Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

And 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.

And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:

And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.

In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.

Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;

And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.

And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.