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But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
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.
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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.
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.
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
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.
