22And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:Log in to add notes
23And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:Log in to add notes
27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?Log in to add notes
28Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:Log in to add notes
29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.Log in to add notes
30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.Log in to add notes
61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.Log in to add notes
61:11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Log in to add notes
62:1For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.Log in to add notes
62:2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.Log in to add notes
62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.Log in to add notes
62:4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.Log in to add notes
62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.Log in to add notes
1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.Log in to add notes
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.Log in to add notes
3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.Log in to add notes
4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.Log in to add notes
5Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.Log in to add notes
6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.Log in to add notes
7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.Log in to add notes
8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?Log in to add notes
9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.Log in to add notes
10And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.Log in to add notes
11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.Log in to add notes
12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.Log in to add notes
13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.Log in to add notes
14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Log in to add notes
15Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.Log in to add notes
16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.Log in to add notes
9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.Log in to add notes
10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.Log in to add notes
11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.Log in to add notes
12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.Log in to add notes
13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.Log in to add notes
14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.Log in to add notes
15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.Log in to add notes
16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.Log in to add notes
1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.Log in to add notes
2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.Log in to add notes
3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:Log in to add notes
4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.Log in to add notes
5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.Log in to add notes
6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.Log in to add notes
7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.Log in to add notes
8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.Log in to add notes
9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Log in to add notes
10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.Log in to add notes
11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.Log in to add notes
12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes
13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:Log in to add notes
14And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.Log in to add notes
15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,Log in to add notes
16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:Log in to add notes
17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.Log in to add notes
18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.Log in to add notes
19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.Log in to add notes
30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.Log in to add notes
31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.Log in to add notes
32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.Log in to add notes
33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.Log in to add notes
34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Log in to add notes
35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.Log in to add notes
36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.Log in to add notes
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.Log in to add notes
1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.Log in to add notes
2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.Log in to add notes
3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.Log in to add notes
4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.Log in to add notes
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.Log in to add notes
6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.Log in to add notes
7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.Log in to add notes
8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.Log in to add notes
9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.Log in to add notes