Wednesday, March 22, 2000

16But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.Log in to add notes

17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.Log in to add notes

18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:Log in to add notes

19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!Log in to add notes

20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!Log in to add notes

21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!Log in to add notes

22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:Log in to add notes

23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!Log in to add notes

24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.Log in to add notes

25Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.Log in to add notes

16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.Log in to add notes

17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.Log in to add notes

18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.Log in to add notes

19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.Log in to add notes

20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.Log in to add notes

21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.Log in to add notes

22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.Log in to add notes

23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.Log in to add notes

24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.Log in to add notes

25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.Log in to add notes

26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.Log in to add notes

5:15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.Log in to add notes

5:16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.Log in to add notes

5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.Log in to add notes

5:18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.Log in to add notes

5:19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.Log in to add notes

5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?Log in to add notes

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.Log in to add notes

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.Log in to add notes

5:23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.Log in to add notes

6:1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,Log in to add notes

6:2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.Log in to add notes

6:3Do 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.Log in to add notes

9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.Log in to add notes

10Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.Log in to add notes

11I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.Log in to add notes

12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.Log in to add notes

13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?Log in to add notes

14Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.Log in to add notes

1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.Log in to add notes

2In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,Log in to add notes

3And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.Log in to add notes

4For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.Log in to add notes

5And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.Log in to add notes

6As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.Log in to add notes

7And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.Log in to add notes

8They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.Log in to add notes

9They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.Log in to add notes

5:15But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.Log in to add notes

5:16Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord’s hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.Log in to add notes

5:17He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies.Log in to add notes

5:18He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet.Log in to add notes

5:19He shall take holiness for an invincible shield.Log in to add notes

5:20His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise.Log in to add notes

5:21Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.Log in to add notes

5:22And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them.Log in to add notes

5:23Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty.Log in to add notes

6:1Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth.Log in to add notes

6:2Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations.Log in to add notes

6:3For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels.Log in to add notes

12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.Log in to add notes

13And it shall turn to you for a testimony.Log in to add notes

14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:Log in to add notes

15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.Log in to add notes

16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.Log in to add notes

17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.Log in to add notes

18But there shall not an hair of your head perish.Log in to add notes

19In your patience possess ye your souls.Log in to add notes

1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Log in to add notes

2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.Log in to add notes

3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.Log in to add notes

4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.Log in to add notes

5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:Log in to add notes

6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.Log in to add notes

7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?Log in to add notes

8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.Log in to add notes

9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?Log in to add notes

10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.Log in to add notes

1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.Log in to add notes

2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.Log in to add notes

3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,Log in to add notes

4And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.Log in to add notes

5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.Log in to add notes

6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?Log in to add notes

7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.Log in to add notes

8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.Log in to add notes

9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.Log in to add notes

10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.Log in to add notes

11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,Log in to add notes

12Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.Log in to add notes

13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?Log in to add notes

14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.Log in to add notes

15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?Log in to add notes

16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.Log in to add notes