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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.
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.
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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.
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
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.
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
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.
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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.
Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
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:
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.
