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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?
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;
Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
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.
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
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;
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
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.
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
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:
And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
