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But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
