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Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
