Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
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.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
