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
[Jeremiah 51:37] And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
[Jeremiah 51:38] They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
[Jeremiah 51:39] In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:40] I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.
[Jeremiah 51:41] How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
[Jeremiah 51:42] The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
[Jeremiah 51:43] Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.
[Jeremiah 51:44] And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
[Jeremiah 51:45] My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:46] And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
[Jeremiah 51:47] Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
[Jeremiah 51:48] Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:49] As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
[Jeremiah 51:50] Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
[Jeremiah 51:51] We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house.
[Jeremiah 51:52] Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
[Jeremiah 51:53] Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
[Jeremiah 51:54] A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
[Jeremiah 51:55] Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
[Jeremiah 51:56] Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
[Jeremiah 51:57] And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
[Jeremiah 51:58] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
[Jeremiah 51:59] The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
[Jeremiah 51:60] So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
[Jeremiah 51:61] And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
[Jeremiah 51:62] Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
[Jeremiah 51:63] And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
[Jeremiah 51:64] And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
[Jeremiah 52:1] Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
[Jeremiah 52:2] And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
[Jeremiah 52:3] For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
[Jeremiah 52:4] And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
[Jeremiah 52:5] So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
[Jeremiah 52:6] And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
[Jeremiah 52:7] Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
[Jeremiah 52:8] But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
[Jeremiah 52:9] Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
[Jeremiah 52:10] And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
[Jeremiah 52:11] Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
[Jeremiah 52:12] Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
[Jeremiah 52:13] And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
[Jeremiah 52:14] And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
[Jeremiah 52:15] Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
[Jeremiah 52:16] But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
[Jeremiah 52:17] Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
[Jeremiah 52:18] The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
[Jeremiah 52:19] And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
[Jeremiah 52:20] The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
[Jeremiah 52:21] And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
[Jeremiah 52:22] And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
[Jeremiah 52:23] And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
[Jeremiah 52:24] And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
[Jeremiah 52:25] He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
[Jeremiah 52:26] So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
[Jeremiah 52:27] And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
[Jeremiah 52:28] This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
[Jeremiah 52:29] In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
[Jeremiah 52:30] In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
[Jeremiah 52:31] And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
[Jeremiah 52:32] And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
[Jeremiah 52:33] And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
[Jeremiah 52:34] And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
[Lamentations 1:1] How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
[Lamentations 1:2] She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
[Lamentations 1:3] Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
[Lamentations 1:4] The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
[Lamentations 1:5] Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
[Lamentations 1:6] And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
[Lamentations 1:7] Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
[Lamentations 1:8] Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
[Lamentations 1:9] Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
[Lamentations 1:10] The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
[Lamentations 1:11] All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
[Lamentations 1:12] Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
[Lamentations 1:13] From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
[Lamentations 1:14] The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the LORD hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
[Lamentations 1:15] The LORD hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the LORD hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
[Lamentations 1:16] For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
[Lamentations 1:17] Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
[Lamentations 1:18] The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
[Lamentations 1:19] I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
[Lamentations 1:20] Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
[Lamentations 1:21] They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
[Lamentations 1:22] Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
[Lamentations 2:1] How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
[Lamentations 2:2] The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
[Lamentations 2:3] He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
[Lamentations 2:4] He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
[Lamentations 2:5] The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
[Lamentations 2:6] And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
[Lamentations 2:7] The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
[Lamentations 2:8] The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
[Lamentations 2:9] Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
[Lamentations 2:10] The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
[Lamentations 2:11] Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
[Lamentations 2:12] They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
[Lamentations 2:13] What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
[Lamentations 2:14] Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
[Lamentations 2:15] All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
[Lamentations 2:16] All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
[Lamentations 2:17] The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
[Lamentations 2:18] Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
[Lamentations 2:19] Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
[Lamentations 2:20] Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
[Lamentations 2:21] The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
[Lamentations 2:22] Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD's anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
[Lamentations 3:1] I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
[Lamentations 3:2] He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
[Lamentations 3:3] Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
[Lamentations 3:4] My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
[Lamentations 3:5] He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
[Lamentations 3:6] He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
[Lamentations 3:7] He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
[Lamentations 3:8] Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
[Lamentations 3:9] He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
[Lamentations 3:10] He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
[Lamentations 3:11] He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
[Lamentations 3:12] He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
[Lamentations 3:13] He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
[Lamentations 3:14] I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
[Lamentations 3:15] He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
[Lamentations 3:16] He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
[Lamentations 3:17] And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
[Lamentations 3:18] And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
[Lamentations 3:19] Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
[Lamentations 3:20] My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
[Lamentations 3:21] This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
[Lamentations 3:22] It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
[Lamentations 3:23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
[Lamentations 3:24] The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
[Lamentations 3:25] The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
[Lamentations 3:26] It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
[Lamentations 3:27] It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
[Lamentations 3:28] He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
[Lamentations 3:29] He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
[Lamentations 3:30] He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
[Lamentations 3:31] For the LORD will not cast off for ever:
[Lamentations 3:32] But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
[Lamentations 3:33] For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
[Lamentations 3:34] To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
[Lamentations 3:35] To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
[Lamentations 3:36] To subvert a man in his cause, the LORD approveth not.
[Lamentations 3:37] Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
[Lamentations 3:38] Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
[Lamentations 3:39] Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
[Lamentations 3:40] Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
[Lamentations 3:41] Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
[Lamentations 3:42] We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
[Lamentations 3:43] Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
[Lamentations 3:44] Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
[Lamentations 3:45] Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
[Lamentations 3:46] All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
[Lamentations 3:47] Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
[Lamentations 3:48] Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
[Lamentations 3:49] Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
[Lamentations 3:50] Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
[Lamentations 3:51] Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
[Lamentations 3:52] Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
[Lamentations 3:53] They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
[Lamentations 3:54] Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
[Lamentations 3:55] I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
[Lamentations 3:56] Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
[Lamentations 3:57] Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
[Lamentations 3:58] O LORD, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
[Lamentations 3:59] O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
[Lamentations 3:60] Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
[Lamentations 3:61] Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
[Lamentations 3:62] The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
[Lamentations 3:63] Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
[Lamentations 3:64] Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
[Lamentations 3:65] Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
[Lamentations 3:66] Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
[Lamentations 4:1] How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
[Lamentations 4:2] The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
[Lamentations 4:3] Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
[Lamentations 4:4] The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
[Lamentations 4:5] They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
[Lamentations 4:6] For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
[Lamentations 4:7] Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
[Lamentations 4:8] Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
[Lamentations 4:9] They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
[Lamentations 4:10] The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
[Lamentations 4:11] The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
[Lamentations 4:12] The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
[Lamentations 4:13] For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
[Lamentations 4:14] They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
[Lamentations 4:15] They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
[Lamentations 4:16] The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
[Lamentations 4:17] As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
[Lamentations 4:18] They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
[Lamentations 4:19] Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
[Lamentations 4:20] The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
[Lamentations 4:21] Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
[Lamentations 4:22] The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
[Lamentations 5:1] Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
[Lamentations 5:2] Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
[Lamentations 5:3] We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
[Lamentations 5:4] We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
[Lamentations 5:5] Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
[Lamentations 5:6] We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
[Lamentations 5:7] Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
[Lamentations 5:8] Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
[Lamentations 5:9] We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
[Lamentations 5:10] Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
[Lamentations 5:11] They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
[Lamentations 5:12] Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.
[Lamentations 5:13] They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
[Lamentations 5:14] The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
[Lamentations 5:15] The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
[Lamentations 5:16] The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
[Lamentations 5:17] For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
[Lamentations 5:18] Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
[Lamentations 5:19] Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
[Lamentations 5:20] Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
[Lamentations 5:21] Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
[Lamentations 5:22] But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
[Ezekiel 1:1] Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
[Ezekiel 1:2] In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
[Ezekiel 1:3] The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
[Ezekiel 1:4] And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
[Ezekiel 1:5] Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
[Ezekiel 1:6] And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
[Ezekiel 1:7] And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
[Ezekiel 1:8] And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
[Ezekiel 1:9] Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
[Ezekiel 1:10] As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
[Ezekiel 1:11] Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
[Ezekiel 1:12] And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
[Ezekiel 1:13] As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
[Ezekiel 1:14] And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
[Ezekiel 1:15] Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
[Ezekiel 1:16] The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
[Ezekiel 1:17] When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
[Ezekiel 1:18] As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
[Ezekiel 1:19] And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
[Ezekiel 1:20] Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
[Ezekiel 1:21] When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
[Ezekiel 1:22] And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
[Ezekiel 1:23] And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
[Ezekiel 1:24] And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
[Ezekiel 1:25] And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
[Ezekiel 1:26] And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
[Ezekiel 1:27] And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
[Ezekiel 1:28] As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
[Ezekiel 2:1] And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
[Ezekiel 2:2] And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
[Ezekiel 2:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
[Ezekiel 2:4] For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 2:5] And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
[Ezekiel 2:6] And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 2:7] And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
[Ezekiel 2:8] But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
[Ezekiel 2:9] And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
[Ezekiel 2:10] And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
[Ezekiel 3:1] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 3:2] So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
[Ezekiel 3:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
[Ezekiel 3:4] And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
[Ezekiel 3:5] For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
[Ezekiel 3:6] Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
[Ezekiel 3:7] But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
[Ezekiel 3:8] Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
[Ezekiel 3:9] As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 3:10] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
[Ezekiel 3:11] And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
[Ezekiel 3:12] Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
[Ezekiel 3:13] I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
[Ezekiel 3:14] So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
[Ezekiel 3:15] Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
[Ezekiel 3:16] And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 3:17] Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
[Ezekiel 3:18] When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
[Ezekiel 3:19] Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
[Ezekiel 3:20] Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
[Ezekiel 3:21] Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
[Ezekiel 3:22] And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
[Ezekiel 3:23] Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
[Ezekiel 3:24] Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
[Ezekiel 3:25] But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
[Ezekiel 3:26] And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 3:27] But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 4:1] Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
[Ezekiel 4:2] And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
[Ezekiel 4:3] Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 4:4] Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
[Ezekiel 4:5] For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 4:6] And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
[Ezekiel 4:7] Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
[Ezekiel 4:8] And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
[Ezekiel 4:9] Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
[Ezekiel 4:10] And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
[Ezekiel 4:11] Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
[Ezekiel 4:12] And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
[Ezekiel 4:13] And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
[Ezekiel 4:14] Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
[Ezekiel 4:15] Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
[Ezekiel 4:16] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
[Ezekiel 4:17] That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
[Ezekiel 5:1] And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
[Ezekiel 5:2] Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
[Ezekiel 5:3] Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
[Ezekiel 5:4] Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 5:5] Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
[Ezekiel 5:6] And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.
[Ezekiel 5:7] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
[Ezekiel 5:8] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
[Ezekiel 5:9] And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
[Ezekiel 5:10] Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
[Ezekiel 5:11] Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
[Ezekiel 5:12] A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
[Ezekiel 5:13] Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
[Ezekiel 5:14] Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
[Ezekiel 5:15] So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 5:16] When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
[Ezekiel 5:17] So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 6:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 6:2] Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
[Ezekiel 6:3] And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
[Ezekiel 6:4] And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
[Ezekiel 6:5] And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
[Ezekiel 6:6] In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
[Ezekiel 6:7] And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 6:8] Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
[Ezekiel 6:9] And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
[Ezekiel 6:10] And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
[Ezekiel 6:11] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
[Ezekiel 6:12] He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
[Ezekiel 6:13] Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
[Ezekiel 6:14] So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 7:1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 7:2] Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
[Ezekiel 7:3] Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.
[Ezekiel 7:4] And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 7:5] Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
[Ezekiel 7:6] An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
[Ezekiel 7:7] The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
[Ezekiel 7:8] Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
[Ezekiel 7:9] And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
[Ezekiel 7:10] Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
[Ezekiel 7:11] Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.
[Ezekiel 7:12] The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
[Ezekiel 7:13] For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
[Ezekiel 7:14] They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
[Ezekiel 7:15] The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
[Ezekiel 7:16] But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
[Ezekiel 7:17] All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
[Ezekiel 7:18] They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
[Ezekiel 7:19] They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
[Ezekiel 7:20] As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
[Ezekiel 7:21] And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
[Ezekiel 7:22] My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
[Ezekiel 7:23] Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
[Ezekiel 7:24] Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
[Ezekiel 7:25] Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
[Ezekiel 7:26] Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
[Ezekiel 7:27] The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 8:1] And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
[Ezekiel 8:2] Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
[Ezekiel 8:3] And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
[Ezekiel 8:4] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
[Ezekiel 8:5] Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
[Ezekiel 8:6] He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
[Ezekiel 8:7] And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
[Ezekiel 8:8] Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
[Ezekiel 8:9] And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
[Ezekiel 8:10] So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
[Ezekiel 8:11] And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
[Ezekiel 8:12] Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
[Ezekiel 8:13] He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
[Ezekiel 8:14] Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
[Ezekiel 8:15] Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
[Ezekiel 8:16] And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
[Ezekiel 8:17] Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
[Ezekiel 8:18] Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
[Ezekiel 9:1] He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
[Ezekiel 9:2] And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
[Ezekiel 9:3] And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
[Ezekiel 9:4] And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 9:5] And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
[Ezekiel 9:6] Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
[Ezekiel 9:7] And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
[Ezekiel 9:8] And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
[Ezekiel 9:9] Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
[Ezekiel 9:10] And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
[Ezekiel 9:11] And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
[Ezekiel 10:1] Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
[Ezekiel 10:2] And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
[Ezekiel 10:3] Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
[Ezekiel 10:4] Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
[Ezekiel 10:5] And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
[Ezekiel 10:6] And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
[Ezekiel 10:7] And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
[Ezekiel 10:8] And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
[Ezekiel 10:9] And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
[Ezekiel 10:10] And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.
[Ezekiel 10:11] When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.
[Ezekiel 10:12] And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
[Ezekiel 10:13] As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
[Ezekiel 10:14] And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
[Ezekiel 10:15] And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
[Ezekiel 10:16] And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
[Ezekiel 10:17] When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
[Ezekiel 10:18] Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
[Ezekiel 10:19] And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
[Ezekiel 10:20] This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
[Ezekiel 10:21] Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
[Ezekiel 10:22] And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
[Ezekiel 11:1] Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
[Ezekiel 11:2] Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
[Ezekiel 11:3] Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
[Ezekiel 11:4] Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
[Ezekiel 11:5] And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
[Ezekiel 11:6] Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
[Ezekiel 11:7] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
[Ezekiel 11:8] Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 11:9] And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
[Ezekiel 11:10] Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 11:11] This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:
[Ezekiel 11:12] And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
[Ezekiel 11:13] And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
[Ezekiel 11:14] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 11:15] Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
[Ezekiel 11:16] Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
[Ezekiel 11:17] Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
[Ezekiel 11:18] And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
[Ezekiel 11:19] And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
[Ezekiel 11:20] That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
[Ezekiel 11:21] But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 11:22] Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
[Ezekiel 11:23] And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
[Ezekiel 11:24] Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
[Ezekiel 11:25] Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me.
[Ezekiel 12:1] The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 12:2] Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 12:3] Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
[Ezekiel 12:4] Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
[Ezekiel 12:5] Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
[Ezekiel 12:6] In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 12:7] And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
[Ezekiel 12:8] And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 12:9] Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
[Ezekiel 12:10] Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
[Ezekiel 12:11] Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
[Ezekiel 12:12] And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
[Ezekiel 12:13] My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
[Ezekiel 12:14] And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
[Ezekiel 12:15] And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
[Ezekiel 12:16] But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 12:17] Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[Ezekiel 12:18] Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
[Ezekiel 12:19] And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
[Ezekiel 12:20] And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 12:21] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 12:22] Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
[Ezekiel 12:23] Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
[Ezekiel 12:24] For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 12:25] For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 12:26] Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[Ezekiel 12:27] Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
[Ezekiel 12:28] Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 13:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 13:2] Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
[Ezekiel 13:3] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
[Ezekiel 13:4] O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
[Ezekiel 13:5] Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
[Ezekiel 13:6] They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
[Ezekiel 13:7] Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
[Ezekiel 13:8] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 13:9] And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 13:10] Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
[Ezekiel 13:11] Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
[Ezekiel 13:12] Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
[Ezekiel 13:13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
[Ezekiel 13:14] So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 13:15] Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
[Ezekiel 13:16] To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 13:17] Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
[Ezekiel 13:18] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
[Ezekiel 13:19] And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
[Ezekiel 13:20] Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
[Ezekiel 13:21] Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 13:22] Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
[Ezekiel 13:23] Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 14:1] Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
[Ezekiel 14:2] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 14:3] Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
[Ezekiel 14:4] Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
[Ezekiel 14:5] That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
[Ezekiel 14:6] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
[Ezekiel 14:7] For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
[Ezekiel 14:8] And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 14:9] And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
[Ezekiel 14:10] And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
[Ezekiel 14:11] That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 14:12] The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
[Ezekiel 14:13] Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
[Ezekiel 14:14] Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 14:15] If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
[Ezekiel 14:16] Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
[Ezekiel 14:17] Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
[Ezekiel 14:18] Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
[Ezekiel 14:19] Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
[Ezekiel 14:20] Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
[Ezekiel 14:21] For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
[Ezekiel 14:22] Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
[Ezekiel 14:23] And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 15:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 15:2] Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
[Ezekiel 15:3] Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
[Ezekiel 15:4] Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
[Ezekiel 15:5] Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
[Ezekiel 15:6] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[Ezekiel 15:7] And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
[Ezekiel 15:8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 16:1] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 16:2] Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
[Ezekiel 16:3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
[Ezekiel 16:4] And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
[Ezekiel 16:5] None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
[Ezekiel 16:6] And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
[Ezekiel 16:7] I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
[Ezekiel 16:8] Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
[Ezekiel 16:9] Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
[Ezekiel 16:10] I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
[Ezekiel 16:11] I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
[Ezekiel 16:12] And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
[Ezekiel 16:13] Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
[Ezekiel 16:14] And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 16:15] But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
[Ezekiel 16:16] And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
[Ezekiel 16:17] Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
[Ezekiel 16:18] And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
[Ezekiel 16:19] My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 16:20] Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
[Ezekiel 16:21] That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
[Ezekiel 16:22] And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.
[Ezekiel 16:23] And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the LORD GOD;)
[Ezekiel 16:24] That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
[Ezekiel 16:25] Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
[Ezekiel 16:26] Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
[Ezekiel 16:27] Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
[Ezekiel 16:28] Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
[Ezekiel 16:29] Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
[Ezekiel 16:30] How weak is thine heart, saith the LORD GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
[Ezekiel 16:31] In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
[Ezekiel 16:32] But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
[Ezekiel 16:33] They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
[Ezekiel 16:34] And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
[Ezekiel 16:35] Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
[Ezekiel 16:36] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
[Ezekiel 16:37] Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
[Ezekiel 16:38] And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
[Ezekiel 16:39] And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.
[Ezekiel 16:40] They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.
[Ezekiel 16:41] And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
[Ezekiel 16:42] So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
[Ezekiel 16:43] Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.
[Ezekiel 16:44] Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
[Ezekiel 16:45] Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
[Ezekiel 16:46] And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
[Ezekiel 16:47] Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
[Ezekiel 16:48] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
[Ezekiel 16:49] Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
[Ezekiel 16:50] And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
[Ezekiel 16:51] Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.
[Ezekiel 16:52] Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
[Ezekiel 16:53] When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
[Ezekiel 16:54] That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
[Ezekiel 16:55] When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
[Ezekiel 16:56] For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
[Ezekiel 16:57] Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.
[Ezekiel 16:58] Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.
[Ezekiel 16:59] For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
[Ezekiel 16:60] Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
[Ezekiel 16:61] Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
[Ezekiel 16:62] And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
[Ezekiel 16:63] That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 17:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 17:2] Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
[Ezekiel 17:3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
[Ezekiel 17:4] He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
[Ezekiel 17:5] He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
[Ezekiel 17:6] And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
[Ezekiel 17:7] There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
[Ezekiel 17:8] It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
[Ezekiel 17:9] Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
[Ezekiel 17:10] Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
[Ezekiel 17:11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 17:12] Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
[Ezekiel 17:13] And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
[Ezekiel 17:14] That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
[Ezekiel 17:15] But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
[Ezekiel 17:16] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
[Ezekiel 17:17] Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
[Ezekiel 17:18] Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
[Ezekiel 17:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
[Ezekiel 17:20] And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
[Ezekiel 17:21] And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 17:22] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
[Ezekiel 17:23] In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
[Ezekiel 17:24] And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
[Ezekiel 18:1] The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
[Ezekiel 18:2] What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
[Ezekiel 18:3] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
[Ezekiel 18:4] Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
[Ezekiel 18:5] But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
[Ezekiel 18:6] And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
[Ezekiel 18:7] And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
[Ezekiel 18:8] He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
[Ezekiel 18:9] Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 18:10] If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
[Ezekiel 18:11] And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
[Ezekiel 18:12] Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
[Ezekiel 18:13] Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
[Ezekiel 18:14] Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
[Ezekiel 18:15] That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
[Ezekiel 18:16] Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
[Ezekiel 18:17] That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
[Ezekiel 18:18] As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
[Ezekiel 18:19] Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
[Ezekiel 18:20] The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
[Ezekiel 18:21] But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
[Ezekiel 18:22] All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
[Ezekiel 18:23] Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
[Ezekiel 18:24] But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
[Ezekiel 18:25] Yet ye say, The way of the LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
[Ezekiel 18:26] When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
[Ezekiel 18:27] Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
[Ezekiel 18:28] Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
[Ezekiel 18:29] Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
[Ezekiel 18:30] Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
[Ezekiel 18:31] Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
[Ezekiel 18:32] For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
[Ezekiel 19:1] Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
[Ezekiel 19:2] And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
[Ezekiel 19:3] And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
[Ezekiel 19:4] The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 19:5] Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
[Ezekiel 19:6] And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
[Ezekiel 19:7] And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
[Ezekiel 19:8] Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
[Ezekiel 19:9] And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
[Ezekiel 19:10] Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
[Ezekiel 19:11] And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
[Ezekiel 19:12] But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
[Ezekiel 19:13] And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
[Ezekiel 19:14] And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
[Ezekiel 20:1] And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
[Ezekiel 20:2] Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 20:3] Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
[Ezekiel 20:4] Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
[Ezekiel 20:5] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
[Ezekiel 20:6] In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
[Ezekiel 20:7] Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[Ezekiel 20:8] But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 20:9] But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 20:10] Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
[Ezekiel 20:11] And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
[Ezekiel 20:12] Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
[Ezekiel 20:13] But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
[Ezekiel 20:14] But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
[Ezekiel 20:15] Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
[Ezekiel 20:16] Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
[Ezekiel 20:17] Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
[Ezekiel 20:18] But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
[Ezekiel 20:19] I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
[Ezekiel 20:20] And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
[Ezekiel 20:21] Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
[Ezekiel 20:22] Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
[Ezekiel 20:23] I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
[Ezekiel 20:24] Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
[Ezekiel 20:25] Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
[Ezekiel 20:26] And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 20:27] Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
[Ezekiel 20:28] For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
[Ezekiel 20:29] Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
[Ezekiel 20:30] Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
[Ezekiel 20:31] For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
[Ezekiel 20:32] And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
[Ezekiel 20:33] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
[Ezekiel 20:34] And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
[Ezekiel 20:35] And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
[Ezekiel 20:36] Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 20:37] And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
[Ezekiel 20:38] And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 20:39] As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
[Ezekiel 20:40] For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
[Ezekiel 20:41] I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
[Ezekiel 20:42] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
[Ezekiel 20:43] And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
[Ezekiel 20:44] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 20:45] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 20:46] Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
[Ezekiel 20:47] And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
[Ezekiel 20:48] And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
[Ezekiel 20:49] Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
[Ezekiel 21:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 21:2] Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
[Ezekiel 21:3] And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
[Ezekiel 21:4] Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
[Ezekiel 21:5] That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
[Ezekiel 21:6] Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
[Ezekiel 21:7] And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 21:8] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 21:9] Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
[Ezekiel 21:10] It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
[Ezekiel 21:11] And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
[Ezekiel 21:12] Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
[Ezekiel 21:13] Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 21:14] Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
[Ezekiel 21:15] I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
[Ezekiel 21:16] Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
[Ezekiel 21:17] I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
[Ezekiel 21:18] The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
[Ezekiel 21:19] Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
[Ezekiel 21:20] Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
[Ezekiel 21:21] For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
[Ezekiel 21:22] At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
[Ezekiel 21:23] And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
[Ezekiel 21:24] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
[Ezekiel 21:25] And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
[Ezekiel 21:26] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
[Ezekiel 21:27] I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
[Ezekiel 21:28] And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
[Ezekiel 21:29] Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
[Ezekiel 21:30] Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
[Ezekiel 21:31] And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
[Ezekiel 21:32] Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 22:1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 22:2] Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
[Ezekiel 22:3] Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
[Ezekiel 22:4] Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
[Ezekiel 22:5] Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
[Ezekiel 22:6] Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
[Ezekiel 22:7] In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
[Ezekiel 22:8] Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
[Ezekiel 22:9] In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
[Ezekiel 22:10] In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
[Ezekiel 22:11] And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
[Ezekiel 22:12] In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 22:13] Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
[Ezekiel 22:14] Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.
[Ezekiel 22:15] And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
[Ezekiel 22:16] And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 22:17] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 22:18] Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
[Ezekiel 22:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
[Ezekiel 22:20] As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
[Ezekiel 22:21] Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 22:22] As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.
[Ezekiel 22:23] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 22:24] Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
[Ezekiel 22:25] There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 22:26] Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
[Ezekiel 22:27] Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
[Ezekiel 22:28] And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
[Ezekiel 22:29] The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
[Ezekiel 22:30] And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
[Ezekiel 22:31] Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 23:1] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 23:2] Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
[Ezekiel 23:3] And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
[Ezekiel 23:4] And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
[Ezekiel 23:5] And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
[Ezekiel 23:6] Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
[Ezekiel 23:7] Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
[Ezekiel 23:8] Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
[Ezekiel 23:9] Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
[Ezekiel 23:10] These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.
[Ezekiel 23:11] And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
[Ezekiel 23:12] She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
[Ezekiel 23:13] Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
[Ezekiel 23:14] And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
[Ezekiel 23:15] Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
[Ezekiel 23:16] And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
[Ezekiel 23:17] And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.
[Ezekiel 23:18] So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.
[Ezekiel 23:19] Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 23:20] For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
[Ezekiel 23:21] Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
[Ezekiel 23:22] Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
[Ezekiel 23:23] The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.
[Ezekiel 23:24] And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
[Ezekiel 23:25] And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
[Ezekiel 23:26] They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
[Ezekiel 23:27] Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
[Ezekiel 23:28] For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated:
[Ezekiel 23:29] And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
[Ezekiel 23:30] I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols.
[Ezekiel 23:31] Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.
[Ezekiel 23:32] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
[Ezekiel 23:33] Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
[Ezekiel 23:34] Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 23:35] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
[Ezekiel 23:36] The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
[Ezekiel 23:37] That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
[Ezekiel 23:38] Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
[Ezekiel 23:39] For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
[Ezekiel 23:40] And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
[Ezekiel 23:41] And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
[Ezekiel 23:42] And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.
[Ezekiel 23:43] Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
[Ezekiel 23:44] Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
[Ezekiel 23:45] And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
[Ezekiel 23:46] For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.
[Ezekiel 23:47] And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
[Ezekiel 23:48] Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
[Ezekiel 23:49] And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 24:1] Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 24:2] Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
[Ezekiel 24:3] And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
[Ezekiel 24:4] Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
[Ezekiel 24:5] Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
[Ezekiel 24:6] Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
[Ezekiel 24:7] For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
[Ezekiel 24:8] That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
[Ezekiel 24:9] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
[Ezekiel 24:10] Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
[Ezekiel 24:11] Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
[Ezekiel 24:12] She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
[Ezekiel 24:13] In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
[Ezekiel 24:14] I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 24:15] Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 24:16] Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
[Ezekiel 24:17] Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
[Ezekiel 24:18] So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
[Ezekiel 24:19] And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
[Ezekiel 24:20] Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 24:21] Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
[Ezekiel 24:22] And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
[Ezekiel 24:23] And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
[Ezekiel 24:24] Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 24:25] Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
[Ezekiel 24:26] That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
[Ezekiel 24:27] In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 25:1] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 25:2] Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
[Ezekiel 25:3] And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
[Ezekiel 25:4] Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
[Ezekiel 25:5] And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 25:6] For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
[Ezekiel 25:7] Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 25:8] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
[Ezekiel 25:9] Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
[Ezekiel 25:10] Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
[Ezekiel 25:11] And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 25:12] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
[Ezekiel 25:13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
[Ezekiel 25:14] And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 25:15] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
[Ezekiel 25:16] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
[Ezekiel 25:17] And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
[Ezekiel 26:1] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 26:2] Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
[Ezekiel 26:3] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.
[Ezekiel 26:4] And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
[Ezekiel 26:5] It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
[Ezekiel 26:6] And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 26:7] For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
[Ezekiel 26:8] He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
[Ezekiel 26:9] And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
[Ezekiel 26:10] By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
[Ezekiel 26:11] With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
[Ezekiel 26:12] And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
[Ezekiel 26:13] And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
[Ezekiel 26:14] And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 26:15] Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
[Ezekiel 26:16] Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
[Ezekiel 26:17] And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
[Ezekiel 26:18] Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
[Ezekiel 26:19] For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
[Ezekiel 26:20] When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
[Ezekiel 26:21] I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 27:1] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 27:2] Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
[Ezekiel 27:3] And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
[Ezekiel 27:4] Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
[Ezekiel 27:5] They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
[Ezekiel 27:6] Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
[Ezekiel 27:7] Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
[Ezekiel 27:8] The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
[Ezekiel 27:9] The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
[Ezekiel 27:10] They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
[Ezekiel 27:11] The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
[Ezekiel 27:12] Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
[Ezekiel 27:13] Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
[Ezekiel 27:14] They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
[Ezekiel 27:15] The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
[Ezekiel 27:16] Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
[Ezekiel 27:17] Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
[Ezekiel 27:18] Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
[Ezekiel 27:19] Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
[Ezekiel 27:20] Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
[Ezekiel 27:21] Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
[Ezekiel 27:22] The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
[Ezekiel 27:23] Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
[Ezekiel 27:24] These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
[Ezekiel 27:25] The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
[Ezekiel 27:26] Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
[Ezekiel 27:27] Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
[Ezekiel 27:28] The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
[Ezekiel 27:29] And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
[Ezekiel 27:30] And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
[Ezekiel 27:31] And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
[Ezekiel 27:32] And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
[Ezekiel 27:33] When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
[Ezekiel 27:34] In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.
[Ezekiel 27:35] All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
[Ezekiel 27:36] The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
[Ezekiel 28:1] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 28:2] Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
[Ezekiel 28:3] Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
[Ezekiel 28:4] With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
[Ezekiel 28:5] By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
[Ezekiel 28:6] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
[Ezekiel 28:7] Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
[Ezekiel 28:8] They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
[Ezekiel 28:9] Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
[Ezekiel 28:10] Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 28:11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 28:12] Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
[Ezekiel 28:13] Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
[Ezekiel 28:14] Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
[Ezekiel 28:15] Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
[Ezekiel 28:16] By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
[Ezekiel 28:17] Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
[Ezekiel 28:18] Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
[Ezekiel 28:19] All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
[Ezekiel 28:20] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 28:21] Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
[Ezekiel 28:22] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
[Ezekiel 28:23] For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 28:24] And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 28:25] Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
[Ezekiel 28:26] And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
[Ezekiel 29:1] In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 29:2] Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
[Ezekiel 29:3] Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
[Ezekiel 29:4] But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
[Ezekiel 29:5] And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
[Ezekiel 29:6] And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 29:7] When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
[Ezekiel 29:8] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
[Ezekiel 29:9] And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
[Ezekiel 29:10] Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
[Ezekiel 29:11] No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
[Ezekiel 29:12] And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
[Ezekiel 29:13] Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
[Ezekiel 29:14] And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
[Ezekiel 29:15] It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
[Ezekiel 29:16] And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 29:17] And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 29:18] Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
[Ezekiel 29:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
[Ezekiel 29:20] I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 29:21] In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 30:1] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 30:2] Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
[Ezekiel 30:3] For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
[Ezekiel 30:4] And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
[Ezekiel 30:5] Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
[Ezekiel 30:6] Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 30:7] And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
[Ezekiel 30:8] And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.
[Ezekiel 30:9] In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
[Ezekiel 30:10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
[Ezekiel 30:11] He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
[Ezekiel 30:12] And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 30:13] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 30:14] And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.
[Ezekiel 30:15] And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.
[Ezekiel 30:16] And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
[Ezekiel 30:17] The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
[Ezekiel 30:18] At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
[Ezekiel 30:19] Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 30:20] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 30:21] Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
[Ezekiel 30:22] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
[Ezekiel 30:23] And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
[Ezekiel 30:24] And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
[Ezekiel 30:25] But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
[Ezekiel 30:26] And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 31:1] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 31:2] Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
[Ezekiel 31:3] Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
[Ezekiel 31:4] The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
[Ezekiel 31:5] Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
[Ezekiel 31:6] All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
[Ezekiel 31:7] Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
[Ezekiel 31:8] The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
[Ezekiel 31:9] I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
[Ezekiel 31:10] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
[Ezekiel 31:11] I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
[Ezekiel 31:12] And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
[Ezekiel 31:13] Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
[Ezekiel 31:14] To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
[Ezekiel 31:15] Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
[Ezekiel 31:16] I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
[Ezekiel 31:17] They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
[Ezekiel 31:18] To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 32:1] And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 32:2] Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
[Ezekiel 32:3] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
[Ezekiel 32:4] Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
[Ezekiel 32:5] And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
[Ezekiel 32:6] I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
[Ezekiel 32:7] And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
[Ezekiel 32:8] All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 32:9] I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
[Ezekiel 32:10] Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
[Ezekiel 32:11] For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
[Ezekiel 32:12] By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
[Ezekiel 32:13] I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.
[Ezekiel 32:14] Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 32:15] When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 32:16] This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 32:17] It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 32:18] Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
[Ezekiel 32:19] Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
[Ezekiel 32:20] They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.
[Ezekiel 32:21] The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
[Ezekiel 32:22] Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:
[Ezekiel 32:23] Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.
[Ezekiel 32:24] There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
[Ezekiel 32:25] They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.
[Ezekiel 32:26] There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
[Ezekiel 32:27] And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
[Ezekiel 32:28] Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword.
[Ezekiel 32:29] There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
[Ezekiel 32:30] There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
[Ezekiel 32:31] Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 32:32] For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 33:1] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 33:2] Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
[Ezekiel 33:3] If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
[Ezekiel 33:4] Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
[Ezekiel 33:5] He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
[Ezekiel 33:6] But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
[Ezekiel 33:7] So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
[Ezekiel 33:8] When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
[Ezekiel 33:9] Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
[Ezekiel 33:10] Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
[Ezekiel 33:11] Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
[Ezekiel 33:12] Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
[Ezekiel 33:13] When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
[Ezekiel 33:14] Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
[Ezekiel 33:15] If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
[Ezekiel 33:16] None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
[Ezekiel 33:17] Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
[Ezekiel 33:18] When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
[Ezekiel 33:19] But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
[Ezekiel 33:20] Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
[Ezekiel 33:21] And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
[Ezekiel 33:22] Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
[Ezekiel 33:23] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 33:24] Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
[Ezekiel 33:25] Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
[Ezekiel 33:26] Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
[Ezekiel 33:27] Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
[Ezekiel 33:28] For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
[Ezekiel 33:29] Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
[Ezekiel 33:30] Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
[Ezekiel 33:31] And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
[Ezekiel 33:32] And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
[Ezekiel 33:33] And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
[Ezekiel 34:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 34:2] Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
[Ezekiel 34:3] Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
[Ezekiel 34:4] The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
[Ezekiel 34:5] And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
[Ezekiel 34:6] My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
[Ezekiel 34:7] Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
[Ezekiel 34:8] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
[Ezekiel 34:9] Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
[Ezekiel 34:10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
[Ezekiel 34:11] For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
[Ezekiel 34:12] As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
[Ezekiel 34:13] And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
[Ezekiel 34:14] I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
[Ezekiel 34:15] I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 34:16] I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
[Ezekiel 34:17] And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
[Ezekiel 34:18] Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
[Ezekiel 34:19] And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
[Ezekiel 34:20] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
[Ezekiel 34:21] Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
[Ezekiel 34:22] Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
[Ezekiel 34:23] And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
[Ezekiel 34:24] And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
[Ezekiel 34:25] And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
[Ezekiel 34:26] And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
[Ezekiel 34:27] And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
[Ezekiel 34:28] And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
[Ezekiel 34:29] And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
[Ezekiel 34:30] Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 34:31] And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 35:1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 35:2] Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
[Ezekiel 35:3] And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
[Ezekiel 35:4] I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 35:5] Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
[Ezekiel 35:6] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
[Ezekiel 35:7] Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.
[Ezekiel 35:8] And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
[Ezekiel 35:9] I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 35:10] Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
[Ezekiel 35:11] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.
[Ezekiel 35:12] And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.
[Ezekiel 35:13] Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
[Ezekiel 35:14] Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
[Ezekiel 35:15] As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 36:1] Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
[Ezekiel 36:2] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
[Ezekiel 36:3] Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
[Ezekiel 36:4] Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
[Ezekiel 36:5] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
[Ezekiel 36:6] Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
[Ezekiel 36:7] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
[Ezekiel 36:8] But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
[Ezekiel 36:9] For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
[Ezekiel 36:10] And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
[Ezekiel 36:11] And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 36:12] Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
[Ezekiel 36:13] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
[Ezekiel 36:14] Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 36:15] Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 36:16] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 36:17] Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
[Ezekiel 36:18] Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
[Ezekiel 36:19] And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
[Ezekiel 36:20] And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
[Ezekiel 36:21] But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
[Ezekiel 36:22] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
[Ezekiel 36:23] And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
[Ezekiel 36:24] For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
[Ezekiel 36:25] Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
[Ezekiel 36:26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
[Ezekiel 36:27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
[Ezekiel 36:28] And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
[Ezekiel 36:29] I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
[Ezekiel 36:30] And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
[Ezekiel 36:31] Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
[Ezekiel 36:32] Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 36:33] Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
[Ezekiel 36:34] And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
[Ezekiel 36:35] And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
[Ezekiel 36:36] Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.
[Ezekiel 36:37] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
[Ezekiel 36:38] As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 37:1] The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
[Ezekiel 37:2] And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
[Ezekiel 37:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
[Ezekiel 37:4] Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
[Ezekiel 37:5] Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
[Ezekiel 37:6] And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 37:7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
[Ezekiel 37:8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
[Ezekiel 37:9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
[Ezekiel 37:10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
[Ezekiel 37:11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
[Ezekiel 37:12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
[Ezekiel 37:13] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
[Ezekiel 37:14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
[Ezekiel 37:15] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 37:16] Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
[Ezekiel 37:17] And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
[Ezekiel 37:18] And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
[Ezekiel 37:19] Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
[Ezekiel 37:20] And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
[Ezekiel 37:21] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
[Ezekiel 37:22] And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
[Ezekiel 37:23] Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
[Ezekiel 37:24] And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
[Ezekiel 37:25] And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
[Ezekiel 37:26] Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
[Ezekiel 37:27] My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[Ezekiel 37:28] And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
[Ezekiel 38:1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Ezekiel 38:2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
[Ezekiel 38:3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
[Ezekiel 38:4] And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
[Ezekiel 38:5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
[Ezekiel 38:6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
[Ezekiel 38:7] Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
[Ezekiel 38:8] After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
[Ezekiel 38:9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
[Ezekiel 38:10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
[Ezekiel 38:11] And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
[Ezekiel 38:12] To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
[Ezekiel 38:13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
[Ezekiel 38:14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
[Ezekiel 38:15] And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
[Ezekiel 38:16] And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
[Ezekiel 38:17] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
[Ezekiel 38:18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
[Ezekiel 38:19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
[Ezekiel 38:20] So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
[Ezekiel 38:21] And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
[Ezekiel 38:22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
[Ezekiel 38:23] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 39:1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
[Ezekiel 39:2] And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
[Ezekiel 39:3] And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
[Ezekiel 39:4] Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
[Ezekiel 39:5] Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 39:6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[Ezekiel 39:7] So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
[Ezekiel 39:8] Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
[Ezekiel 39:9] And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
[Ezekiel 39:10] So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 39:11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
[Ezekiel 39:12] And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
[Ezekiel 39:13] Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 39:14] And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
[Ezekiel 39:15] And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.
[Ezekiel 39:16] And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
[Ezekiel 39:17] And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
[Ezekiel 39:18] Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
[Ezekiel 39:19] And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
[Ezekiel 39:20] Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 39:21] And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
[Ezekiel 39:22] So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
[Ezekiel 39:23] And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
[Ezekiel 39:24] According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
[Ezekiel 39:25] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
[Ezekiel 39:26] After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
[Ezekiel 39:27] When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
[Ezekiel 39:28] Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
[Ezekiel 39:29] Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 40:1] In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.
[Ezekiel 40:2] In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
[Ezekiel 40:3] And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
[Ezekiel 40:4] And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 40:5] And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
[Ezekiel 40:6] Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
[Ezekiel 40:7] And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
[Ezekiel 40:8] He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
[Ezekiel 40:9] Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
[Ezekiel 40:10] And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.
[Ezekiel 40:11] And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:12] The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.
[Ezekiel 40:13] He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
[Ezekiel 40:14] He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
[Ezekiel 40:15] And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:16] And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
[Ezekiel 40:17] Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
[Ezekiel 40:18] And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
[Ezekiel 40:19] Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
[Ezekiel 40:20] And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
[Ezekiel 40:21] And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:22] And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
[Ezekiel 40:23] And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:24] After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
[Ezekiel 40:25] And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:26] And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
[Ezekiel 40:27] And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:28] And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
[Ezekiel 40:29] And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
[Ezekiel 40:30] And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
[Ezekiel 40:31] And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
[Ezekiel 40:32] And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
[Ezekiel 40:33] And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
[Ezekiel 40:34] And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
[Ezekiel 40:35] And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
[Ezekiel 40:36] The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
[Ezekiel 40:37] And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
[Ezekiel 40:38] And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
[Ezekiel 40:39] And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
[Ezekiel 40:40] And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.
[Ezekiel 40:41] Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
[Ezekiel 40:42] And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
[Ezekiel 40:43] And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
[Ezekiel 40:44] And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
[Ezekiel 40:45] And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
[Ezekiel 40:46] And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
[Ezekiel 40:47] So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
[Ezekiel 40:48] And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
[Ezekiel 40:49] The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
[Ezekiel 41:1] Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
[Ezekiel 41:2] And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
[Ezekiel 41:3] Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
[Ezekiel 41:4] So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.
[Ezekiel 41:5] After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
[Ezekiel 41:6] And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
[Ezekiel 41:7] And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
[Ezekiel 41:8] I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
[Ezekiel 41:9] The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
[Ezekiel 41:10] And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
[Ezekiel 41:11] And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
[Ezekiel 41:12] Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
[Ezekiel 41:13] So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
[Ezekiel 41:14] Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.
[Ezekiel 41:15] And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;
[Ezekiel 41:16] The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
[Ezekiel 41:17] To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
[Ezekiel 41:18] And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
[Ezekiel 41:19] So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
[Ezekiel 41:20] From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
[Ezekiel 41:21] The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
[Ezekiel 41:22] The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
[Ezekiel 41:23] And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
[Ezekiel 41:24] And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
[Ezekiel 41:25] And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
[Ezekiel 41:26] And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
[Ezekiel 42:1] Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
[Ezekiel 42:2] Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
[Ezekiel 42:3] Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
[Ezekiel 42:4] And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
[Ezekiel 42:5] Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
[Ezekiel 42:6] For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
[Ezekiel 42:7] And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
[Ezekiel 42:8] For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
[Ezekiel 42:9] And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
[Ezekiel 42:10] The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
[Ezekiel 42:11] And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
[Ezekiel 42:12] And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
[Ezekiel 42:13] Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
[Ezekiel 42:14] When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
[Ezekiel 42:15] Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
[Ezekiel 42:16] He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
[Ezekiel 42:17] He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
[Ezekiel 42:18] He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
[Ezekiel 42:19] He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
[Ezekiel 42:20] He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
[Ezekiel 43:1] Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:
[Ezekiel 43:2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
[Ezekiel 43:3] And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
[Ezekiel 43:4] And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
[Ezekiel 43:5] So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
[Ezekiel 43:6] And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
[Ezekiel 43:7] And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
[Ezekiel 43:8] In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
[Ezekiel 43:9] Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
[Ezekiel 43:10] Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
[Ezekiel 43:11] And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
[Ezekiel 43:12] This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
[Ezekiel 43:13] And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
[Ezekiel 43:14] And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
[Ezekiel 43:15] So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.
[Ezekiel 43:16] And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
[Ezekiel 43:17] And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
[Ezekiel 43:18] And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
[Ezekiel 43:19] And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.
[Ezekiel 43:20] And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
[Ezekiel 43:21] Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
[Ezekiel 43:22] And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
[Ezekiel 43:23] When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
[Ezekiel 43:24] And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[Ezekiel 43:25] Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
[Ezekiel 43:26] Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
[Ezekiel 43:27] And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 44:1] Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
[Ezekiel 44:2] Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
[Ezekiel 44:3] It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
[Ezekiel 44:4] Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.
[Ezekiel 44:5] And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
[Ezekiel 44:6] And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,
[Ezekiel 44:7] In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
[Ezekiel 44:8] And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
[Ezekiel 44:9] Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
[Ezekiel 44:10] And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
[Ezekiel 44:11] Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
[Ezekiel 44:12] Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
[Ezekiel 44:13] And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
[Ezekiel 44:14] But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
[Ezekiel 44:15] But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:
[Ezekiel 44:16] They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
[Ezekiel 44:17] And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
[Ezekiel 44:18] They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.
[Ezekiel 44:19] And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.
[Ezekiel 44:20] Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
[Ezekiel 44:21] Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
[Ezekiel 44:22] Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
[Ezekiel 44:23] And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
[Ezekiel 44:24] And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.
[Ezekiel 44:25] And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
[Ezekiel 44:26] And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
[Ezekiel 44:27] And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 44:28] And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
[Ezekiel 44:29] They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
[Ezekiel 44:30] And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
[Ezekiel 44:31] The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
[Ezekiel 45:1] Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
[Ezekiel 45:2] Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
[Ezekiel 45:3] And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.
[Ezekiel 45:4] The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.
[Ezekiel 45:5] And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.
[Ezekiel 45:6] And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 45:7] And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
[Ezekiel 45:8] In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
[Ezekiel 45:9] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 45:10] Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
[Ezekiel 45:11] The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
[Ezekiel 45:12] And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
[Ezekiel 45:13] This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:
[Ezekiel 45:14] Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
[Ezekiel 45:15] And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 45:16] All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.
[Ezekiel 45:17] And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
[Ezekiel 45:18] Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:
[Ezekiel 45:19] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.
[Ezekiel 45:20] And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
[Ezekiel 45:21] In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.
[Ezekiel 45:22] And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
[Ezekiel 45:23] And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.
[Ezekiel 45:24] And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.
[Ezekiel 45:25] In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.
[Ezekiel 46:1] Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
[Ezekiel 46:2] And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
[Ezekiel 46:3] Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
[Ezekiel 46:4] And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
[Ezekiel 46:5] And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
[Ezekiel 46:6] And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
[Ezekiel 46:7] And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
[Ezekiel 46:8] And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
[Ezekiel 46:9] But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
[Ezekiel 46:10] And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
[Ezekiel 46:11] And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
[Ezekiel 46:12] Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
[Ezekiel 46:13] Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
[Ezekiel 46:14] And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
[Ezekiel 46:15] Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.
[Ezekiel 46:16] Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
[Ezekiel 46:17] But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
[Ezekiel 46:18] Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
[Ezekiel 46:19] After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
[Ezekiel 46:20] Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.
[Ezekiel 46:21] Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
[Ezekiel 46:22] In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
[Ezekiel 46:23] And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
[Ezekiel 46:24] Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
[Ezekiel 47:1] Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
[Ezekiel 47:2] Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
[Ezekiel 47:3] And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
[Ezekiel 47:4] Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
[Ezekiel 47:5] Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
[Ezekiel 47:6] And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
[Ezekiel 47:7] Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
[Ezekiel 47:8] Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
[Ezekiel 47:9] And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
[Ezekiel 47:10] And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
[Ezekiel 47:11] But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
[Ezekiel 47:12] And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
[Ezekiel 47:13] Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
[Ezekiel 47:14] And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
[Ezekiel 47:15] And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
[Ezekiel 47:16] Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
[Ezekiel 47:17] And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
[Ezekiel 47:18] And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
[Ezekiel 47:19] And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
[Ezekiel 47:20] The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
[Ezekiel 47:21] So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
[Ezekiel 47:22] And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
[Ezekiel 47:23] And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 48:1] Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
[Ezekiel 48:2] And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
[Ezekiel 48:3] And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
[Ezekiel 48:4] And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
[Ezekiel 48:5] And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
[Ezekiel 48:6] And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
[Ezekiel 48:7] And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
[Ezekiel 48:8] And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
[Ezekiel 48:9] The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
[Ezekiel 48:10] And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 48:11] It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
[Ezekiel 48:12] And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
[Ezekiel 48:13] And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
[Ezekiel 48:14] And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
[Ezekiel 48:15] And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 48:16] And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
[Ezekiel 48:17] And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
[Ezekiel 48:18] And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
[Ezekiel 48:19] And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
[Ezekiel 48:20] All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
[Ezekiel 48:21] And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
[Ezekiel 48:22] Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
[Ezekiel 48:23] As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
[Ezekiel 48:24] And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
[Ezekiel 48:25] And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
[Ezekiel 48:26] And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
[Ezekiel 48:27] And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
[Ezekiel 48:28] And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
[Ezekiel 48:29] This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
[Ezekiel 48:30] And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
[Ezekiel 48:31] And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
[Ezekiel 48:32] And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
[Ezekiel 48:33] And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
[Ezekiel 48:34] At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
[Ezekiel 48:35] It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
[Daniel 1:1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
[Daniel 1:2] And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
[Daniel 1:3] And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
[Daniel 1:4] Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
[Daniel 1:5] And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
[Daniel 1:6] Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
[Daniel 1:7] Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
[Daniel 1:8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
[Daniel 1:9] Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
[Daniel 1:10] And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
[Daniel 1:11] Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
[Daniel 1:12] Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
[Daniel 1:13] Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
[Daniel 1:14] So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
[Daniel 1:15] And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
[Daniel 1:16] Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
[Daniel 1:17] As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
[Daniel 1:18] Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
[Daniel 1:19] And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
[Daniel 1:20] And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
[Daniel 1:21] And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
[Daniel 2:1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
[Daniel 2:2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
[Daniel 2:3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
[Daniel 2:4] Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
[Daniel 2:5] The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
[Daniel 2:6] But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
[Daniel 2:7] They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
[Daniel 2:8] The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
[Daniel 2:9] But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
[Daniel 2:10] The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
[Daniel 2:11] And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
[Daniel 2:12] For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
[Daniel 2:13] And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
[Daniel 2:14] Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
[Daniel 2:15] He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
[Daniel 2:16] Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
[Daniel 2:17] Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
[Daniel 2:18] That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
[Daniel 2:19] Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
[Daniel 2:20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
[Daniel 2:21] And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
[Daniel 2:22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
[Daniel 2:23] I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
[Daniel 2:24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
[Daniel 2:25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
[Daniel 2:26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
[Daniel 2:27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
[Daniel 2:28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
[Daniel 2:29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
[Daniel 2:30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
[Daniel 2:31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
[Daniel 2:32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
[Daniel 2:33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
[Daniel 2:34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
[Daniel 2:35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
[Daniel 2:36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
[Daniel 2:37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
[Daniel 2:38] And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
[Daniel 2:39] And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
[Daniel 2:40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
[Daniel 2:41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
[Daniel 2:42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
[Daniel 2:43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
[Daniel 2:44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
[Daniel 2:45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
[Daniel 2:46] Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
[Daniel 2:47] The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
[Daniel 2:48] Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
[Daniel 2:49] Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
[Daniel 3:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
[Daniel 3:2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[Daniel 3:3] Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
[Daniel 3:4] Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
[Daniel 3:5] That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
[Daniel 3:6] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
[Daniel 3:7] Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[Daniel 3:8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
[Daniel 3:9] They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
[Daniel 3:10] Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
[Daniel 3:11] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
[Daniel 3:12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
[Daniel 3:13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
[Daniel 3:14] Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
[Daniel 3:15] Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
[Daniel 3:16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
[Daniel 3:17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
[Daniel 3:18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
[Daniel 3:19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
[Daniel 3:20] And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
[Daniel 3:21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[Daniel 3:22] Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
[Daniel 3:23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[Daniel 3:24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
[Daniel 3:25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
[Daniel 3:26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
[Daniel 3:27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
[Daniel 3:28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
[Daniel 3:29] Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
[Daniel 3:30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
[Daniel 4:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
[Daniel 4:2] I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
[Daniel 4:3] How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
[Daniel 4:4] I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
[Daniel 4:5] I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
[Daniel 4:6] Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
[Daniel 4:7] Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
[Daniel 4:8] But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
[Daniel 4:9] O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
[Daniel 4:10] Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
[Daniel 4:11] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
[Daniel 4:12] The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
[Daniel 4:13] I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
[Daniel 4:14] He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
[Daniel 4:15] Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
[Daniel 4:16] Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
[Daniel 4:17] This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
[Daniel 4:18] This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
[Daniel 4:19] Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
[Daniel 4:20] The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
[Daniel 4:21] Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
[Daniel 4:22] It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
[Daniel 4:23] And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
[Daniel 4:24] This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
[Daniel 4:25] That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
[Daniel 4:26] And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
[Daniel 4:27] Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
[Daniel 4:28] All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
[Daniel 4:29] At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
[Daniel 4:30] The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
[Daniel 4:31] While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
[Daniel 4:32] And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
[Daniel 4:33] The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
[Daniel 4:34] And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
[Daniel 4:35] And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
[Daniel 4:36] At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
[Daniel 4:37] Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
[Daniel 5:1] Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
[Daniel 5:2] Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
[Daniel 5:3] Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
[Daniel 5:4] They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
[Daniel 5:5] In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
[Daniel 5:6] Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
[Daniel 5:7] The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[Daniel 5:8] Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
[Daniel 5:9] Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
[Daniel 5:10] Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
[Daniel 5:11] There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
[Daniel 5:12] Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
[Daniel 5:13] Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
[Daniel 5:14] I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
[Daniel 5:15] And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
[Daniel 5:16] And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[Daniel 5:17] Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
[Daniel 5:18] O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
[Daniel 5:19] And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
[Daniel 5:20] But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
[Daniel 5:21] And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
[Daniel 5:22] And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
[Daniel 5:23] But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
[Daniel 5:24] Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
[Daniel 5:25] And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
[Daniel 5:26] This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
[Daniel 5:27] TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
[Daniel 5:28] PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
[Daniel 5:29] Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[Daniel 5:30] In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
[Daniel 5:31] And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
[Daniel 6:1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
[Daniel 6:2] And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
[Daniel 6:3] Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
[Daniel 6:4] Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
[Daniel 6:5] Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
[Daniel 6:6] Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
[Daniel 6:7] All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
[Daniel 6:8] Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
[Daniel 6:9] Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
[Daniel 6:10] Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
[Daniel 6:11] Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
[Daniel 6:12] Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
[Daniel 6:13] Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
[Daniel 6:14] Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
[Daniel 6:15] Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
[Daniel 6:16] Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
[Daniel 6:17] And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
[Daniel 6:18] Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
[Daniel 6:19] Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
[Daniel 6:20] And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
[Daniel 6:21] Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
[Daniel 6:22] My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
[Daniel 6:23] Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
[Daniel 6:24] And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
[Daniel 6:25] Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
[Daniel 6:26] I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
[Daniel 6:27] He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
[Daniel 6:28] So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
[Daniel 7:1] In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
[Daniel 7:2] Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
[Daniel 7:3] And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
[Daniel 7:4] The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
[Daniel 7:5] And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
[Daniel 7:6] After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
[Daniel 7:7] After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
[Daniel 7:8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
[Daniel 7:9] I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
[Daniel 7:10] A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
[Daniel 7:11] I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
[Daniel 7:12] As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
[Daniel 7:13] I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
[Daniel 7:14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
[Daniel 7:15] I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
[Daniel 7:16] I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
[Daniel 7:17] These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
[Daniel 7:18] But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
[Daniel 7:19] Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
[Daniel 7:20] And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
[Daniel 7:21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
[Daniel 7:22] Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
[Daniel 7:23] Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
[Daniel 7:24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
[Daniel 7:25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
[Daniel 7:26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
[Daniel 7:27] And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
[Daniel 7:28] Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
[Daniel 8:1] In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
[Daniel 8:2] And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
[Daniel 8:3] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
[Daniel 8:4] I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
[Daniel 8:5] And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
[Daniel 8:6] And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
[Daniel 8:7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
[Daniel 8:8] Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
[Daniel 8:9] And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
[Daniel 8:10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[Daniel 8:11] Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
[Daniel 8:12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
[Daniel 8:13] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
[Daniel 8:14] And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
[Daniel 8:15] And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
[Daniel 8:16] And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
[Daniel 8:17] So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
[Daniel 8:18] Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
[Daniel 8:19] And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
[Daniel 8:20] The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
[Daniel 8:21] And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
[Daniel 8:22] Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
[Daniel 8:23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
[Daniel 8:24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
[Daniel 8:25] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
[Daniel 8:26] And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
[Daniel 8:27] And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
[Daniel 9:1] In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
[Daniel 9:2] In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
[Daniel 9:3] And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
[Daniel 9:4] And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
[Daniel 9:5] We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
[Daniel 9:6] Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
[Daniel 9:7] O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
[Daniel 9:8] O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
[Daniel 9:9] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
[Daniel 9:10] Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
[Daniel 9:11] Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
[Daniel 9:12] And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
[Daniel 9:13] As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
[Daniel 9:14] Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
[Daniel 9:15] And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
[Daniel 9:16] O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
[Daniel 9:17] Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
[Daniel 9:18] O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
[Daniel 9:19] O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
[Daniel 9:20] And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
[Daniel 9:21] Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
[Daniel 9:22] And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
[Daniel 9:23] At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
[Daniel 9:24] Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
[Daniel 9:25] Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
[Daniel 9:26] And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
[Daniel 9:27] And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
[Daniel 10:1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
[Daniel 10:2] In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
[Daniel 10:3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
[Daniel 10:4] And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
[Daniel 10:5] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
[Daniel 10:6] His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
[Daniel 10:7] And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
[Daniel 10:8] Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
[Daniel 10:9] Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
[Daniel 10:10] And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
[Daniel 10:11] And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
[Daniel 10:12] Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
[Daniel 10:13] But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
[Daniel 10:14] Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
[Daniel 10:15] And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
[Daniel 10:16] And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
[Daniel 10:17] For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
[Daniel 10:18] Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
[Daniel 10:19] And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
[Daniel 10:20] Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
[Daniel 10:21] But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
[Daniel 11:1] Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
[Daniel 11:2] And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
[Daniel 11:3] And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
[Daniel 11:4] And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
[Daniel 11:5] And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
[Daniel 11:6] And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
[Daniel 11:7] But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
[Daniel 11:8] And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
[Daniel 11:9] So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
[Daniel 11:10] But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
[Daniel 11:11] And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
[Daniel 11:12] And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
[Daniel 11:13] For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
[Daniel 11:14] And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
[Daniel 11:15] So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
[Daniel 11:16] But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
[Daniel 11:17] He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
[Daniel 11:18] After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
[Daniel 11:19] Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
[Daniel 11:20] Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
[Daniel 11:21] And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
[Daniel 11:22] And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
[Daniel 11:23] And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
[Daniel 11:24] He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
[Daniel 11:25] And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
[Daniel 11:26] Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
[Daniel 11:27] And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
[Daniel 11:28] Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
[Daniel 11:29] At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
[Daniel 11:30] For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
[Daniel 11:31] And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
[Daniel 11:32] And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
[Daniel 11:33] And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
[Daniel 11:34] Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
[Daniel 11:35] And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
[Daniel 11:36] And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
[Daniel 11:37] Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
[Daniel 11:38] But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
[Daniel 11:39] Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
[Daniel 11:40] And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
[Daniel 11:41] He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
[Daniel 11:42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
[Daniel 11:43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
[Daniel 11:44] But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
[Daniel 11:45] And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
[Daniel 12:1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
[Daniel 12:2] And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
[Daniel 12:3] And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
[Daniel 12:4] But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
[Daniel 12:5] Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
[Daniel 12:6] And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
[Daniel 12:7] And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
[Daniel 12:8] And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
[Daniel 12:9] And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
[Daniel 12:10] Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
[Daniel 12:11] And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
[Daniel 12:12] Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
[Daniel 12:13] But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
[Hosea 1:1] The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
[Hosea 1:2] The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
[Hosea 1:3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
[Hosea 1:4] And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
[Hosea 1:5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
[Hosea 1:6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
[Hosea 1:7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
[Hosea 1:8] Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
[Hosea 1:9] Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
[Hosea 1:10] Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
[Hosea 1:11] Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
[Hosea 2:1] Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
[Hosea 2:2] Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
[Hosea 2:3] Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
[Hosea 2:4] And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
[Hosea 2:5] For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
[Hosea 2:6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
[Hosea 2:7] And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
[Hosea 2:8] For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
[Hosea 2:9] Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
[Hosea 2:10] And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
[Hosea 2:11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
[Hosea 2:12] And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
[Hosea 2:13] And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.
[Hosea 2:14] Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
[Hosea 2:15] And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
[Hosea 2:16] And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
[Hosea 2:17] For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
[Hosea 2:18] And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
[Hosea 2:19] And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
[Hosea 2:20] I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
[Hosea 2:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
[Hosea 2:22] And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
[Hosea 2:23] And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
[Hosea 3:1] Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
[Hosea 3:2] So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
[Hosea 3:3] And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
[Hosea 3:4] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
[Hosea 3:5] Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
[Hosea 4:1] Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
[Hosea 4:2] By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
[Hosea 4:3] Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
[Hosea 4:4] Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
[Hosea 4:5] Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
[Hosea 4:6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
[Hosea 4:7] As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
[Hosea 4:8] They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
[Hosea 4:9] And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
[Hosea 4:10] For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
[Hosea 4:11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
[Hosea 4:12] My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
[Hosea 4:13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
[Hosea 4:14] I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
[Hosea 4:15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
[Hosea 4:16] For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
[Hosea 4:17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
[Hosea 4:18] Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
[Hosea 4:19] The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
[Hosea 5:1] Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
[Hosea 5:2] And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
[Hosea 5:3] I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
[Hosea 5:4] They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
[Hosea 5:5] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
[Hosea 5:6] They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
[Hosea 5:7] They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
[Hosea 5:8] Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
[Hosea 5:9] Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
[Hosea 5:10] The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
[Hosea 5:11] Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
[Hosea 5:12] Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
[Hosea 5:13] When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
[Hosea 5:14] For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
[Hosea 5:15] I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
[Hosea 6:1] Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
[Hosea 6:2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
[Hosea 6:3] Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
[Hosea 6:4] O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
[Hosea 6:5] Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
[Hosea 6:6] For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
[Hosea 6:7] But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
[Hosea 6:8] Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
[Hosea 6:9] And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
[Hosea 6:10] I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
[Hosea 6:11] Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
[Hosea 7:1] When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
[Hosea 7:2] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
[Hosea 7:3] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
[Hosea 7:4] They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
[Hosea 7:5] In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
[Hosea 7:6] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
[Hosea 7:7] They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
[Hosea 7:8] Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
[Hosea 7:9] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
[Hosea 7:10] And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
[Hosea 7:11] Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
[Hosea 7:12] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
[Hosea 7:13] Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
[Hosea 7:14] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
[Hosea 7:15] Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
[Hosea 7:16] They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
[Hosea 8:1] Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
[Hosea 8:2] Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
[Hosea 8:3] Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
[Hosea 8:4] They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
[Hosea 8:5] Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
[Hosea 8:6] For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
[Hosea 8:7] For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
[Hosea 8:8] Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
[Hosea 8:9] For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
[Hosea 8:10] Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
[Hosea 8:11] Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
[Hosea 8:12] I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
[Hosea 8:13] They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
[Hosea 8:14] For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
[Hosea 9:1] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
[Hosea 9:2] The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
[Hosea 9:3] They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
[Hosea 9:4] They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
[Hosea 9:5] What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
[Hosea 9:6] For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
[Hosea 9:7] The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
[Hosea 9:8] The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
[Hosea 9:9] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
[Hosea 9:10] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
[Hosea 9:11] As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
[Hosea 9:12] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
[Hosea 9:13] Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
[Hosea 9:14] Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
[Hosea 9:15] All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
[Hosea 9:16] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
[Hosea 9:17] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
[Hosea 10:1] Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
[Hosea 10:2] Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
[Hosea 10:3] For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
[Hosea 10:4] They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
[Hosea 10:5] The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
[Hosea 10:6] It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
[Hosea 10:7] As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
[Hosea 10:8] The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
[Hosea 10:9] O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
[Hosea 10:10] It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
[Hosea 10:11] And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
[Hosea 10:12] Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
[Hosea 10:13] Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
[Hosea 10:14] Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
[Hosea 10:15] So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
[Hosea 11:1] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
[Hosea 11:2] As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
[Hosea 11:3] I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
[Hosea 11:4] I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
[Hosea 11:5] He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
[Hosea 11:6] And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
[Hosea 11:7] And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
[Hosea 11:8] How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
[Hosea 11:9] I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
[Hosea 11:10] They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
[Hosea 11:11] They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
[Hosea 11:12] Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
[Hosea 12:1] Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
[Hosea 12:2] The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
[Hosea 12:3] He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
[Hosea 12:4] Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
[Hosea 12:5] Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
[Hosea 12:6] Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
[Hosea 12:7] He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
[Hosea 12:8] And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
[Hosea 12:9] And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
[Hosea 12:10] I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
[Hosea 12:11] Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
[Hosea 12:12] And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
[Hosea 12:13] And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
[Hosea 12:14] Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.
[Hosea 13:1] When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
[Hosea 13:2] And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
[Hosea 13:3] Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
[Hosea 13:4] Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
[Hosea 13:5] I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
[Hosea 13:6] According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
[Hosea 13:7] Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
[Hosea 13:8] I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
[Hosea 13:9] O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
[Hosea 13:10] I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
[Hosea 13:11] I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
[Hosea 13:12] The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
[Hosea 13:13] The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
[Hosea 13:14] I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
[Hosea 13:15] Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
[Hosea 13:16] Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
[Hosea 14:1] O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
[Hosea 14:2] Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
[Hosea 14:3] Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
[Hosea 14:4] I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
[Hosea 14:5] I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
[Hosea 14:6] His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
[Hosea 14:7] They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
[Hosea 14:8] Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
[Hosea 14:9] Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
[Joel 1:1] The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
[Joel 1:2] Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
[Joel 1:3] Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
[Joel 1:4] That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
[Joel 1:5] Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
[Joel 1:6] For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
[Joel 1:7] He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
[Joel 1:8] Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
[Joel 1:9] The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.
[Joel 1:10] The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
[Joel 1:11] Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
[Joel 1:12] The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
[Joel 1:13] Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
[Joel 1:14] Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.
[Joel 1:15] Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
[Joel 1:16] Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
[Joel 1:17] The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
[Joel 1:18] How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
[Joel 1:19] O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
[Joel 1:20] The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
[Joel 2:1] Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
[Joel 2:2] A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
[Joel 2:3] A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[Joel 2:4] The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
[Joel 2:5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
[Joel 2:6] Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
[Joel 2:7] They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
[Joel 2:8] Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
[Joel 2:9] They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
[Joel 2:10] The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
[Joel 2:11] And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
[Joel 2:12] Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
[Joel 2:13] And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
[Joel 2:14] Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
[Joel 2:15] Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
[Joel 2:16] Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
[Joel 2:17] Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
[Joel 2:18] Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
[Joel 2:19] Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
[Joel 2:20] But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
[Joel 2:21] Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
[Joel 2:22] Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
[Joel 2:23] Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
[Joel 2:24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
[Joel 2:25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
[Joel 2:26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
[Joel 2:27] And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
[Joel 2:28] And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
[Joel 2:29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
[Joel 2:30] And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
[Joel 2:31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
[Joel 2:32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
[Joel 3:1] For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
[Joel 3:2] I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
[Joel 3:3] And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
[Joel 3:4] Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
[Joel 3:5] Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
[Joel 3:6] The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
[Joel 3:7] Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
[Joel 3:8] And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[Joel 3:9] Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
[Joel 3:10] Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
[Joel 3:11] Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
[Joel 3:12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
[Joel 3:13] Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
[Joel 3:14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
[Joel 3:15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
[Joel 3:16] The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
[Joel 3:17] So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
[Joel 3:18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
[Joel 3:19] Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
[Joel 3:20] But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
[Joel 3:21] For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
[Amos 1:1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
[Amos 1:2] And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
[Amos 1:3] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
[Amos 1:4] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
[Amos 1:5] I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
[Amos 1:6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
[Amos 1:7] But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
[Amos 1:8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
[Amos 1:9] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
[Amos 1:10] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
[Amos 1:11] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
[Amos 1:12] But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
[Amos 1:13] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
[Amos 1:14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
[Amos 1:15] And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
[Amos 2:1] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
[Amos 2:2] But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
[Amos 2:3] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
[Amos 2:4] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
[Amos 2:5] But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
[Amos 2:6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
[Amos 2:7] That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
[Amos 2:8] And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
[Amos 2:9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
[Amos 2:10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[Amos 2:11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
[Amos 2:12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
[Amos 2:13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
[Amos 2:14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
[Amos 2:15] Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
[Amos 2:16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
[Amos 3:1] Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
[Amos 3:2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
[Amos 3:3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[Amos 3:4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
[Amos 3:5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
[Amos 3:6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
[Amos 3:7] Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
[Amos 3:8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
[Amos 3:9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
[Amos 3:10] For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
[Amos 3:11] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
[Amos 3:12] Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
[Amos 3:13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
[Amos 3:14] That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
[Amos 3:15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:1] Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
[Amos 4:2] The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
[Amos 4:3] And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:4] Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
[Amos 4:5] And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
[Amos 4:6] And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:7] And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
[Amos 4:8] So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:9] I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:10] I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:11] I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[Amos 4:12] Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
[Amos 4:13] For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
[Amos 5:1] Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
[Amos 5:2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
[Amos 5:3] For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
[Amos 5:4] For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
[Amos 5:5] But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
[Amos 5:6] Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
[Amos 5:7] Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
[Amos 5:8] Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
[Amos 5:9] That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
[Amos 5:10] They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
[Amos 5:11] Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
[Amos 5:12] For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
[Amos 5:13] Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
[Amos 5:14] Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
[Amos 5:15] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
[Amos 5:16] Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
[Amos 5:17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
[Amos 5:18] Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
[Amos 5:19] As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
[Amos 5:20] Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
[Amos 5:21] I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
[Amos 5:22] Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
[Amos 5:23] Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
[Amos 5:24] But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
[Amos 5:25] Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
[Amos 5:26] But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
[Amos 5:27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
[Amos 6:1] Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
[Amos 6:2] Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
[Amos 6:3] Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
[Amos 6:4] That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
[Amos 6:5] That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
[Amos 6:6] That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
[Amos 6:7] Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
[Amos 6:8] The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
[Amos 6:9] And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
[Amos 6:10] And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
[Amos 6:11] For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
[Amos 6:12] Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
[Amos 6:13] Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
[Amos 6:14] But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
[Amos 7:1] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
[Amos 7:2] And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
[Amos 7:3] The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
[Amos 7:4] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
[Amos 7:5] Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
[Amos 7:6] The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
[Amos 7:7] Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
[Amos 7:8] And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
[Amos 7:9] And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
[Amos 7:10] Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
[Amos 7:11] For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
[Amos 7:12] Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
[Amos 7:13] But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
[Amos 7:14] Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
[Amos 7:15] And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
[Amos 7:16] Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
[Amos 7:17] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
[Amos 8:1] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
[Amos 8:2] And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
[Amos 8:3] And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
[Amos 8:4] Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
[Amos 8:5] Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
[Amos 8:6] That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
[Amos 8:7] The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
[Amos 8:8] Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
[Amos 8:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
[Amos 8:10] And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
[Amos 8:11] Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
[Amos 8:12] And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
[Amos 8:13] In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
[Amos 8:14] They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
[Amos 9:1] I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
[Amos 9:2] Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
[Amos 9:3] And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
[Amos 9:4] And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
[Amos 9:5] And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
[Amos 9:6] It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
[Amos 9:7] Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
[Amos 9:8] Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
[Amos 9:9] For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
[Amos 9:10] All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
[Amos 9:11] In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
[Amos 9:12] That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
[Amos 9:13] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
[Amos 9:14] And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
[Amos 9:15] And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
[Obadiah 1:1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
[Obadiah 1:2] Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
[Obadiah 1:3] The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
[Obadiah 1:4] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
[Obadiah 1:5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
[Obadiah 1:6] How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
[Obadiah 1:7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
[Obadiah 1:8] Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
[Obadiah 1:9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
[Obadiah 1:10] For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
[Obadiah 1:11] In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
[Obadiah 1:12] But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
[Obadiah 1:13] Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
[Obadiah 1:14] Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
[Obadiah 1:15] For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
[Obadiah 1:16] For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
[Obadiah 1:17] But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
[Obadiah 1:18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
[Obadiah 1:19] And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
[Obadiah 1:20] And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
[Obadiah 1:21] And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
[Jonah 1:1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
[Jonah 1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
[Jonah 1:3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
[Jonah 1:4] But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
[Jonah 1:5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
[Jonah 1:6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
[Jonah 1:7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
[Jonah 1:8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
[Jonah 1:9] And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
[Jonah 1:10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
[Jonah 1:11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
[Jonah 1:12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
[Jonah 1:13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
[Jonah 1:14] Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
[Jonah 1:15] So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
[Jonah 1:16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
[Jonah 1:17] Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
[Jonah 2:1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[Jonah 2:2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[Jonah 2:3] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
[Jonah 2:4] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
[Jonah 2:5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
[Jonah 2:6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
[Jonah 2:7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[Jonah 2:8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[Jonah 2:9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[Jonah 2:10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
[Jonah 3:1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[Jonah 3:2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
[Jonah 3:3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[Jonah 3:4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[Jonah 3:5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
[Jonah 3:6] For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
[Jonah 3:7] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
[Jonah 3:8] But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
[Jonah 3:9] Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
[Jonah 3:10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
[Jonah 4:1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
[Jonah 4:2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
[Jonah 4:3] Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
[Jonah 4:4] Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
[Jonah 4:5] So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
[Jonah 4:6] And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
[Jonah 4:7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
[Jonah 4:8] And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
[Jonah 4:9] And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
[Jonah 4:10] Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
[Jonah 4:11] And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
[Micah 1:1] The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
[Micah 1:2] Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
[Micah 1:3] For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
[Micah 1:4] And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
[Micah 1:5] For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
[Micah 1:6] Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.
[Micah 1:7] And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
[Micah 1:8] Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
[Micah 1:9] For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
[Micah 1:10] Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
[Micah 1:11] Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
[Micah 1:12] For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
[Micah 1:13] O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
[Micah 1:14] Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
[Micah 1:15] Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
[Micah 1:16] Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
[Micah 2:1] Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
[Micah 2:2] And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
[Micah 2:3] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
[Micah 2:4] In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
[Micah 2:5] Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
[Micah 2:6] Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
[Micah 2:7] O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
[Micah 2:8] Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
[Micah 2:9] The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
[Micah 2:10] Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
[Micah 2:11] If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
[Micah 2:12] I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
[Micah 2:13] The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
[Micah 3:1] And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
[Micah 3:2] Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
[Micah 3:3] Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
[Micah 3:4] Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
[Micah 3:5] Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
[Micah 3:6] Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
[Micah 3:7] Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
[Micah 3:8] But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
[Micah 3:9] Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
[Micah 3:10] They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
[Micah 3:11] The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
[Micah 3:12] Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
[Micah 4:1] But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
[Micah 4:2] And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
[Micah 4:3] And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
[Micah 4:4] But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
[Micah 4:5] For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
[Micah 4:6] In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
[Micah 4:7] And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
[Micah 4:8] And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
[Micah 4:9] Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
[Micah 4:10] Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
[Micah 4:11] Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
[Micah 4:12] But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
[Micah 4:13] Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
[Micah 5:1] Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
[Micah 5:2] But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
[Micah 5:3] Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
[Micah 5:4] And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
[Micah 5:5] And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
[Micah 5:6] And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
[Micah 5:7] And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
[Micah 5:8] And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
[Micah 5:9] Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
[Micah 5:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
[Micah 5:11] And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
[Micah 5:12] And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
[Micah 5:13] Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
[Micah 5:14] And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
[Micah 5:15] And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
[Micah 6:1] Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
[Micah 6:2] Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
[Micah 6:3] O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
[Micah 6:4] For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
[Micah 6:5] O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
[Micah 6:6] Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
[Micah 6:7] Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
[Micah 6:8] He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
[Micah 6:9] The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
[Micah 6:10] Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
[Micah 6:11] Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
[Micah 6:12] For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
[Micah 6:13] Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
[Micah 6:14] Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
[Micah 6:15] Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
[Micah 6:16] For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
[Micah 7:1] Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
[Micah 7:2] The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
[Micah 7:3] That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
[Micah 7:4] The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
[Micah 7:5] Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
[Micah 7:6] For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
[Micah 7:7] Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
[Micah 7:8] Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
[Micah 7:9] I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
[Micah 7:10] Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
[Micah 7:11] In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
[Micah 7:12] In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
[Micah 7:13] Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
[Micah 7:14] Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
[Micah 7:15] According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
[Micah 7:16] The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
[Micah 7:17] They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
[Micah 7:18] Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
[Micah 7:19] He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
[Micah 7:20] Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
[Nahum 1:1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
[Nahum 1:2] God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
[Nahum 1:3] The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
[Nahum 1:4] He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
[Nahum 1:5] The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
[Nahum 1:6] Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
[Nahum 1:7] The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
[Nahum 1:8] But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
[Nahum 1:9] What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
[Nahum 1:10] For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
[Nahum 1:11] There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
[Nahum 1:12] Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
[Nahum 1:13] For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
[Nahum 1:14] And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
[Nahum 1:15] Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
[Nahum 2:1] He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
[Nahum 2:2] For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
[Nahum 2:3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
[Nahum 2:4] The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
[Nahum 2:5] He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
[Nahum 2:6] The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
[Nahum 2:7] And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
[Nahum 2:8] But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
[Nahum 2:9] Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
[Nahum 2:10] She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
[Nahum 2:11] Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
[Nahum 2:12] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
[Nahum 2:13] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
[Nahum 3:1] Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
[Nahum 3:2] The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
[Nahum 3:3] The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
[Nahum 3:4] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
[Nahum 3:5] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
[Nahum 3:6] And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
[Nahum 3:7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
[Nahum 3:8] Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
[Nahum 3:9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
[Nahum 3:10] Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
[Nahum 3:11] Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
[Nahum 3:12] All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
[Nahum 3:13] Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
[Nahum 3:14] Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
[Nahum 3:15] There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
[Nahum 3:16] Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
[Nahum 3:17] Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
[Nahum 3:18] Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
[Nahum 3:19] There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
[Habakkuk 1:1] The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
[Habakkuk 1:2] O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
[Habakkuk 1:3] Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
[Habakkuk 1:4] Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
[Habakkuk 1:5] Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
[Habakkuk 1:6] For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
[Habakkuk 1:7] They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
[Habakkuk 1:8] Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
[Habakkuk 1:9] They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
[Habakkuk 1:10] And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
[Habakkuk 1:11] Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
[Habakkuk 1:12] Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
[Habakkuk 1:13] Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
[Habakkuk 1:14] And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
[Habakkuk 1:15] They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
[Habakkuk 1:16] Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
[Habakkuk 1:17] Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
[Habakkuk 2:1] I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
[Habakkuk 2:2] And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
[Habakkuk 2:3] For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
[Habakkuk 2:4] Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
[Habakkuk 2:5] Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
[Habakkuk 2:6] Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
[Habakkuk 2:7] Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
[Habakkuk 2:8] Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
[Habakkuk 2:9] Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
[Habakkuk 2:10] Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
[Habakkuk 2:11] For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
[Habakkuk 2:12] Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
[Habakkuk 2:13] Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
[Habakkuk 2:14] For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
[Habakkuk 2:15] Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
[Habakkuk 2:16] Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
[Habakkuk 2:17] For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
[Habakkuk 2:18] What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
[Habakkuk 2:19] Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
[Habakkuk 2:20] But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
[Habakkuk 3:1] A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
[Habakkuk 3:2] O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
[Habakkuk 3:3] God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
[Habakkuk 3:4] And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
[Habakkuk 3:5] Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
[Habakkuk 3:6] He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
[Habakkuk 3:7] I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
[Habakkuk 3:8] Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
[Habakkuk 3:9] Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
[Habakkuk 3:10] The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
[Habakkuk 3:11] The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
[Habakkuk 3:12] Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
[Habakkuk 3:13] Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
[Habakkuk 3:14] Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
[Habakkuk 3:15] Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
[Habakkuk 3:16] When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
[Habakkuk 3:17] Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
[Habakkuk 3:18] Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
[Habakkuk 3:19] The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
[Zephaniah 1:1] The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
[Zephaniah 1:2] I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
[Zephaniah 1:3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
[Zephaniah 1:4] I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
[Zephaniah 1:5] And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
[Zephaniah 1:6] And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
[Zephaniah 1:7] Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
[Zephaniah 1:8] And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
[Zephaniah 1:9] In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
[Zephaniah 1:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
[Zephaniah 1:11] Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
[Zephaniah 1:12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
[Zephaniah 1:13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
[Zephaniah 1:14] The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
[Zephaniah 1:15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
[Zephaniah 1:16] A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
[Zephaniah 1:17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
[Zephaniah 1:18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
[Zephaniah 2:1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
[Zephaniah 2:2] Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you.
[Zephaniah 2:3] Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger.
[Zephaniah 2:4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
[Zephaniah 2:5] Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
[Zephaniah 2:6] And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
[Zephaniah 2:7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
[Zephaniah 2:8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
[Zephaniah 2:9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
[Zephaniah 2:10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
[Zephaniah 2:11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
[Zephaniah 2:12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
[Zephaniah 2:13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
[Zephaniah 2:14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
[Zephaniah 2:15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
[Zephaniah 3:1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
[Zephaniah 3:2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
[Zephaniah 3:3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
[Zephaniah 3:4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
[Zephaniah 3:5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
[Zephaniah 3:6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
[Zephaniah 3:7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
[Zephaniah 3:8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
[Zephaniah 3:9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
[Zephaniah 3:10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
[Zephaniah 3:11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
[Zephaniah 3:12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
[Zephaniah 3:13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
[Zephaniah 3:14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
[Zephaniah 3:15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
[Zephaniah 3:16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
[Zephaniah 3:17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
[Zephaniah 3:18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
[Zephaniah 3:19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
[Zephaniah 3:20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
[Haggai 1:1] In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
[Haggai 1:2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built.
[Haggai 1:3] Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
[Haggai 1:4] Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
[Haggai 1:5] Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
[Haggai 1:6] Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
[Haggai 1:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
[Haggai 1:8] Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
[Haggai 1:9] Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
[Haggai 1:10] Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
[Haggai 1:11] And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
[Haggai 1:12] Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
[Haggai 1:13] Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
[Haggai 1:14] And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
[Haggai 1:15] In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
[Haggai 2:1] In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
[Haggai 2:2] Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
[Haggai 2:3] Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
[Haggai 2:4] Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
[Haggai 2:5] According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
[Haggai 2:6] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
[Haggai 2:7] And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Haggai 2:8] The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Haggai 2:9] The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Haggai 2:10] In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
[Haggai 2:11] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
[Haggai 2:12] If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
[Haggai 2:13] Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
[Haggai 2:14] Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
[Haggai 2:15] And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
[Haggai 2:16] Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
[Haggai 2:17] I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
[Haggai 2:18] Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid, consider it.
[Haggai 2:19] Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
[Haggai 2:20] And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
[Haggai 2:21] Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
[Haggai 2:22] And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
[Haggai 2:23] In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 1:1] In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[Zechariah 1:2] The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
[Zechariah 1:3] Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 1:4] Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
[Zechariah 1:5] Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
[Zechariah 1:6] But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
[Zechariah 1:7] Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[Zechariah 1:8] I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
[Zechariah 1:9] Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
[Zechariah 1:10] And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
[Zechariah 1:11] And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
[Zechariah 1:12] Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
[Zechariah 1:13] And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
[Zechariah 1:14] So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
[Zechariah 1:15] And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
[Zechariah 1:16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 1:17] Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 1:18] Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
[Zechariah 1:19] And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 1:20] And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
[Zechariah 1:21] Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
[Zechariah 2:1] I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
[Zechariah 2:2] Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
[Zechariah 2:3] And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
[Zechariah 2:4] And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
[Zechariah 2:5] For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
[Zechariah 2:6] Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
[Zechariah 2:7] Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
[Zechariah 2:8] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
[Zechariah 2:9] For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
[Zechariah 2:10] Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
[Zechariah 2:11] And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
[Zechariah 2:12] And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
[Zechariah 2:13] Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
[Zechariah 3:1] And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
[Zechariah 3:2] And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
[Zechariah 3:3] Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
[Zechariah 3:4] And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
[Zechariah 3:5] And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.
[Zechariah 3:6] And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
[Zechariah 3:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
[Zechariah 3:8] Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
[Zechariah 3:9] For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
[Zechariah 3:10] In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
[Zechariah 4:1] And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
[Zechariah 4:2] And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
[Zechariah 4:3] And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
[Zechariah 4:4] So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
[Zechariah 4:5] Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
[Zechariah 4:6] Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 4:7] Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
[Zechariah 4:8] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Zechariah 4:9] The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
[Zechariah 4:10] For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
[Zechariah 4:11] Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
[Zechariah 4:12] And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
[Zechariah 4:13] And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
[Zechariah 4:14] Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
[Zechariah 5:1] Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
[Zechariah 5:2] And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
[Zechariah 5:3] Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
[Zechariah 5:4] I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
[Zechariah 5:5] Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
[Zechariah 5:6] And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
[Zechariah 5:7] And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
[Zechariah 5:8] And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
[Zechariah 5:9] Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
[Zechariah 5:10] Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
[Zechariah 5:11] And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
[Zechariah 6:1] And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
[Zechariah 6:2] In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
[Zechariah 6:3] And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
[Zechariah 6:4] Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
[Zechariah 6:5] And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.
[Zechariah 6:6] The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
[Zechariah 6:7] And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
[Zechariah 6:8] Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
[Zechariah 6:9] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[Zechariah 6:10] Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
[Zechariah 6:11] Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
[Zechariah 6:12] And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
[Zechariah 6:13] Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
[Zechariah 6:14] And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
[Zechariah 6:15] And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
[Zechariah 7:1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
[Zechariah 7:2] When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
[Zechariah 7:3] And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
[Zechariah 7:4] Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
[Zechariah 7:5] Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
[Zechariah 7:6] And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
[Zechariah 7:7] Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
[Zechariah 7:8] And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
[Zechariah 7:9] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
[Zechariah 7:10] And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
[Zechariah 7:11] But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
[Zechariah 7:12] Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 7:13] Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
[Zechariah 7:14] But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
[Zechariah 8:1] Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
[Zechariah 8:2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
[Zechariah 8:3] Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
[Zechariah 8:4] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
[Zechariah 8:5] And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
[Zechariah 8:6] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 8:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
[Zechariah 8:8] And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
[Zechariah 8:9] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
[Zechariah 8:10] For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
[Zechariah 8:11] But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Zechariah 8:12] For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
[Zechariah 8:13] And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
[Zechariah 8:14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
[Zechariah 8:15] So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
[Zechariah 8:16] These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
[Zechariah 8:17] And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
[Zechariah 8:18] And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
[Zechariah 8:19] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
[Zechariah 8:20] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
[Zechariah 8:21] And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
[Zechariah 8:22] Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
[Zechariah 8:23] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
[Zechariah 9:1] The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.
[Zechariah 9:2] And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
[Zechariah 9:3] And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
[Zechariah 9:4] Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
[Zechariah 9:5] Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
[Zechariah 9:6] And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
[Zechariah 9:7] And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
[Zechariah 9:8] And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
[Zechariah 9:9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
[Zechariah 9:10] And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
[Zechariah 9:11] As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
[Zechariah 9:12] Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
[Zechariah 9:13] When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
[Zechariah 9:14] And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
[Zechariah 9:15] The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
[Zechariah 9:16] And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
[Zechariah 9:17] For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
[Zechariah 10:1] Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
[Zechariah 10:2] For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
[Zechariah 10:3] Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
[Zechariah 10:4] Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
[Zechariah 10:5] And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
[Zechariah 10:6] And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
[Zechariah 10:7] And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
[Zechariah 10:8] I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
[Zechariah 10:9] And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
[Zechariah 10:10] I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
[Zechariah 10:11] And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
[Zechariah 10:12] And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
[Zechariah 11:1] Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
[Zechariah 11:2] Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
[Zechariah 11:3] There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
[Zechariah 11:4] Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
[Zechariah 11:5] Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
[Zechariah 11:6] For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
[Zechariah 11:7] And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
[Zechariah 11:8] Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
[Zechariah 11:9] Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
[Zechariah 11:10] And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
[Zechariah 11:11] And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
[Zechariah 11:12] And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
[Zechariah 11:13] And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
[Zechariah 11:14] Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
[Zechariah 11:15] And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
[Zechariah 11:16] For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
[Zechariah 11:17] Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
[Zechariah 12:1] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
[Zechariah 12:2] Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 12:3] And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
[Zechariah 12:4] In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
[Zechariah 12:5] And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
[Zechariah 12:6] In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 12:7] The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
[Zechariah 12:8] In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
[Zechariah 12:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
[Zechariah 12:10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
[Zechariah 12:11] In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
[Zechariah 12:12] And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
[Zechariah 12:13] The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
[Zechariah 12:14] All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
[Zechariah 13:1] In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
[Zechariah 13:2] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
[Zechariah 13:3] And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
[Zechariah 13:4] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
[Zechariah 13:5] But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
[Zechariah 13:6] And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
[Zechariah 13:7] Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
[Zechariah 13:8] And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
[Zechariah 13:9] And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
[Zechariah 14:1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
[Zechariah 14:2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
[Zechariah 14:3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
[Zechariah 14:4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
[Zechariah 14:5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
[Zechariah 14:6] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
[Zechariah 14:7] But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
[Zechariah 14:8] And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
[Zechariah 14:9] And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
[Zechariah 14:10] All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
[Zechariah 14:11] And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
[Zechariah 14:12] And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
[Zechariah 14:13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
[Zechariah 14:14] And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
[Zechariah 14:15] And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
[Zechariah 14:16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[Zechariah 14:17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[Zechariah 14:18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[Zechariah 14:19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[Zechariah 14:20] In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
[Zechariah 14:21] Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 1:1] The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
[Malachi 1:2] I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
[Malachi 1:3] And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
[Malachi 1:4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
[Malachi 1:5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.
[Malachi 1:6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
[Malachi 1:7] Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
[Malachi 1:8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 1:9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 1:10] Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
[Malachi 1:11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 1:12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[Malachi 1:13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
[Malachi 1:14] But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
[Malachi 2:1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[Malachi 2:2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
[Malachi 2:3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[Malachi 2:4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 2:5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[Malachi 2:6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
[Malachi 2:7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 2:8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 2:9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
[Malachi 2:10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
[Malachi 2:11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
[Malachi 2:12] The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 2:13] And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
[Malachi 2:14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[Malachi 2:15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
[Malachi 2:16] For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
[Malachi 2:17] Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
[Malachi 3:1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 3:2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
[Malachi 3:3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[Malachi 3:4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
[Malachi 3:5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 3:6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
[Malachi 3:7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
[Malachi 3:8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
[Malachi 3:9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
[Malachi 3:10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
[Malachi 3:11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 3:12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 3:13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
[Malachi 3:14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
[Malachi 3:15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
[Malachi 3:16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
[Malachi 3:17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
[Malachi 3:18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
[Malachi 4:1] For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
[Malachi 4:2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
[Malachi 4:3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
[Malachi 4:4] Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
[Malachi 4:5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[Malachi 4:6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
[Matthew 1:1] The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
[Matthew 1:2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
[Matthew 1:3] And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
[Matthew 1:4] And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
[Matthew 1:5] And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
[Matthew 1:6] And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
[Matthew 1:7] And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
[Matthew 1:8] And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
[Matthew 1:9] And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
[Matthew 1:10] And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
[Matthew 1:11] And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
[Matthew 1:12] And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
[Matthew 1:13] And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
[Matthew 1:14] And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
[Matthew 1:15] And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
[Matthew 1:16] And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
[Matthew 1:17] So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
[Matthew 1:18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
[Matthew 1:19] Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
[Matthew 1:20] But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
[Matthew 1:21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
[Matthew 1:22] Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 1:23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
[Matthew 1:24] Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
[Matthew 1:25] And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
[Matthew 2:1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
[Matthew 2:2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
[Matthew 2:3] When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
[Matthew 2:4] And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
[Matthew 2:5] And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
[Matthew 2:6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
[Matthew 2:7] Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
[Matthew 2:8] And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
[Matthew 2:9] When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
[Matthew 2:10] When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
[Matthew 2:11] And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
[Matthew 2:12] And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
[Matthew 2:13] And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
[Matthew 2:14] When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
[Matthew 2:15] And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
[Matthew 2:16] Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
[Matthew 2:17] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 2:18] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
[Matthew 2:19] But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
[Matthew 2:20] Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
[Matthew 2:21] And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
[Matthew 2:22] But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
[Matthew 2:23] And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
[Matthew 3:1] In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
[Matthew 3:2] And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[Matthew 3:3] For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[Matthew 3:4] And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
[Matthew 3:5] Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
[Matthew 3:6] And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
[Matthew 3:7] But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
[Matthew 3:8] Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
[Matthew 3:9] And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
[Matthew 3:10] And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[Matthew 3:11] I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
[Matthew 3:12] Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
[Matthew 3:13] Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
[Matthew 3:14] But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
[Matthew 3:15] And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
[Matthew 3:16] And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
[Matthew 3:17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[Matthew 4:1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
[Matthew 4:2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
[Matthew 4:3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
[Matthew 4:4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
[Matthew 4:5] Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
[Matthew 4:6] And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
[Matthew 4:7] Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
[Matthew 4:8] Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
[Matthew 4:9] And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
[Matthew 4:10] Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
[Matthew 4:11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
[Matthew 4:12] Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
[Matthew 4:13] And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
[Matthew 4:14] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 4:15] The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
[Matthew 4:16] The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
[Matthew 4:17] From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[Matthew 4:18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[Matthew 4:19] And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
[Matthew 4:20] And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
[Matthew 4:21] And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
[Matthew 4:22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
[Matthew 4:23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
[Matthew 4:24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[Matthew 4:25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
[Matthew 5:1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[Matthew 5:2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
[Matthew 5:3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 5:4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
[Matthew 5:5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
[Matthew 5:6] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
[Matthew 5:7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
[Matthew 5:8] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
[Matthew 5:9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
[Matthew 5:10] Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 5:11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
[Matthew 5:12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
[Matthew 5:13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
[Matthew 5:14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
[Matthew 5:15] Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
[Matthew 5:16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 5:17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
[Matthew 5:18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
[Matthew 5:19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 5:20] For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 5:21] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
[Matthew 5:22] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[Matthew 5:23] Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
[Matthew 5:24] Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
[Matthew 5:25] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[Matthew 5:26] Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
[Matthew 5:27] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[Matthew 5:28] But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[Matthew 5:29] And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[Matthew 5:30] And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[Matthew 5:31] It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
[Matthew 5:32] But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
[Matthew 5:33] Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
[Matthew 5:34] But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
[Matthew 5:35] Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
[Matthew 5:36] Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
[Matthew 5:37] But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
[Matthew 5:38] Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
[Matthew 5:39] But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
[Matthew 5:40] And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
[Matthew 5:41] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
[Matthew 5:42] Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
[Matthew 5:43] Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
[Matthew 5:44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
[Matthew 5:45] That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
[Matthew 5:46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
[Matthew 5:47] And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
[Matthew 5:48] Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
[Matthew 6:1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 6:2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[Matthew 6:3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
[Matthew 6:4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
[Matthew 6:5] And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[Matthew 6:6] But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
[Matthew 6:7] But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
[Matthew 6:8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
[Matthew 6:9] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
[Matthew 6:10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
[Matthew 6:11] Give us this day our daily bread.
[Matthew 6:12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
[Matthew 6:13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
[Matthew 6:14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
[Matthew 6:15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
[Matthew 6:16] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[Matthew 6:17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
[Matthew 6:18] That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
[Matthew 6:19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
[Matthew 6:20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
[Matthew 6:21] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
[Matthew 6:22] The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
[Matthew 6:23] But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
[Matthew 6:24] No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
[Matthew 6:25] Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
[Matthew 6:26] Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
[Matthew 6:27] Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[Matthew 6:28] And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
[Matthew 6:29] And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[Matthew 6:30] Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
[Matthew 6:31] Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
[Matthew 6:32] (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
[Matthew 6:33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
[Matthew 6:34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
[Matthew 7:1] Judge not, that ye be not judged.
[Matthew 7:2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
[Matthew 7:3] And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
[Matthew 7:4] Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
[Matthew 7:5] Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
[Matthew 7:6] Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
[Matthew 7:7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
[Matthew 7:8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[Matthew 7:9] Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
[Matthew 7:10] Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
[Matthew 7:11] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
[Matthew 7:12] Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
[Matthew 7:13] Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[Matthew 7:14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
[Matthew 7:15] Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
[Matthew 7:16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
[Matthew 7:17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
[Matthew 7:18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[Matthew 7:19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[Matthew 7:20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
[Matthew 7:21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 7:22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
[Matthew 7:23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
[Matthew 7:24] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
[Matthew 7:25] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
[Matthew 7:26] And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
[Matthew 7:27] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
[Matthew 7:28] And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
[Matthew 7:29] For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
[Matthew 8:1] When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
[Matthew 8:2] And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[Matthew 8:3] And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
[Matthew 8:4] And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
[Matthew 8:5] And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
[Matthew 8:6] And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
[Matthew 8:7] And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
[Matthew 8:8] The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
[Matthew 8:9] For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
[Matthew 8:10] When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
[Matthew 8:11] And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 8:12] But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 8:13] And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
[Matthew 8:14] And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
[Matthew 8:15] And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
[Matthew 8:16] When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
[Matthew 8:17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
[Matthew 8:18] Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
[Matthew 8:19] And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
[Matthew 8:20] And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
[Matthew 8:21] And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
[Matthew 8:22] But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
[Matthew 8:23] And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
[Matthew 8:24] And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
[Matthew 8:25] And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
[Matthew 8:26] And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
[Matthew 8:27] But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
[Matthew 8:28] And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
[Matthew 8:29] And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
[Matthew 8:30] And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
[Matthew 8:31] So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
[Matthew 8:32] And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
[Matthew 8:33] And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
[Matthew 8:34] And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
[Matthew 9:1] And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
[Matthew 9:2] And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
[Matthew 9:3] And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
[Matthew 9:4] And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
[Matthew 9:5] For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
[Matthew 9:6] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
[Matthew 9:7] And he arose, and departed to his house.
[Matthew 9:8] But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
[Matthew 9:9] And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
[Matthew 9:10] And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
[Matthew 9:11] And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
[Matthew 9:12] But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
[Matthew 9:13] But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
[Matthew 9:14] Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
[Matthew 9:15] And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
[Matthew 9:16] No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
[Matthew 9:17] Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
[Matthew 9:18] While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
[Matthew 9:19] And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
[Matthew 9:20] And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
[Matthew 9:21] For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
[Matthew 9:22] But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
[Matthew 9:23] And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
[Matthew 9:24] He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
[Matthew 9:25] But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
[Matthew 9:26] And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
[Matthew 9:27] And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
[Matthew 9:28] And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
[Matthew 9:29] Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
[Matthew 9:30] And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
[Matthew 9:31] But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
[Matthew 9:32] As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
[Matthew 9:33] And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
[Matthew 9:34] But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
[Matthew 9:35] And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
[Matthew 9:36] But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
[Matthew 9:37] Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
[Matthew 9:38] Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
[Matthew 10:1] And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
[Matthew 10:2] Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
[Matthew 10:3] Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
[Matthew 10:4] Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
[Matthew 10:5] These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
[Matthew 10:6] But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
[Matthew 10:7] And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[Matthew 10:8] Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
[Matthew 10:9] Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
[Matthew 10:10] Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
[Matthew 10:11] And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
[Matthew 10:12] And when ye come into an house, salute it.
[Matthew 10:13] And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
[Matthew 10:14] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
[Matthew 10:15] Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
[Matthew 10:16] Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
[Matthew 10:17] But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
[Matthew 10:18] And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
[Matthew 10:19] But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
[Matthew 10:20] For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
[Matthew 10:21] And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
[Matthew 10:22] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
[Matthew 10:23] But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
[Matthew 10:24] The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
[Matthew 10:25] It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
[Matthew 10:26] Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
[Matthew 10:27] What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
[Matthew 10:28] And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
[Matthew 10:29] Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
[Matthew 10:30] But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
[Matthew 10:31] Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[Matthew 10:32] Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 10:33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 10:34] Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
[Matthew 10:35] For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[Matthew 10:36] And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
[Matthew 10:37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
[Matthew 10:38] And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
[Matthew 10:39] He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
[Matthew 10:40] He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
[Matthew 10:41] He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
[Matthew 10:42] And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
[Matthew 11:1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
[Matthew 11:2] Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
[Matthew 11:3] And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
[Matthew 11:4] Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
[Matthew 11:5] The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
[Matthew 11:6] And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
[Matthew 11:7] And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
[Matthew 11:8] But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
[Matthew 11:9] But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
[Matthew 11:10] For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
[Matthew 11:11] Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
[Matthew 11:12] And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
[Matthew 11:13] For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
[Matthew 11:14] And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
[Matthew 11:15] He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Matthew 11:16] But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
[Matthew 11:17] And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
[Matthew 11:18] For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
[Matthew 11:19] The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
[Matthew 11:20] Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
[Matthew 11:21] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
[Matthew 11:22] But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
[Matthew 11:23] And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
[Matthew 11:24] But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
[Matthew 11:25] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
[Matthew 11:26] Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[Matthew 11:27] All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[Matthew 11:28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
[Matthew 11:29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
[Matthew 11:30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
[Matthew 12:1] At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
[Matthew 12:2] But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
[Matthew 12:3] But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
[Matthew 12:4] How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
[Matthew 12:5] Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
[Matthew 12:6] But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
[Matthew 12:7] But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
[Matthew 12:8] For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
[Matthew 12:9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
[Matthew 12:10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
[Matthew 12:11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
[Matthew 12:12] How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
[Matthew 12:13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
[Matthew 12:14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
[Matthew 12:15] But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
[Matthew 12:16] And charged them that they should not make him known:
[Matthew 12:17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 12:18] Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
[Matthew 12:19] He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
[Matthew 12:20] A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
[Matthew 12:21] And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
[Matthew 12:22] Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
[Matthew 12:23] And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
[Matthew 12:24] But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
[Matthew 12:25] And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
[Matthew 12:26] And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
[Matthew 12:27] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
[Matthew 12:28] But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
[Matthew 12:29] Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
[Matthew 12:30] He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
[Matthew 12:31] Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
[Matthew 12:32] And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
[Matthew 12:33] Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
[Matthew 12:34] O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
[Matthew 12:35] A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
[Matthew 12:36] But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
[Matthew 12:37] For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
[Matthew 12:38] Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
[Matthew 12:39] But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
[Matthew 12:40] For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
[Matthew 12:41] The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
[Matthew 12:42] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
[Matthew 12:43] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
[Matthew 12:44] Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
[Matthew 12:45] Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
[Matthew 12:46] While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
[Matthew 12:47] Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
[Matthew 12:48] But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
[Matthew 12:49] And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
[Matthew 12:50] For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
[Matthew 13:1] The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
[Matthew 13:2] And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
[Matthew 13:3] And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
[Matthew 13:4] And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
[Matthew 13:5] Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
[Matthew 13:6] And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
[Matthew 13:7] And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
[Matthew 13:8] But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
[Matthew 13:9] Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Matthew 13:10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
[Matthew 13:11] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
[Matthew 13:12] For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
[Matthew 13:13] Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
[Matthew 13:14] And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
[Matthew 13:15] For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
[Matthew 13:16] But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
[Matthew 13:17] For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
[Matthew 13:18] Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
[Matthew 13:19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
[Matthew 13:20] But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
[Matthew 13:21] Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
[Matthew 13:22] He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
[Matthew 13:23] But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
[Matthew 13:24] Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
[Matthew 13:25] But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
[Matthew 13:26] But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
[Matthew 13:27] So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
[Matthew 13:28] He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
[Matthew 13:29] But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
[Matthew 13:30] Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
[Matthew 13:31] Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
[Matthew 13:32] Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
[Matthew 13:33] Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
[Matthew 13:34] All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
[Matthew 13:35] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
[Matthew 13:36] Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
[Matthew 13:37] He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
[Matthew 13:38] The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
[Matthew 13:39] The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
[Matthew 13:40] As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
[Matthew 13:41] The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
[Matthew 13:42] And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 13:43] Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Matthew 13:44] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
[Matthew 13:45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
[Matthew 13:46] Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
[Matthew 13:47] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
[Matthew 13:48] Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
[Matthew 13:49] So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
[Matthew 13:50] And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 13:51] Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
[Matthew 13:52] Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
[Matthew 13:53] And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
[Matthew 13:54] And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
[Matthew 13:55] Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
[Matthew 13:56] And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
[Matthew 13:57] And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
[Matthew 13:58] And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
[Matthew 14:1] At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
[Matthew 14:2] And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
[Matthew 14:3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
[Matthew 14:4] For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
[Matthew 14:5] And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
[Matthew 14:6] But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
[Matthew 14:7] Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
[Matthew 14:8] And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
[Matthew 14:9] And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
[Matthew 14:10] And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
[Matthew 14:11] And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
[Matthew 14:12] And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
[Matthew 14:13] When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
[Matthew 14:14] And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
[Matthew 14:15] And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
[Matthew 14:16] But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
[Matthew 14:17] And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
[Matthew 14:18] He said, Bring them hither to me.
[Matthew 14:19] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
[Matthew 14:20] And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
[Matthew 14:21] And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
[Matthew 14:22] And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
[Matthew 14:23] And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
[Matthew 14:24] But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
[Matthew 14:25] And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
[Matthew 14:26] And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
[Matthew 14:27] But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
[Matthew 14:28] And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
[Matthew 14:29] And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
[Matthew 14:30] But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
[Matthew 14:31] And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
[Matthew 14:32] And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
[Matthew 14:33] Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
[Matthew 14:34] And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
[Matthew 14:35] And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
[Matthew 14:36] And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
[Matthew 15:1] Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
[Matthew 15:2] Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
[Matthew 15:3] But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
[Matthew 15:4] For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
[Matthew 15:5] But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
[Matthew 15:6] And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
[Matthew 15:7] Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
[Matthew 15:8] This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
[Matthew 15:9] But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
[Matthew 15:10] And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
[Matthew 15:11] Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
[Matthew 15:12] Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
[Matthew 15:13] But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
[Matthew 15:14] Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
[Matthew 15:15] Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
[Matthew 15:16] And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
[Matthew 15:17] Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
[Matthew 15:18] But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
[Matthew 15:19] For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
[Matthew 15:20] These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
[Matthew 15:21] Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
[Matthew 15:22] And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
[Matthew 15:23] But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
[Matthew 15:24] But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
[Matthew 15:25] Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
[Matthew 15:26] But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
[Matthew 15:27] And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
[Matthew 15:28] Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
[Matthew 15:29] And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
[Matthew 15:30] And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
[Matthew 15:31] Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
[Matthew 15:32] Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
[Matthew 15:33] And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
[Matthew 15:34] And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
[Matthew 15:35] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
[Matthew 15:36] And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
[Matthew 15:37] And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
[Matthew 15:38] And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
[Matthew 15:39] And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
[Matthew 16:1] The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
[Matthew 16:2] He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
[Matthew 16:3] And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
[Matthew 16:4] A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
[Matthew 16:5] And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
[Matthew 16:6] Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
[Matthew 16:7] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
[Matthew 16:8] Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
[Matthew 16:9] Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
[Matthew 16:10] Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
[Matthew 16:11] How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
[Matthew 16:12] Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
[Matthew 16:13] When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
[Matthew 16:14] And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
[Matthew 16:15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
[Matthew 16:16] And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
[Matthew 16:17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 16:18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
[Matthew 16:19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
[Matthew 16:20] Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
[Matthew 16:21] From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
[Matthew 16:22] Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
[Matthew 16:23] But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
[Matthew 16:24] Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
[Matthew 16:25] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
[Matthew 16:26] For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
[Matthew 16:27] For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
[Matthew 16:28] Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
[Matthew 17:1] And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
[Matthew 17:2] And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
[Matthew 17:3] And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
[Matthew 17:4] Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
[Matthew 17:5] While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
[Matthew 17:6] And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
[Matthew 17:7] And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
[Matthew 17:8] And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
[Matthew 17:9] And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
[Matthew 17:10] And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[Matthew 17:11] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
[Matthew 17:12] But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
[Matthew 17:13] Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
[Matthew 17:14] And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
[Matthew 17:15] Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
[Matthew 17:16] And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
[Matthew 17:17] Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
[Matthew 17:18] And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
[Matthew 17:19] Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
[Matthew 17:20] And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
[Matthew 17:21] Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
[Matthew 17:22] And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
[Matthew 17:23] And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
[Matthew 17:24] And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
[Matthew 17:25] He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
[Matthew 17:26] Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
[Matthew 17:27] Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
[Matthew 18:1] At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
[Matthew 18:2] And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
[Matthew 18:3] And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 18:4] Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 18:5] And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
[Matthew 18:6] But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
[Matthew 18:7] Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
[Matthew 18:8] Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
[Matthew 18:9] And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
[Matthew 18:10] Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 18:11] For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
[Matthew 18:12] How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
[Matthew 18:13] And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
[Matthew 18:14] Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
[Matthew 18:15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
[Matthew 18:16] But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
[Matthew 18:17] And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
[Matthew 18:18] Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
[Matthew 18:19] Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
[Matthew 18:20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
[Matthew 18:21] Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
[Matthew 18:22] Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
[Matthew 18:23] Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
[Matthew 18:24] And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
[Matthew 18:25] But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
[Matthew 18:26] The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
[Matthew 18:27] Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
[Matthew 18:28] But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
[Matthew 18:29] And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
[Matthew 18:30] And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
[Matthew 18:31] So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
[Matthew 18:32] Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
[Matthew 18:33] Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
[Matthew 18:34] And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
[Matthew 18:35] So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
[Matthew 19:1] And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
[Matthew 19:2] And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
[Matthew 19:3] The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
[Matthew 19:4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
[Matthew 19:5] And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[Matthew 19:6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
[Matthew 19:7] They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
[Matthew 19:8] He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
[Matthew 19:9] And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
[Matthew 19:10] His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
[Matthew 19:11] But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
[Matthew 19:12] For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
[Matthew 19:13] Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
[Matthew 19:14] But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 19:15] And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
[Matthew 19:16] And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
[Matthew 19:17] And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
[Matthew 19:18] He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
[Matthew 19:19] Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[Matthew 19:20] The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[Matthew 19:21] Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
[Matthew 19:22] But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[Matthew 19:23] Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[Matthew 19:24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[Matthew 19:25] When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[Matthew 19:26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
[Matthew 19:27] Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
[Matthew 19:28] And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
[Matthew 19:29] And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
[Matthew 19:30] But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
[Matthew 20:1] For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
[Matthew 20:2] And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
[Matthew 20:3] And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
[Matthew 20:4] And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
[Matthew 20:5] Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
[Matthew 20:6] And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
[Matthew 20:7] They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
[Matthew 20:8] So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
[Matthew 20:9] And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
[Matthew 20:10] But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
[Matthew 20:11] And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
[Matthew 20:12] Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
[Matthew 20:13] But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
[Matthew 20:14] Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
[Matthew 20:15] Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
[Matthew 20:16] So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
[Matthew 20:17] And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
[Matthew 20:18] Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
[Matthew 20:19] And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
[Matthew 20:20] Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
[Matthew 20:21] And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
[Matthew 20:22] But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
[Matthew 20:23] And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
[Matthew 20:24] And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
[Matthew 20:25] But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
[Matthew 20:26] But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
[Matthew 20:27] And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
[Matthew 20:28] Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
[Matthew 20:29] And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
[Matthew 20:30] And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
[Matthew 20:31] And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
[Matthew 20:32] And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
[Matthew 20:33] They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
[Matthew 20:34] So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
[Matthew 21:1] And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
[Matthew 21:2] Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
[Matthew 21:3] And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
[Matthew 21:4] All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 21:5] Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
[Matthew 21:6] And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
[Matthew 21:7] And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
[Matthew 21:8] And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[Matthew 21:9] And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
[Matthew 21:10] And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
[Matthew 21:11] And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
[Matthew 21:12] And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
[Matthew 21:13] And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
[Matthew 21:14] And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
[Matthew 21:15] And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
[Matthew 21:16] And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
[Matthew 21:17] And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
[Matthew 21:18] Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
[Matthew 21:19] And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
[Matthew 21:20] And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
[Matthew 21:21] Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
[Matthew 21:22] And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
[Matthew 21:23] And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
[Matthew 21:24] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
[Matthew 21:25] The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
[Matthew 21:26] But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
[Matthew 21:27] And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
[Matthew 21:28] But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
[Matthew 21:29] He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
[Matthew 21:30] And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
[Matthew 21:31] Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
[Matthew 21:32] For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
[Matthew 21:33] Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
[Matthew 21:34] And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
[Matthew 21:35] And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
[Matthew 21:36] Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
[Matthew 21:37] But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
[Matthew 21:38] But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
[Matthew 21:39] And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
[Matthew 21:40] When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
[Matthew 21:41] They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
[Matthew 21:42] Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[Matthew 21:43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
[Matthew 21:44] And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
[Matthew 21:45] And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
[Matthew 21:46] But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
[Matthew 22:1] And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
[Matthew 22:2] The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
[Matthew 22:3] And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
[Matthew 22:4] Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
[Matthew 22:5] But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
[Matthew 22:6] And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
[Matthew 22:7] But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
[Matthew 22:8] Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
[Matthew 22:9] Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
[Matthew 22:10] So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
[Matthew 22:11] And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
[Matthew 22:12] And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
[Matthew 22:13] Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 22:14] For many are called, but few are chosen.
[Matthew 22:15] Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
[Matthew 22:16] And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
[Matthew 22:17] Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
[Matthew 22:18] But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
[Matthew 22:19] Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
[Matthew 22:20] And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
[Matthew 22:21] They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
[Matthew 22:22] When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
[Matthew 22:23] The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
[Matthew 22:24] Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[Matthew 22:25] Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
[Matthew 22:26] Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
[Matthew 22:27] And last of all the woman died also.
[Matthew 22:28] Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
[Matthew 22:29] Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
[Matthew 22:30] For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
[Matthew 22:31] But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
[Matthew 22:32] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
[Matthew 22:33] And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
[Matthew 22:34] But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
[Matthew 22:35] Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
[Matthew 22:36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
[Matthew 22:37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[Matthew 22:38] This is the first and great commandment.
[Matthew 22:39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[Matthew 22:40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
[Matthew 22:41] While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
[Matthew 22:42] Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
[Matthew 22:43] He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
[Matthew 22:44] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
[Matthew 22:45] If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
[Matthew 22:46] And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
[Matthew 23:1] Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
[Matthew 23:2] Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
[Matthew 23:3] All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
[Matthew 23:4] For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
[Matthew 23:5] But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
[Matthew 23:6] And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
[Matthew 23:7] And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
[Matthew 23:8] But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
[Matthew 23:9] And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
[Matthew 23:10] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
[Matthew 23:11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
[Matthew 23:12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
[Matthew 23:13] But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
[Matthew 23:14] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
[Matthew 23:15] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
[Matthew 23:16] Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
[Matthew 23:17] Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
[Matthew 23:18] And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
[Matthew 23:19] Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
[Matthew 23:20] Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
[Matthew 23:21] And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
[Matthew 23:22] And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
[Matthew 23:23] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
[Matthew 23:24] Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
[Matthew 23:25] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
[Matthew 23:26] Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
[Matthew 23:27] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
[Matthew 23:28] Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
[Matthew 23:29] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
[Matthew 23:30] And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
[Matthew 23:31] Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
[Matthew 23:32] Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
[Matthew 23:33] Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
[Matthew 23:34] Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
[Matthew 23:35] That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
[Matthew 23:36] Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
[Matthew 23:37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
[Matthew 23:38] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
[Matthew 23:39] For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[Matthew 24:1] And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
[Matthew 24:2] And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
[Matthew 24:3] And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
[Matthew 24:4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
[Matthew 24:5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
[Matthew 24:6] And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
[Matthew 24:7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
[Matthew 24:8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.
[Matthew 24:9] Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
[Matthew 24:10] And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
[Matthew 24:11] And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
[Matthew 24:12] And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
[Matthew 24:13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[Matthew 24:14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
[Matthew 24:15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
[Matthew 24:16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
[Matthew 24:17] Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
[Matthew 24:18] Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
[Matthew 24:19] And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
[Matthew 24:20] But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
[Matthew 24:21] For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
[Matthew 24:22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
[Matthew 24:23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
[Matthew 24:24] For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
[Matthew 24:25] Behold, I have told you before.
[Matthew 24:26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
[Matthew 24:27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[Matthew 24:28] For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
[Matthew 24:29] Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
[Matthew 24:30] And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
[Matthew 24:31] And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
[Matthew 24:32] Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
[Matthew 24:33] So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
[Matthew 24:34] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
[Matthew 24:35] Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
[Matthew 24:36] But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
[Matthew 24:37] But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[Matthew 24:38] For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
[Matthew 24:39] And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[Matthew 24:40] Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[Matthew 24:41] Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[Matthew 24:42] Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
[Matthew 24:43] But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
[Matthew 24:44] Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
[Matthew 24:45] Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
[Matthew 24:46] Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
[Matthew 24:47] Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
[Matthew 24:48] But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
[Matthew 24:49] And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
[Matthew 24:50] The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
[Matthew 24:51] And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 25:1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
[Matthew 25:2] And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
[Matthew 25:3] They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
[Matthew 25:4] But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
[Matthew 25:5] While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
[Matthew 25:6] And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
[Matthew 25:7] Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
[Matthew 25:8] And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
[Matthew 25:9] But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
[Matthew 25:10] And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
[Matthew 25:11] Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
[Matthew 25:12] But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
[Matthew 25:13] Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
[Matthew 25:14] For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
[Matthew 25:15] And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
[Matthew 25:16] Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
[Matthew 25:17] And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
[Matthew 25:18] But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
[Matthew 25:19] After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
[Matthew 25:20] And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
[Matthew 25:21] His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
[Matthew 25:22] He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
[Matthew 25:23] His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
[Matthew 25:24] Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
[Matthew 25:25] And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
[Matthew 25:26] His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
[Matthew 25:27] Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
[Matthew 25:28] Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
[Matthew 25:29] For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
[Matthew 25:30] And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[Matthew 25:31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
[Matthew 25:32] And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
[Matthew 25:33] And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
[Matthew 25:34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
[Matthew 25:35] For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
[Matthew 25:36] Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
[Matthew 25:37] Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
[Matthew 25:38] When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
[Matthew 25:39] Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
[Matthew 25:40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
[Matthew 25:41] Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
[Matthew 25:42] For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
[Matthew 25:43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
[Matthew 25:44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
[Matthew 25:45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
[Matthew 25:46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
[Matthew 26:1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
[Matthew 26:2] Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
[Matthew 26:3] Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
[Matthew 26:4] And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
[Matthew 26:5] But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
[Matthew 26:6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[Matthew 26:7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[Matthew 26:8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
[Matthew 26:9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[Matthew 26:10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[Matthew 26:11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[Matthew 26:12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
[Matthew 26:13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
[Matthew 26:14] Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
[Matthew 26:15] And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
[Matthew 26:16] And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
[Matthew 26:17] Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
[Matthew 26:18] And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
[Matthew 26:19] And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
[Matthew 26:20] Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
[Matthew 26:21] And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
[Matthew 26:22] And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
[Matthew 26:23] And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
[Matthew 26:24] The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
[Matthew 26:25] Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
[Matthew 26:26] And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
[Matthew 26:27] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
[Matthew 26:28] For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
[Matthew 26:29] But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
[Matthew 26:30] And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
[Matthew 26:31] Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
[Matthew 26:32] But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
[Matthew 26:33] Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
[Matthew 26:34] Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
[Matthew 26:35] Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
[Matthew 26:36] Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
[Matthew 26:37] And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
[Matthew 26:38] Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
[Matthew 26:39] And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
[Matthew 26:40] And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
[Matthew 26:41] Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
[Matthew 26:42] He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
[Matthew 26:43] And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
[Matthew 26:44] And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
[Matthew 26:45] Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[Matthew 26:46] Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
[Matthew 26:47] And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
[Matthew 26:48] Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
[Matthew 26:49] And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
[Matthew 26:50] And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
[Matthew 26:51] And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
[Matthew 26:52] Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
[Matthew 26:53] Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
[Matthew 26:54] But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
[Matthew 26:55] In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
[Matthew 26:56] But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
[Matthew 26:57] And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
[Matthew 26:58] But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
[Matthew 26:59] Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
[Matthew 26:60] But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
[Matthew 26:61] And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
[Matthew 26:62] And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
[Matthew 26:63] But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
[Matthew 26:64] Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
[Matthew 26:65] Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
[Matthew 26:66] What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
[Matthew 26:67] Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
[Matthew 26:68] Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
[Matthew 26:69] Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
[Matthew 26:70] But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
[Matthew 26:71] And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
[Matthew 26:72] And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
[Matthew 26:73] And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
[Matthew 26:74] Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
[Matthew 26:75] And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
[Matthew 27:1] When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
[Matthew 27:2] And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
[Matthew 27:3] Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
[Matthew 27:4] Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
[Matthew 27:5] And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
[Matthew 27:6] And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
[Matthew 27:7] And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
[Matthew 27:8] Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
[Matthew 27:9] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
[Matthew 27:10] And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
[Matthew 27:11] And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
[Matthew 27:12] And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
[Matthew 27:13] Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
[Matthew 27:14] And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
[Matthew 27:15] Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
[Matthew 27:16] And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
[Matthew 27:17] Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
[Matthew 27:18] For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
[Matthew 27:19] When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
[Matthew 27:20] But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
[Matthew 27:21] The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
[Matthew 27:22] Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
[Matthew 27:23] And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
[Matthew 27:24] When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
[Matthew 27:25] Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
[Matthew 27:26] Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
[Matthew 27:27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
[Matthew 27:28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
[Matthew 27:29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
[Matthew 27:30] And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
[Matthew 27:31] And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
[Matthew 27:32] And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
[Matthew 27:33] And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
[Matthew 27:34] They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
[Matthew 27:35] And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
[Matthew 27:36] And sitting down they watched him there;
[Matthew 27:37] And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[Matthew 27:38] Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
[Matthew 27:39] And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
[Matthew 27:40] And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
[Matthew 27:41] Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
[Matthew 27:42] He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
[Matthew 27:43] He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
[Matthew 27:44] The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
[Matthew 27:45] Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
[Matthew 27:46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[Matthew 27:47] Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
[Matthew 27:48] And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
[Matthew 27:49] The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
[Matthew 27:50] Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
[Matthew 27:51] And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
[Matthew 27:52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
[Matthew 27:53] And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
[Matthew 27:54] Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
[Matthew 27:55] And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
[Matthew 27:56] Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
[Matthew 27:57] When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
[Matthew 27:58] He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
[Matthew 27:59] And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
[Matthew 27:60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
[Matthew 27:61] And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
[Matthew 27:62] Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
[Matthew 27:63] Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
[Matthew 27:64] Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
[Matthew 27:65] Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
[Matthew 27:66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
[Matthew 28:1] In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
[Matthew 28:2] And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
[Matthew 28:3] His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
[Matthew 28:4] And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
[Matthew 28:5] And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
[Matthew 28:6] He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
[Matthew 28:7] And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
[Matthew 28:8] And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
[Matthew 28:9] And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
[Matthew 28:10] Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
[Matthew 28:11] Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
[Matthew 28:12] And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
[Matthew 28:13] Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
[Matthew 28:14] And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
[Matthew 28:15] So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
[Matthew 28:16] Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
[Matthew 28:17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
[Matthew 28:18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
[Matthew 28:19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
[Matthew 28:20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
[Mark 1:1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
[Mark 1:2] As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
[Mark 1:3] The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[Mark 1:4] John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
[Mark 1:5] And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
[Mark 1:6] And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
[Mark 1:7] And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
[Mark 1:8] I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
[Mark 1:9] And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
[Mark 1:10] And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
[Mark 1:11] And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[Mark 1:12] And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
[Mark 1:13] And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
[Mark 1:14] Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
[Mark 1:15] And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
[Mark 1:16] Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[Mark 1:17] And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
[Mark 1:18] And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
[Mark 1:19] And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
[Mark 1:20] And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
[Mark 1:21] And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
[Mark 1:22] And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
[Mark 1:23] And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
[Mark 1:24] Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
[Mark 1:25] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
[Mark 1:26] And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
[Mark 1:27] And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
[Mark 1:28] And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
[Mark 1:29] And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
[Mark 1:30] But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
[Mark 1:31] And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
[Mark 1:32] And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
[Mark 1:33] And all the city was gathered together at the door.
[Mark 1:34] And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
[Mark 1:35] And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
[Mark 1:36] And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
[Mark 1:37] And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
[Mark 1:38] And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
[Mark 1:39] And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
[Mark 1:40] And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[Mark 1:41] And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
[Mark 1:42] And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
[Mark 1:43] And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
[Mark 1:44] And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
[Mark 1:45] But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
[Mark 2:1] And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
[Mark 2:2] And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
[Mark 2:3] And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
[Mark 2:4] And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
[Mark 2:5] When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
[Mark 2:6] But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
[Mark 2:7] Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
[Mark 2:8] And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
[Mark 2:9] Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
[Mark 2:10] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
[Mark 2:11] I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
[Mark 2:12] And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
[Mark 2:13] And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
[Mark 2:14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
[Mark 2:15] And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
[Mark 2:16] And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
[Mark 2:17] When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
[Mark 2:18] And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
[Mark 2:19] And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
[Mark 2:20] But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
[Mark 2:21] No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
[Mark 2:22] And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
[Mark 2:23] And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
[Mark 2:24] And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
[Mark 2:25] And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
[Mark 2:26] How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
[Mark 2:27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
[Mark 2:28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
[Mark 3:1] And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
[Mark 3:2] And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
[Mark 3:3] And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
[Mark 3:4] And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
[Mark 3:5] And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
[Mark 3:6] And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
[Mark 3:7] But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
[Mark 3:8] And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
[Mark 3:9] And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
[Mark 3:10] For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
[Mark 3:11] And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
[Mark 3:12] And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
[Mark 3:13] And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
[Mark 3:14] And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
[Mark 3:15] And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
[Mark 3:16] And Simon he surnamed Peter;
[Mark 3:17] And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
[Mark 3:18] And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
[Mark 3:19] And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
[Mark 3:20] And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
[Mark 3:21] And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
[Mark 3:22] And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
[Mark 3:23] And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
[Mark 3:24] And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
[Mark 3:25] And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
[Mark 3:26] And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
[Mark 3:27] No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
[Mark 3:28] Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
[Mark 3:29] But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
[Mark 3:30] Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
[Mark 3:31] There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
[Mark 3:32] And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
[Mark 3:33] And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
[Mark 3:34] And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
[Mark 3:35] For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
[Mark 4:1] And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
[Mark 4:2] And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
[Mark 4:3] Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
[Mark 4:4] And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
[Mark 4:5] And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
[Mark 4:6] But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
[Mark 4:7] And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
[Mark 4:8] And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
[Mark 4:9] And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Mark 4:10] And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
[Mark 4:11] And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
[Mark 4:12] That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
[Mark 4:13] And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
[Mark 4:14] The sower soweth the word.
[Mark 4:15] And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
[Mark 4:16] And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
[Mark 4:17] And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
[Mark 4:18] And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
[Mark 4:19] And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
[Mark 4:20] And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
[Mark 4:21] And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
[Mark 4:22] For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
[Mark 4:23] If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
[Mark 4:24] And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
[Mark 4:25] For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
[Mark 4:26] And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
[Mark 4:27] And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
[Mark 4:28] For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
[Mark 4:29] But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
[Mark 4:30] And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
[Mark 4:31] It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
[Mark 4:32] But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
[Mark 4:33] And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
[Mark 4:34] But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
[Mark 4:35] And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
[Mark 4:36] And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
[Mark 4:37] And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
[Mark 4:38] And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
[Mark 4:39] And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
[Mark 4:40] And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
[Mark 4:41] And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
[Mark 5:1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
[Mark 5:2] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
[Mark 5:3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
[Mark 5:4] Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
[Mark 5:5] And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
[Mark 5:6] But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
[Mark 5:7] And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
[Mark 5:8] For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
[Mark 5:9] And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
[Mark 5:10] And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
[Mark 5:11] Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
[Mark 5:12] And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
[Mark 5:13] And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
[Mark 5:14] And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
[Mark 5:15] And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
[Mark 5:16] And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
[Mark 5:17] And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
[Mark 5:18] And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
[Mark 5:19] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
[Mark 5:20] And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
[Mark 5:21] And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
[Mark 5:22] And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
[Mark 5:23] And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
[Mark 5:24] And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
[Mark 5:25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
[Mark 5:26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
[Mark 5:27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
[Mark 5:28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
[Mark 5:29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
[Mark 5:30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
[Mark 5:31] And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
[Mark 5:32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
[Mark 5:33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
[Mark 5:34] And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
[Mark 5:35] While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
[Mark 5:36] As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
[Mark 5:37] And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
[Mark 5:38] And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
[Mark 5:39] And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
[Mark 5:40] And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
[Mark 5:41] And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
[Mark 5:42] And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
[Mark 5:43] And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
[Mark 6:1] And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
[Mark 6:2] And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
[Mark 6:3] Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
[Mark 6:4] But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
[Mark 6:5] And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
[Mark 6:6] And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
[Mark 6:7] And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
[Mark 6:8] And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
[Mark 6:9] But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
[Mark 6:10] And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
[Mark 6:11] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
[Mark 6:12] And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
[Mark 6:13] And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
[Mark 6:14] And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
[Mark 6:15] Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
[Mark 6:16] But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
[Mark 6:17] For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
[Mark 6:18] For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
[Mark 6:19] Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
[Mark 6:20] For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
[Mark 6:21] And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
[Mark 6:22] And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
[Mark 6:23] And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
[Mark 6:24] And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
[Mark 6:25] And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
[Mark 6:26] And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
[Mark 6:27] And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
[Mark 6:28] And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
[Mark 6:29] And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
[Mark 6:30] And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
[Mark 6:31] And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
[Mark 6:32] And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
[Mark 6:33] And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
[Mark 6:34] And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
[Mark 6:35] And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
[Mark 6:36] Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
[Mark 6:37] He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
[Mark 6:38] He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
[Mark 6:39] And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
[Mark 6:40] And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
[Mark 6:41] And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
[Mark 6:42] And they did all eat, and were filled.
[Mark 6:43] And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
[Mark 6:44] And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
[Mark 6:45] And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
[Mark 6:46] And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
[Mark 6:47] And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
[Mark 6:48] And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
[Mark 6:49] But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
[Mark 6:50] For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
[Mark 6:51] And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
[Mark 6:52] For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
[Mark 6:53] And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
[Mark 6:54] And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
[Mark 6:55] And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
[Mark 6:56] And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
[Mark 7:1] Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
[Mark 7:2] And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
[Mark 7:3] For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
[Mark 7:4] And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
[Mark 7:5] Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
[Mark 7:6] He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
[Mark 7:7] Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
[Mark 7:8] For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
[Mark 7:9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
[Mark 7:10] For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
[Mark 7:11] But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
[Mark 7:12] And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
[Mark 7:13] Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
[Mark 7:14] And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
[Mark 7:15] There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
[Mark 7:16] If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
[Mark 7:17] And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
[Mark 7:18] And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
[Mark 7:19] Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
[Mark 7:20] And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
[Mark 7:21] For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
[Mark 7:22] Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
[Mark 7:23] All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
[Mark 7:24] And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
[Mark 7:25] For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
[Mark 7:26] The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
[Mark 7:27] But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
[Mark 7:28] And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
[Mark 7:29] And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
[Mark 7:30] And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
[Mark 7:31] And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
[Mark 7:32] And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
[Mark 7:33] And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
[Mark 7:34] And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
[Mark 7:35] And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
[Mark 7:36] And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
[Mark 7:37] And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
[Mark 8:1] In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
[Mark 8:2] I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
[Mark 8:3] And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
[Mark 8:4] And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
[Mark 8:5] And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
[Mark 8:6] And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
[Mark 8:7] And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
[Mark 8:8] So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
[Mark 8:9] And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
[Mark 8:10] And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
[Mark 8:11] And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
[Mark 8:12] And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
[Mark 8:13] And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
[Mark 8:14] Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
[Mark 8:15] And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
[Mark 8:16] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
[Mark 8:17] And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
[Mark 8:18] Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
[Mark 8:19] When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
[Mark 8:20] And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
[Mark 8:21] And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
[Mark 8:22] And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
[Mark 8:23] And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
[Mark 8:24] And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
[Mark 8:25] After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
[Mark 8:26] And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
[Mark 8:27] And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
[Mark 8:28] And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
[Mark 8:29] And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
[Mark 8:30] And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
[Mark 8:31] And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
[Mark 8:32] And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
[Mark 8:33] But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
[Mark 8:34] And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
[Mark 8:35] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
[Mark 8:36] For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
[Mark 8:37] Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
[Mark 8:38] Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
[Mark 9:1] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
[Mark 9:2] And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
[Mark 9:3] And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
[Mark 9:4] And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
[Mark 9:5] And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
[Mark 9:6] For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
[Mark 9:7] And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
[Mark 9:8] And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
[Mark 9:9] And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
[Mark 9:10] And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
[Mark 9:11] And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[Mark 9:12] And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
[Mark 9:13] But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
[Mark 9:14] And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
[Mark 9:15] And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
[Mark 9:16] And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
[Mark 9:17] And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
[Mark 9:18] And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
[Mark 9:19] He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
[Mark 9:20] And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
[Mark 9:21] And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
[Mark 9:22] And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
[Mark 9:23] Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
[Mark 9:24] And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
[Mark 9:25] When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
[Mark 9:26] And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
[Mark 9:27] But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
[Mark 9:28] And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
[Mark 9:29] And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
[Mark 9:30] And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
[Mark 9:31] For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
[Mark 9:32] But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
[Mark 9:33] And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
[Mark 9:34] But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
[Mark 9:35] And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
[Mark 9:36] And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
[Mark 9:37] Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
[Mark 9:38] And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
[Mark 9:39] But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
[Mark 9:40] For he that is not against us is on our part.
[Mark 9:41] For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
[Mark 9:42] And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
[Mark 9:43] And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[Mark 9:44] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[Mark 9:45] And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[Mark 9:46] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[Mark 9:47] And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
[Mark 9:48] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[Mark 9:49] For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
[Mark 9:50] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
[Mark 10:1] And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
[Mark 10:2] And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
[Mark 10:3] And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
[Mark 10:4] And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
[Mark 10:5] And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
[Mark 10:6] But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
[Mark 10:7] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
[Mark 10:8] And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
[Mark 10:9] What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
[Mark 10:10] And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
[Mark 10:11] And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
[Mark 10:12] And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
[Mark 10:13] And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
[Mark 10:14] But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
[Mark 10:15] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
[Mark 10:16] And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
[Mark 10:17] And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
[Mark 10:18] And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
[Mark 10:19] Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 
[Mark 10:20] And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
[Mark 10:21] Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
[Mark 10:22] And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
[Mark 10:23] And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
[Mark 10:24] And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
[Mark 10:25] It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[Mark 10:26] And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
[Mark 10:27] And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
[Mark 10:28] Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
[Mark 10:29] And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
[Mark 10:30] But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
[Mark 10:31] But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
[Mark 10:32] And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
[Mark 10:33] Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
[Mark 10:34] And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
[Mark 10:35] And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
[Mark 10:36] And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
[Mark 10:37] They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
[Mark 10:38] But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
[Mark 10:39] And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
[Mark 10:40] But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
[Mark 10:41] And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
[Mark 10:42] But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
[Mark 10:43] But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
[Mark 10:44] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
[Mark 10:45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
[Mark 10:46] And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
[Mark 10:47] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[Mark 10:48] And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[Mark 10:49] And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
[Mark 10:50] And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
[Mark 10:51] And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
[Mark 10:52] And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
[Mark 11:1] And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
[Mark 11:2] And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
[Mark 11:3] And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
[Mark 11:4] And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
[Mark 11:5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
[Mark 11:6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
[Mark 11:7] And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
[Mark 11:8] And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[Mark 11:9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
[Mark 11:10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
[Mark 11:11] And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
[Mark 11:12] And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
[Mark 11:13] And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
[Mark 11:14] And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
[Mark 11:15] And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
[Mark 11:16] And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
[Mark 11:17] And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
[Mark 11:18] And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
[Mark 11:19] And when even was come, he went out of the city.
[Mark 11:20] And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
[Mark 11:21] And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
[Mark 11:22] And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
[Mark 11:23] For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
[Mark 11:24] Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
[Mark 11:25] And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
[Mark 11:26] But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
[Mark 11:27] And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
[Mark 11:28] And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
[Mark 11:29] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
[Mark 11:30] The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
[Mark 11:31] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
[Mark 11:32] But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
[Mark 11:33] And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
[Mark 12:1] And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
[Mark 12:2] And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
[Mark 12:3] And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
[Mark 12:4] And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
[Mark 12:5] And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
[Mark 12:6] Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
[Mark 12:7] But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
[Mark 12:8] And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
[Mark 12:9] What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
[Mark 12:10] And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
[Mark 12:11] This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[Mark 12:12] And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
[Mark 12:13] And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
[Mark 12:14] And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
[Mark 12:15] Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
[Mark 12:16] And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
[Mark 12:17] And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
[Mark 12:18] Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
[Mark 12:19] Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[Mark 12:20] Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
[Mark 12:21] And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
[Mark 12:22] And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
[Mark 12:23] In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
[Mark 12:24] And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
[Mark 12:25] For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
[Mark 12:26] And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
[Mark 12:27] He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
[Mark 12:28] And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
[Mark 12:29] And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
[Mark 12:30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
[Mark 12:31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
[Mark 12:32] And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
[Mark 12:33] And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
[Mark 12:34] And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
[Mark 12:35] And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
[Mark 12:36] For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
[Mark 12:37] David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
[Mark 12:38] And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
[Mark 12:39] And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
[Mark 12:40] Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
[Mark 12:41] And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
[Mark 12:42] And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
[Mark 12:43] And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
[Mark 12:44] For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
[Mark 13:1] And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
[Mark 13:2] And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
[Mark 13:3] And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
[Mark 13:4] Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
[Mark 13:5] And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
[Mark 13:6] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
[Mark 13:7] And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
[Mark 13:8] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
[Mark 13:9] But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
[Mark 13:10] And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
[Mark 13:11] But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
[Mark 13:12] Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
[Mark 13:13] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[Mark 13:14] But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
[Mark 13:15] And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
[Mark 13:16] And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
[Mark 13:17] But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
[Mark 13:18] And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
[Mark 13:19] For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
[Mark 13:20] And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
[Mark 13:21] And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
[Mark 13:22] For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
[Mark 13:23] But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
[Mark 13:24] But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
[Mark 13:25] And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
[Mark 13:26] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
[Mark 13:27] And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
[Mark 13:28] Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
[Mark 13:29] So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
[Mark 13:30] Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
[Mark 13:31] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
[Mark 13:32] But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
[Mark 13:33] Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
[Mark 13:34] For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
[Mark 13:35] Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
[Mark 13:36] Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
[Mark 13:37] And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
[Mark 14:1] After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
[Mark 14:2] But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
[Mark 14:3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
[Mark 14:4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
[Mark 14:5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
[Mark 14:6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
[Mark 14:7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
[Mark 14:8] She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
[Mark 14:9] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
[Mark 14:10] And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
[Mark 14:11] And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
[Mark 14:12] And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
[Mark 14:13] And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
[Mark 14:14] And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
[Mark 14:15] And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
[Mark 14:16] And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
[Mark 14:17] And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
[Mark 14:18] And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
[Mark 14:19] And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
[Mark 14:20] And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
[Mark 14:21] The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
[Mark 14:22] And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
[Mark 14:23] And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
[Mark 14:24] And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
[Mark 14:25] Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
[Mark 14:26] And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
[Mark 14:27] And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
[Mark 14:28] But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
[Mark 14:29] But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
[Mark 14:30] And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
[Mark 14:31] But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
[Mark 14:32] And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
[Mark 14:33] And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
[Mark 14:34] And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
[Mark 14:35] And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
[Mark 14:36] And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
[Mark 14:37] And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
[Mark 14:38] Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
[Mark 14:39] And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
[Mark 14:40] And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
[Mark 14:41] And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[Mark 14:42] Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
[Mark 14:43] And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
[Mark 14:44] And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
[Mark 14:45] And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
[Mark 14:46] And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
[Mark 14:47] And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
[Mark 14:48] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
[Mark 14:49] I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
[Mark 14:50] And they all forsook him, and fled.
[Mark 14:51] And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
[Mark 14:52] And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
[Mark 14:53] And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
[Mark 14:54] And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
[Mark 14:55] And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
[Mark 14:56] For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
[Mark 14:57] And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
[Mark 14:58] We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
[Mark 14:59] But neither so did their witness agree together.
[Mark 14:60] And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
[Mark 14:61] But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
[Mark 14:62] And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
[Mark 14:63] Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
[Mark 14:64] Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
[Mark 14:65] And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
[Mark 14:66] And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
[Mark 14:67] And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
[Mark 14:68] But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
[Mark 14:69] And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
[Mark 14:70] And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
[Mark 14:71] But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
[Mark 14:72] And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
[Mark 15:1] And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
[Mark 15:2] And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
[Mark 15:3] And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
[Mark 15:4] And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
[Mark 15:5] But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
[Mark 15:6] Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
[Mark 15:7] And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
[Mark 15:8] And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
[Mark 15:9] But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
[Mark 15:10] For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
[Mark 15:11] But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
[Mark 15:12] And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
[Mark 15:13] And they cried out again, Crucify him.
[Mark 15:14] Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
[Mark 15:15] And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
[Mark 15:16] And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
[Mark 15:17] And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
[Mark 15:18] And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
[Mark 15:19] And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
[Mark 15:20] And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
[Mark 15:21] And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
[Mark 15:22] And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
[Mark 15:23] And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
[Mark 15:24] And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
[Mark 15:25] And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
[Mark 15:26] And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[Mark 15:27] And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
[Mark 15:28] And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
[Mark 15:29] And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
[Mark 15:30] Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
[Mark 15:31] Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
[Mark 15:32] Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
[Mark 15:33] And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
[Mark 15:34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[Mark 15:35] And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
[Mark 15:36] And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
[Mark 15:37] And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
[Mark 15:38] And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
[Mark 15:39] And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
[Mark 15:40] There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
[Mark 15:41] (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
[Mark 15:42] And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
[Mark 15:43] Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
[Mark 15:44] And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
[Mark 15:45] And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
[Mark 15:46] And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
[Mark 15:47] And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
[Mark 16:1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
[Mark 16:2] And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
[Mark 16:3] And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
[Mark 16:4] And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
[Mark 16:5] And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
[Mark 16:6] And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
[Mark 16:7] But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
[Mark 16:8] And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
[Mark 16:9] Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
[Mark 16:10] And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
[Mark 16:11] And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
[Mark 16:12] After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
[Mark 16:13] And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
[Mark 16:14] Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
[Mark 16:15] And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
[Mark 16:16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
[Mark 16:17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
[Mark 16:18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
[Mark 16:19] So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
[Mark 16:20] And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
[Luke 1:1] Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
[Luke 1:2] Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
[Luke 1:3] It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
[Luke 1:4] That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
[Luke 1:5] There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
[Luke 1:6] And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
[Luke 1:7] And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
[Luke 1:8] And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
[Luke 1:9] According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
[Luke 1:10] And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
[Luke 1:11] And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
[Luke 1:12] And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
[Luke 1:13] But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
[Luke 1:14] And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
[Luke 1:15] For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
[Luke 1:16] And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
[Luke 1:17] And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
[Luke 1:18] And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
[Luke 1:19] And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
[Luke 1:20] And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
[Luke 1:21] And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
[Luke 1:22] And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
[Luke 1:23] And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
[Luke 1:24] And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
[Luke 1:25] Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
[Luke 1:26] And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
[Luke 1:27] To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
[Luke 1:28] And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
[Luke 1:29] And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
[Luke 1:30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
[Luke 1:31] And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
[Luke 1:32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
[Luke 1:33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
[Luke 1:34] Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
[Luke 1:35] And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
[Luke 1:36] And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
[Luke 1:37] For with God nothing shall be impossible.
[Luke 1:38] And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
[Luke 1:39] And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
[Luke 1:40] And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
[Luke 1:41] And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
[Luke 1:42] And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
[Luke 1:43] And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
[Luke 1:44] For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
[Luke 1:45] And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
[Luke 1:46] And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
[Luke 1:47] And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
[Luke 1:48] For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
[Luke 1:49] For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
[Luke 1:50] And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
[Luke 1:51] He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
[Luke 1:52] He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
[Luke 1:53] He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
[Luke 1:54] He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
[Luke 1:55] As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
[Luke 1:56] And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
[Luke 1:57] Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
[Luke 1:58] And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
[Luke 1:59] And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
[Luke 1:60] And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
[Luke 1:61] And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
[Luke 1:62] And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
[Luke 1:63] And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
[Luke 1:64] And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
[Luke 1:65] And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
[Luke 1:66] And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
[Luke 1:67] And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
[Luke 1:68] Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
[Luke 1:69] And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
[Luke 1:70] As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
[Luke 1:71] That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
[Luke 1:72] To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
[Luke 1:73] The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
[Luke 1:74] That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
[Luke 1:75] In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
[Luke 1:76] And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
[Luke 1:77] To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
[Luke 1:78] Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
[Luke 1:79] To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
[Luke 1:80] And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
[Luke 2:1] And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
[Luke 2:2] (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
[Luke 2:3] And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
[Luke 2:4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
[Luke 2:5] To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
[Luke 2:6] And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
[Luke 2:7] And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
[Luke 2:8] And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
[Luke 2:9] And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
[Luke 2:10] And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
[Luke 2:11] For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
[Luke 2:12] And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
[Luke 2:13] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
[Luke 2:14] Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
[Luke 2:15] And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
[Luke 2:16] And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
[Luke 2:17] And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
[Luke 2:18] And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
[Luke 2:19] But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
[Luke 2:20] And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
[Luke 2:21] And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
[Luke 2:22] And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
[Luke 2:23] (As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
[Luke 2:24] And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
[Luke 2:25] And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
[Luke 2:26] And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
[Luke 2:27] And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
[Luke 2:28] Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
[Luke 2:29] Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
[Luke 2:30] For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
[Luke 2:31] Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
[Luke 2:32] A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
[Luke 2:33] And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
[Luke 2:34] And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
[Luke 2:35] (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
[Luke 2:36] And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
[Luke 2:37] And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
[Luke 2:38] And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
[Luke 2:39] And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
[Luke 2:40] And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
[Luke 2:41] Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
[Luke 2:42] And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
[Luke 2:43] And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
[Luke 2:44] But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
[Luke 2:45] And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
[Luke 2:46] And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
[Luke 2:47] And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
[Luke 2:48] And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
[Luke 2:49] And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
[Luke 2:50] And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
[Luke 2:51] And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
[Luke 2:52] And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
[Luke 3:1] Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
[Luke 3:2] Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
[Luke 3:3] And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
[Luke 3:4] As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[Luke 3:5] Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
[Luke 3:6] And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
[Luke 3:7] Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
[Luke 3:8] Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
[Luke 3:9] And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[Luke 3:10] And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
[Luke 3:11] He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
[Luke 3:12] Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
[Luke 3:13] And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
[Luke 3:14] And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
[Luke 3:15] And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
[Luke 3:16] John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
[Luke 3:17] Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
[Luke 3:18] And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
[Luke 3:19] But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
[Luke 3:20] Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
[Luke 3:21] Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
[Luke 3:22] And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
[Luke 3:23] And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
[Luke 3:24] Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
[Luke 3:25] Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
[Luke 3:26] Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
[Luke 3:27] Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
[Luke 3:28] Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
[Luke 3:29] Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
[Luke 3:30] Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
[Luke 3:31] Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
[Luke 3:32] Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
[Luke 3:33] Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
[Luke 3:34] Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
[Luke 3:35] Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
[Luke 3:36] Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
[Luke 3:37] Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
[Luke 3:38] Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
[Luke 4:1] And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
[Luke 4:2] Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
[Luke 4:3] And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
[Luke 4:4] And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
[Luke 4:5] And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
[Luke 4:6] And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
[Luke 4:7] If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
[Luke 4:8] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
[Luke 4:9] And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
[Luke 4:10] For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
[Luke 4:11] And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
[Luke 4:12] And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
[Luke 4:13] And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
[Luke 4:14] And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
[Luke 4:15] And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
[Luke 4:16] And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
[Luke 4:17] And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
[Luke 4:18] The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
[Luke 4:19] To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
[Luke 4:20] And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
[Luke 4:21] And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
[Luke 4:22] And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
[Luke 4:23] And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
[Luke 4:24] And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
[Luke 4:25] But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
[Luke 4:26] But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
[Luke 4:27] And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
[Luke 4:28] And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
[Luke 4:29] And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
[Luke 4:30] But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
[Luke 4:31] And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
[Luke 4:32] And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
[Luke 4:33] And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
[Luke 4:34] Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
[Luke 4:35] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
[Luke 4:36] And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
[Luke 4:37] And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
[Luke 4:38] And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
[Luke 4:39] And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
[Luke 4:40] Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
[Luke 4:41] And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
[Luke 4:42] And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
[Luke 4:43] And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
[Luke 4:44] And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
[Luke 5:1] And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
[Luke 5:2] And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
[Luke 5:3] And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
[Luke 5:4] Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
[Luke 5:5] And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
[Luke 5:6] And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
[Luke 5:7] And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
[Luke 5:8] When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
[Luke 5:9] For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
[Luke 5:10] And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
[Luke 5:11] And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
[Luke 5:12] And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[Luke 5:13] And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
[Luke 5:14] And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
[Luke 5:15] But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
[Luke 5:16] And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
[Luke 5:17] And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
[Luke 5:18] And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
[Luke 5:19] And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
[Luke 5:20] And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
[Luke 5:21] And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
[Luke 5:22] But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
[Luke 5:23] Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
[Luke 5:24] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
[Luke 5:25] And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
[Luke 5:26] And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
[Luke 5:27] And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
[Luke 5:28] And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
[Luke 5:29] And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
[Luke 5:30] But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
[Luke 5:31] And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
[Luke 5:32] I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
[Luke 5:33] And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
[Luke 5:34] And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
[Luke 5:35] But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
[Luke 5:36] And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
[Luke 5:37] And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
[Luke 5:38] But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
[Luke 5:39] No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
[Luke 6:1] And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
[Luke 6:2] And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
[Luke 6:3] And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
[Luke 6:4] How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
[Luke 6:5] And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
[Luke 6:6] And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
[Luke 6:7] And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
[Luke 6:8] But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
[Luke 6:9] Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
[Luke 6:10] And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
[Luke 6:11] And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
[Luke 6:12] And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
[Luke 6:13] And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
[Luke 6:14] Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
[Luke 6:15] Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
[Luke 6:16] And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
[Luke 6:17] And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
[Luke 6:18] And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
[Luke 6:19] And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
[Luke 6:20] And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
[Luke 6:21] Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
[Luke 6:22] Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
[Luke 6:23] Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
[Luke 6:24] But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
[Luke 6:25] Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
[Luke 6:26] Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
[Luke 6:27] But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
[Luke 6:28] Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
[Luke 6:29] And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
[Luke 6:30] Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
[Luke 6:31] And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
[Luke 6:32] For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
[Luke 6:33] And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
[Luke 6:34] And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
[Luke 6:35] But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
[Luke 6:36] Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
[Luke 6:37] Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
[Luke 6:38] Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
[Luke 6:39] And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
[Luke 6:40] The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
[Luke 6:41] And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
[Luke 6:42] Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
[Luke 6:43] For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[Luke 6:44] For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
[Luke 6:45] A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
[Luke 6:46] And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
[Luke 6:47] Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
[Luke 6:48] He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
[Luke 6:49] But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
[Luke 7:1] Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
[Luke 7:2] And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
[Luke 7:3] And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
[Luke 7:4] And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
[Luke 7:5] For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
[Luke 7:6] Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
[Luke 7:7] Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
[Luke 7:8] For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
[Luke 7:9] When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
[Luke 7:10] And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
[Luke 7:11] And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
[Luke 7:12] Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
[Luke 7:13] And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
[Luke 7:14] And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
[Luke 7:15] And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
[Luke 7:16] And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
[Luke 7:17] And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
[Luke 7:18] And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
[Luke 7:19] And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
[Luke 7:20] When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
[Luke 7:21] And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
[Luke 7:22] Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
[Luke 7:23] And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
[Luke 7:24] And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
[Luke 7:25] But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
[Luke 7:26] But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
[Luke 7:27] This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
[Luke 7:28] For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
[Luke 7:29] And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
[Luke 7:30] But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
[Luke 7:31] And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
[Luke 7:32] They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
[Luke 7:33] For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
[Luke 7:34] The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
[Luke 7:35] But wisdom is justified of all her children.
[Luke 7:36] And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
[Luke 7:37] And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
[Luke 7:38] And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
[Luke 7:39] Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
[Luke 7:40] And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
[Luke 7:41] There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
[Luke 7:42] And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
[Luke 7:43] Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
[Luke 7:44] And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
[Luke 7:45] Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
[Luke 7:46] My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
[Luke 7:47] Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
[Luke 7:48] And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
[Luke 7:49] And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
[Luke 7:50] And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
[Luke 8:1] And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
[Luke 8:2] And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
[Luke 8:3] And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
[Luke 8:4] And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
[Luke 8:5] A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
[Luke 8:6] And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
[Luke 8:7] And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
[Luke 8:8] And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Luke 8:9] And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
[Luke 8:10] And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
[Luke 8:11] Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
[Luke 8:12] Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
[Luke 8:13] They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
[Luke 8:14] And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
[Luke 8:15] But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
[Luke 8:16] No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
[Luke 8:17] For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
[Luke 8:18] Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
[Luke 8:19] Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
[Luke 8:20] And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
[Luke 8:21] And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
[Luke 8:22] Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
[Luke 8:23] But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
[Luke 8:24] And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
[Luke 8:25] And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
[Luke 8:26] And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
[Luke 8:27] And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
[Luke 8:28] When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
[Luke 8:29] (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
[Luke 8:30] And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
[Luke 8:31] And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
[Luke 8:32] And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
[Luke 8:33] Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
[Luke 8:34] When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
[Luke 8:35] Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
[Luke 8:36] They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
[Luke 8:37] Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
[Luke 8:38] Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
[Luke 8:39] Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
[Luke 8:40] And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
[Luke 8:41] And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
[Luke 8:42] For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
[Luke 8:43] And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
[Luke 8:44] Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
[Luke 8:45] And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
[Luke 8:46] And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
[Luke 8:47] And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
[Luke 8:48] And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
[Luke 8:49] While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
[Luke 8:50] But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
[Luke 8:51] And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
[Luke 8:52] And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
[Luke 8:53] And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
[Luke 8:54] And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
[Luke 8:55] And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
[Luke 8:56] And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
[Luke 9:1] Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
[Luke 9:2] And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
[Luke 9:3] And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
[Luke 9:4] And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
[Luke 9:5] And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
[Luke 9:6] And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
[Luke 9:7] Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
[Luke 9:8] And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
[Luke 9:9] And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
[Luke 9:10] And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
[Luke 9:11] And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
[Luke 9:12] And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
[Luke 9:13] But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
[Luke 9:14] For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
[Luke 9:15] And they did so, and made them all sit down.
[Luke 9:16] Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
[Luke 9:17] And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
[Luke 9:18] And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
[Luke 9:19] They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
[Luke 9:20] He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
[Luke 9:21] And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
[Luke 9:22] Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
[Luke 9:23] And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
[Luke 9:24] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
[Luke 9:25] For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
[Luke 9:26] For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
[Luke 9:27] But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
[Luke 9:28] And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
[Luke 9:29] And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
[Luke 9:30] And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
[Luke 9:31] Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
[Luke 9:32] But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
[Luke 9:33] And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
[Luke 9:34] While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
[Luke 9:35] And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
[Luke 9:36] And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
[Luke 9:37] And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
[Luke 9:38] And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
[Luke 9:39] And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
[Luke 9:40] And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
[Luke 9:41] And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
[Luke 9:42] And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
[Luke 9:43] And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
[Luke 9:44] Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
[Luke 9:45] But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
[Luke 9:46] Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
[Luke 9:47] And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
[Luke 9:48] And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
[Luke 9:49] And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
[Luke 9:50] And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
[Luke 9:51] And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
[Luke 9:52] And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
[Luke 9:53] And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
[Luke 9:54] And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
[Luke 9:55] But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
[Luke 9:56] For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
[Luke 9:57] And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
[Luke 9:58] And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
[Luke 9:59] And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
[Luke 9:60] Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
[Luke 9:61] And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
[Luke 9:62] And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
[Luke 10:1] After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
[Luke 10:2] Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
[Luke 10:3] Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
[Luke 10:4] Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
[Luke 10:5] And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
[Luke 10:6] And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
[Luke 10:7] And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
[Luke 10:8] And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
[Luke 10:9] And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
[Luke 10:10] But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
[Luke 10:11] Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
[Luke 10:12] But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
[Luke 10:13] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
[Luke 10:14] But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
[Luke 10:15] And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
[Luke 10:16] He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
[Luke 10:17] And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
[Luke 10:18] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
[Luke 10:19] Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
[Luke 10:20] Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
[Luke 10:21] In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[Luke 10:22] All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
[Luke 10:23] And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
[Luke 10:24] For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
[Luke 10:25] And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
[Luke 10:26] He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
[Luke 10:27] And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
[Luke 10:28] And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
[Luke 10:29] But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
[Luke 10:30] And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
[Luke 10:31] And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
[Luke 10:32] And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
[Luke 10:33] But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
[Luke 10:34] And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
[Luke 10:35] And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
[Luke 10:36] Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
[Luke 10:37] And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
[Luke 10:38] Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
[Luke 10:39] And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
[Luke 10:40] But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
[Luke 10:41] And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
[Luke 10:42] But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
[Luke 11:1] And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
[Luke 11:2] And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
[Luke 11:3] Give us day by day our daily bread.
[Luke 11:4] And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
[Luke 11:5] And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
[Luke 11:6] For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
[Luke 11:7] And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
[Luke 11:8] I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
[Luke 11:9] And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
[Luke 11:10] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[Luke 11:11] If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
[Luke 11:12] Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
[Luke 11:13] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
[Luke 11:14] And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
[Luke 11:15] But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
[Luke 11:16] And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
[Luke 11:17] But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
[Luke 11:18] If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
[Luke 11:19] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
[Luke 11:20] But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
[Luke 11:21] When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
[Luke 11:22] But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
[Luke 11:23] He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
[Luke 11:24] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
[Luke 11:25] And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
[Luke 11:26] Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
[Luke 11:27] And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
[Luke 11:28] But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
[Luke 11:29] And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
[Luke 11:30] For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
[Luke 11:31] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
[Luke 11:32] The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
[Luke 11:33] No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
[Luke 11:34] The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
[Luke 11:35] Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
[Luke 11:36] If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
[Luke 11:37] And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
[Luke 11:38] And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
[Luke 11:39] And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
[Luke 11:40] Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
[Luke 11:41] But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
[Luke 11:42] But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
[Luke 11:43] Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
[Luke 11:44] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
[Luke 11:45] Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
[Luke 11:46] And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
[Luke 11:47] Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
[Luke 11:48] Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
[Luke 11:49] Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
[Luke 11:50] That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
[Luke 11:51] From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
[Luke 11:52] Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
[Luke 11:53] And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
[Luke 11:54] Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
[Luke 12:1] In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
[Luke 12:2] For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
[Luke 12:3] Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
[Luke 12:4] And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
[Luke 12:5] But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
[Luke 12:6] Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
[Luke 12:7] But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[Luke 12:8] Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
[Luke 12:9] But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
[Luke 12:10] And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
[Luke 12:11] And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
[Luke 12:12] For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
[Luke 12:13] And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
[Luke 12:14] And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
[Luke 12:15] And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
[Luke 12:16] And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
[Luke 12:17] And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
[Luke 12:18] And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
[Luke 12:19] And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
[Luke 12:20] But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
[Luke 12:21] So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
[Luke 12:22] And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
[Luke 12:23] The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
[Luke 12:24] Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
[Luke 12:25] And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
[Luke 12:26] If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
[Luke 12:27] Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[Luke 12:28] If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
[Luke 12:29] And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
[Luke 12:30] For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
[Luke 12:31] But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
[Luke 12:32] Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
[Luke 12:33] Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
[Luke 12:34] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
[Luke 12:35] Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
[Luke 12:36] And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
[Luke 12:37] Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
[Luke 12:38] And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
[Luke 12:39] And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
[Luke 12:40] Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
[Luke 12:41] Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
[Luke 12:42] And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
[Luke 12:43] Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
[Luke 12:44] Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
[Luke 12:45] But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
[Luke 12:46] The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
[Luke 12:47] And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
[Luke 12:48] But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
[Luke 12:49] I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
[Luke 12:50] But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
[Luke 12:51] Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
[Luke 12:52] For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
[Luke 12:53] The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[Luke 12:54] And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
[Luke 12:55] And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
[Luke 12:56] Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
[Luke 12:57] Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
[Luke 12:58] When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
[Luke 12:59] I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
[Luke 13:1] There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
[Luke 13:2] And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
[Luke 13:3] I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
[Luke 13:4] Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
[Luke 13:5] I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
[Luke 13:6] He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
[Luke 13:7] Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
[Luke 13:8] And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
[Luke 13:9] And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
[Luke 13:10] And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
[Luke 13:11] And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
[Luke 13:12] And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
[Luke 13:13] And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
[Luke 13:14] And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
[Luke 13:15] The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
[Luke 13:16] And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
[Luke 13:17] And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
[Luke 13:18] Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
[Luke 13:19] It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
[Luke 13:20] And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
[Luke 13:21] It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
[Luke 13:22] And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
[Luke 13:23] Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
[Luke 13:24] Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
[Luke 13:25] When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
[Luke 13:26] Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
[Luke 13:27] But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
[Luke 13:28] There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
[Luke 13:29] And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
[Luke 13:30] And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
[Luke 13:31] The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
[Luke 13:32] And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
[Luke 13:33] Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
[Luke 13:34] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
[Luke 13:35] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[Luke 14:1] And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
[Luke 14:2] And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
[Luke 14:3] And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
[Luke 14:4] And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
[Luke 14:5] And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
[Luke 14:6] And they could not answer him again to these things.
[Luke 14:7] And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
[Luke 14:8] When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
[Luke 14:9] And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
[Luke 14:10] But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
[Luke 14:11] For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
[Luke 14:12] Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
[Luke 14:13] But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
[Luke 14:14] And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
[Luke 14:15] And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
[Luke 14:16] Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
[Luke 14:17] And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
[Luke 14:18] And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
[Luke 14:19] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
[Luke 14:20] And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
[Luke 14:21] So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
[Luke 14:22] And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
[Luke 14:23] And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
[Luke 14:24] For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
[Luke 14:25] And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
[Luke 14:26] If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
[Luke 14:27] And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
[Luke 14:28] For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
[Luke 14:29] Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
[Luke 14:30] Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
[Luke 14:31] Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
[Luke 14:32] Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
[Luke 14:33] So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
[Luke 14:34] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
[Luke 14:35] It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[Luke 15:1] Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
[Luke 15:2] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
[Luke 15:3] And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
[Luke 15:4] What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
[Luke 15:5] And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
[Luke 15:6] And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
[Luke 15:7] I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
[Luke 15:8] Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
[Luke 15:9] And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
[Luke 15:10] Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
[Luke 15:11] And he said, A certain man had two sons:
[Luke 15:12] And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
[Luke 15:13] And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
[Luke 15:14] And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
[Luke 15:15] And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
[Luke 15:16] And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
[Luke 15:17] And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
[Luke 15:18] I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
[Luke 15:19] And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
[Luke 15:20] And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
[Luke 15:21] And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
[Luke 15:22] But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
[Luke 15:23] And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
[Luke 15:24] For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
[Luke 15:25] Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
[Luke 15:26] And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
[Luke 15:27] And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
[Luke 15:28] And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
[Luke 15:29] And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
[Luke 15:30] But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
[Luke 15:31] And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
[Luke 15:32] It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
[Luke 16:1] And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
[Luke 16:2] And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
[Luke 16:3] Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
[Luke 16:4] I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
[Luke 16:5] So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
[Luke 16:6] And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
[Luke 16:7] Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
[Luke 16:8] And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
[Luke 16:9] And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
[Luke 16:10] He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
[Luke 16:11] If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
[Luke 16:12] And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
[Luke 16:13] No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
[Luke 16:14] And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
[Luke 16:15] And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
[Luke 16:16] The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
[Luke 16:17] And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
[Luke 16:18] Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
[Luke 16:19] There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
[Luke 16:20] And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
[Luke 16:21] And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
[Luke 16:22] And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
[Luke 16:23] And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
[Luke 16:24] And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
[Luke 16:25] But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
[Luke 16:26] And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
[Luke 16:27] Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
[Luke 16:28] For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
[Luke 16:29] Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
[Luke 16:30] And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
[Luke 16:31] And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
[Luke 17:1] Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
[Luke 17:2] It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
[Luke 17:3] Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
[Luke 17:4] And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
[Luke 17:5] And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
[Luke 17:6] And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
[Luke 17:7] But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
[Luke 17:8] And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
[Luke 17:9] Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
[Luke 17:10] So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
[Luke 17:11] And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
[Luke 17:12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
[Luke 17:13] And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
[Luke 17:14] And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
[Luke 17:15] And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
[Luke 17:16] And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
[Luke 17:17] And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
[Luke 17:18] There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
[Luke 17:19] And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
[Luke 17:20] And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
[Luke 17:21] Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
[Luke 17:22] And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
[Luke 17:23] And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
[Luke 17:24] For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
[Luke 17:25] But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
[Luke 17:26] And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
[Luke 17:27] They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
[Luke 17:28] Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
[Luke 17:29] But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
[Luke 17:30] Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
[Luke 17:31] In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
[Luke 17:32] Remember Lot's wife.
[Luke 17:33] Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
[Luke 17:34] I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
[Luke 17:35] Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[Luke 17:36] Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[Luke 17:37] And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
[Luke 18:1] And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
[Luke 18:2] Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
[Luke 18:3] And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
[Luke 18:4] And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
[Luke 18:5] Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
[Luke 18:6] And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
[Luke 18:7] And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
[Luke 18:8] I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
[Luke 18:9] And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
[Luke 18:10] Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
[Luke 18:11] The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
[Luke 18:12] I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
[Luke 18:13] And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
[Luke 18:14] I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
[Luke 18:15] And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
[Luke 18:16] But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
[Luke 18:17] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
[Luke 18:18] And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
[Luke 18:19] And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
[Luke 18:20] Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
[Luke 18:21] And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
[Luke 18:22] Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
[Luke 18:23] And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
[Luke 18:24] And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
[Luke 18:25] For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[Luke 18:26] And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
[Luke 18:27] And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
[Luke 18:28] Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
[Luke 18:29] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
[Luke 18:30] Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
[Luke 18:31] Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
[Luke 18:32] For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
[Luke 18:33] And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
[Luke 18:34] And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
[Luke 18:35] And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
[Luke 18:36] And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
[Luke 18:37] And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
[Luke 18:38] And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[Luke 18:39] And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[Luke 18:40] And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
[Luke 18:41] Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
[Luke 18:42] And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
[Luke 18:43] And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
[Luke 19:1] And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
[Luke 19:2] And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
[Luke 19:3] And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
[Luke 19:4] And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
[Luke 19:5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
[Luke 19:6] And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
[Luke 19:7] And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
[Luke 19:8] And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
[Luke 19:9] And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
[Luke 19:10] For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
[Luke 19:11] And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
[Luke 19:12] He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
[Luke 19:13] And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
[Luke 19:14] But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
[Luke 19:15] And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
[Luke 19:16] Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
[Luke 19:17] And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
[Luke 19:18] And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
[Luke 19:19] And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
[Luke 19:20] And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
[Luke 19:21] For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
[Luke 19:22] And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
[Luke 19:23] Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
[Luke 19:24] And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
[Luke 19:25] (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
[Luke 19:26] For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
[Luke 19:27] But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
[Luke 19:28] And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
[Luke 19:29] And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
[Luke 19:30] Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
[Luke 19:31] And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
[Luke 19:32] And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
[Luke 19:33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
[Luke 19:34] And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
[Luke 19:35] And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
[Luke 19:36] And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
[Luke 19:37] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
[Luke 19:38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
[Luke 19:39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
[Luke 19:40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
[Luke 19:41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
[Luke 19:42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
[Luke 19:43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
[Luke 19:44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
[Luke 19:45] And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
[Luke 19:46] Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
[Luke 19:47] And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
[Luke 19:48] And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
[Luke 20:1] And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
[Luke 20:2] And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
[Luke 20:3] And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
[Luke 20:4] The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
[Luke 20:5] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
[Luke 20:6] But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
[Luke 20:7] And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
[Luke 20:8] And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
[Luke 20:9] Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
[Luke 20:10] And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
[Luke 20:11] And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
[Luke 20:12] And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
[Luke 20:13] Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
[Luke 20:14] But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
[Luke 20:15] So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
[Luke 20:16] He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
[Luke 20:17] And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
[Luke 20:18] Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
[Luke 20:19] And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
[Luke 20:20] And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
[Luke 20:21] And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
[Luke 20:22] Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
[Luke 20:23] But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
[Luke 20:24] Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
[Luke 20:25] And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
[Luke 20:26] And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
[Luke 20:27] Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
[Luke 20:28] Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[Luke 20:29] There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
[Luke 20:30] And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
[Luke 20:31] And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
[Luke 20:32] Last of all the woman died also.
[Luke 20:33] Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
[Luke 20:34] And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
[Luke 20:35] But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
[Luke 20:36] Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
[Luke 20:37] Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
[Luke 20:38] For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
[Luke 20:39] Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
[Luke 20:40] And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
[Luke 20:41] And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
[Luke 20:42] And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
[Luke 20:43] Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
[Luke 20:44] David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
[Luke 20:45] Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
[Luke 20:46] Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
[Luke 20:47] Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
[Luke 21:1] And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
[Luke 21:2] And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
[Luke 21:3] And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
[Luke 21:4] For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
[Luke 21:5] And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
[Luke 21:6] As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
[Luke 21:7] And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
[Luke 21:8] And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
[Luke 21:9] But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
[Luke 21:10] Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
[Luke 21:11] And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
[Luke 21:12] But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
[Luke 21:13] And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
[Luke 21:14] Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
[Luke 21:15] For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
[Luke 21:16] And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
[Luke 21:17] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
[Luke 21:18] But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
[Luke 21:19] In your patience possess ye your souls.
[Luke 21:20] And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
[Luke 21:21] Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
[Luke 21:22] For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
[Luke 21:23] But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
[Luke 21:24] And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
[Luke 21:25] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
[Luke 21:26] Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
[Luke 21:27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
[Luke 21:28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
[Luke 21:29] And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
[Luke 21:30] When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
[Luke 21:31] So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
[Luke 21:32] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
[Luke 21:33] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
[Luke 21:34] And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
[Luke 21:35] For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
[Luke 21:36] Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
[Luke 21:37] And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
[Luke 21:38] And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
[Luke 22:1] Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
[Luke 22:2] And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
[Luke 22:3] Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
[Luke 22:4] And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
[Luke 22:5] And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
[Luke 22:6] And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
[Luke 22:7] Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
[Luke 22:8] And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
[Luke 22:9] And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
[Luke 22:10] And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
[Luke 22:11] And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
[Luke 22:12] And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
[Luke 22:13] And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
[Luke 22:14] And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
[Luke 22:15] And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
[Luke 22:16] For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
[Luke 22:17] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
[Luke 22:18] For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
[Luke 22:19] And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
[Luke 22:20] Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
[Luke 22:21] But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
[Luke 22:22] And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
[Luke 22:23] And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
[Luke 22:24] And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
[Luke 22:25] And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
[Luke 22:26] But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
[Luke 22:27] For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
[Luke 22:28] Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
[Luke 22:29] And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
[Luke 22:30] That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
[Luke 22:31] And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
[Luke 22:32] But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
[Luke 22:33] And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
[Luke 22:34] And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
[Luke 22:35] And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
[Luke 22:36] Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
[Luke 22:37] For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
[Luke 22:38] And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
[Luke 22:39] And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
[Luke 22:40] And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
[Luke 22:41] And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
[Luke 22:42] Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
[Luke 22:43] And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
[Luke 22:44] And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
[Luke 22:45] And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
[Luke 22:46] And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
[Luke 22:47] And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
[Luke 22:48] But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
[Luke 22:49] When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
[Luke 22:50] And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
[Luke 22:51] And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
[Luke 22:52] Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
[Luke 22:53] When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
[Luke 22:54] Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
[Luke 22:55] And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
[Luke 22:56] But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
[Luke 22:57] And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
[Luke 22:58] And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
[Luke 22:59] And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.
[Luke 22:60] And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
[Luke 22:61] And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
[Luke 22:62] And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
[Luke 22:63] And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
[Luke 22:64] And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
[Luke 22:65] And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
[Luke 22:66] And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
[Luke 22:67] Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
[Luke 22:68] And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
[Luke 22:69] Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
[Luke 22:70] Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
[Luke 22:71] And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
[Luke 23:1] And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
[Luke 23:2] And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
[Luke 23:3] And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
[Luke 23:4] Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
[Luke 23:5] And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
[Luke 23:6] When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
[Luke 23:7] And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
[Luke 23:8] And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
[Luke 23:9] Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
[Luke 23:10] And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
[Luke 23:11] And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
[Luke 23:12] And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
[Luke 23:13] And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
[Luke 23:14] Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
[Luke 23:15] No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
[Luke 23:16] I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
[Luke 23:17] (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
[Luke 23:18] And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
[Luke 23:19] (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
[Luke 23:20] Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
[Luke 23:21] But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
[Luke 23:22] And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
[Luke 23:23] And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
[Luke 23:24] And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
[Luke 23:25] And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
[Luke 23:26] And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
[Luke 23:27] And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
[Luke 23:28] But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
[Luke 23:29] For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
[Luke 23:30] Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
[Luke 23:31] For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
[Luke 23:32] And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
[Luke 23:33] And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
[Luke 23:34] Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
[Luke 23:35] And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
[Luke 23:36] And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
[Luke 23:37] And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
[Luke 23:38] And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[Luke 23:39] And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
[Luke 23:40] But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
[Luke 23:41] And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
[Luke 23:42] And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
[Luke 23:43] And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
[Luke 23:44] And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
[Luke 23:45] And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
[Luke 23:46] And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
[Luke 23:47] Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
[Luke 23:48] And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
[Luke 23:49] And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
[Luke 23:50] And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
[Luke 23:51] (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
[Luke 23:52] This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
[Luke 23:53] And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
[Luke 23:54] And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
[Luke 23:55] And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
[Luke 23:56] And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
[Luke 24:1] Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
[Luke 24:2] And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
[Luke 24:3] And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
[Luke 24:4] And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
[Luke 24:5] And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
[Luke 24:6] He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
[Luke 24:7] Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
[Luke 24:8] And they remembered his words,
[Luke 24:9] And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
[Luke 24:10] It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
[Luke 24:11] And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
[Luke 24:12] Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
[Luke 24:13] And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
[Luke 24:14] And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
[Luke 24:15] And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
[Luke 24:16] But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
[Luke 24:17] And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
[Luke 24:18] And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
[Luke 24:19] And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
[Luke 24:20] And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
[Luke 24:21] But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
[Luke 24:22] Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
[Luke 24:23] And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
[Luke 24:24] And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
[Luke 24:25] Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
[Luke 24:26] Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
[Luke 24:27] And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
[Luke 24:28] And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
[Luke 24:29] But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
[Luke 24:30] And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
[Luke 24:31] And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
[Luke 24:32] And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
[Luke 24:33] And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
[Luke 24:34] Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
[Luke 24:35] And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
[Luke 24:36] And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
[Luke 24:37] But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
[Luke 24:38] And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
[Luke 24:39] Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
[Luke 24:40] And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
[Luke 24:41] And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
[Luke 24:42] And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
[Luke 24:43] And he took it, and did eat before them.
[Luke 24:44] And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
[Luke 24:45] Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
[Luke 24:46] And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
[Luke 24:47] And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
[Luke 24:48] And ye are witnesses of these things.
[Luke 24:49] And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
[Luke 24:50] And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
[Luke 24:51] And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
[Luke 24:52] And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
[Luke 24:53] And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
[John 1:1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[John 1:2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[John 1:3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
[John 1:4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
[John 1:5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
[John 1:6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
[John 1:7] The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
[John 1:8] He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
[John 1:9] That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
[John 1:10] He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
[John 1:11] He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
[John 1:12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
[John 1:13] Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
[John 1:14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
[John 1:15] John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
[John 1:16] And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
[John 1:17] For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
[John 1:18] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
[John 1:19] And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[John 1:20] And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[John 1:21] And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
[John 1:22] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
[John 1:23] He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
[John 1:24] And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
[John 1:25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
[John 1:26] John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
[John 1:27] He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
[John 1:28] These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
[John 1:29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
[John 1:30] This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
[John 1:31] And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
[John 1:32] And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
[John 1:33] And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
[John 1:34] And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
[John 1:35] Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
[John 1:36] And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
[John 1:37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
[John 1:38] Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
[John 1:39] He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
[John 1:40] One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
[John 1:41] He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
[John 1:42] And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
[John 1:43] The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
[John 1:44] Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
[John 1:45] Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
[John 1:46] And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
[John 1:47] Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
[John 1:48] Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
[John 1:49] Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
[John 1:50] Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
[John 1:51] And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
[John 2:1] And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
[John 2:2] And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
[John 2:3] And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
[John 2:4] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
[John 2:5] His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
[John 2:6] And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
[John 2:7] Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
[John 2:8] And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
[John 2:9] When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
[John 2:10] And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
[John 2:11] This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
[John 2:12] After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
[John 2:13] And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
[John 2:14] And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
[John 2:15] And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
[John 2:16] And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
[John 2:17] And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
[John 2:18] Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
[John 2:19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
[John 2:20] Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
[John 2:21] But he spake of the temple of his body.
[John 2:22] When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
[John 2:23] Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
[John 2:24] But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
[John 2:25] And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
[John 3:1] There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
[John 3:2] The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
[John 3:3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[John 3:4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
[John 3:5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[John 3:6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[John 3:7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
[John 3:8] The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
[John 3:9] Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
[John 3:10] Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
[John 3:11] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
[John 3:12] If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
[John 3:13] And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
[John 3:14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
[John 3:15] That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[John 3:16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
[John 3:17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
[John 3:18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
[John 3:19] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
[John 3:20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
[John 3:21] But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
[John 3:22] After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
[John 3:23] And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
[John 3:24] For John was not yet cast into prison.
[John 3:25] Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
[John 3:26] And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
[John 3:27] John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
[John 3:28] Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
[John 3:29] He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
[John 3:30] He must increase, but I must decrease.
[John 3:31] He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
[John 3:32] And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
[John 3:33] He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
[John 3:34] For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
[John 3:35] The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
[John 3:36] He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
[John 4:1] When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
[John 4:2] (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
[John 4:3] He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
[John 4:4] And he must needs go through Samaria.
[John 4:5] Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[John 4:6] Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
[John 4:7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[John 4:8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
[John 4:9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[John 4:10] Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[John 4:11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[John 4:12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[John 4:13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[John 4:14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[John 4:15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[John 4:16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[John 4:17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[John 4:18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[John 4:19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[John 4:20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
[John 4:21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
[John 4:22] Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
[John 4:23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[John 4:24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
[John 4:25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[John 4:26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
[John 4:27] And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
[John 4:28] The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
[John 4:29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
[John 4:30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
[John 4:31] In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
[John 4:32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
[John 4:33] Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
[John 4:34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
[John 4:35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
[John 4:36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
[John 4:37] And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
[John 4:38] I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
[John 4:39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[John 4:40] So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
[John 4:41] And many more believed because of his own word;
[John 4:42] And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
[John 4:43] Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
[John 4:44] For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
[John 4:45] Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
[John 4:46] So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
[John 4:47] When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
[John 4:48] Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
[John 4:49] The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
[John 4:50] Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
[John 4:51] And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
[John 4:52] Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
[John 4:53] So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
[John 4:54] This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
[John 5:1] After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
[John 5:2] Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
[John 5:3] In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
[John 5:4] For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
[John 5:5] And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
[John 5:6] When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
[John 5:7] The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
[John 5:8] Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
[John 5:9] And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
[John 5:10] The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
[John 5:11] He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
[John 5:12] Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
[John 5:13] And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
[John 5:14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
[John 5:15] The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
[John 5:16] And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
[John 5:17] But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
[John 5:18] Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
[John 5:19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
[John 5:20] For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
[John 5:21] For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
[John 5:22] For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
[John 5:23] That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
[John 5:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
[John 5:25] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
[John 5:26] For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
[John 5:27] And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
[John 5:28] Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
[John 5:29] And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
[John 5:30] I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
[John 5:31] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
[John 5:32] There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
[John 5:33] Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
[John 5:34] But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
[John 5:35] He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
[John 5:36] But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
[John 5:37] And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
[John 5:38] And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
[John 5:39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
[John 5:40] And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
[John 5:41] I receive not honour from men.
[John 5:42] But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
[John 5:43] I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
[John 5:44] How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
[John 5:45] Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
[John 5:46] For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
[John 5:47] But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
[John 6:1] After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
[John 6:2] And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
[John 6:3] And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
[John 6:4] And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
[John 6:5] When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
[John 6:6] And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
[John 6:7] Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
[John 6:8] One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
[John 6:9] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
[John 6:10] And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
[John 6:11] And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
[John 6:12] When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
[John 6:13] Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
[John 6:14] Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
[John 6:15] When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
[John 6:16] And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
[John 6:17] And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
[John 6:18] And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
[John 6:19] So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
[John 6:20] But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
[John 6:21] Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
[John 6:22] The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
[John 6:23] (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
[John 6:24] When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
[John 6:25] And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
[John 6:26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
[John 6:27] Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
[John 6:28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
[John 6:29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
[John 6:30] They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
[John 6:31] Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
[John 6:32] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
[John 6:33] For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
[John 6:34] Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
[John 6:35] And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
[John 6:36] But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
[John 6:37] All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
[John 6:38] For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
[John 6:39] And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
[John 6:40] And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[John 6:41] The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
[John 6:42] And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
[John 6:43] Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
[John 6:44] No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[John 6:45] It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
[John 6:46] Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
[John 6:47] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
[John 6:48] I am that bread of life.
[John 6:49] Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
[John 6:50] This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
[John 6:51] I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
[John 6:52] The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
[John 6:53] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
[John 6:54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
[John 6:55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
[John 6:56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
[John 6:57] As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
[John 6:58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
[John 6:59] These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
[John 6:60] Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
[John 6:61] When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
[John 6:62] What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
[John 6:63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
[John 6:64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
[John 6:65] And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
[John 6:66] From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
[John 6:67] Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
[John 6:68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
[John 6:69] And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
[John 6:70] Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
[John 6:71] He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
[John 7:1] After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
[John 7:2] Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
[John 7:3] His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
[John 7:4] For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
[John 7:5] For neither did his brethren believe in him.
[John 7:6] Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
[John 7:7] The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
[John 7:8] Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
[John 7:9] When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
[John 7:10] But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
[John 7:11] Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
[John 7:12] And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
[John 7:13] Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
[John 7:14] Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
[John 7:15] And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
[John 7:16] Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
[John 7:17] If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
[John 7:18] He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
[John 7:19] Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
[John 7:20] The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
[John 7:21] Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
[John 7:22] Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
[John 7:23] If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
[John 7:24] Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
[John 7:25] Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
[John 7:26] But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
[John 7:27] Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
[John 7:28] Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
[John 7:29] But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
[John 7:30] Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
[John 7:31] And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
[John 7:32] The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
[John 7:33] Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
[John 7:34] Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
[John 7:35] Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
[John 7:36] What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
[John 7:37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
[John 7:38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
[John 7:39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
[John 7:40] Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
[John 7:41] Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
[John 7:42] Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
[John 7:43] So there was a division among the people because of him.
[John 7:44] And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
[John 7:45] Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
[John 7:46] The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
[John 7:47] Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
[John 7:48] Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
[John 7:49] But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
[John 7:50] Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
[John 7:51] Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
[John 7:52] They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
[John 7:53] And every man went unto his own house.
[John 8:1] Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
[John 8:2] And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
[John 8:3] And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
[John 8:4] They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
[John 8:5] Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
[John 8:6] This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
[John 8:7] So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
[John 8:8] And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
[John 8:9] And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
[John 8:10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
[John 8:11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
[John 8:12] Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
[John 8:13] The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
[John 8:14] Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
[John 8:15] Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
[John 8:16] And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
[John 8:17] It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
[John 8:18] I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
[John 8:19] Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
[John 8:20] These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
[John 8:21] Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
[John 8:22] Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
[John 8:23] And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
[John 8:24] I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
[John 8:25] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
[John 8:26] I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
[John 8:27] They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
[John 8:28] Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
[John 8:29] And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
[John 8:30] As he spake these words, many believed on him.
[John 8:31] Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
[John 8:32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
[John 8:33] They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
[John 8:34] Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
[John 8:35] And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
[John 8:36] If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
[John 8:37] I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
[John 8:38] I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
[John 8:39] They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
[John 8:40] But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
[John 8:41] Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
[John 8:42] Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
[John 8:43] Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
[John 8:44] Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
[John 8:45] And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
[John 8:46] Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
[John 8:47] He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
[John 8:48] Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
[John 8:49] Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
[John 8:50] And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
[John 8:51] Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
[John 8:52] Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
[John 8:53] Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
[John 8:54] Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
[John 8:55] Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
[John 8:56] Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
[John 8:57] Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
[John 8:58] Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
[John 8:59] Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
[John 9:1] And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
[John 9:2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
[John 9:3] Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
[John 9:4] I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
[John 9:5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
[John 9:6] When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
[John 9:7] And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
[John 9:8] The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
[John 9:9] Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
[John 9:10] Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
[John 9:11] He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
[John 9:12] Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
[John 9:13] They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
[John 9:14] And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
[John 9:15] Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
[John 9:16] Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
[John 9:17] They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
[John 9:18] But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
[John 9:19] And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
[John 9:20] His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
[John 9:21] But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
[John 9:22] These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
[John 9:23] Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
[John 9:24] Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
[John 9:25] He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
[John 9:26] Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
[John 9:27] He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
[John 9:28] Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
[John 9:29] We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
[John 9:30] The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
[John 9:31] Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
[John 9:32] Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
[John 9:33] If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
[John 9:34] They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
[John 9:35] Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
[John 9:36] He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
[John 9:37] And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
[John 9:38] And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
[John 9:39] And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
[John 9:40] And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
[John 9:41] Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
[John 10:1] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
[John 10:2] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
[John 10:3] To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
[John 10:4] And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
[John 10:5] And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
[John 10:6] This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
[John 10:7] Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
[John 10:8] All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
[John 10:9] I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
[John 10:10] The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
[John 10:11] I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
[John 10:12] But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
[John 10:13] The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
[John 10:14] I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
[John 10:15] As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
[John 10:16] And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
[John 10:17] Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
[John 10:18] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
[John 10:19] There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
[John 10:20] And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
[John 10:21] Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
[John 10:22] And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
[John 10:23] And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
[John 10:24] Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
[John 10:25] Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
[John 10:26] But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
[John 10:27] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
[John 10:28] And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
[John 10:29] My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
[John 10:30] I and my Father are one.
[John 10:31] Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
[John 10:32] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
[John 10:33] The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
[John 10:34] Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
[John 10:35] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
[John 10:36] Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
[John 10:37] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
[John 10:38] But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
[John 10:39] Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
[John 10:40] And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
[John 10:41] And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
[John 10:42] And many believed on him there.
[John 11:1] Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
[John 11:2] (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
[John 11:3] Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
[John 11:4] When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
[John 11:5] Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
[John 11:6] When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
[John 11:7] Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
[John 11:8] His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
[John 11:9] Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
[John 11:10] But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
[John 11:11] These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
[John 11:12] Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
[John 11:13] Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
[John 11:14] Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
[John 11:15] And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
[John 11:16] Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
[John 11:17] Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
[John 11:18] Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
[John 11:19] And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
[John 11:20] Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
[John 11:21] Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
[John 11:22] But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
[John 11:23] Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
[John 11:24] Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
[John 11:25] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
[John 11:26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
[John 11:27] She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
[John 11:28] And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
[John 11:29] As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
[John 11:30] Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
[John 11:31] The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
[John 11:32] Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
[John 11:33] When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
[John 11:34] And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
[John 11:35] Jesus wept.
[John 11:36] Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
[John 11:37] And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
[John 11:38] Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
[John 11:39] Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
[John 11:40] Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
[John 11:41] Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
[John 11:42] And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
[John 11:43] And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
[John 11:44] And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
[John 11:45] Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
[John 11:46] But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
[John 11:47] Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
[John 11:48] If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
[John 11:49] And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
[John 11:50] Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
[John 11:51] And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
[John 11:52] And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
[John 11:53] Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
[John 11:54] Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
[John 11:55] And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
[John 11:56] Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
[John 11:57] Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
[John 12:1] Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
[John 12:2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
[John 12:3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
[John 12:4] Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
[John 12:5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
[John 12:6] This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
[John 12:7] Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
[John 12:8] For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
[John 12:9] Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
[John 12:10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
[John 12:11] Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
[John 12:12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
[John 12:13] Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[John 12:14] And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
[John 12:15] Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
[John 12:16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
[John 12:17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
[John 12:18] For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
[John 12:19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
[John 12:20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
[John 12:21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[John 12:22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
[John 12:23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
[John 12:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
[John 12:25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[John 12:26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
[John 12:27] Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
[John 12:28] Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
[John 12:29] The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
[John 12:30] Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
[John 12:31] Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
[John 12:32] And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
[John 12:33] This he said, signifying what death he should die.
[John 12:34] The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
[John 12:35] Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
[John 12:36] While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
[John 12:37] But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
[John 12:38] That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
[John 12:39] Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
[John 12:40] He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
[John 12:41] These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
[John 12:42] Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
[John 12:43] For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
[John 12:44] Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
[John 12:45] And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
[John 12:46] I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
[John 12:47] And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
[John 12:48] He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
[John 12:49] For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
[John 12:50] And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
[John 13:1] Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
[John 13:2] And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
[John 13:3] Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
[John 13:4] He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
[John 13:5] After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
[John 13:6] Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
[John 13:7] Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
[John 13:8] Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
[John 13:9] Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
[John 13:10] Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
[John 13:11] For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
[John 13:12] So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
[John 13:13] Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
[John 13:14] If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
[John 13:15] For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
[John 13:16] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
[John 13:17] If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
[John 13:18] I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
[John 13:19] Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
[John 13:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
[John 13:21] When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
[John 13:22] Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
[John 13:23] Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
[John 13:24] Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
[John 13:25] He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
[John 13:26] Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
[John 13:27] And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
[John 13:28] Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
[John 13:29] For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
[John 13:30] He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
[John 13:31] Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
[John 13:32] If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
[John 13:33] Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
[John 13:34] A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
[John 13:35] By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
[John 13:36] Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
[John 13:37] Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
[John 13:38] Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
[John 14:1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
[John 14:2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
[John 14:3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
[John 14:4] And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
[John 14:5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
[John 14:6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
[John 14:7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
[John 14:8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
[John 14:9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
[John 14:10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
[John 14:11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
[John 14:12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
[John 14:13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
[John 14:14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
[John 14:15] If ye love me, keep my commandments.
[John 14:16] And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
[John 14:17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
[John 14:18] I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
[John 14:19] Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
[John 14:20] At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
[John 14:21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
[John 14:22] Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
[John 14:23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
[John 14:24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
[John 14:25] These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
[John 14:26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
[John 14:27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
[John 14:28] Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
[John 14:29] And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
[John 14:30] Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
[John 14:31] But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
[John 15:1] I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
[John 15:2] Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
[John 15:3] Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
[John 15:4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
[John 15:5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
[John 15:6] If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
[John 15:7] If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
[John 15:8] Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
[John 15:9] As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
[John 15:10] If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
[John 15:11] These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
[John 15:12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
[John 15:13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
[John 15:14] Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
[John 15:15] Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
[John 15:16] Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
[John 15:17] These things I command you, that ye love one another.
[John 15:18] If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
[John 15:19] If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
[John 15:20] Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
[John 15:21] But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
[John 15:22] If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
[John 15:23] He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
[John 15:24] If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
[John 15:25] But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
[John 15:26] But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
[John 15:27] And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
[John 16:1] These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
[John 16:2] They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
[John 16:3] And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
[John 16:4] But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
[John 16:5] But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
[John 16:6] But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
[John 16:7] Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
[John 16:8] And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
[John 16:9] Of sin, because they believe not on me;
[John 16:10] Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
[John 16:11] Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
[John 16:12] I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
[John 16:13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
[John 16:14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[John 16:15] All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[John 16:16] A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
[John 16:17] Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
[John 16:18] They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
[John 16:19] Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
[John 16:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
[John 16:21] A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
[John 16:22] And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
[John 16:23] And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
[John 16:24] Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
[John 16:25] These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
[John 16:26] At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
[John 16:27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
[John 16:28] I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
[John 16:29] His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
[John 16:30] Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
[John 16:31] Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
[John 16:32] Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
[John 16:33] These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
[John 17:1] These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
[John 17:2] As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
[John 17:3] And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
[John 17:4] I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
[John 17:5] And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
[John 17:6] I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
[John 17:7] Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
[John 17:8] For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
[John 17:9] I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
[John 17:10] And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
[John 17:11] And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
[John 17:12] While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
[John 17:13] And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
[John 17:14] I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
[John 17:15] I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
[John 17:16] They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
[John 17:17] Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
[John 17:18] As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
[John 17:19] And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
[John 17:20] Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
[John 17:21] That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
[John 17:22] And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
[John 17:23] I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
[John 17:24] Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
[John 17:25] O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
[John 17:26] And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
[John 18:1] When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
[John 18:2] And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
[John 18:3] Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
[John 18:4] Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
[John 18:5] They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
[John 18:6] As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
[John 18:7] Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
[John 18:8] Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
[John 18:9] That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
[John 18:10] Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
[John 18:11] Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
[John 18:12] Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
[John 18:13] And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
[John 18:14] Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
[John 18:15] And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
[John 18:16] But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
[John 18:17] Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
[John 18:18] And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
[John 18:19] The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
[John 18:20] Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
[John 18:21] Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
[John 18:22] And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
[John 18:23] Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
[John 18:24] Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
[John 18:25] And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
[John 18:26] One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
[John 18:27] Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
[John 18:28] Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
[John 18:29] Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
[John 18:30] They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
[John 18:31] Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
[John 18:32] That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
[John 18:33] Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
[John 18:34] Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
[John 18:35] Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
[John 18:36] Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
[John 18:37] Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
[John 18:38] Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
[John 18:39] But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
[John 18:40] Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
[John 19:1] Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
[John 19:2] And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
[John 19:3] And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
[John 19:4] Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
[John 19:5] Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
[John 19:6] When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
[John 19:7] The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
[John 19:8] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
[John 19:9] And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
[John 19:10] Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
[John 19:11] Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
[John 19:12] And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
[John 19:13] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
[John 19:14] And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
[John 19:15] But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
[John 19:16] Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
[John 19:17] And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
[John 19:18] Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
[John 19:19] And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[John 19:20] This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
[John 19:21] Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
[John 19:22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
[John 19:23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
[John 19:24] They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
[John 19:25] Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
[John 19:26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
[John 19:27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
[John 19:28] After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
[John 19:29] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
[John 19:30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
[John 19:31] The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
[John 19:32] Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
[John 19:33] But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
[John 19:34] But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
[John 19:35] And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
[John 19:36] For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
[John 19:37] And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
[John 19:38] And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
[John 19:39] And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
[John 19:40] Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
[John 19:41] Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
[John 19:42] There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
[John 20:1] The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
[John 20:2] Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
[John 20:3] Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
[John 20:4] So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
[John 20:5] And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
[John 20:6] Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
[John 20:7] And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
[John 20:8] Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
[John 20:9] For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
[John 20:10] Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
[John 20:11] But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
[John 20:12] And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
[John 20:13] And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my LORD, and I know not where they have laid him.
[John 20:14] And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
[John 20:15] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
[John 20:16] Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
[John 20:17] Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
[John 20:18] Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
[John 20:19] Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
[John 20:20] And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.
[John 20:21] Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
[John 20:22] And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
[John 20:23] Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
[John 20:24] But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
[John 20:25] The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
[John 20:26] And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
[John 20:27] Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
[John 20:28] And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
[John 20:29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
[John 20:30] And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
[John 20:31] But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
[John 21:1] After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
[John 21:2] There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
[John 21:3] Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
[John 21:4] But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
[John 21:5] Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
[John 21:6] And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
[John 21:7] Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
[John 21:8] And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
[John 21:9] As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
[John 21:10] Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
[John 21:11] Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
[John 21:12] Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
[John 21:13] Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
[John 21:14] This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
[John 21:15] So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
[John 21:16] He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
[John 21:17] He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
[John 21:18] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
[John 21:19] This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
[John 21:20] Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
[John 21:21] Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
[John 21:22] Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
[John 21:23] Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
[John 21:24] This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
[John 21:25] And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
[Acts 1:1] The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
[Acts 1:2] Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
[Acts 1:3] To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
[Acts 1:4] And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
[Acts 1:5] For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
[Acts 1:6] When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
[Acts 1:7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
[Acts 1:8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[Acts 1:9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
[Acts 1:10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
[Acts 1:11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
[Acts 1:12] Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
[Acts 1:13] And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
[Acts 1:14] These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
[Acts 1:15] And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
[Acts 1:16] Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
[Acts 1:17] For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
[Acts 1:18] Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
[Acts 1:19] And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
[Acts 1:20] For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
[Acts 1:21] Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
[Acts 1:22] Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
[Acts 1:23] And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
[Acts 1:24] And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
[Acts 1:25] That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
[Acts 1:26] And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
[Acts 2:1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
[Acts 2:2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
[Acts 2:3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
[Acts 2:4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
[Acts 2:5] And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
[Acts 2:6] Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
[Acts 2:7] And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
[Acts 2:8] And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
[Acts 2:9] Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
[Acts 2:10] Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
[Acts 2:11] Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
[Acts 2:12] And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
[Acts 2:13] Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
[Acts 2:14] But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
[Acts 2:15] For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
[Acts 2:16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
[Acts 2:17] And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
[Acts 2:18] And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
[Acts 2:19] And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
[Acts 2:20] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
[Acts 2:21] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[Acts 2:22] Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
[Acts 2:23] Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
[Acts 2:24] Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
[Acts 2:25] For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
[Acts 2:26] Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
[Acts 2:27] Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
[Acts 2:28] Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
[Acts 2:29] Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
[Acts 2:30] Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
[Acts 2:31] He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
[Acts 2:32] This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
[Acts 2:33] Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
[Acts 2:34] For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
[Acts 2:35] Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
[Acts 2:36] Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
[Acts 2:37] Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
[Acts 2:38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 2:39] For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
[Acts 2:40] And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
[Acts 2:41] Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
[Acts 2:42] And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
[Acts 2:43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
[Acts 2:44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
[Acts 2:45] And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
[Acts 2:46] And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
[Acts 2:47] Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
[Acts 3:1] Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
[Acts 3:2] And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
[Acts 3:3] Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
[Acts 3:4] And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
[Acts 3:5] And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
[Acts 3:6] Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
[Acts 3:7] And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
[Acts 3:8] And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
[Acts 3:9] And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
[Acts 3:10] And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
[Acts 3:11] And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
[Acts 3:12] And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
[Acts 3:13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
[Acts 3:14] But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
[Acts 3:15] And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
[Acts 3:16] And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
[Acts 3:17] And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
[Acts 3:18] But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
[Acts 3:19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
[Acts 3:20] And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
[Acts 3:21] Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
[Acts 3:22] For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
[Acts 3:23] And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
[Acts 3:24] Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
[Acts 3:25] Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
[Acts 3:26] Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
[Acts 4:1] And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
[Acts 4:2] Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
[Acts 4:3] And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
[Acts 4:4] Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
[Acts 4:5] And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
[Acts 4:6] And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
[Acts 4:7] And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
[Acts 4:8] Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
[Acts 4:9] If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
[Acts 4:10] Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
[Acts 4:11] This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
[Acts 4:12] Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
[Acts 4:13] Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
[Acts 4:14] And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
[Acts 4:15] But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
[Acts 4:16] Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
[Acts 4:17] But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
[Acts 4:18] And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
[Acts 4:19] But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
[Acts 4:20] For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
[Acts 4:21] So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
[Acts 4:22] For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
[Acts 4:23] And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
[Acts 4:24] And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
[Acts 4:25] Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
[Acts 4:26] The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
[Acts 4:27] For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
[Acts 4:28] For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
[Acts 4:29] And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
[Acts 4:30] By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
[Acts 4:31] And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
[Acts 4:32] And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
[Acts 4:33] And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
[Acts 4:34] Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
[Acts 4:35] And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
[Acts 4:36] And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
[Acts 4:37] Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
[Acts 5:1] But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
[Acts 5:2] And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
[Acts 5:3] But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
[Acts 5:4] Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
[Acts 5:5] And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
[Acts 5:6] And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
[Acts 5:7] And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
[Acts 5:8] And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
[Acts 5:9] Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
[Acts 5:10] Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
[Acts 5:11] And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
[Acts 5:12] And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
[Acts 5:13] And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
[Acts 5:14] And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
[Acts 5:15] Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
[Acts 5:16] There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
[Acts 5:17] Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
[Acts 5:18] And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
[Acts 5:19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
[Acts 5:20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
[Acts 5:21] And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
[Acts 5:22] But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
[Acts 5:23] Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
[Acts 5:24] Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
[Acts 5:25] Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
[Acts 5:26] Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
[Acts 5:27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
[Acts 5:28] Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
[Acts 5:29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
[Acts 5:30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
[Acts 5:31] Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
[Acts 5:32] And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
[Acts 5:33] When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
[Acts 5:34] Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
[Acts 5:35] And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
[Acts 5:36] For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
[Acts 5:37] After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
[Acts 5:38] And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
[Acts 5:39] But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
[Acts 5:40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
[Acts 5:41] And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
[Acts 5:42] And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
[Acts 6:1] And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
[Acts 6:2] Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
[Acts 6:3] Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
[Acts 6:4] But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
[Acts 6:5] And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
[Acts 6:6] Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
[Acts 6:7] And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
[Acts 6:8] And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
[Acts 6:9] Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
[Acts 6:10] And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
[Acts 6:11] Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
[Acts 6:12] And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
[Acts 6:13] And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
[Acts 6:14] For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
[Acts 6:15] And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
[Acts 7:1] Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
[Acts 7:2] And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
[Acts 7:3] And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
[Acts 7:4] Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
[Acts 7:5] And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
[Acts 7:6] And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
[Acts 7:7] And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
[Acts 7:8] And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
[Acts 7:9] And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
[Acts 7:10] And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
[Acts 7:11] Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
[Acts 7:12] But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
[Acts 7:13] And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
[Acts 7:14] Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
[Acts 7:15] So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
[Acts 7:16] And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
[Acts 7:17] But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
[Acts 7:18] Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
[Acts 7:19] The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
[Acts 7:20] In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
[Acts 7:21] And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
[Acts 7:22] And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
[Acts 7:23] And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
[Acts 7:24] And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
[Acts 7:25] For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
[Acts 7:26] And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
[Acts 7:27] But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
[Acts 7:28] Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
[Acts 7:29] Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
[Acts 7:30] And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
[Acts 7:31] When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him,
[Acts 7:32] Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
[Acts 7:33] Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
[Acts 7:34] I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
[Acts 7:35] This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
[Acts 7:36] He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
[Acts 7:37] This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
[Acts 7:38] This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
[Acts 7:39] To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
[Acts 7:40] Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[Acts 7:41] And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
[Acts 7:42] Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
[Acts 7:43] Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
[Acts 7:44] Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
[Acts 7:45] Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
[Acts 7:46] Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
[Acts 7:47] But Solomon built him an house.
[Acts 7:48] Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
[Acts 7:49] Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
[Acts 7:50] Hath not my hand made all these things?
[Acts 7:51] Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
[Acts 7:52] Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
[Acts 7:53] Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
[Acts 7:54] When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
[Acts 7:55] But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
[Acts 7:56] And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
[Acts 7:57] Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
[Acts 7:58] And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
[Acts 7:59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
[Acts 7:60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
[Acts 8:1] And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
[Acts 8:2] And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
[Acts 8:3] As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
[Acts 8:4] Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
[Acts 8:5] Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
[Acts 8:6] And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
[Acts 8:7] For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
[Acts 8:8] And there was great joy in that city.
[Acts 8:9] But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
[Acts 8:10] To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
[Acts 8:11] And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
[Acts 8:12] But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
[Acts 8:13] Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
[Acts 8:14] Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
[Acts 8:15] Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
[Acts 8:16] (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
[Acts 8:17] Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 8:18] And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
[Acts 8:19] Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 8:20] But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
[Acts 8:21] Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
[Acts 8:22] Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
[Acts 8:23] For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
[Acts 8:24] Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
[Acts 8:25] And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
[Acts 8:26] And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
[Acts 8:27] And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
[Acts 8:28] Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
[Acts 8:29] Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
[Acts 8:30] And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
[Acts 8:31] And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
[Acts 8:32] The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
[Acts 8:33] In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
[Acts 8:34] And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
[Acts 8:35] Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
[Acts 8:36] And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
[Acts 8:37] And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
[Acts 8:38] And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
[Acts 8:39] And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
[Acts 8:40] But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
[Acts 9:1] And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
[Acts 9:2] And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
[Acts 9:3] And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
[Acts 9:4] And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
[Acts 9:5] And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
[Acts 9:6] And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
[Acts 9:7] And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
[Acts 9:8] And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
[Acts 9:9] And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
[Acts 9:10] And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
[Acts 9:11] And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
[Acts 9:12] And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
[Acts 9:13] Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
[Acts 9:14] And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
[Acts 9:15] But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
[Acts 9:16] For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
[Acts 9:17] And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 9:18] And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
[Acts 9:19] And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
[Acts 9:20] And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
[Acts 9:21] But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
[Acts 9:22] But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
[Acts 9:23] And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
[Acts 9:24] But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
[Acts 9:25] Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
[Acts 9:26] And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
[Acts 9:27] But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
[Acts 9:28] And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
[Acts 9:29] And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
[Acts 9:30] Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
[Acts 9:31] Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
[Acts 9:32] And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
[Acts 9:33] And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
[Acts 9:34] And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
[Acts 9:35] And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
[Acts 9:36] Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
[Acts 9:37] And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
[Acts 9:38] And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
[Acts 9:39] Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
[Acts 9:40] But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
[Acts 9:41] And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
[Acts 9:42] And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
[Acts 9:43] And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
[Acts 10:1] There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
[Acts 10:2] A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
[Acts 10:3] He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
[Acts 10:4] And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
[Acts 10:5] And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
[Acts 10:6] He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
[Acts 10:7] And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
[Acts 10:8] And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
[Acts 10:9] On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
[Acts 10:10] And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
[Acts 10:11] And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
[Acts 10:12] Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
[Acts 10:13] And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
[Acts 10:14] But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
[Acts 10:15] And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
[Acts 10:16] This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
[Acts 10:17] Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
[Acts 10:18] And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
[Acts 10:19] While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
[Acts 10:20] Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
[Acts 10:21] Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
[Acts 10:22] And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
[Acts 10:23] Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
[Acts 10:24] And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
[Acts 10:25] And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
[Acts 10:26] But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
[Acts 10:27] And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
[Acts 10:28] And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
[Acts 10:29] Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
[Acts 10:30] And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
[Acts 10:31] And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
[Acts 10:32] Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
[Acts 10:33] Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
[Acts 10:34] Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
[Acts 10:35] But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
[Acts 10:36] The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
[Acts 10:37] That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
[Acts 10:38] How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
[Acts 10:39] And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
[Acts 10:40] Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
[Acts 10:41] Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
[Acts 10:42] And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
[Acts 10:43] To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
[Acts 10:44] While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
[Acts 10:45] And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 10:46] For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
[Acts 10:47] Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
[Acts 10:48] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
[Acts 11:1] And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
[Acts 11:2] And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
[Acts 11:3] Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
[Acts 11:4] But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
[Acts 11:5] I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
[Acts 11:6] Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
[Acts 11:7] And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
[Acts 11:8] But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
[Acts 11:9] But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
[Acts 11:10] And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
[Acts 11:11] And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
[Acts 11:12] And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
[Acts 11:13] And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
[Acts 11:14] Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
[Acts 11:15] And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
[Acts 11:16] Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 11:17] Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
[Acts 11:18] When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
[Acts 11:19] Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
[Acts 11:20] And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
[Acts 11:21] And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
[Acts 11:22] Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
[Acts 11:23] Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
[Acts 11:24] For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
[Acts 11:25] Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
[Acts 11:26] And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
[Acts 11:27] And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
[Acts 11:28] And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
[Acts 11:29] Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
[Acts 11:30] Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
[Acts 12:1] Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
[Acts 12:2] And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
[Acts 12:3] And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
[Acts 12:4] And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
[Acts 12:5] Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
[Acts 12:6] And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
[Acts 12:7] And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
[Acts 12:8] And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
[Acts 12:9] And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
[Acts 12:10] When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
[Acts 12:11] And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
[Acts 12:12] And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
[Acts 12:13] And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
[Acts 12:14] And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
[Acts 12:15] And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
[Acts 12:16] But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
[Acts 12:17] But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
[Acts 12:18] Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
[Acts 12:19] And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
[Acts 12:20] And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
[Acts 12:21] And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
[Acts 12:22] And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
[Acts 12:23] And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
[Acts 12:24] But the word of God grew and multiplied.
[Acts 12:25] And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
[Acts 13:1] Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
[Acts 13:2] As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
[Acts 13:3] And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
[Acts 13:4] So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
[Acts 13:5] And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
[Acts 13:6] And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
[Acts 13:7] Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
[Acts 13:8] But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
[Acts 13:9] Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
[Acts 13:10] And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
[Acts 13:11] And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
[Acts 13:12] Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
[Acts 13:13] Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
[Acts 13:14] But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
[Acts 13:15] And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
[Acts 13:16] Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
[Acts 13:17] The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
[Acts 13:18] And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
[Acts 13:19] And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
[Acts 13:20] And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
[Acts 13:21] And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
[Acts 13:22] And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
[Acts 13:23] Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
[Acts 13:24] When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
[Acts 13:25] And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
[Acts 13:26] Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
[Acts 13:27] For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
[Acts 13:28] And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
[Acts 13:29] And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
[Acts 13:30] But God raised him from the dead:
[Acts 13:31] And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
[Acts 13:32] And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
[Acts 13:33] God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
[Acts 13:34] And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
[Acts 13:35] Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
[Acts 13:36] For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
[Acts 13:37] But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
[Acts 13:38] Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
[Acts 13:39] And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
[Acts 13:40] Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
[Acts 13:41] Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
[Acts 13:42] And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
[Acts 13:43] Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
[Acts 13:44] And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
[Acts 13:45] But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
[Acts 13:46] Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
[Acts 13:47] For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
[Acts 13:48] And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
[Acts 13:49] And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
[Acts 13:50] But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
[Acts 13:51] But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
[Acts 13:52] And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
[Acts 14:1] And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
[Acts 14:2] But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
[Acts 14:3] Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
[Acts 14:4] But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
[Acts 14:5] And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
[Acts 14:6] They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
[Acts 14:7] And there they preached the gospel.
[Acts 14:8] And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
[Acts 14:9] The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
[Acts 14:10] Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
[Acts 14:11] And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
[Acts 14:12] And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
[Acts 14:13] Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
[Acts 14:14] Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
[Acts 14:15] And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
[Acts 14:16] Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
[Acts 14:17] Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
[Acts 14:18] And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
[Acts 14:19] And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
[Acts 14:20] Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
[Acts 14:21] And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
[Acts 14:22] Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
[Acts 14:23] And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
[Acts 14:24] And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
[Acts 14:25] And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
[Acts 14:26] And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
[Acts 14:27] And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
[Acts 14:28] And there they abode long time with the disciples.
[Acts 15:1] And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
[Acts 15:2] When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
[Acts 15:3] And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
[Acts 15:4] And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
[Acts 15:5] But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
[Acts 15:6] And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
[Acts 15:7] And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
[Acts 15:8] And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
[Acts 15:9] And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
[Acts 15:10] Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
[Acts 15:11] But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
[Acts 15:12] Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
[Acts 15:13] And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
[Acts 15:14] Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
[Acts 15:15] And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
[Acts 15:16] After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
[Acts 15:17] That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
[Acts 15:18] Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
[Acts 15:19] Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
[Acts 15:20] But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
[Acts 15:21] For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
[Acts 15:22] Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
[Acts 15:23] And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
[Acts 15:24] Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
[Acts 15:25] It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
[Acts 15:26] Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Acts 15:27] We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
[Acts 15:28] For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
[Acts 15:29] That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
[Acts 15:30] So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
[Acts 15:31] Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
[Acts 15:32] And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
[Acts 15:33] And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
[Acts 15:34] Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
[Acts 15:35] Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
[Acts 15:36] And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.
[Acts 15:37] And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
[Acts 15:38] But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
[Acts 15:39] And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
[Acts 15:40] And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
[Acts 15:41] And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
[Acts 16:1] Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
[Acts 16:2] Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
[Acts 16:3] Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
[Acts 16:4] And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
[Acts 16:5] And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
[Acts 16:6] Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
[Acts 16:7] After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
[Acts 16:8] And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
[Acts 16:9] And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
[Acts 16:10] And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
[Acts 16:11] Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
[Acts 16:12] And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
[Acts 16:13] And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
[Acts 16:14] And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
[Acts 16:15] And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
[Acts 16:16] And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
[Acts 16:17] The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
[Acts 16:18] And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
[Acts 16:19] And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
[Acts 16:20] And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
[Acts 16:21] And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
[Acts 16:22] And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
[Acts 16:23] And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
[Acts 16:24] Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
[Acts 16:25] And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
[Acts 16:26] And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
[Acts 16:27] And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
[Acts 16:28] But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
[Acts 16:29] Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
[Acts 16:30] And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
[Acts 16:31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
[Acts 16:32] And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
[Acts 16:33] And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
[Acts 16:34] And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
[Acts 16:35] And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
[Acts 16:36] And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
[Acts 16:37] But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
[Acts 16:38] And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
[Acts 16:39] And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
[Acts 16:40] And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
[Acts 17:1] Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
[Acts 17:2] And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
[Acts 17:3] Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
[Acts 17:4] And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
[Acts 17:5] But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
[Acts 17:6] And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
[Acts 17:7] Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
[Acts 17:8] And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
[Acts 17:9] And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
[Acts 17:10] And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
[Acts 17:11] These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
[Acts 17:12] Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
[Acts 17:13] But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
[Acts 17:14] And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
[Acts 17:15] And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
[Acts 17:16] Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
[Acts 17:17] Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
[Acts 17:18] Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
[Acts 17:19] And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
[Acts 17:20] For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
[Acts 17:21] (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
[Acts 17:22] Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
[Acts 17:23] For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
[Acts 17:24] God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
[Acts 17:25] Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
[Acts 17:26] And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
[Acts 17:27] That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
[Acts 17:28] For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
[Acts 17:29] Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
[Acts 17:30] And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
[Acts 17:31] Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
[Acts 17:32] And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
[Acts 17:33] So Paul departed from among them.
[Acts 17:34] Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
[Acts 18:1] After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
[Acts 18:2] And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
[Acts 18:3] And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
[Acts 18:4] And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
[Acts 18:5] And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
[Acts 18:6] And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
[Acts 18:7] And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
[Acts 18:8] And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
[Acts 18:9] Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
[Acts 18:10] For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
[Acts 18:11] And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
[Acts 18:12] And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
[Acts 18:13] Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
[Acts 18:14] And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
[Acts 18:15] But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
[Acts 18:16] And he drave them from the judgment seat.
[Acts 18:17] Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
[Acts 18:18] And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
[Acts 18:19] And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
[Acts 18:20] When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
[Acts 18:21] But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
[Acts 18:22] And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
[Acts 18:23] And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
[Acts 18:24] And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
[Acts 18:25] This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
[Acts 18:26] And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
[Acts 18:27] And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
[Acts 18:28] For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
[Acts 19:1] And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
[Acts 19:2] He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
[Acts 19:3] And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
[Acts 19:4] Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
[Acts 19:5] When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
[Acts 19:6] And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
[Acts 19:7] And all the men were about twelve.
[Acts 19:8] And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
[Acts 19:9] But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
[Acts 19:10] And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
[Acts 19:11] And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
[Acts 19:12] So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
[Acts 19:13] Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
[Acts 19:14] And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
[Acts 19:15] And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
[Acts 19:16] And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
[Acts 19:17] And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
[Acts 19:18] And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
[Acts 19:19] Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
[Acts 19:20] So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
[Acts 19:21] After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
[Acts 19:22] So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
[Acts 19:23] And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
[Acts 19:24] For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
[Acts 19:25] Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
[Acts 19:26] Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
[Acts 19:27] So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
[Acts 19:28] And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
[Acts 19:29] And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
[Acts 19:30] And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
[Acts 19:31] And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
[Acts 19:32] Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
[Acts 19:33] And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
[Acts 19:34] But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
[Acts 19:35] And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
[Acts 19:36] Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
[Acts 19:37] For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
[Acts 19:38] Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
[Acts 19:39] But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
[Acts 19:40] For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
[Acts 19:41] And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
[Acts 20:1] And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
[Acts 20:2] And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
[Acts 20:3] And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
[Acts 20:4] And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
[Acts 20:5] These going before tarried for us at Troas.
[Acts 20:6] And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
[Acts 20:7] And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
[Acts 20:8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
[Acts 20:9] And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
[Acts 20:10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
[Acts 20:11] When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
[Acts 20:12] And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
[Acts 20:13] And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
[Acts 20:14] And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
[Acts 20:15] And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
[Acts 20:16] For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
[Acts 20:17] And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
[Acts 20:18] And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
[Acts 20:19] Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
[Acts 20:20] And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
[Acts 20:21] Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Acts 20:22] And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
[Acts 20:23] Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
[Acts 20:24] But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
[Acts 20:25] And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
[Acts 20:26] Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
[Acts 20:27] For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
[Acts 20:28] Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
[Acts 20:29] For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
[Acts 20:30] Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
[Acts 20:31] Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
[Acts 20:32] And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
[Acts 20:33] I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
[Acts 20:34] Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
[Acts 20:35] I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
[Acts 20:36] And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
[Acts 20:37] And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
[Acts 20:38] Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
[Acts 21:1] And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
[Acts 21:2] And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
[Acts 21:3] Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
[Acts 21:4] And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
[Acts 21:5] And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
[Acts 21:6] And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
[Acts 21:7] And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
[Acts 21:8] And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
[Acts 21:9] And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
[Acts 21:10] And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
[Acts 21:11] And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
[Acts 21:12] And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
[Acts 21:13] Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
[Acts 21:14] And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
[Acts 21:15] And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
[Acts 21:16] There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
[Acts 21:17] And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
[Acts 21:18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
[Acts 21:19] And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
[Acts 21:20] And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
[Acts 21:21] And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
[Acts 21:22] What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
[Acts 21:23] Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
[Acts 21:24] Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
[Acts 21:25] As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
[Acts 21:26] Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
[Acts 21:27] And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
[Acts 21:28] Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
[Acts 21:29] (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
[Acts 21:30] And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
[Acts 21:31] And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
[Acts 21:32] Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
[Acts 21:33] Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
[Acts 21:34] And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
[Acts 21:35] And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
[Acts 21:36] For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
[Acts 21:37] And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
[Acts 21:38] Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
[Acts 21:39] But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
[Acts 21:40] And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
[Acts 22:1] Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
[Acts 22:2] (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
[Acts 22:3] I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
[Acts 22:4] And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
[Acts 22:5] As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
[Acts 22:6] And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
[Acts 22:7] And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
[Acts 22:8] And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
[Acts 22:9] And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
[Acts 22:10] And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
[Acts 22:11] And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
[Acts 22:12] And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
[Acts 22:13] Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
[Acts 22:14] And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
[Acts 22:15] For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
[Acts 22:16] And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
[Acts 22:17] And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
[Acts 22:18] And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
[Acts 22:19] And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
[Acts 22:20] And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
[Acts 22:21] And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
[Acts 22:22] And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
[Acts 22:23] And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
[Acts 22:24] The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
[Acts 22:25] And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
[Acts 22:26] When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
[Acts 22:27] Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
[Acts 22:28] And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
[Acts 22:29] Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
[Acts 22:30] On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
[Acts 23:1] And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
[Acts 23:2] And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
[Acts 23:3] Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
[Acts 23:4] And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
[Acts 23:5] Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
[Acts 23:6] But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
[Acts 23:7] And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
[Acts 23:8] For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
[Acts 23:9] And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
[Acts 23:10] And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
[Acts 23:11] And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
[Acts 23:12] And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
[Acts 23:13] And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
[Acts 23:14] And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
[Acts 23:15] Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
[Acts 23:16] And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
[Acts 23:17] Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
[Acts 23:18] So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
[Acts 23:19] Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
[Acts 23:20] And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
[Acts 23:21] But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
[Acts 23:22] So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
[Acts 23:23] And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
[Acts 23:24] And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
[Acts 23:25] And he wrote a letter after this manner:
[Acts 23:26] Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
[Acts 23:27] This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
[Acts 23:28] And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
[Acts 23:29] Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
[Acts 23:30] And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
[Acts 23:31] Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
[Acts 23:32] On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
[Acts 23:33] Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
[Acts 23:34] And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
[Acts 23:35] I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
[Acts 24:1] And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
[Acts 24:2] And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
[Acts 24:3] We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
[Acts 24:4] Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
[Acts 24:5] For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
[Acts 24:6] Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
[Acts 24:7] But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
[Acts 24:8] Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
[Acts 24:9] And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
[Acts 24:10] Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
[Acts 24:11] Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
[Acts 24:12] And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
[Acts 24:13] Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
[Acts 24:14] But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
[Acts 24:15] And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
[Acts 24:16] And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
[Acts 24:17] Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
[Acts 24:18] Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
[Acts 24:19] Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
[Acts 24:20] Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
[Acts 24:21] Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
[Acts 24:22] And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
[Acts 24:23] And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
[Acts 24:24] And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
[Acts 24:25] And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
[Acts 24:26] He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
[Acts 24:27] But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
[Acts 25:1] Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
[Acts 25:2] Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
[Acts 25:3] And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
[Acts 25:4] But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
[Acts 25:5] Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
[Acts 25:6] And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
[Acts 25:7] And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
[Acts 25:8] While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
[Acts 25:9] But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
[Acts 25:10] Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
[Acts 25:11] For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
[Acts 25:12] Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
[Acts 25:13] And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
[Acts 25:14] And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
[Acts 25:15] About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
[Acts 25:16] To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
[Acts 25:17] Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
[Acts 25:18] Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
[Acts 25:19] But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
[Acts 25:20] And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
[Acts 25:21] But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
[Acts 25:22] Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
[Acts 25:23] And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
[Acts 25:24] And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
[Acts 25:25] But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
[Acts 25:26] Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
[Acts 25:27] For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
[Acts 26:1] Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
[Acts 26:2] I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
[Acts 26:3] Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
[Acts 26:4] My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
[Acts 26:5] Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
[Acts 26:6] And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
[Acts 26:7] Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
[Acts 26:8] Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
[Acts 26:9] I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
[Acts 26:10] Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
[Acts 26:11] And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
[Acts 26:12] Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
[Acts 26:13] At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
[Acts 26:14] And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
[Acts 26:15] And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
[Acts 26:16] But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
[Acts 26:17] Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
[Acts 26:18] To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
[Acts 26:19] Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
[Acts 26:20] But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
[Acts 26:21] For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
[Acts 26:22] Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
[Acts 26:23] That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
[Acts 26:24] And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
[Acts 26:25] But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
[Acts 26:26] For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
[Acts 26:27] King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
[Acts 26:28] Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
[Acts 26:29] And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
[Acts 26:30] And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
[Acts 26:31] And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
[Acts 26:32] Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
[Acts 27:1] And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
[Acts 27:2] And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
[Acts 27:3] And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
[Acts 27:4] And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
[Acts 27:5] And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
[Acts 27:6] And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
[Acts 27:7] And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
[Acts 27:8] And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
[Acts 27:9] Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
[Acts 27:10] And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
[Acts 27:11] Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
[Acts 27:12] And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
[Acts 27:13] And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
[Acts 27:14] But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
[Acts 27:15] And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
[Acts 27:16] And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
[Acts 27:17] Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
[Acts 27:18] And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
[Acts 27:19] And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
[Acts 27:20] And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
[Acts 27:21] But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
[Acts 27:22] And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
[Acts 27:23] For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
[Acts 27:24] Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
[Acts 27:25] Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
[Acts 27:26] Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
[Acts 27:27] But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
[Acts 27:28] And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
[Acts 27:29] Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
[Acts 27:30] And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
[Acts 27:31] Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
[Acts 27:32] Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
[Acts 27:33] And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
[Acts 27:34] Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
[Acts 27:35] And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
[Acts 27:36] Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
[Acts 27:37] And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
[Acts 27:38] And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
[Acts 27:39] And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
[Acts 27:40] And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
[Acts 27:41] And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
[Acts 27:42] And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
[Acts 27:43] But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
[Acts 27:44] And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
[Acts 28:1] And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
[Acts 28:2] And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
[Acts 28:3] And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
[Acts 28:4] And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
[Acts 28:5] And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
[Acts 28:6] Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
[Acts 28:7] In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
[Acts 28:8] And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
[Acts 28:9] So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
[Acts 28:10] Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
[Acts 28:11] And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
[Acts 28:12] And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
[Acts 28:13] And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
[Acts 28:14] Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
[Acts 28:15] And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
[Acts 28:16] And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
[Acts 28:17] And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
[Acts 28:18] Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
[Acts 28:19] But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
[Acts 28:20] For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
[Acts 28:21] And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
[Acts 28:22] But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
[Acts 28:23] And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
[Acts 28:24] And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
[Acts 28:25] And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
[Acts 28:26] Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
[Acts 28:27] For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
[Acts 28:28] Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
[Acts 28:29] And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
[Acts 28:30] And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
[Acts 28:31] Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
[Romans 1:1] Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
[Romans 1:2] (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
[Romans 1:3] Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
[Romans 1:4] And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
[Romans 1:5] By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
[Romans 1:6] Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
[Romans 1:7] To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Romans 1:8] First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
[Romans 1:9] For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
[Romans 1:10] Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
[Romans 1:11] For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
[Romans 1:12] That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
[Romans 1:13] Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
[Romans 1:14] I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
[Romans 1:15] So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
[Romans 1:16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[Romans 1:17] For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
[Romans 1:18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
[Romans 1:19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
[Romans 1:20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
[Romans 1:21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
[Romans 1:22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
[Romans 1:23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
[Romans 1:24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
[Romans 1:25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
[Romans 1:26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
[Romans 1:27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
[Romans 1:28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
[Romans 1:29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
[Romans 1:30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
[Romans 1:31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
[Romans 1:32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
[Romans 2:1] Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
[Romans 2:2] But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
[Romans 2:3] And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
[Romans 2:4] Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
[Romans 2:5] But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
[Romans 2:6] Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
[Romans 2:7] To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
[Romans 2:8] But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
[Romans 2:9] Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
[Romans 2:10] But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
[Romans 2:11] For there is no respect of persons with God.
[Romans 2:12] For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
[Romans 2:13] (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
[Romans 2:14] For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
[Romans 2:15] Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
[Romans 2:16] In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
[Romans 2:17] Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
[Romans 2:18] And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
[Romans 2:19] And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
[Romans 2:20] An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
[Romans 2:21] Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
[Romans 2:22] Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
[Romans 2:23] Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
[Romans 2:24] For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
[Romans 2:25] For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
[Romans 2:26] Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
[Romans 2:27] And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
[Romans 2:28] For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
[Romans 2:29] But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
[Romans 3:1] What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
[Romans 3:2] Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
[Romans 3:3] For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
[Romans 3:4] God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
[Romans 3:5] But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
[Romans 3:6] God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
[Romans 3:7] For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
[Romans 3:8] And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
[Romans 3:9] What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
[Romans 3:10] As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
[Romans 3:11] There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
[Romans 3:12] They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
[Romans 3:13] Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
[Romans 3:14] Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
[Romans 3:15] Their feet are swift to shed blood:
[Romans 3:16] Destruction and misery are in their ways:
[Romans 3:17] And the way of peace have they not known:
[Romans 3:18] There is no fear of God before their eyes.
[Romans 3:19] Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
[Romans 3:20] Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
[Romans 3:21] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[Romans 3:22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[Romans 3:23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[Romans 3:24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[Romans 3:25] Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
[Romans 3:26] To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
[Romans 3:27] Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
[Romans 3:28] Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
[Romans 3:29] Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
[Romans 3:30] Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
[Romans 3:31] Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
[Romans 4:1] What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
[Romans 4:2] For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
[Romans 4:3] For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
[Romans 4:4] Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
[Romans 4:5] But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
[Romans 4:6] Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
[Romans 4:7] Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
[Romans 4:8] Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
[Romans 4:9] Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
[Romans 4:10] How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
[Romans 4:11] And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
[Romans 4:12] And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
[Romans 4:13] For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
[Romans 4:14] For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
[Romans 4:15] Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
[Romans 4:16] Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
[Romans 4:17] (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
[Romans 4:18] Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
[Romans 4:19] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
[Romans 4:20] He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
[Romans 4:21] And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
[Romans 4:22] And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
[Romans 4:23] Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
[Romans 4:24] But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
[Romans 4:25] Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
[Romans 5:1] Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
[Romans 5:2] By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
[Romans 5:3] And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
[Romans 5:4] And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
[Romans 5:5] And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
[Romans 5:6] For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
[Romans 5:7] For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
[Romans 5:8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[Romans 5:9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
[Romans 5:10] For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
[Romans 5:11] And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
[Romans 5:12] Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
[Romans 5:13] (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
[Romans 5:14] Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
[Romans 5:15] But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
[Romans 5:16] And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
[Romans 5:17] For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
[Romans 5:18] Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
[Romans 5:19] For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
[Romans 5:20] Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
[Romans 5:21] That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
[Romans 6:1] What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
[Romans 6:2] God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
[Romans 6:3] Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
[Romans 6:4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
[Romans 6:5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
[Romans 6:6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
[Romans 6:7] For he that is dead is freed from sin.
[Romans 6:8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
[Romans 6:9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
[Romans 6:10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
[Romans 6:11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[Romans 6:12] Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
[Romans 6:13] Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
[Romans 6:14] For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
[Romans 6:15] What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
[Romans 6:16] Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
[Romans 6:17] But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
[Romans 6:18] Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
[Romans 6:19] I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
[Romans 6:20] For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
[Romans 6:21] What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
[Romans 6:22] But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
[Romans 6:23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[Romans 7:1] Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
[Romans 7:2] For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
[Romans 7:3] So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
[Romans 7:4] Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
[Romans 7:5] For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
[Romans 7:6] But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
[Romans 7:7] What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
[Romans 7:8] But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
[Romans 7:9] For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
[Romans 7:10] And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
[Romans 7:11] For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
[Romans 7:12] Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
[Romans 7:13] Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
[Romans 7:14] For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
[Romans 7:15] For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
[Romans 7:16] If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
[Romans 7:17] Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[Romans 7:18] For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
[Romans 7:19] For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
[Romans 7:20] Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[Romans 7:21] I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
[Romans 7:22] For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
[Romans 7:23] But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
[Romans 7:24] O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
[Romans 7:25] I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
[Romans 8:1] There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
[Romans 8:2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
[Romans 8:3] For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
[Romans 8:4] That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
[Romans 8:5] For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
[Romans 8:6] For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
[Romans 8:7] Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
[Romans 8:8] So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
[Romans 8:9] But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
[Romans 8:10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
[Romans 8:11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
[Romans 8:12] Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
[Romans 8:13] For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
[Romans 8:14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
[Romans 8:15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
[Romans 8:16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
[Romans 8:17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
[Romans 8:18] For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
[Romans 8:19] For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
[Romans 8:20] For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
[Romans 8:21] Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
[Romans 8:22] For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
[Romans 8:23] And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
[Romans 8:24] For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
[Romans 8:25] But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
[Romans 8:26] Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
[Romans 8:27] And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
[Romans 8:28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
[Romans 8:29] For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
[Romans 8:30] Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
[Romans 8:31] What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
[Romans 8:32] He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
[Romans 8:33] Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
[Romans 8:34] Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
[Romans 8:35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
[Romans 8:36] As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
[Romans 8:37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
[Romans 8:38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[Romans 8:39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[Romans 9:1] I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
[Romans 9:2] That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
[Romans 9:3] For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
[Romans 9:4] Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
[Romans 9:5] Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
[Romans 9:6] Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
[Romans 9:7] Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
[Romans 9:8] That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
[Romans 9:9] For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
[Romans 9:10] And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
[Romans 9:11] (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
[Romans 9:12] It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
[Romans 9:13] As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
[Romans 9:14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
[Romans 9:15] For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
[Romans 9:16] So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
[Romans 9:17] For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
[Romans 9:18] Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
[Romans 9:19] Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
[Romans 9:20] Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
[Romans 9:21] Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
[Romans 9:22] What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
[Romans 9:23] And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
[Romans 9:24] Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
[Romans 9:25] As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
[Romans 9:26] And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
[Romans 9:27] Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
[Romans 9:28] For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
[Romans 9:29] And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
[Romans 9:30] What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
[Romans 9:31] But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
[Romans 9:32] Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
[Romans 9:33] As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[Romans 10:1] Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
[Romans 10:2] For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
[Romans 10:3] For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
[Romans 10:4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
[Romans 10:5] For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
[Romans 10:6] But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
[Romans 10:7] Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
[Romans 10:8] But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
[Romans 10:9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[Romans 10:10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[Romans 10:11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[Romans 10:12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
[Romans 10:13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[Romans 10:14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
[Romans 10:15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
[Romans 10:16] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
[Romans 10:17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
[Romans 10:18] But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
[Romans 10:19] But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
[Romans 10:20] But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
[Romans 10:21] But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
[Romans 11:1] I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
[Romans 11:2] God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
[Romans 11:3] Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
[Romans 11:4] But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
[Romans 11:5] Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
[Romans 11:6] And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
[Romans 11:7] What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
[Romans 11:8] (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
[Romans 11:9] And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
[Romans 11:10] Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
[Romans 11:11] I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
[Romans 11:12] Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
[Romans 11:13] For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
[Romans 11:14] If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
[Romans 11:15] For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
[Romans 11:16] For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
[Romans 11:17] And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
[Romans 11:18] Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
[Romans 11:19] Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
[Romans 11:20] Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
[Romans 11:21] For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
[Romans 11:22] Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
[Romans 11:23] And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
[Romans 11:24] For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
[Romans 11:25] For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
[Romans 11:26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
[Romans 11:27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
[Romans 11:28] As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
[Romans 11:29] For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
[Romans 11:30] For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
[Romans 11:31] Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
[Romans 11:32] For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
[Romans 11:33] O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
[Romans 11:34] For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
[Romans 11:35] Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
[Romans 11:36] For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
[Romans 12:1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
[Romans 12:2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
[Romans 12:3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
[Romans 12:4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
[Romans 12:5] So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
[Romans 12:6] Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
[Romans 12:7] Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
[Romans 12:8] Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
[Romans 12:9] Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
[Romans 12:10] Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
[Romans 12:11] Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
[Romans 12:12] Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
[Romans 12:13] Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
[Romans 12:14] Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
[Romans 12:15] Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
[Romans 12:16] Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
[Romans 12:17] Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
[Romans 12:18] If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
[Romans 12:19] Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
[Romans 12:20] Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
[Romans 12:21] Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
[Romans 13:1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
[Romans 13:2] Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
[Romans 13:3] For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
[Romans 13:4] For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
[Romans 13:5] Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
[Romans 13:6] For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
[Romans 13:7] Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
[Romans 13:8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
[Romans 13:9] For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[Romans 13:10] Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
[Romans 13:11] And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
[Romans 13:12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
[Romans 13:13] Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
[Romans 13:14] But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
[Romans 14:1] Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
[Romans 14:2] For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
[Romans 14:3] Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
[Romans 14:4] Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
[Romans 14:5] One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
[Romans 14:6] He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
[Romans 14:7] For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
[Romans 14:8] For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
[Romans 14:9] For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
[Romans 14:10] But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
[Romans 14:11] For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
[Romans 14:12] So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
[Romans 14:13] Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
[Romans 14:14] I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
[Romans 14:15] But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
[Romans 14:16] Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
[Romans 14:17] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
[Romans 14:18] For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
[Romans 14:19] Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
[Romans 14:20] For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
[Romans 14:21] It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
[Romans 14:22] Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
[Romans 14:23] And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
[Romans 15:1] We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
[Romans 15:2] Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
[Romans 15:3] For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
[Romans 15:4] For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
[Romans 15:5] Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
[Romans 15:6] That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Romans 15:7] Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
[Romans 15:8] Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
[Romans 15:9] And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
[Romans 15:10] And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
[Romans 15:11] And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
[Romans 15:12] And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
[Romans 15:13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
[Romans 15:14] And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
[Romans 15:15] Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
[Romans 15:16] That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
[Romans 15:17] I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
[Romans 15:18] For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
[Romans 15:19] Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
[Romans 15:20] Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
[Romans 15:21] But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
[Romans 15:22] For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
[Romans 15:23] But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
[Romans 15:24] Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
[Romans 15:25] But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
[Romans 15:26] For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
[Romans 15:27] It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
[Romans 15:28] When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
[Romans 15:29] And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
[Romans 15:30] Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
[Romans 15:31] That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
[Romans 15:32] That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
[Romans 15:33] Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
[Romans 16:1] I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
[Romans 16:2] That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
[Romans 16:3] Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
[Romans 16:4] Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
[Romans 16:5] Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
[Romans 16:6] Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.
[Romans 16:7] Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
[Romans 16:8] Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
[Romans 16:9] Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
[Romans 16:10] Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household.
[Romans 16:11] Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
[Romans 16:12] Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
[Romans 16:13] Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
[Romans 16:14] Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
[Romans 16:15] Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
[Romans 16:16] Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
[Romans 16:17] Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
[Romans 16:18] For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
[Romans 16:19] For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
[Romans 16:20] And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
[Romans 16:21] Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
[Romans 16:22] I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
[Romans 16:23] Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
[Romans 16:24] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[Romans 16:25] Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
[Romans 16:26] But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
[Romans 16:27] To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
[1 Corinthians 1:1] Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
[1 Corinthians 1:2] Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
[1 Corinthians 1:3] Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1 Corinthians 1:4] I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
[1 Corinthians 1:5] That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
[1 Corinthians 1:6] Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
[1 Corinthians 1:7] So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[1 Corinthians 1:8] Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1 Corinthians 1:9] God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
[1 Corinthians 1:10] Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
[1 Corinthians 1:11] For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
[1 Corinthians 1:12] Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
[1 Corinthians 1:13] Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
[1 Corinthians 1:14] I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
[1 Corinthians 1:15] Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
[1 Corinthians 1:16] And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
[1 Corinthians 1:17] For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
[1 Corinthians 1:18] For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
[1 Corinthians 1:19] For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
[1 Corinthians 1:20] Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
[1 Corinthians 1:21] For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
[1 Corinthians 1:22] For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
[1 Corinthians 1:23] But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
[1 Corinthians 1:24] But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
[1 Corinthians 1:25] Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
[1 Corinthians 1:26] For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
[1 Corinthians 1:27] But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
[1 Corinthians 1:28] And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
[1 Corinthians 1:29] That no flesh should glory in his presence.
[1 Corinthians 1:30] But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
[1 Corinthians 1:31] That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 2:1] And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
[1 Corinthians 2:2] For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
[1 Corinthians 2:3] And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
[1 Corinthians 2:4] And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
[1 Corinthians 2:5] That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
[1 Corinthians 2:6] Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
[1 Corinthians 2:7] But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
[1 Corinthians 2:8] Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
[1 Corinthians 2:9] But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
[1 Corinthians 2:10] But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
[1 Corinthians 2:11] For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
[1 Corinthians 2:12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
[1 Corinthians 2:13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
[1 Corinthians 2:14] But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
[1 Corinthians 2:15] But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
[1 Corinthians 2:16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
[1 Corinthians 3:1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
[1 Corinthians 3:2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
[1 Corinthians 3:3] For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
[1 Corinthians 3:4] For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
[1 Corinthians 3:5] Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
[1 Corinthians 3:6] I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
[1 Corinthians 3:7] So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
[1 Corinthians 3:8] Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
[1 Corinthians 3:9] For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
[1 Corinthians 3:10] According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
[1 Corinthians 3:11] For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[1 Corinthians 3:12] Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
[1 Corinthians 3:13] Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
[1 Corinthians 3:14] If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
[1 Corinthians 3:15] If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
[1 Corinthians 3:16] Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
[1 Corinthians 3:17] If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
[1 Corinthians 3:18] Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
[1 Corinthians 3:19] For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
[1 Corinthians 3:20] And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
[1 Corinthians 3:21] Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
[1 Corinthians 3:22] Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
[1 Corinthians 3:23] And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
[1 Corinthians 4:1] Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
[1 Corinthians 4:2] Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
[1 Corinthians 4:3] But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
[1 Corinthians 4:4] For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 4:5] Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
[1 Corinthians 4:6] And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
[1 Corinthians 4:7] For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
[1 Corinthians 4:8] Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
[1 Corinthians 4:9] For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
[1 Corinthians 4:10] We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
[1 Corinthians 4:11] Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
[1 Corinthians 4:12] And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
[1 Corinthians 4:13] Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
[1 Corinthians 4:14] I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
[1 Corinthians 4:15] For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
[1 Corinthians 4:16] Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
[1 Corinthians 4:17] For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
[1 Corinthians 4:18] Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
[1 Corinthians 4:19] But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
[1 Corinthians 4:20] For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
[1 Corinthians 4:21] What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
[1 Corinthians 5:1] It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
[1 Corinthians 5:2] And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
[1 Corinthians 5:3] For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
[1 Corinthians 5:4] In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[1 Corinthians 5:5] To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
[1 Corinthians 5:6] Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
[1 Corinthians 5:7] Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
[1 Corinthians 5:8] Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
[1 Corinthians 5:9] I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
[1 Corinthians 5:10] Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
[1 Corinthians 5:11] But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
[1 Corinthians 5:12] For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
[1 Corinthians 5:13] But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
[1 Corinthians 6:1] Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
[1 Corinthians 6:2] Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
[1 Corinthians 6:3] Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
[1 Corinthians 6:4] If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
[1 Corinthians 6:5] I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
[1 Corinthians 6:6] But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
[1 Corinthians 6:7] Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
[1 Corinthians 6:8] Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
[1 Corinthians 6:9] Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
[1 Corinthians 6:10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
[1 Corinthians 6:11] And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
[1 Corinthians 6:12] All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
[1 Corinthians 6:13] Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
[1 Corinthians 6:14] And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
[1 Corinthians 6:15] Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
[1 Corinthians 6:16] What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
[1 Corinthians 6:17] But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
[1 Corinthians 6:18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
[1 Corinthians 6:19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
[1 Corinthians 6:20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
[1 Corinthians 7:1] Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
[1 Corinthians 7:2] Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
[1 Corinthians 7:3] Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
[1 Corinthians 7:4] The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
[1 Corinthians 7:5] Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
[1 Corinthians 7:6] But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
[1 Corinthians 7:7] For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
[1 Corinthians 7:8] I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
[1 Corinthians 7:9] But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
[1 Corinthians 7:10] And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
[1 Corinthians 7:11] But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
[1 Corinthians 7:12] But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
[1 Corinthians 7:13] And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
[1 Corinthians 7:14] For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
[1 Corinthians 7:15] But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
[1 Corinthians 7:16] For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
[1 Corinthians 7:17] But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
[1 Corinthians 7:18] Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
[1 Corinthians 7:19] Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
[1 Corinthians 7:20] Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
[1 Corinthians 7:21] Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
[1 Corinthians 7:22] For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
[1 Corinthians 7:23] Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
[1 Corinthians 7:24] Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
[1 Corinthians 7:25] Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
[1 Corinthians 7:26] I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
[1 Corinthians 7:27] Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
[1 Corinthians 7:28] But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
[1 Corinthians 7:29] But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
[1 Corinthians 7:30] And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
[1 Corinthians 7:31] And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
[1 Corinthians 7:32] But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
[1 Corinthians 7:33] But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
[1 Corinthians 7:34] There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
[1 Corinthians 7:35] And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
[1 Corinthians 7:36] But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
[1 Corinthians 7:37] Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
[1 Corinthians 7:38] So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
[1 Corinthians 7:39] The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 7:40] But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
[1 Corinthians 8:1] Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
[1 Corinthians 8:2] And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
[1 Corinthians 8:3] But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
[1 Corinthians 8:4] As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
[1 Corinthians 8:5] For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
[1 Corinthians 8:6] But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
[1 Corinthians 8:7] Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
[1 Corinthians 8:8] But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
[1 Corinthians 8:9] But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
[1 Corinthians 8:10] For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
[1 Corinthians 8:11] And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
[1 Corinthians 8:12] But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
[1 Corinthians 8:13] Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
[1 Corinthians 9:1] Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
[1 Corinthians 9:2] If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 9:3] Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
[1 Corinthians 9:4] Have we not power to eat and to drink?
[1 Corinthians 9:5] Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
[1 Corinthians 9:6] Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
[1 Corinthians 9:7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
[1 Corinthians 9:8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
[1 Corinthians 9:9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
[1 Corinthians 9:10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
[1 Corinthians 9:11] If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
[1 Corinthians 9:12] If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
[1 Corinthians 9:13] Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
[1 Corinthians 9:14] Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
[1 Corinthians 9:15] But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
[1 Corinthians 9:16] For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
[1 Corinthians 9:17] For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
[1 Corinthians 9:18] What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
[1 Corinthians 9:19] For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
[1 Corinthians 9:20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
[1 Corinthians 9:21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
[1 Corinthians 9:22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
[1 Corinthians 9:23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
[1 Corinthians 9:24] Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
[1 Corinthians 9:25] And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
[1 Corinthians 9:26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
[1 Corinthians 9:27] But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
[1 Corinthians 10:1] Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
[1 Corinthians 10:2] And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
[1 Corinthians 10:3] And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
[1 Corinthians 10:4] And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
[1 Corinthians 10:5] But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
[1 Corinthians 10:6] Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
[1 Corinthians 10:7] Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
[1 Corinthians 10:8] Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
[1 Corinthians 10:9] Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
[1 Corinthians 10:10] Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
[1 Corinthians 10:11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
[1 Corinthians 10:12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
[1 Corinthians 10:13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
[1 Corinthians 10:14] Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
[1 Corinthians 10:15] I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
[1 Corinthians 10:16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
[1 Corinthians 10:17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
[1 Corinthians 10:18] Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
[1 Corinthians 10:19] What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
[1 Corinthians 10:20] But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
[1 Corinthians 10:21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
[1 Corinthians 10:22] Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
[1 Corinthians 10:23] All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
[1 Corinthians 10:24] Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
[1 Corinthians 10:25] Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
[1 Corinthians 10:26] For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
[1 Corinthians 10:27] If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
[1 Corinthians 10:28] But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
[1 Corinthians 10:29] Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
[1 Corinthians 10:30] For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
[1 Corinthians 10:31] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
[1 Corinthians 10:32] Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
[1 Corinthians 10:33] Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
[1 Corinthians 11:1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
[1 Corinthians 11:2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
[1 Corinthians 11:3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
[1 Corinthians 11:4] Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
[1 Corinthians 11:5] But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
[1 Corinthians 11:6] For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
[1 Corinthians 11:7] For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
[1 Corinthians 11:8] For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
[1 Corinthians 11:9] Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
[1 Corinthians 11:10] For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
[1 Corinthians 11:11] Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 11:12] For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
[1 Corinthians 11:13] Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
[1 Corinthians 11:14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
[1 Corinthians 11:15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
[1 Corinthians 11:16] But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
[1 Corinthians 11:17] Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
[1 Corinthians 11:18] For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
[1 Corinthians 11:19] For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
[1 Corinthians 11:20] When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
[1 Corinthians 11:21] For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
[1 Corinthians 11:22] What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
[1 Corinthians 11:23] For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
[1 Corinthians 11:24] And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
[1 Corinthians 11:25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
[1 Corinthians 11:26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
[1 Corinthians 11:27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 11:28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
[1 Corinthians 11:29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
[1 Corinthians 11:30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
[1 Corinthians 11:31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
[1 Corinthians 11:32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
[1 Corinthians 11:33] Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
[1 Corinthians 11:34] And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
[1 Corinthians 12:1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
[1 Corinthians 12:2] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
[1 Corinthians 12:3] Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
[1 Corinthians 12:4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[1 Corinthians 12:5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[1 Corinthians 12:6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
[1 Corinthians 12:7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
[1 Corinthians 12:8] For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
[1 Corinthians 12:9] To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
[1 Corinthians 12:10] To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
[1 Corinthians 12:11] But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
[1 Corinthians 12:12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
[1 Corinthians 12:13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
[1 Corinthians 12:14] For the body is not one member, but many.
[1 Corinthians 12:15] If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[1 Corinthians 12:16] And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[1 Corinthians 12:17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
[1 Corinthians 12:18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
[1 Corinthians 12:19] And if they were all one member, where were the body?
[1 Corinthians 12:20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.
[1 Corinthians 12:21] And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
[1 Corinthians 12:22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
[1 Corinthians 12:23] And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
[1 Corinthians 12:24] For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
[1 Corinthians 12:25] That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
[1 Corinthians 12:26] And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
[1 Corinthians 12:27] Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
[1 Corinthians 12:28] And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[1 Corinthians 12:29] Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
[1 Corinthians 12:30] Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
[1 Corinthians 12:31] But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
[1 Corinthians 13:1] Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
[1 Corinthians 13:2] And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
[1 Corinthians 13:3] And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
[1 Corinthians 13:4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
[1 Corinthians 13:5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
[1 Corinthians 13:6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
[1 Corinthians 13:7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
[1 Corinthians 13:8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
[1 Corinthians 13:9] For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
[1 Corinthians 13:10] But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
[1 Corinthians 13:11] When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
[1 Corinthians 13:12] For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
[1 Corinthians 13:13] And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
[1 Corinthians 14:1] Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
[1 Corinthians 14:2] For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
[1 Corinthians 14:3] But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
[1 Corinthians 14:4] He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
[1 Corinthians 14:5] I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
[1 Corinthians 14:6] Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
[1 Corinthians 14:7] And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
[1 Corinthians 14:8] For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
[1 Corinthians 14:9] So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
[1 Corinthians 14:10] There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
[1 Corinthians 14:11] Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
[1 Corinthians 14:12] Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
[1 Corinthians 14:13] Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
[1 Corinthians 14:14] For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
[1 Corinthians 14:15] What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
[1 Corinthians 14:16] Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
[1 Corinthians 14:17] For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
[1 Corinthians 14:18] I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
[1 Corinthians 14:19] Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
[1 Corinthians 14:20] Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
[1 Corinthians 14:21] In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the LORD.
[1 Corinthians 14:22] Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
[1 Corinthians 14:23] If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
[1 Corinthians 14:24] But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
[1 Corinthians 14:25] And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
[1 Corinthians 14:26] How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
[1 Corinthians 14:27] If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
[1 Corinthians 14:28] But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
[1 Corinthians 14:29] Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
[1 Corinthians 14:30] If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
[1 Corinthians 14:31] For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
[1 Corinthians 14:32] And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
[1 Corinthians 14:33] For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
[1 Corinthians 14:34] Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
[1 Corinthians 14:35] And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
[1 Corinthians 14:36] What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
[1 Corinthians 14:37] If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 14:38] But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
[1 Corinthians 14:39] Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
[1 Corinthians 14:40] Let all things be done decently and in order.
[1 Corinthians 15:1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
[1 Corinthians 15:2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
[1 Corinthians 15:3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
[1 Corinthians 15:4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
[1 Corinthians 15:5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
[1 Corinthians 15:6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
[1 Corinthians 15:7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
[1 Corinthians 15:8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
[1 Corinthians 15:9] For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
[1 Corinthians 15:10] But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
[1 Corinthians 15:11] Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
[1 Corinthians 15:12] Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
[1 Corinthians 15:13] But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
[1 Corinthians 15:14] And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
[1 Corinthians 15:15] Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
[1 Corinthians 15:16] For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
[1 Corinthians 15:17] And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
[1 Corinthians 15:18] Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
[1 Corinthians 15:19] If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
[1 Corinthians 15:20] But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
[1 Corinthians 15:21] For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
[1 Corinthians 15:22] For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
[1 Corinthians 15:23] But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
[1 Corinthians 15:24] Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
[1 Corinthians 15:25] For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
[1 Corinthians 15:26] The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
[1 Corinthians 15:27] For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
[1 Corinthians 15:28] And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
[1 Corinthians 15:29] Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
[1 Corinthians 15:30] And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
[1 Corinthians 15:31] I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.
[1 Corinthians 15:32] If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
[1 Corinthians 15:33] Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
[1 Corinthians 15:34] Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
[1 Corinthians 15:35] But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
[1 Corinthians 15:36] Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
[1 Corinthians 15:37] And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
[1 Corinthians 15:38] But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
[1 Corinthians 15:39] All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
[1 Corinthians 15:40] There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
[1 Corinthians 15:41] There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
[1 Corinthians 15:42] So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
[1 Corinthians 15:43] It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
[1 Corinthians 15:44] It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
[1 Corinthians 15:45] And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
[1 Corinthians 15:46] Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
[1 Corinthians 15:47] The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
[1 Corinthians 15:48] As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
[1 Corinthians 15:49] And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
[1 Corinthians 15:50] Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
[1 Corinthians 15:51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[1 Corinthians 15:52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
[1 Corinthians 15:53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[1 Corinthians 15:54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[1 Corinthians 15:55] O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
[1 Corinthians 15:56] The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
[1 Corinthians 15:57] But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1 Corinthians 15:58] Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
[1 Corinthians 16:1] Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
[1 Corinthians 16:2] Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
[1 Corinthians 16:3] And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
[1 Corinthians 16:4] And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
[1 Corinthians 16:5] Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
[1 Corinthians 16:6] And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
[1 Corinthians 16:7] For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
[1 Corinthians 16:8] But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
[1 Corinthians 16:9] For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
[1 Corinthians 16:10] Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
[1 Corinthians 16:11] Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
[1 Corinthians 16:12] As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
[1 Corinthians 16:13] Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
[1 Corinthians 16:14] Let all your things be done with charity.
[1 Corinthians 16:15] I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
[1 Corinthians 16:16] That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
[1 Corinthians 16:17] I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
[1 Corinthians 16:18] For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
[1 Corinthians 16:19] The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
[1 Corinthians 16:20] All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
[1 Corinthians 16:21] The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
[1 Corinthians 16:22] If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
[1 Corinthians 16:23] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
[1 Corinthians 16:24] My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
[2 Corinthians 1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
[2 Corinthians 1:2] Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Corinthians 1:3] Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
[2 Corinthians 1:4] Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
[2 Corinthians 1:5] For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
[2 Corinthians 1:6] And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
[2 Corinthians 1:7] And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
[2 Corinthians 1:8] For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
[2 Corinthians 1:9] But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
[2 Corinthians 1:10] Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
[2 Corinthians 1:11] Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
[2 Corinthians 1:12] For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
[2 Corinthians 1:13] For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
[2 Corinthians 1:14] As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
[2 Corinthians 1:15] And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
[2 Corinthians 1:16] And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
[2 Corinthians 1:17] When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
[2 Corinthians 1:18] But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
[2 Corinthians 1:19] For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
[2 Corinthians 1:20] For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
[2 Corinthians 1:21] Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
[2 Corinthians 1:22] Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
[2 Corinthians 1:23] Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
[2 Corinthians 1:24] Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
[2 Corinthians 2:1] But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
[2 Corinthians 2:2] For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
[2 Corinthians 2:3] And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
[2 Corinthians 2:4] For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
[2 Corinthians 2:5] But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
[2 Corinthians 2:6] Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
[2 Corinthians 2:7] So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
[2 Corinthians 2:8] Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
[2 Corinthians 2:9] For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
[2 Corinthians 2:10] To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
[2 Corinthians 2:11] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
[2 Corinthians 2:12] Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
[2 Corinthians 2:13] I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
[2 Corinthians 2:14] Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
[2 Corinthians 2:15] For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
[2 Corinthians 2:16] To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
[2 Corinthians 2:17] For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
[2 Corinthians 3:1] Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
[2 Corinthians 3:2] Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
[2 Corinthians 3:3] Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
[2 Corinthians 3:4] And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
[2 Corinthians 3:5] Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
[2 Corinthians 3:6] Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
[2 Corinthians 3:7] But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
[2 Corinthians 3:8] How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
[2 Corinthians 3:9] For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
[2 Corinthians 3:10] For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
[2 Corinthians 3:11] For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
[2 Corinthians 3:12] Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
[2 Corinthians 3:13] And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
[2 Corinthians 3:14] But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
[2 Corinthians 3:15] But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
[2 Corinthians 3:16] Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
[2 Corinthians 3:17] Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
[2 Corinthians 3:18] But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
[2 Corinthians 4:1] Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
[2 Corinthians 4:2] But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
[2 Corinthians 4:3] But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
[2 Corinthians 4:4] In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
[2 Corinthians 4:5] For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
[2 Corinthians 4:6] For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
[2 Corinthians 4:7] But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
[2 Corinthians 4:8] We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
[2 Corinthians 4:9] Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
[2 Corinthians 4:10] Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
[2 Corinthians 4:11] For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
[2 Corinthians 4:12] So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
[2 Corinthians 4:13] We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
[2 Corinthians 4:14] Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
[2 Corinthians 4:15] For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
[2 Corinthians 4:16] For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
[2 Corinthians 4:17] For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
[2 Corinthians 4:18] While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
[2 Corinthians 5:1] For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
[2 Corinthians 5:2] For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
[2 Corinthians 5:3] If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
[2 Corinthians 5:4] For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
[2 Corinthians 5:5] Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
[2 Corinthians 5:6] Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
[2 Corinthians 5:7] (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
[2 Corinthians 5:8] We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
[2 Corinthians 5:9] Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
[2 Corinthians 5:10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
[2 Corinthians 5:11] Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
[2 Corinthians 5:12] For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
[2 Corinthians 5:13] For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
[2 Corinthians 5:14] For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
[2 Corinthians 5:15] And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
[2 Corinthians 5:16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
[2 Corinthians 5:17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
[2 Corinthians 5:18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
[2 Corinthians 5:19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
[2 Corinthians 5:20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
[2 Corinthians 5:21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
[2 Corinthians 6:1] We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
[2 Corinthians 6:2] (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
[2 Corinthians 6:3] Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
[2 Corinthians 6:4] But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
[2 Corinthians 6:5] In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
[2 Corinthians 6:6] By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
[2 Corinthians 6:7] By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
[2 Corinthians 6:8] By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
[2 Corinthians 6:9] As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
[2 Corinthians 6:10] As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
[2 Corinthians 6:11] O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
[2 Corinthians 6:12] Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
[2 Corinthians 6:13] Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
[2 Corinthians 6:14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
[2 Corinthians 6:15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
[2 Corinthians 6:16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[2 Corinthians 6:17] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
[2 Corinthians 6:18] And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
[2 Corinthians 7:1] Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
[2 Corinthians 7:2] Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
[2 Corinthians 7:3] I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
[2 Corinthians 7:4] Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
[2 Corinthians 7:5] For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
[2 Corinthians 7:6] Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
[2 Corinthians 7:7] And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
[2 Corinthians 7:8] For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
[2 Corinthians 7:9] Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
[2 Corinthians 7:10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
[2 Corinthians 7:11] For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
[2 Corinthians 7:12] Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
[2 Corinthians 7:13] Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
[2 Corinthians 7:14] For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
[2 Corinthians 7:15] And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
[2 Corinthians 7:16] I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
[2 Corinthians 8:1] Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
[2 Corinthians 8:2] How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
[2 Corinthians 8:3] For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
[2 Corinthians 8:4] Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
[2 Corinthians 8:5] And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
[2 Corinthians 8:6] Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
[2 Corinthians 8:7] Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
[2 Corinthians 8:8] I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
[2 Corinthians 8:9] For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
[2 Corinthians 8:10] And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
[2 Corinthians 8:11] Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
[2 Corinthians 8:12] For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
[2 Corinthians 8:13] For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
[2 Corinthians 8:14] But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
[2 Corinthians 8:15] As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
[2 Corinthians 8:16] But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
[2 Corinthians 8:17] For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.
[2 Corinthians 8:18] And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
[2 Corinthians 8:19] And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
[2 Corinthians 8:20] Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
[2 Corinthians 8:21] Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
[2 Corinthians 8:22] And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
[2 Corinthians 8:23] Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
[2 Corinthians 8:24] Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
[2 Corinthians 9:1] For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
[2 Corinthians 9:2] For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
[2 Corinthians 9:3] Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
[2 Corinthians 9:4] Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
[2 Corinthians 9:5] Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
[2 Corinthians 9:6] But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
[2 Corinthians 9:7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
[2 Corinthians 9:8] And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
[2 Corinthians 9:9] (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
[2 Corinthians 9:10] Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
[2 Corinthians 9:11] Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
[2 Corinthians 9:12] For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
[2 Corinthians 9:13] Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
[2 Corinthians 9:14] And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
[2 Corinthians 9:15] Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
[2 Corinthians 10:1] Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
[2 Corinthians 10:2] But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
[2 Corinthians 10:3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
[2 Corinthians 10:4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
[2 Corinthians 10:5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
[2 Corinthians 10:6] And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
[2 Corinthians 10:7] Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
[2 Corinthians 10:8] For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
[2 Corinthians 10:9] That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
[2 Corinthians 10:10] For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
[2 Corinthians 10:11] Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
[2 Corinthians 10:12] For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
[2 Corinthians 10:13] But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
[2 Corinthians 10:14] For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
[2 Corinthians 10:15] Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
[2 Corinthians 10:16] To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.
[2 Corinthians 10:17] But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
[2 Corinthians 10:18] For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
[2 Corinthians 11:1] Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
[2 Corinthians 11:2] For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
[2 Corinthians 11:3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
[2 Corinthians 11:4] For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
[2 Corinthians 11:5] For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
[2 Corinthians 11:6] But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
[2 Corinthians 11:7] Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
[2 Corinthians 11:8] I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
[2 Corinthians 11:9] And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
[2 Corinthians 11:10] As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
[2 Corinthians 11:11] Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
[2 Corinthians 11:12] But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
[2 Corinthians 11:13] For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
[2 Corinthians 11:14] And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
[2 Corinthians 11:15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
[2 Corinthians 11:16] I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
[2 Corinthians 11:17] That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
[2 Corinthians 11:18] Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
[2 Corinthians 11:19] For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
[2 Corinthians 11:20] For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
[2 Corinthians 11:21] I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
[2 Corinthians 11:22] Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
[2 Corinthians 11:23] Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
[2 Corinthians 11:24] Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
[2 Corinthians 11:25] Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
[2 Corinthians 11:26] In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
[2 Corinthians 11:27] In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
[2 Corinthians 11:28] Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
[2 Corinthians 11:29] Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
[2 Corinthians 11:30] If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
[2 Corinthians 11:31] The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
[2 Corinthians 11:32] In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
[2 Corinthians 11:33] And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
[2 Corinthians 12:1] It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
[2 Corinthians 12:2] I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
[2 Corinthians 12:3] And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
[2 Corinthians 12:4] How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
[2 Corinthians 12:5] Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
[2 Corinthians 12:6] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
[2 Corinthians 12:7] And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
[2 Corinthians 12:8] For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
[2 Corinthians 12:9] And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
[2 Corinthians 12:10] Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
[2 Corinthians 12:11] I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
[2 Corinthians 12:12] Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
[2 Corinthians 12:13] For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
[2 Corinthians 12:14] Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
[2 Corinthians 12:15] And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
[2 Corinthians 12:16] But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
[2 Corinthians 12:17] Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
[2 Corinthians 12:18] I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
[2 Corinthians 12:19] Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
[2 Corinthians 12:20] For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
[2 Corinthians 12:21] And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
[2 Corinthians 13:1] This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
[2 Corinthians 13:2] I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
[2 Corinthians 13:3] Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
[2 Corinthians 13:4] For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
[2 Corinthians 13:5] Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
[2 Corinthians 13:6] But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
[2 Corinthians 13:7] Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
[2 Corinthians 13:8] For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
[2 Corinthians 13:9] For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
[2 Corinthians 13:10] Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
[2 Corinthians 13:11] Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
[2 Corinthians 13:12] Greet one another with an holy kiss.
[2 Corinthians 13:13] All the saints salute you.
[2 Corinthians 13:14] The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
[Galatians 1:1] Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
[Galatians 1:2] And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
[Galatians 1:3] Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
[Galatians 1:4] Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
[Galatians 1:5] To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[Galatians 1:6] I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
[Galatians 1:7] Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
[Galatians 1:8] But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
[Galatians 1:9] As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
[Galatians 1:10] For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
[Galatians 1:11] But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
[Galatians 1:12] For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
[Galatians 1:13] For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
[Galatians 1:14] And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
[Galatians 1:15] But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
[Galatians 1:16] To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
[Galatians 1:17] Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
[Galatians 1:18] Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
[Galatians 1:19] But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
[Galatians 1:20] Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
[Galatians 1:21] Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
[Galatians 1:22] And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
[Galatians 1:23] But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
[Galatians 1:24] And they glorified God in me.
[Galatians 2:1] Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
[Galatians 2:2] And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
[Galatians 2:3] But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
[Galatians 2:4] And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
[Galatians 2:5] To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
[Galatians 2:6] But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
[Galatians 2:7] But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
[Galatians 2:8] (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
[Galatians 2:9] And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
[Galatians 2:10] Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
[Galatians 2:11] But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
[Galatians 2:12] For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
[Galatians 2:13] And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
[Galatians 2:14] But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
[Galatians 2:15] We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
[Galatians 2:16] Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
[Galatians 2:17] But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
[Galatians 2:18] For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
[Galatians 2:19] For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
[Galatians 2:20] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
[Galatians 2:21] I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
[Galatians 3:1] O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
[Galatians 3:2] This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
[Galatians 3:3] Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
[Galatians 3:4] Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
[Galatians 3:5] He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
[Galatians 3:6] Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
[Galatians 3:7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
[Galatians 3:8] And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
[Galatians 3:9] So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
[Galatians 3:10] For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
[Galatians 3:11] But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
[Galatians 3:12] And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
[Galatians 3:13] Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
[Galatians 3:14] That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
[Galatians 3:15] Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
[Galatians 3:16] Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
[Galatians 3:17] And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
[Galatians 3:18] For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
[Galatians 3:19] Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
[Galatians 3:20] Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
[Galatians 3:21] Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
[Galatians 3:22] But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
[Galatians 3:23] But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
[Galatians 3:24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
[Galatians 3:25] But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
[Galatians 3:26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
[Galatians 3:27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
[Galatians 3:28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
[Galatians 3:29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
[Galatians 4:1] Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
[Galatians 4:2] But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
[Galatians 4:3] Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
[Galatians 4:4] But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
[Galatians 4:5] To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
[Galatians 4:6] And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
[Galatians 4:7] Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
[Galatians 4:8] Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
[Galatians 4:9] But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
[Galatians 4:10] Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
[Galatians 4:11] I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
[Galatians 4:12] Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
[Galatians 4:13] Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
[Galatians 4:14] And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
[Galatians 4:15] Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
[Galatians 4:16] Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
[Galatians 4:17] They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
[Galatians 4:18] But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
[Galatians 4:19] My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
[Galatians 4:20] I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
[Galatians 4:21] Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
[Galatians 4:22] For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
[Galatians 4:23] But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
[Galatians 4:24] Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
[Galatians 4:25] For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
[Galatians 4:26] But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
[Galatians 4:27] For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
[Galatians 4:28] Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
[Galatians 4:29] But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
[Galatians 4:30] Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
[Galatians 4:31] So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
[Galatians 5:1] Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
[Galatians 5:2] Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
[Galatians 5:3] For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
[Galatians 5:4] Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
[Galatians 5:5] For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
[Galatians 5:6] For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
[Galatians 5:7] Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
[Galatians 5:8] This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
[Galatians 5:9] A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
[Galatians 5:10] I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
[Galatians 5:11] And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
[Galatians 5:12] I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
[Galatians 5:13] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
[Galatians 5:14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[Galatians 5:15] But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
[Galatians 5:16] This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
[Galatians 5:17] For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
[Galatians 5:18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
[Galatians 5:19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
[Galatians 5:20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
[Galatians 5:21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
[Galatians 5:22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
[Galatians 5:23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
[Galatians 5:24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
[Galatians 5:25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
[Galatians 5:26] Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
[Galatians 6:1] Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
[Galatians 6:2] Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
[Galatians 6:3] For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
[Galatians 6:4] But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
[Galatians 6:5] For every man shall bear his own burden.
[Galatians 6:6] Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
[Galatians 6:7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
[Galatians 6:8] For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
[Galatians 6:9] And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
[Galatians 6:10] As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
[Galatians 6:11] Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
[Galatians 6:12] As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
[Galatians 6:13] For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
[Galatians 6:14] But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
[Galatians 6:15] For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
[Galatians 6:16] And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
[Galatians 6:17] From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
[Galatians 6:18] Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
[Ephesians 1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
[Ephesians 1:2] Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Ephesians 1:3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
[Ephesians 1:4] According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
[Ephesians 1:5] Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
[Ephesians 1:6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
[Ephesians 1:7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
[Ephesians 1:8] Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
[Ephesians 1:9] Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
[Ephesians 1:10] That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
[Ephesians 1:11] In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
[Ephesians 1:12] That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
[Ephesians 1:13] In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
[Ephesians 1:14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
[Ephesians 1:15] Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
[Ephesians 1:16] Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
[Ephesians 1:17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
[Ephesians 1:18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
[Ephesians 1:19] And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
[Ephesians 1:20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
[Ephesians 1:21] Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
[Ephesians 1:22] And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
[Ephesians 1:23] Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
[Ephesians 2:1] And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
[Ephesians 2:2] Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
[Ephesians 2:3] Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
[Ephesians 2:4] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
[Ephesians 2:5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
[Ephesians 2:6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
[Ephesians 2:7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
[Ephesians 2:8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[Ephesians 2:9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
[Ephesians 2:10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
[Ephesians 2:11] Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
[Ephesians 2:12] That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
[Ephesians 2:13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
[Ephesians 2:14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
[Ephesians 2:15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
[Ephesians 2:16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
[Ephesians 2:17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
[Ephesians 2:18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
[Ephesians 2:19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
[Ephesians 2:20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[Ephesians 2:21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
[Ephesians 2:22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
[Ephesians 3:1] For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
[Ephesians 3:2] If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
[Ephesians 3:3] How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
[Ephesians 3:4] Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
[Ephesians 3:5] Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
[Ephesians 3:6] That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
[Ephesians 3:7] Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
[Ephesians 3:8] Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
[Ephesians 3:9] And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
[Ephesians 3:10] To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
[Ephesians 3:11] According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
[Ephesians 3:12] In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
[Ephesians 3:13] Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
[Ephesians 3:14] For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[Ephesians 3:15] Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
[Ephesians 3:16] That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
[Ephesians 3:17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
[Ephesians 3:18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[Ephesians 3:19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
[Ephesians 3:20] Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
[Ephesians 3:21] Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
[Ephesians 4:1] I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
[Ephesians 4:2] With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
[Ephesians 4:3] Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
[Ephesians 4:4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
[Ephesians 4:5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[Ephesians 4:6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
[Ephesians 4:7] But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
[Ephesians 4:8] Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
[Ephesians 4:9] (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
[Ephesians 4:10] He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
[Ephesians 4:11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[Ephesians 4:12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[Ephesians 4:13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[Ephesians 4:14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[Ephesians 4:15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
[Ephesians 4:16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
[Ephesians 4:17] This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
[Ephesians 4:18] Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
[Ephesians 4:19] Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
[Ephesians 4:20] But ye have not so learned Christ;
[Ephesians 4:21] If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
[Ephesians 4:22] That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
[Ephesians 4:23] And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
[Ephesians 4:24] And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
[Ephesians 4:25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
[Ephesians 4:26] Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
[Ephesians 4:27] Neither give place to the devil.
[Ephesians 4:28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
[Ephesians 4:29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
[Ephesians 4:30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
[Ephesians 4:31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
[Ephesians 4:32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
[Ephesians 5:1] Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
[Ephesians 5:2] And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
[Ephesians 5:3] But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
[Ephesians 5:4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
[Ephesians 5:5] For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
[Ephesians 5:6] Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
[Ephesians 5:7] Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
[Ephesians 5:8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
[Ephesians 5:9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
[Ephesians 5:10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
[Ephesians 5:11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
[Ephesians 5:12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
[Ephesians 5:13] But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
[Ephesians 5:14] Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
[Ephesians 5:15] See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
[Ephesians 5:16] Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
[Ephesians 5:17] Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
[Ephesians 5:18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
[Ephesians 5:19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
[Ephesians 5:20] Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
[Ephesians 5:21] Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
[Ephesians 5:22] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
[Ephesians 5:23] For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
[Ephesians 5:24] Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
[Ephesians 5:25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
[Ephesians 5:26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
[Ephesians 5:27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
[Ephesians 5:28] So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
[Ephesians 5:29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[Ephesians 5:30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
[Ephesians 5:31] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
[Ephesians 5:32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[Ephesians 5:33] Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
[Ephesians 6:1] Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
[Ephesians 6:2] Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
[Ephesians 6:3] That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
[Ephesians 6:4] And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
[Ephesians 6:5] Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
[Ephesians 6:6] Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
[Ephesians 6:7] With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
[Ephesians 6:8] Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
[Ephesians 6:9] And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
[Ephesians 6:10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
[Ephesians 6:11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
[Ephesians 6:12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
[Ephesians 6:13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
[Ephesians 6:14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
[Ephesians 6:15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
[Ephesians 6:16] Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
[Ephesians 6:17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
[Ephesians 6:18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
[Ephesians 6:19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[Ephesians 6:20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
[Ephesians 6:21] But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
[Ephesians 6:22] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
[Ephesians 6:23] Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Ephesians 6:24] Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
[Philippians 1:1] Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
[Philippians 1:2] Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Philippians 1:3] I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
[Philippians 1:4] Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
[Philippians 1:5] For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
[Philippians 1:6] Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
[Philippians 1:7] Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
[Philippians 1:8] For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
[Philippians 1:9] And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
[Philippians 1:10] That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
[Philippians 1:11] Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
[Philippians 1:12] But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
[Philippians 1:13] So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
[Philippians 1:14] And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
[Philippians 1:15] Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
[Philippians 1:16] The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
[Philippians 1:17] But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
[Philippians 1:18] What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
[Philippians 1:19] For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
[Philippians 1:20] According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
[Philippians 1:21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
[Philippians 1:22] But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
[Philippians 1:23] For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
[Philippians 1:24] Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
[Philippians 1:25] And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
[Philippians 1:26] That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
[Philippians 1:27] Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
[Philippians 1:28] And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
[Philippians 1:29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
[Philippians 1:30] Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
[Philippians 2:1] If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
[Philippians 2:2] Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
[Philippians 2:3] Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
[Philippians 2:4] Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
[Philippians 2:5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[Philippians 2:6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[Philippians 2:7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[Philippians 2:8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
[Philippians 2:9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
[Philippians 2:10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
[Philippians 2:11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
[Philippians 2:12] Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
[Philippians 2:13] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
[Philippians 2:14] Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
[Philippians 2:15] That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
[Philippians 2:16] Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
[Philippians 2:17] Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
[Philippians 2:18] For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
[Philippians 2:19] But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
[Philippians 2:20] For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
[Philippians 2:21] For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.
[Philippians 2:22] But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
[Philippians 2:23] Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
[Philippians 2:24] But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
[Philippians 2:25] Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
[Philippians 2:26] For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
[Philippians 2:27] For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
[Philippians 2:28] I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
[Philippians 2:29] Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
[Philippians 2:30] Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
[Philippians 3:1] Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
[Philippians 3:2] Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
[Philippians 3:3] For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
[Philippians 3:4] Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
[Philippians 3:5] Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
[Philippians 3:6] Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
[Philippians 3:7] But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
[Philippians 3:8] Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
[Philippians 3:9] And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
[Philippians 3:10] That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
[Philippians 3:11] If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
[Philippians 3:12] Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 3:13] Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
[Philippians 3:14] I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 3:15] Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
[Philippians 3:16] Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
[Philippians 3:17] Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
[Philippians 3:18] (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
[Philippians 3:19] Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
[Philippians 3:20] For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
[Philippians 3:21] Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
[Philippians 4:1] Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
[Philippians 4:2] I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
[Philippians 4:3] And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
[Philippians 4:4] Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
[Philippians 4:5] Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
[Philippians 4:6] Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
[Philippians 4:7] And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 4:8] Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
[Philippians 4:9] Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
[Philippians 4:10] But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
[Philippians 4:11] Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
[Philippians 4:12] I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
[Philippians 4:13] I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
[Philippians 4:14] Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
[Philippians 4:15] Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
[Philippians 4:16] For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
[Philippians 4:17] Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
[Philippians 4:18] But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
[Philippians 4:19] But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 4:20] Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[Philippians 4:21] Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
[Philippians 4:22] All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.
[Philippians 4:23] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[Colossians 1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
[Colossians 1:2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Colossians 1:3] We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
[Colossians 1:4] Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
[Colossians 1:5] For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
[Colossians 1:6] Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
[Colossians 1:7] As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
[Colossians 1:8] Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
[Colossians 1:9] For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
[Colossians 1:10] That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
[Colossians 1:11] Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
[Colossians 1:12] Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
[Colossians 1:13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[Colossians 1:14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
[Colossians 1:15] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[Colossians 1:16] For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
[Colossians 1:17] And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
[Colossians 1:18] And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
[Colossians 1:19] For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
[Colossians 1:20] And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
[Colossians 1:21] And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
[Colossians 1:22] In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
[Colossians 1:23] If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
[Colossians 1:24] Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
[Colossians 1:25] Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
[Colossians 1:26] Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
[Colossians 1:27] To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
[Colossians 1:28] Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
[Colossians 1:29] Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
[Colossians 2:1] For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
[Colossians 2:2] That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
[Colossians 2:3] In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
[Colossians 2:4] And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
[Colossians 2:5] For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
[Colossians 2:6] As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
[Colossians 2:7] Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
[Colossians 2:8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
[Colossians 2:9] For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
[Colossians 2:10] And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[Colossians 2:11] In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
[Colossians 2:12] Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
[Colossians 2:13] And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
[Colossians 2:14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
[Colossians 2:15] And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
[Colossians 2:16] Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
[Colossians 2:17] Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
[Colossians 2:18] Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
[Colossians 2:19] And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
[Colossians 2:20] Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
[Colossians 2:21] (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
[Colossians 2:22] Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
[Colossians 2:23] Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
[Colossians 3:1] If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
[Colossians 3:2] Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
[Colossians 3:3] For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
[Colossians 3:4] When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
[Colossians 3:5] Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
[Colossians 3:6] For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
[Colossians 3:7] In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
[Colossians 3:8] But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
[Colossians 3:9] Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
[Colossians 3:10] And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
[Colossians 3:11] Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
[Colossians 3:12] Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
[Colossians 3:13] Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
[Colossians 3:14] And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
[Colossians 3:15] And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
[Colossians 3:16] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
[Colossians 3:17] And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
[Colossians 3:18] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
[Colossians 3:19] Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
[Colossians 3:20] Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
[Colossians 3:21] Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
[Colossians 3:22] Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
[Colossians 3:23] And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
[Colossians 3:24] Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
[Colossians 3:25] But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
[Colossians 4:1] Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
[Colossians 4:2] Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
[Colossians 4:3] Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
[Colossians 4:4] That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
[Colossians 4:5] Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
[Colossians 4:6] Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
[Colossians 4:7] All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
[Colossians 4:8] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
[Colossians 4:9] With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
[Colossians 4:10] Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
[Colossians 4:11] And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
[Colossians 4:12] Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
[Colossians 4:13] For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
[Colossians 4:14] Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
[Colossians 4:15] Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
[Colossians 4:16] And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
[Colossians 4:17] And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
[Colossians 4:18] The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
[1 Thessalonians 1:1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1 Thessalonians 1:2] We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
[1 Thessalonians 1:3] Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
[1 Thessalonians 1:4] Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
[1 Thessalonians 1:5] For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
[1 Thessalonians 1:6] And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
[1 Thessalonians 1:7] So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
[1 Thessalonians 1:8] For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
[1 Thessalonians 1:9] For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
[1 Thessalonians 1:10] And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
[1 Thessalonians 2:1] For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
[1 Thessalonians 2:2] But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
[1 Thessalonians 2:3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
[1 Thessalonians 2:4] But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
[1 Thessalonians 2:5] For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
[1 Thessalonians 2:6] Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
[1 Thessalonians 2:7] But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
[1 Thessalonians 2:8] So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
[1 Thessalonians 2:9] For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
[1 Thessalonians 2:10] Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
[1 Thessalonians 2:11] As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
[1 Thessalonians 2:12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
[1 Thessalonians 2:13] For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
[1 Thessalonians 2:14] For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
[1 Thessalonians 2:15] Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
[1 Thessalonians 2:16] Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
[1 Thessalonians 2:17] But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
[1 Thessalonians 2:18] Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
[1 Thessalonians 2:19] For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
[1 Thessalonians 2:20] For ye are our glory and joy.
[1 Thessalonians 3:1] Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
[1 Thessalonians 3:2] And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
[1 Thessalonians 3:3] That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
[1 Thessalonians 3:4] For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
[1 Thessalonians 3:5] For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
[1 Thessalonians 3:6] But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
[1 Thessalonians 3:7] Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
[1 Thessalonians 3:8] For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
[1 Thessalonians 3:9] For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
[1 Thessalonians 3:10] Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
[1 Thessalonians 3:11] Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
[1 Thessalonians 3:12] And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
[1 Thessalonians 3:13] To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
[1 Thessalonians 4:1] Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
[1 Thessalonians 4:2] For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
[1 Thessalonians 4:3] For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
[1 Thessalonians 4:4] That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
[1 Thessalonians 4:5] Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
[1 Thessalonians 4:6] That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
[1 Thessalonians 4:7] For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
[1 Thessalonians 4:8] He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
[1 Thessalonians 4:9] But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
[1 Thessalonians 4:10] And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
[1 Thessalonians 4:11] And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
[1 Thessalonians 4:12] That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
[1 Thessalonians 4:13] But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
[1 Thessalonians 4:14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
[1 Thessalonians 4:15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
[1 Thessalonians 4:16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[1 Thessalonians 4:17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[1 Thessalonians 4:18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
[1 Thessalonians 5:1] But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
[1 Thessalonians 5:2] For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
[1 Thessalonians 5:3] For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
[1 Thessalonians 5:4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
[1 Thessalonians 5:5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
[1 Thessalonians 5:6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
[1 Thessalonians 5:7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
[1 Thessalonians 5:8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
[1 Thessalonians 5:9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
[1 Thessalonians 5:10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
[1 Thessalonians 5:11] Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
[1 Thessalonians 5:12] And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
[1 Thessalonians 5:13] And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
[1 Thessalonians 5:14] Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
[1 Thessalonians 5:15] See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
[1 Thessalonians 5:16] Rejoice evermore.
[1 Thessalonians 5:17] Pray without ceasing.
[1 Thessalonians 5:18] In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
[1 Thessalonians 5:19] Quench not the Spirit.
[1 Thessalonians 5:20] Despise not prophesyings.
[1 Thessalonians 5:21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
[1 Thessalonians 5:22] Abstain from all appearance of evil.
[1 Thessalonians 5:23] And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1 Thessalonians 5:24] Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
[1 Thessalonians 5:25] Brethren, pray for us.
[1 Thessalonians 5:26] Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
[1 Thessalonians 5:27] I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
[1 Thessalonians 5:28] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
[2 Thessalonians 1:1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
[2 Thessalonians 1:2] Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Thessalonians 1:3] We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
[2 Thessalonians 1:4] So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
[2 Thessalonians 1:5] Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
[2 Thessalonians 1:6] Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[2 Thessalonians 1:7] And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
[2 Thessalonians 1:8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[2 Thessalonians 1:9] Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
[2 Thessalonians 1:10] When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
[2 Thessalonians 1:11] Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
[2 Thessalonians 1:12] That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Thessalonians 2:1] Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
[2 Thessalonians 2:2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
[2 Thessalonians 2:3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
[2 Thessalonians 2:4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
[2 Thessalonians 2:5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
[2 Thessalonians 2:6] And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
[2 Thessalonians 2:7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
[2 Thessalonians 2:8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
[2 Thessalonians 2:9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[2 Thessalonians 2:10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
[2 Thessalonians 2:11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
[2 Thessalonians 2:12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
[2 Thessalonians 2:13] But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
[2 Thessalonians 2:14] Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Thessalonians 2:15] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
[2 Thessalonians 2:16] Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
[2 Thessalonians 2:17] Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
[2 Thessalonians 3:1] Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
[2 Thessalonians 3:2] And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
[2 Thessalonians 3:3] But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
[2 Thessalonians 3:4] And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
[2 Thessalonians 3:5] And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
[2 Thessalonians 3:6] Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
[2 Thessalonians 3:7] For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
[2 Thessalonians 3:8] Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
[2 Thessalonians 3:9] Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
[2 Thessalonians 3:10] For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
[2 Thessalonians 3:11] For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
[2 Thessalonians 3:12] Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
[2 Thessalonians 3:13] But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
[2 Thessalonians 3:14] And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
[2 Thessalonians 3:15] Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
[2 Thessalonians 3:16] Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
[2 Thessalonians 3:17] The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
[2 Thessalonians 3:18] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[1 Timothy 1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
[1 Timothy 1:2] Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
[1 Timothy 1:3] As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
[1 Timothy 1:4] Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
[1 Timothy 1:5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
[1 Timothy 1:6] From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
[1 Timothy 1:7] Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
[1 Timothy 1:8] But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
[1 Timothy 1:9] Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[1 Timothy 1:10] For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
[1 Timothy 1:11] According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
[1 Timothy 1:12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
[1 Timothy 1:13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[1 Timothy 1:14] And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[1 Timothy 1:15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
[1 Timothy 1:16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
[1 Timothy 1:17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[1 Timothy 1:18] This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
[1 Timothy 1:19] Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
[1 Timothy 1:20] Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
[1 Timothy 2:1] I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[1 Timothy 2:2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
[1 Timothy 2:3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
[1 Timothy 2:4] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
[1 Timothy 2:5] For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
[1 Timothy 2:6] Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
[1 Timothy 2:7] Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
[1 Timothy 2:8] I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
[1 Timothy 2:9] In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
[1 Timothy 2:10] But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
[1 Timothy 2:11] Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
[1 Timothy 2:12] But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
[1 Timothy 2:13] For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
[1 Timothy 2:14] And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
[1 Timothy 2:15] Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
[1 Timothy 3:1] This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
[1 Timothy 3:2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
[1 Timothy 3:3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
[1 Timothy 3:4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
[1 Timothy 3:5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
[1 Timothy 3:6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
[1 Timothy 3:7] Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
[1 Timothy 3:8] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
[1 Timothy 3:9] Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
[1 Timothy 3:10] And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
[1 Timothy 3:11] Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
[1 Timothy 3:12] Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
[1 Timothy 3:13] For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[1 Timothy 3:14] These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
[1 Timothy 3:15] But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
[1 Timothy 3:16] And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
[1 Timothy 4:1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
[1 Timothy 4:2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
[1 Timothy 4:3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
[1 Timothy 4:4] For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
[1 Timothy 4:5] For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
[1 Timothy 4:6] If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
[1 Timothy 4:7] But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
[1 Timothy 4:8] For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
[1 Timothy 4:9] This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
[1 Timothy 4:10] For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
[1 Timothy 4:11] These things command and teach.
[1 Timothy 4:12] Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
[1 Timothy 4:13] Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
[1 Timothy 4:14] Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
[1 Timothy 4:15] Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
[1 Timothy 4:16] Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
[1 Timothy 5:1] Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
[1 Timothy 5:2] The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
[1 Timothy 5:3] Honour widows that are widows indeed.
[1 Timothy 5:4] But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
[1 Timothy 5:5] Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
[1 Timothy 5:6] But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
[1 Timothy 5:7] And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
[1 Timothy 5:8] But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
[1 Timothy 5:9] Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
[1 Timothy 5:10] Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
[1 Timothy 5:11] But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
[1 Timothy 5:12] Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
[1 Timothy 5:13] And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
[1 Timothy 5:14] I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
[1 Timothy 5:15] For some are already turned aside after Satan.
[1 Timothy 5:16] If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
[1 Timothy 5:17] Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
[1 Timothy 5:18] For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
[1 Timothy 5:19] Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
[1 Timothy 5:20] Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
[1 Timothy 5:21] I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
[1 Timothy 5:22] Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
[1 Timothy 5:23] Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
[1 Timothy 5:24] Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
[1 Timothy 5:25] Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
[1 Timothy 6:1] Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
[1 Timothy 6:2] And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
[1 Timothy 6:3] If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
[1 Timothy 6:4] He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
[1 Timothy 6:5] Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
[1 Timothy 6:6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.
[1 Timothy 6:7] For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
[1 Timothy 6:8] And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
[1 Timothy 6:9] But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
[1 Timothy 6:10] For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
[1 Timothy 6:11] But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
[1 Timothy 6:12] Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
[1 Timothy 6:13] I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
[1 Timothy 6:14] That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[1 Timothy 6:15] Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
[1 Timothy 6:16] Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
[1 Timothy 6:17] Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
[1 Timothy 6:18] That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
[1 Timothy 6:19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
[1 Timothy 6:20] O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
[1 Timothy 6:21] Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
[2 Timothy 1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
[2 Timothy 1:2] To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
[2 Timothy 1:3] I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
[2 Timothy 1:4] Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
[2 Timothy 1:5] When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
[2 Timothy 1:6] Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
[2 Timothy 1:7] For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
[2 Timothy 1:8] Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
[2 Timothy 1:9] Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
[2 Timothy 1:10] But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
[2 Timothy 1:11] Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
[2 Timothy 1:12] For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
[2 Timothy 1:13] Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[2 Timothy 1:14] That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
[2 Timothy 1:15] This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
[2 Timothy 1:16] The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
[2 Timothy 1:17] But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
[2 Timothy 1:18] The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
[2 Timothy 2:1] Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
[2 Timothy 2:2] And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
[2 Timothy 2:3] Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
[2 Timothy 2:4] No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
[2 Timothy 2:5] And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
[2 Timothy 2:6] The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
[2 Timothy 2:7] Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
[2 Timothy 2:8] Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
[2 Timothy 2:9] Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
[2 Timothy 2:10] Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
[2 Timothy 2:11] It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
[2 Timothy 2:12] If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
[2 Timothy 2:13] If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
[2 Timothy 2:14] Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
[2 Timothy 2:15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
[2 Timothy 2:16] But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
[2 Timothy 2:17] And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
[2 Timothy 2:18] Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
[2 Timothy 2:19] Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
[2 Timothy 2:20] But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
[2 Timothy 2:21] If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
[2 Timothy 2:22] Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
[2 Timothy 2:23] But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
[2 Timothy 2:24] And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
[2 Timothy 2:25] In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
[2 Timothy 2:26] And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
[2 Timothy 3:1] This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
[2 Timothy 3:2] For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
[2 Timothy 3:3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
[2 Timothy 3:4] Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
[2 Timothy 3:5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
[2 Timothy 3:6] For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
[2 Timothy 3:7] Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
[2 Timothy 3:8] Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
[2 Timothy 3:9] But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
[2 Timothy 3:10] But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
[2 Timothy 3:11] Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
[2 Timothy 3:12] Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
[2 Timothy 3:13] But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
[2 Timothy 3:14] But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
[2 Timothy 3:15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[2 Timothy 3:16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[2 Timothy 3:17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
[2 Timothy 4:1] I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
[2 Timothy 4:2] Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
[2 Timothy 4:3] For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
[2 Timothy 4:4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
[2 Timothy 4:5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
[2 Timothy 4:6] For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
[2 Timothy 4:7] I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
[2 Timothy 4:8] Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
[2 Timothy 4:9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[2 Timothy 4:10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[2 Timothy 4:11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
[2 Timothy 4:12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[2 Timothy 4:13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[2 Timothy 4:14] Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
[2 Timothy 4:15] Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
[2 Timothy 4:16] At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
[2 Timothy 4:17] Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
[2 Timothy 4:18] And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[2 Timothy 4:19] Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
[2 Timothy 4:20] Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
[2 Timothy 4:21] Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
[2 Timothy 4:22] The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
[Titus 1:1] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
[Titus 1:2] In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
[Titus 1:3] But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
[Titus 1:4] To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
[Titus 1:5] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
[Titus 1:6] If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
[Titus 1:7] For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
[Titus 1:8] But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
[Titus 1:9] Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
[Titus 1:10] For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
[Titus 1:11] Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
[Titus 1:12] One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
[Titus 1:13] This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
[Titus 1:14] Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
[Titus 1:15] Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
[Titus 1:16] They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
[Titus 2:1] But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
[Titus 2:2] That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
[Titus 2:3] The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
[Titus 2:4] That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
[Titus 2:5] To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
[Titus 2:6] Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
[Titus 2:7] In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
[Titus 2:8] Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
[Titus 2:9] Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
[Titus 2:10] Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
[Titus 2:11] For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
[Titus 2:12] Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
[Titus 2:13] Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
[Titus 2:14] Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
[Titus 2:15] These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
[Titus 3:1] Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
[Titus 3:2] To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
[Titus 3:3] For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
[Titus 3:4] But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
[Titus 3:5] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
[Titus 3:6] Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
[Titus 3:7] That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
[Titus 3:8] This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
[Titus 3:9] But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
[Titus 3:10] A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
[Titus 3:11] Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
[Titus 3:12] When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
[Titus 3:13] Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
[Titus 3:14] And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
[Titus 3:15] All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
[Philemon 1:1] Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
[Philemon 1:2] And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
[Philemon 1:3] Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Philemon 1:4] I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
[Philemon 1:5] Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
[Philemon 1:6] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
[Philemon 1:7] For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
[Philemon 1:8] Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
[Philemon 1:9] Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
[Philemon 1:10] I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
[Philemon 1:11] Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
[Philemon 1:12] Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
[Philemon 1:13] Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
[Philemon 1:14] But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
[Philemon 1:15] For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
[Philemon 1:16] Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
[Philemon 1:17] If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
[Philemon 1:18] If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
[Philemon 1:19] I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
[Philemon 1:20] Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
[Philemon 1:21] Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
[Philemon 1:22] But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
[Philemon 1:23] There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
[Philemon 1:24] Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
[Philemon 1:25] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
[Hebrews 1:1] God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
[Hebrews 1:2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
[Hebrews 1:3] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
[Hebrews 1:4] Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
[Hebrews 1:5] For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
[Hebrews 1:6] And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
[Hebrews 1:7] And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
[Hebrews 1:8] But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
[Hebrews 1:9] Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
[Hebrews 1:10] And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
[Hebrews 1:11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
[Hebrews 1:12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
[Hebrews 1:13] But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
[Hebrews 1:14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
[Hebrews 2:1] Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
[Hebrews 2:2] For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
[Hebrews 2:3] How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
[Hebrews 2:4] God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
[Hebrews 2:5] For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
[Hebrews 2:6] But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
[Hebrews 2:7] Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
[Hebrews 2:8] Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
[Hebrews 2:9] But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
[Hebrews 2:10] For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
[Hebrews 2:11] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
[Hebrews 2:12] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
[Hebrews 2:13] And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
[Hebrews 2:14] Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
[Hebrews 2:15] And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
[Hebrews 2:16] For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
[Hebrews 2:17] Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
[Hebrews 2:18] For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
[Hebrews 3:1] Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
[Hebrews 3:2] Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
[Hebrews 3:3] For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
[Hebrews 3:4] For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
[Hebrews 3:5] And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
[Hebrews 3:6] But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
[Hebrews 3:7] Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
[Hebrews 3:8] Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
[Hebrews 3:9] When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
[Hebrews 3:10] Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
[Hebrews 3:11] So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
[Hebrews 3:12] Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
[Hebrews 3:13] But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
[Hebrews 3:14] For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
[Hebrews 3:15] While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
[Hebrews 3:16] For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
[Hebrews 3:17] But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
[Hebrews 3:18] And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
[Hebrews 3:19] So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
[Hebrews 4:1] Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
[Hebrews 4:2] For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
[Hebrews 4:3] For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
[Hebrews 4:4] For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
[Hebrews 4:5] And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
[Hebrews 4:6] Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
[Hebrews 4:7] Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
[Hebrews 4:8] For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
[Hebrews 4:9] There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
[Hebrews 4:10] For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
[Hebrews 4:11] Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
[Hebrews 4:12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
[Hebrews 4:13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
[Hebrews 4:14] Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
[Hebrews 4:15] For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
[Hebrews 4:16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
[Hebrews 5:1] For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
[Hebrews 5:2] Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
[Hebrews 5:3] And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
[Hebrews 5:4] And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
[Hebrews 5:5] So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
[Hebrews 5:6] As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[Hebrews 5:7] Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
[Hebrews 5:8] Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
[Hebrews 5:9] And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
[Hebrews 5:10] Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
[Hebrews 5:11] Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
[Hebrews 5:12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
[Hebrews 5:13] For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
[Hebrews 5:14] But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
[Hebrews 6:1] Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
[Hebrews 6:2] Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
[Hebrews 6:3] And this will we do, if God permit.
[Hebrews 6:4] For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
[Hebrews 6:5] And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
[Hebrews 6:6] If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
[Hebrews 6:7] For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
[Hebrews 6:8] But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
[Hebrews 6:9] But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
[Hebrews 6:10] For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
[Hebrews 6:11] And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
[Hebrews 6:12] That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[Hebrews 6:13] For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
[Hebrews 6:14] Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
[Hebrews 6:15] And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
[Hebrews 6:16] For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
[Hebrews 6:17] Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
[Hebrews 6:18] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
[Hebrews 6:19] Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
[Hebrews 6:20] Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[Hebrews 7:1] For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
[Hebrews 7:2] To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
[Hebrews 7:3] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
[Hebrews 7:4] Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
[Hebrews 7:5] And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
[Hebrews 7:6] But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
[Hebrews 7:7] And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
[Hebrews 7:8] And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
[Hebrews 7:9] And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
[Hebrews 7:10] For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
[Hebrews 7:11] If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
[Hebrews 7:12] For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
[Hebrews 7:13] For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
[Hebrews 7:14] For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
[Hebrews 7:15] And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
[Hebrews 7:16] Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
[Hebrews 7:17] For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[Hebrews 7:18] For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
[Hebrews 7:19] For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
[Hebrews 7:20] And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
[Hebrews 7:21] (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
[Hebrews 7:22] By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
[Hebrews 7:23] And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
[Hebrews 7:24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
[Hebrews 7:25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
[Hebrews 7:26] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
[Hebrews 7:27] Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
[Hebrews 7:28] For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
[Hebrews 8:1] Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
[Hebrews 8:2] A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
[Hebrews 8:3] For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
[Hebrews 8:4] For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
[Hebrews 8:5] Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
[Hebrews 8:6] But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
[Hebrews 8:7] For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
[Hebrews 8:8] For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
[Hebrews 8:9] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
[Hebrews 8:10] For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
[Hebrews 8:11] And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
[Hebrews 8:12] For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
[Hebrews 8:13] In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
[Hebrews 9:1] Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
[Hebrews 9:2] For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
[Hebrews 9:3] And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
[Hebrews 9:4] Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
[Hebrews 9:5] And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
[Hebrews 9:6] Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
[Hebrews 9:7] But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
[Hebrews 9:8] The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
[Hebrews 9:9] Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
[Hebrews 9:10] Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
[Hebrews 9:11] But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
[Hebrews 9:12] Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
[Hebrews 9:13] For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
[Hebrews 9:14] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
[Hebrews 9:15] And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
[Hebrews 9:16] For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
[Hebrews 9:17] For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
[Hebrews 9:18] Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
[Hebrews 9:19] For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
[Hebrews 9:20] Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
[Hebrews 9:21] Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
[Hebrews 9:22] And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
[Hebrews 9:23] It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
[Hebrews 9:24] For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
[Hebrews 9:25] Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
[Hebrews 9:26] For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
[Hebrews 9:27] And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
[Hebrews 9:28] So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
[Hebrews 10:1] For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
[Hebrews 10:2] For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
[Hebrews 10:3] But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
[Hebrews 10:4] For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
[Hebrews 10:5] Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
[Hebrews 10:6] In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
[Hebrews 10:7] Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
[Hebrews 10:8] Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
[Hebrews 10:9] Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
[Hebrews 10:10] By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
[Hebrews 10:11] And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
[Hebrews 10:12] But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
[Hebrews 10:13] From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
[Hebrews 10:14] For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
[Hebrews 10:15] Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
[Hebrews 10:16] This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
[Hebrews 10:17] And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
[Hebrews 10:18] Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
[Hebrews 10:19] Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
[Hebrews 10:20] By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
[Hebrews 10:21] And having an high priest over the house of God;
[Hebrews 10:22] Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
[Hebrews 10:23] Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
[Hebrews 10:24] And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
[Hebrews 10:25] Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
[Hebrews 10:26] For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
[Hebrews 10:27] But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
[Hebrews 10:28] He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
[Hebrews 10:29] Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
[Hebrews 10:30] For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
[Hebrews 10:31] It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
[Hebrews 10:32] But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
[Hebrews 10:33] Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
[Hebrews 10:34] For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
[Hebrews 10:35] Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
[Hebrews 10:36] For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
[Hebrews 10:37] For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
[Hebrews 10:38] Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
[Hebrews 10:39] But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
[Hebrews 11:1] Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
[Hebrews 11:2] For by it the elders obtained a good report.
[Hebrews 11:3] Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
[Hebrews 11:4] By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
[Hebrews 11:5] By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
[Hebrews 11:6] But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
[Hebrews 11:7] By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
[Hebrews 11:8] By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
[Hebrews 11:9] By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
[Hebrews 11:10] For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
[Hebrews 11:11] Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
[Hebrews 11:12] Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
[Hebrews 11:13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
[Hebrews 11:14] For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
[Hebrews 11:15] And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
[Hebrews 11:16] But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
[Hebrews 11:17] By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
[Hebrews 11:18] Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
[Hebrews 11:19] Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
[Hebrews 11:20] By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
[Hebrews 11:21] By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
[Hebrews 11:22] By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
[Hebrews 11:23] By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
[Hebrews 11:24] By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
[Hebrews 11:25] Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
[Hebrews 11:26] Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
[Hebrews 11:27] By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
[Hebrews 11:28] Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
[Hebrews 11:29] By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
[Hebrews 11:30] By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
[Hebrews 11:31] By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
[Hebrews 11:32] And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
[Hebrews 11:33] Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
[Hebrews 11:34] Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
[Hebrews 11:35] Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
[Hebrews 11:36] And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
[Hebrews 11:37] They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
[Hebrews 11:38] (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
[Hebrews 11:39] And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
[Hebrews 11:40] God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
[Hebrews 12:1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
[Hebrews 12:2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
[Hebrews 12:3] For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
[Hebrews 12:4] Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
[Hebrews 12:5] And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
[Hebrews 12:6] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
[Hebrews 12:7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
[Hebrews 12:8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
[Hebrews 12:9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
[Hebrews 12:10] For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
[Hebrews 12:11] Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
[Hebrews 12:12] Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
[Hebrews 12:13] And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
[Hebrews 12:14] Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
[Hebrews 12:15] Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
[Hebrews 12:16] Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
[Hebrews 12:17] For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
[Hebrews 12:18] For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
[Hebrews 12:19] And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
[Hebrews 12:20] (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
[Hebrews 12:21] And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
[Hebrews 12:22] But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
[Hebrews 12:23] To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
[Hebrews 12:24] And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
[Hebrews 12:25] See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
[Hebrews 12:26] Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
[Hebrews 12:27] And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
[Hebrews 12:28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
[Hebrews 12:29] For our God is a consuming fire.
[Hebrews 13:1] Let brotherly love continue.
[Hebrews 13:2] Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
[Hebrews 13:3] Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
[Hebrews 13:4] Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
[Hebrews 13:5] Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
[Hebrews 13:6] So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
[Hebrews 13:7] Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
[Hebrews 13:8] Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
[Hebrews 13:9] Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
[Hebrews 13:10] We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
[Hebrews 13:11] For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
[Hebrews 13:12] Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
[Hebrews 13:13] Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
[Hebrews 13:14] For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
[Hebrews 13:15] By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
[Hebrews 13:16] But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
[Hebrews 13:17] Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
[Hebrews 13:18] Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
[Hebrews 13:19] But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
[Hebrews 13:20] Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
[Hebrews 13:21] Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[Hebrews 13:22] And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
[Hebrews 13:23] Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
[Hebrews 13:24] Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
[Hebrews 13:25] Grace be with you all. Amen.
[James 1:1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
[James 1:2] My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
[James 1:3] Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
[James 1:4] But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
[James 1:5] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
[James 1:6] But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
[James 1:7] For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
[James 1:8] A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
[James 1:9] Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
[James 1:10] But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
[James 1:11] For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
[James 1:12] Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
[James 1:13] Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
[James 1:14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
[James 1:15] Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
[James 1:16] Do not err, my beloved brethren.
[James 1:17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
[James 1:18] Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
[James 1:19] Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
[James 1:20] For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
[James 1:21] Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
[James 1:22] But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
[James 1:23] For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
[James 1:24] For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
[James 1:25] But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
[James 1:26] If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
[James 1:27] Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
[James 2:1] My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
[James 2:2] For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
[James 2:3] And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
[James 2:4] Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
[James 2:5] Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
[James 2:6] But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
[James 2:7] Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
[James 2:8] If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
[James 2:9] But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
[James 2:10] For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
[James 2:11] For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
[James 2:12] So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
[James 2:13] For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
[James 2:14] What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
[James 2:15] If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
[James 2:16] And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
[James 2:17] Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
[James 2:18] Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
[James 2:19] Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
[James 2:20] But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
[James 2:21] Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
[James 2:22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
[James 2:23] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
[James 2:24] Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
[James 2:25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
[James 2:26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
[James 3:1] My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
[James 3:2] For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
[James 3:3] Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
[James 3:4] Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
[James 3:5] Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
[James 3:6] And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
[James 3:7] For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
[James 3:8] But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
[James 3:9] Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
[James 3:10] Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
[James 3:11] Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
[James 3:12] Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
[James 3:13] Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
[James 3:14] But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
[James 3:15] This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
[James 3:16] For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
[James 3:17] But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
[James 3:18] And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
[James 4:1] From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
[James 4:2] Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
[James 4:3] Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
[James 4:4] Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
[James 4:5] Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
[James 4:6] But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
[James 4:7] Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
[James 4:8] Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
[James 4:9] Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
[James 4:10] Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
[James 4:11] Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
[James 4:12] There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
[James 4:13] Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
[James 4:14] Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
[James 4:15] For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
[James 4:16] But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
[James 4:17] Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
[James 5:1] Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
[James 5:2] Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
[James 5:3] Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
[James 5:4] Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
[James 5:5] Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
[James 5:6] Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
[James 5:7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
[James 5:8] Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
[James 5:9] Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
[James 5:10] Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
[James 5:11] Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
[James 5:12] But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
[James 5:13] Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
[James 5:14] Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
[James 5:15] And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
[James 5:16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
[James 5:17] Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
[James 5:18] And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
[James 5:19] Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
[James 5:20] Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
[1 Peter 1:1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
[1 Peter 1:2] Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
[1 Peter 1:3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
[1 Peter 1:4] To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
[1 Peter 1:5] Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
[1 Peter 1:6] Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
[1 Peter 1:7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
[1 Peter 1:8] Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
[1 Peter 1:9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
[1 Peter 1:10] Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
[1 Peter 1:11] Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
[1 Peter 1:12] Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
[1 Peter 1:13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
[1 Peter 1:14] As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
[1 Peter 1:15] But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
[1 Peter 1:16] Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
[1 Peter 1:17] And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
[1 Peter 1:18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
[1 Peter 1:19] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[1 Peter 1:20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
[1 Peter 1:21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
[1 Peter 1:22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
[1 Peter 1:23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
[1 Peter 1:24] For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
[1 Peter 1:25] But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
[1 Peter 2:1] Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
[1 Peter 2:2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
[1 Peter 2:3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
[1 Peter 2:4] To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
[1 Peter 2:5] Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
[1 Peter 2:6] Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
[1 Peter 2:7] Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
[1 Peter 2:8] And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
[1 Peter 2:9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
[1 Peter 2:10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
[1 Peter 2:11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
[1 Peter 2:12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
[1 Peter 2:13] Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
[1 Peter 2:14] Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
[1 Peter 2:15] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
[1 Peter 2:16] As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
[1 Peter 2:17] Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
[1 Peter 2:18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
[1 Peter 2:19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
[1 Peter 2:20] For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
[1 Peter 2:21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
[1 Peter 2:22] Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
[1 Peter 2:23] Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
[1 Peter 2:24] Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
[1 Peter 2:25] For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
[1 Peter 3:1] Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
[1 Peter 3:2] While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
[1 Peter 3:3] Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
[1 Peter 3:4] But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
[1 Peter 3:5] For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
[1 Peter 3:6] Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
[1 Peter 3:7] Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
[1 Peter 3:8] Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
[1 Peter 3:9] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
[1 Peter 3:10] For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
[1 Peter 3:11] Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
[1 Peter 3:12] For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
[1 Peter 3:13] And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
[1 Peter 3:14] But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
[1 Peter 3:15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
[1 Peter 3:16] Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
[1 Peter 3:17] For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
[1 Peter 3:18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
[1 Peter 3:19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
[1 Peter 3:20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
[1 Peter 3:21] The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
[1 Peter 3:22] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
[1 Peter 4:1] Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
[1 Peter 4:2] That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
[1 Peter 4:3] For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
[1 Peter 4:4] Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
[1 Peter 4:5] Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
[1 Peter 4:6] For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
[1 Peter 4:7] But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
[1 Peter 4:8] And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
[1 Peter 4:9] Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
[1 Peter 4:10] As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
[1 Peter 4:11] If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[1 Peter 4:12] Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
[1 Peter 4:13] But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
[1 Peter 4:14] If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
[1 Peter 4:15] But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
[1 Peter 4:16] Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
[1 Peter 4:17] For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
[1 Peter 4:18] And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
[1 Peter 4:19] Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
[1 Peter 5:1] The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
[1 Peter 5:2] Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
[1 Peter 5:3] Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
[1 Peter 5:4] And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
[1 Peter 5:5] Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
[1 Peter 5:6] Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
[1 Peter 5:7] Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
[1 Peter 5:8] Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
[1 Peter 5:9] Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
[1 Peter 5:10] But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
[1 Peter 5:11] To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[1 Peter 5:12] By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
[1 Peter 5:13] The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.
[1 Peter 5:14] Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
[2 Peter 1:1] Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
[2 Peter 1:2] Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
[2 Peter 1:3] According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
[2 Peter 1:4] Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
[2 Peter 1:5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
[2 Peter 1:6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
[2 Peter 1:7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
[2 Peter 1:8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Peter 1:9] But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
[2 Peter 1:10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
[2 Peter 1:11] For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
[2 Peter 1:12] Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
[2 Peter 1:13] Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
[2 Peter 1:14] Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
[2 Peter 1:15] Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
[2 Peter 1:16] For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
[2 Peter 1:17] For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[2 Peter 1:18] And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
[2 Peter 1:19] We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
[2 Peter 1:20] Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
[2 Peter 1:21] For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
[2 Peter 2:1] But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
[2 Peter 2:2] And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
[2 Peter 2:3] And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
[2 Peter 2:4] For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
[2 Peter 2:5] And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
[2 Peter 2:6] And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
[2 Peter 2:7] And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
[2 Peter 2:8] (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
[2 Peter 2:9] The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
[2 Peter 2:10] But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
[2 Peter 2:11] Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
[2 Peter 2:12] But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
[2 Peter 2:13] And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
[2 Peter 2:14] Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
[2 Peter 2:15] Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
[2 Peter 2:16] But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
[2 Peter 2:17] These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
[2 Peter 2:18] For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
[2 Peter 2:19] While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
[2 Peter 2:20] For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
[2 Peter 2:21] For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
[2 Peter 2:22] But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
[2 Peter 3:1] This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
[2 Peter 3:2] That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
[2 Peter 3:3] Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
[2 Peter 3:4] And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
[2 Peter 3:5] For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
[2 Peter 3:6] Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
[2 Peter 3:7] But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
[2 Peter 3:8] But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[2 Peter 3:9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[2 Peter 3:10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
[2 Peter 3:11] Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
[2 Peter 3:12] Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
[2 Peter 3:13] Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
[2 Peter 3:14] Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
[2 Peter 3:15] And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
[2 Peter 3:16] As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
[2 Peter 3:17] Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
[2 Peter 3:18] But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
[1 John 1:1] That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
[1 John 1:2] (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
[1 John 1:3] That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
[1 John 1:4] And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
[1 John 1:5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
[1 John 1:6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
[1 John 1:7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
[1 John 1:8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[1 John 1:9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[1 John 1:10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
[1 John 2:1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
[1 John 2:2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1 John 2:3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[1 John 2:4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
[1 John 2:5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
[1 John 2:6] He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
[1 John 2:7] Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
[1 John 2:8] Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
[1 John 2:9] He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
[1 John 2:10] He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
[1 John 2:11] But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
[1 John 2:12] I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
[1 John 2:13] I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
[1 John 2:14] I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
[1 John 2:15] Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
[1 John 2:16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
[1 John 2:17] And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
[1 John 2:18] Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
[1 John 2:19] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
[1 John 2:20] But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
[1 John 2:21] I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
[1 John 2:22] Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
[1 John 2:23] Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
[1 John 2:24] Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
[1 John 2:25] And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
[1 John 2:26] These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
[1 John 2:27] But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
[1 John 2:28] And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
[1 John 2:29] If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
[1 John 3:1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
[1 John 3:2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
[1 John 3:3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
[1 John 3:4] Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
[1 John 3:5] And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
[1 John 3:6] Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
[1 John 3:7] Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
[1 John 3:8] He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
[1 John 3:9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
[1 John 3:10] In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
[1 John 3:11] For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
[1 John 3:12] Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
[1 John 3:13] Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
[1 John 3:14] We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
[1 John 3:15] Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
[1 John 3:16] Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
[1 John 3:17] But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
[1 John 3:18] My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
[1 John 3:19] And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
[1 John 3:20] For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
[1 John 3:21] Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
[1 John 3:22] And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
[1 John 3:23] And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
[1 John 3:24] And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
[1 John 4:1] Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
[1 John 4:2] Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
[1 John 4:3] And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
[1 John 4:4] Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
[1 John 4:5] They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
[1 John 4:6] We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
[1 John 4:7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
[1 John 4:8] He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
[1 John 4:9] In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
[1 John 4:10] Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
[1 John 4:11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
[1 John 4:12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
[1 John 4:13] Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
[1 John 4:14] And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
[1 John 4:15] Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
[1 John 4:16] And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
[1 John 4:17] Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
[1 John 4:18] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
[1 John 4:19] We love him, because he first loved us.
[1 John 4:20] If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
[1 John 4:21] And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
[1 John 5:1] Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
[1 John 5:2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
[1 John 5:3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
[1 John 5:4] For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
[1 John 5:5] Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
[1 John 5:6] This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
[1 John 5:7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
[1 John 5:8] And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
[1 John 5:9] If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
[1 John 5:10] He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
[1 John 5:11] And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
[1 John 5:12] He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
[1 John 5:13] These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
[1 John 5:14] And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
[1 John 5:15] And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
[1 John 5:16] If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
[1 John 5:17] All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
[1 John 5:18] We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
[1 John 5:19] And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
[1 John 5:20] And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
[1 John 5:21] Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
[2 John 1:1] The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
[2 John 1:2] For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
[2 John 1:3] Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
[2 John 1:4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
[2 John 1:5] And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
[2 John 1:6] And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
[2 John 1:7] For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
[2 John 1:8] Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
[2 John 1:9] Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
[2 John 1:10] If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
[2 John 1:11] For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
[2 John 1:12] Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
[2 John 1:13] The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
[3 John 1:1] The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
[3 John 1:2] Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
[3 John 1:3] For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
[3 John 1:4] I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
[3 John 1:5] Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
[3 John 1:6] Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
[3 John 1:7] Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
[3 John 1:8] We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
[3 John 1:9] I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
[3 John 1:10] Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
[3 John 1:11] Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
[3 John 1:12] Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
[3 John 1:13] I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
[3 John 1:14] But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
[Jude 1:1] Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
[Jude 1:2] Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
[Jude 1:3] Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
[Jude 1:4] For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Jude 1:5] I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
[Jude 1:6] And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
[Jude 1:7] Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
[Jude 1:8] Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
[Jude 1:9] Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
[Jude 1:10] But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
[Jude 1:11] Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
[Jude 1:12] These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
[Jude 1:13] Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
[Jude 1:14] And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
[Jude 1:15] To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
[Jude 1:16] These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
[Jude 1:17] But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
[Jude 1:18] How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
[Jude 1:19] These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
[Jude 1:20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
[Jude 1:21] Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
[Jude 1:22] And of some have compassion, making a difference:
[Jude 1:23] And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
[Jude 1:24] Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
[Jude 1:25] To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
[Revelation 1:1] The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
[Revelation 1:2] Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
[Revelation 1:3] Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
[Revelation 1:4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
[Revelation 1:5] And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
[Revelation 1:6] And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[Revelation 1:7] Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
[Revelation 1:8] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
[Revelation 1:9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[Revelation 1:10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
[Revelation 1:11] Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
[Revelation 1:12] And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
[Revelation 1:13] And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
[Revelation 1:14] His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
[Revelation 1:15] And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
[Revelation 1:16] And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
[Revelation 1:17] And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
[Revelation 1:18] I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
[Revelation 1:19] Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
[Revelation 1:20] The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
[Revelation 2:1] Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
[Revelation 2:2] I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
[Revelation 2:3] And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
[Revelation 2:4] Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
[Revelation 2:5] Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
[Revelation 2:6] But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
[Revelation 2:7] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
[Revelation 2:8] And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
[Revelation 2:9] I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
[Revelation 2:10] Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
[Revelation 2:11] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
[Revelation 2:12] And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
[Revelation 2:13] I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
[Revelation 2:14] But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
[Revelation 2:15] So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
[Revelation 2:16] Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
[Revelation 2:17] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
[Revelation 2:18] And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
[Revelation 2:19] I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
[Revelation 2:20] Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
[Revelation 2:21] And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
[Revelation 2:22] Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
[Revelation 2:23] And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
[Revelation 2:24] But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
[Revelation 2:25] But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
[Revelation 2:26] And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
[Revelation 2:27] And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
[Revelation 2:28] And I will give him the morning star.
[Revelation 2:29] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[Revelation 3:1] And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
[Revelation 3:2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
[Revelation 3:3] Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
[Revelation 3:4] Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
[Revelation 3:5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
[Revelation 3:6] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[Revelation 3:7] And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
[Revelation 3:8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
[Revelation 3:9] Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
[Revelation 3:10] Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
[Revelation 3:11] Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
[Revelation 3:12] Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
[Revelation 3:13] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[Revelation 3:14] And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
[Revelation 3:15] I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
[Revelation 3:16] So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
[Revelation 3:17] Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
[Revelation 3:18] I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
[Revelation 3:19] As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
[Revelation 3:20] Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
[Revelation 3:21] To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
[Revelation 3:22] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[Revelation 4:1] After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
[Revelation 4:2] And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
[Revelation 4:3] And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
[Revelation 4:4] And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
[Revelation 4:5] And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
[Revelation 4:6] And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
[Revelation 4:7] And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
[Revelation 4:8] And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
[Revelation 4:9] And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
[Revelation 4:10] The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
[Revelation 4:11] Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
[Revelation 5:1] And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
[Revelation 5:2] And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
[Revelation 5:3] And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
[Revelation 5:4] And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
[Revelation 5:5] And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
[Revelation 5:6] And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
[Revelation 5:7] And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
[Revelation 5:8] And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
[Revelation 5:9] And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
[Revelation 5:10] And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
[Revelation 5:11] And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
[Revelation 5:12] Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
[Revelation 5:13] And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
[Revelation 5:14] And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
[Revelation 6:1] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
[Revelation 6:2] And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
[Revelation 6:3] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
[Revelation 6:4] And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
[Revelation 6:5] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
[Revelation 6:6] And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
[Revelation 6:7] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
[Revelation 6:8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[Revelation 6:9] And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
[Revelation 6:10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
[Revelation 6:11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
[Revelation 6:12] And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
[Revelation 6:13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
[Revelation 6:14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
[Revelation 6:15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[Revelation 6:16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[Revelation 6:17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
[Revelation 7:1] And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
[Revelation 7:2] And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
[Revelation 7:3] Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
[Revelation 7:4] And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
[Revelation 7:5] Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
[Revelation 7:6] Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
[Revelation 7:7] Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
[Revelation 7:8] Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
[Revelation 7:9] After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
[Revelation 7:10] And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
[Revelation 7:11] And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
[Revelation 7:12] Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
[Revelation 7:13] And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
[Revelation 7:14] And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
[Revelation 7:15] Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
[Revelation 7:16] They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
[Revelation 7:17] For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
[Revelation 8:1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
[Revelation 8:2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
[Revelation 8:3] And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
[Revelation 8:4] And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
[Revelation 8:5] And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
[Revelation 8:6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
[Revelation 8:7] The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
[Revelation 8:8] And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
[Revelation 8:9] And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
[Revelation 8:10] And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
[Revelation 8:11] And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
[Revelation 8:12] And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
[Revelation 8:13] And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
[Revelation 9:1] And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
[Revelation 9:2] And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
[Revelation 9:3] And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
[Revelation 9:4] And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
[Revelation 9:5] And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
[Revelation 9:6] And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
[Revelation 9:7] And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
[Revelation 9:8] And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
[Revelation 9:9] And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
[Revelation 9:10] And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
[Revelation 9:11] And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
[Revelation 9:12] One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
[Revelation 9:13] And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
[Revelation 9:14] Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
[Revelation 9:15] And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
[Revelation 9:16] And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
[Revelation 9:17] And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
[Revelation 9:18] By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
[Revelation 9:19] For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
[Revelation 9:20] And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
[Revelation 9:21] Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
[Revelation 10:1] And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
[Revelation 10:2] And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
[Revelation 10:3] And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
[Revelation 10:4] And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
[Revelation 10:5] And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
[Revelation 10:6] And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
[Revelation 10:7] But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
[Revelation 10:8] And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
[Revelation 10:9] And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
[Revelation 10:10] And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
[Revelation 10:11] And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
[Revelation 11:1] And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
[Revelation 11:2] But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
[Revelation 11:3] And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
[Revelation 11:4] These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
[Revelation 11:5] And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
[Revelation 11:6] These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
[Revelation 11:7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
[Revelation 11:8] And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
[Revelation 11:9] And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
[Revelation 11:10] And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
[Revelation 11:11] And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
[Revelation 11:12] And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
[Revelation 11:13] And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
[Revelation 11:14] The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
[Revelation 11:15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
[Revelation 11:16] And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
[Revelation 11:17] Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
[Revelation 11:18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
[Revelation 11:19] And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
[Revelation 12:1] And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
[Revelation 12:2] And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
[Revelation 12:3] And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
[Revelation 12:4] And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
[Revelation 12:5] And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
[Revelation 12:6] And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
[Revelation 12:7] And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
[Revelation 12:8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
[Revelation 12:9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[Revelation 12:10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
[Revelation 12:11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
[Revelation 12:12] Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
[Revelation 12:13] And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
[Revelation 12:14] And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
[Revelation 12:15] And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
[Revelation 12:16] And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
[Revelation 12:17] And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[Revelation 13:1] And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
[Revelation 13:2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
[Revelation 13:3] And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
[Revelation 13:4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
[Revelation 13:5] And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
[Revelation 13:6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
[Revelation 13:7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[Revelation 13:8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
[Revelation 13:9] If any man have an ear, let him hear.
[Revelation 13:10] He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
[Revelation 13:11] And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
[Revelation 13:12] And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
[Revelation 13:13] And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
[Revelation 13:14] And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
[Revelation 13:15] And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
[Revelation 13:16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
[Revelation 13:17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
[Revelation 13:18] Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
[Revelation 14:1] And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
[Revelation 14:2] And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
[Revelation 14:3] And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
[Revelation 14:4] These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
[Revelation 14:5] And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
[Revelation 14:6] And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
[Revelation 14:7] Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
[Revelation 14:8] And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
[Revelation 14:9] And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
[Revelation 14:10] The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
[Revelation 14:11] And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
[Revelation 14:12] Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
[Revelation 14:13] And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
[Revelation 14:14] And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
[Revelation 14:15] And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
[Revelation 14:16] And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
[Revelation 14:17] And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
[Revelation 14:18] And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
[Revelation 14:19] And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
[Revelation 14:20] And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
[Revelation 15:1] And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
[Revelation 15:2] And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
[Revelation 15:3] And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
[Revelation 15:4] Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
[Revelation 15:5] And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
[Revelation 15:6] And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
[Revelation 15:7] And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
[Revelation 15:8] And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
[Revelation 16:1] And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
[Revelation 16:2] And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
[Revelation 16:3] And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
[Revelation 16:4] And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
[Revelation 16:5] And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
[Revelation 16:6] For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
[Revelation 16:7] And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
[Revelation 16:8] And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
[Revelation 16:9] And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
[Revelation 16:10] And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
[Revelation 16:11] And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
[Revelation 16:12] And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
[Revelation 16:13] And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[Revelation 16:14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
[Revelation 16:15] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
[Revelation 16:16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
[Revelation 16:17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
[Revelation 16:18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
[Revelation 16:19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
[Revelation 16:20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
[Revelation 16:21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
[Revelation 17:1] And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
[Revelation 17:2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
[Revelation 17:3] So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
[Revelation 17:4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
[Revelation 17:6] And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
[Revelation 17:7] And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
[Revelation 17:8] The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
[Revelation 17:9] And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
[Revelation 17:10] And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
[Revelation 17:11] And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
[Revelation 17:12] And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
[Revelation 17:13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
[Revelation 17:14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
[Revelation 17:15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
[Revelation 17:16] And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
[Revelation 17:17] For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
[Revelation 17:18] And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
[Revelation 18:1] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
[Revelation 18:2] And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
[Revelation 18:3] For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
[Revelation 18:4] And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
[Revelation 18:5] For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
[Revelation 18:6] Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
[Revelation 18:7] How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
[Revelation 18:8] Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
[Revelation 18:9] And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
[Revelation 18:10] Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
[Revelation 18:11] And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
[Revelation 18:12] The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
[Revelation 18:13] And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
[Revelation 18:14] And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
[Revelation 18:15] The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
[Revelation 18:16] And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
[Revelation 18:17] For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
[Revelation 18:18] And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
[Revelation 18:19] And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
[Revelation 18:20] Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
[Revelation 18:21] And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
[Revelation 18:22] And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
[Revelation 18:23] And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
[Revelation 18:24] And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
[Revelation 19:1] And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
[Revelation 19:2] For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
[Revelation 19:3] And again they said, Alleluia.  And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
[Revelation 19:4] And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
[Revelation 19:5] And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
[Revelation 19:6] And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
[Revelation 19:7] Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
[Revelation 19:8] And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
[Revelation 19:9] And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
[Revelation 19:10] And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
[Revelation 19:11] And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
[Revelation 19:12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
[Revelation 19:13] And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
[Revelation 19:14] And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[Revelation 19:15] And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
[Revelation 19:16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
[Revelation 19:17] And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
[Revelation 19:18] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
[Revelation 19:19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
[Revelation 19:20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
[Revelation 19:21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
[Revelation 20:1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
[Revelation 20:2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
[Revelation 20:3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
[Revelation 20:4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
[Revelation 20:5] But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
[Revelation 20:6] Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
[Revelation 20:7] And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
[Revelation 20:8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
[Revelation 20:9] And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
[Revelation 20:10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
[Revelation 20:11] And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
[Revelation 20:12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
[Revelation 20:13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
[Revelation 20:14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
[Revelation 20:15] And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
[Revelation 21:1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[Revelation 21:2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[Revelation 21:3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
[Revelation 21:4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
[Revelation 21:5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
[Revelation 21:6] And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
[Revelation 21:7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
[Revelation 21:8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
[Revelation 21:9] And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
[Revelation 21:10] And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
[Revelation 21:11] Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
[Revelation 21:12] And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
[Revelation 21:13] On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
[Revelation 21:14] And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
[Revelation 21:15] And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
[Revelation 21:16] And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
[Revelation 21:17] And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
[Revelation 21:18] And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
[Revelation 21:19] And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
[Revelation 21:20] The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
[Revelation 21:21] And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
[Revelation 21:22] And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
[Revelation 21:23] And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
[Revelation 21:24] And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
[Revelation 21:25] And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
[Revelation 21:26] And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
[Revelation 21:27] And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
[Revelation 22:1] And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
[Revelation 22:2] In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
[Revelation 22:3] And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
[Revelation 22:4] And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
[Revelation 22:5] And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
[Revelation 22:6] And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
[Revelation 22:7] Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
[Revelation 22:8] And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
[Revelation 22:9] Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
[Revelation 22:10] And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
[Revelation 22:11] He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
[Revelation 22:12] And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
[Revelation 22:13] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
[Revelation 22:14] Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
[Revelation 22:15] For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
[Revelation 22:16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
[Revelation 22:17] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
[Revelation 22:18] For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
[Revelation 22:19] And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
[Revelation 22:20] He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
[Revelation 22:21] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.