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Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
