Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
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.
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
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.
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
