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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.
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
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.
Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
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.
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.
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
