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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.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
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.
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
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.
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
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.
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
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.
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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.
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
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.
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.
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
