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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
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 they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
