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Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
