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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 4:1:
And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
</s>2 Samuel 4:2:
And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
</s>2 Samuel 4:3:
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
</s>2 Samuel 4:4:
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
</s>2 Samuel 4:5:
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
</s>2 Samuel 4:6:
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
</s>2 Samuel 4:7:
For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
</s>2 Samuel 4:8:
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
</s>2 Samuel 4:9:
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
</s>2 Samuel 4:10:
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
</s>2 Samuel 4:11:
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
</s>2 Samuel 4:12:
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 5</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 5:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 5:1:
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
</s>2 Samuel 5:2:
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 5:3:
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 5:4:
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
</s>2 Samuel 5:5:
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
</s>2 Samuel 5:6:
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
</s>2 Samuel 5:7:
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
</s>2 Samuel 5:8:
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
</s>2 Samuel 5:9:
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
</s>2 Samuel 5:10:
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
</s>2 Samuel 5:11:
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
</s>2 Samuel 5:12:
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
</s>2 Samuel 5:13:
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
</s>2 Samuel 5:14:
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
</s>2 Samuel 5:15:
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
</s>2 Samuel 5:16:
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
</s>2 Samuel 5:17:
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
</s>2 Samuel 5:18:
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
</s>2 Samuel 5:19:
And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
</s>2 Samuel 5:20:
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
</s>2 Samuel 5:21:
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
</s>2 Samuel 5:22:
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
</s>2 Samuel 5:23:
And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
</s>2 Samuel 5:24:
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
</s>2 Samuel 5:25:
And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 6</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 6:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 6:1:
Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
</s>2 Samuel 6:2:
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim.
</s>2 Samuel 6:3:
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
</s>2 Samuel 6:4:
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
</s>2 Samuel 6:5:
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
</s>2 Samuel 6:6:
And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
</s>2 Samuel 6:7:
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
</s>2 Samuel 6:8:
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
</s>2 Samuel 6:9:
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
</s>2 Samuel 6:10:
So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
</s>2 Samuel 6:11:
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
</s>2 Samuel 6:12:
And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
</s>2 Samuel 6:13:
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
</s>2 Samuel 6:14:
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
</s>2 Samuel 6:15:
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
</s>2 Samuel 6:16:
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
</s>2 Samuel 6:17:
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
</s>2 Samuel 6:18:
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
</s>2 Samuel 6:19:
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
</s>2 Samuel 6:20:
Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
</s>2 Samuel 6:21:
And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
</s>2 Samuel 6:22:
And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor.
</s>2 Samuel 6:23:
Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 7</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 7:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 7:1:
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
</s>2 Samuel 7:2:
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
</s>2 Samuel 7:3:
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
</s>2 Samuel 7:4:
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
</s>2 Samuel 7:5:
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
</s>2 Samuel 7:6:
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
</s>2 Samuel 7:7:
In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
</s>2 Samuel 7:8:
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
</s>2 Samuel 7:9:
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
</s>2 Samuel 7:10:
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
</s>2 Samuel 7:11:
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
</s>2 Samuel 7:12:
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
</s>2 Samuel 7:13:
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
</s>2 Samuel 7:14:
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
</s>2 Samuel 7:15:
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
</s>2 Samuel 7:16:
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
</s>2 Samuel 7:17:
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
</s>2 Samuel 7:18:
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
</s>2 Samuel 7:19:
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
</s>2 Samuel 7:20:
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
</s>2 Samuel 7:21:
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
</s>2 Samuel 7:22:
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
</s>2 Samuel 7:23:
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
</s>2 Samuel 7:24:
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
</s>2 Samuel 7:25:
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
</s>2 Samuel 7:26:
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
</s>2 Samuel 7:27:
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
</s>2 Samuel 7:28:
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
</s>2 Samuel 7:29:
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 8</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 8:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 8:1:
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
</s>2 Samuel 8:2:
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
</s>2 Samuel 8:3:
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
</s>2 Samuel 8:4:
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
</s>2 Samuel 8:5:
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 8:6:
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
</s>2 Samuel 8:7:
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 8:8:
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
</s>2 Samuel 8:9:
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
</s>2 Samuel 8:10:
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
</s>2 Samuel 8:11:
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
</s>2 Samuel 8:12:
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
</s>2 Samuel 8:13:
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 8:14:
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
</s>2 Samuel 8:15:
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
</s>2 Samuel 8:16:
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
</s>2 Samuel 8:17:
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
</s>2 Samuel 8:18:
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 9</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 9:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 9:1:
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
</s>2 Samuel 9:2:
And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
</s>2 Samuel 9:3:
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
</s>2 Samuel 9:4:
And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
</s>2 Samuel 9:5:
Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
</s>2 Samuel 9:6:
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
</s>2 Samuel 9:7:
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
</s>2 Samuel 9:8:
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
</s>2 Samuel 9:9:
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
</s>2 Samuel 9:10:
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
</s>2 Samuel 9:11:
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
</s>2 Samuel 9:12:
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
</s>2 Samuel 9:13:
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 10</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 10:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 10:1:
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
</s>2 Samuel 10:2:
Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
</s>2 Samuel 10:3:
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
</s>2 Samuel 10:4:
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
</s>2 Samuel 10:5:
When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
</s>2 Samuel 10:6:
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 10:7:
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
</s>2 Samuel 10:8:
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
</s>2 Samuel 10:9:
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
</s>2 Samuel 10:10:
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
</s>2 Samuel 10:11:
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
</s>2 Samuel 10:12:
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
</s>2 Samuel 10:13:
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
</s>2 Samuel 10:14:
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 10:15:
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
</s>2 Samuel 10:16:
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
</s>2 Samuel 10:17:
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
</s>2 Samuel 10:18:
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
</s>2 Samuel 10:19:
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 11</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 11:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 11:1:
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 11:2:
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
</s>2 Samuel 11:3:
And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
</s>2 Samuel 11:4:
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
</s>2 Samuel 11:5:
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
</s>2 Samuel 11:6:
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
</s>2 Samuel 11:7:
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
</s>2 Samuel 11:8:
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
</s>2 Samuel 11:9:
But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
</s>2 Samuel 11:10:
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
</s>2 Samuel 11:11:
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
</s>2 Samuel 11:12:
And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
</s>2 Samuel 11:13:
And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
</s>2 Samuel 11:14:
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
</s>2 Samuel 11:15:
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
</s>2 Samuel 11:16:
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
</s>2 Samuel 11:17:
And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
</s>2 Samuel 11:18:
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
</s>2 Samuel 11:19:
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
</s>2 Samuel 11:20:
And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
</s>2 Samuel 11:21:
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
</s>2 Samuel 11:22:
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
</s>2 Samuel 11:23:
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
</s>2 Samuel 11:24:
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
</s>2 Samuel 11:25:
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
</s>2 Samuel 11:26:
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
</s>2 Samuel 11:27:
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 12</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 12:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 12:1:
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
</s>2 Samuel 12:2:
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
</s>2 Samuel 12:3:
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
</s>2 Samuel 12:4:
And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
</s>2 Samuel 12:5:
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
</s>2 Samuel 12:6:
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
</s>2 Samuel 12:7:
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
</s>2 Samuel 12:8:
And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
</s>2 Samuel 12:9:
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
</s>2 Samuel 12:10:
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
</s>2 Samuel 12:11:
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
</s>2 Samuel 12:12:
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
</s>2 Samuel 12:13:
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
</s>2 Samuel 12:14:
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
</s>2 Samuel 12:15:
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
</s>2 Samuel 12:16:
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
</s>2 Samuel 12:17:
And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
</s>2 Samuel 12:18:
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
</s>2 Samuel 12:19:
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
</s>2 Samuel 12:20:
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
</s>2 Samuel 12:21:
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
</s>2 Samuel 12:22:
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
</s>2 Samuel 12:23:
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
</s>2 Samuel 12:24:
And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
</s>2 Samuel 12:25:
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
</s>2 Samuel 12:26:
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
</s>2 Samuel 12:27:
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
</s>2 Samuel 12:28:
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
</s>2 Samuel 12:29:
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
</s>2 Samuel 12:30:
And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
</s>2 Samuel 12:31:
And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 13</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 13:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 13:1:
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:2:
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:3:
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
</s>2 Samuel 13:4:
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
</s>2 Samuel 13:5:
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
</s>2 Samuel 13:6:
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
</s>2 Samuel 13:7:
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
</s>2 Samuel 13:8:
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
</s>2 Samuel 13:9:
And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
</s>2 Samuel 13:10:
And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
</s>2 Samuel 13:11:
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
</s>2 Samuel 13:12:
And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
</s>2 Samuel 13:13:
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
</s>2 Samuel 13:14:
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:15:
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
</s>2 Samuel 13:16:
And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:17:
Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:18:
And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
</s>2 Samuel 13:19:
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
</s>2 Samuel 13:20:
And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
</s>2 Samuel 13:21:
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
</s>2 Samuel 13:22:
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
</s>2 Samuel 13:23:
And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
</s>2 Samuel 13:24:
And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
</s>2 Samuel 13:25:
And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
</s>2 Samuel 13:26:
Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
</s>2 Samuel 13:27:
But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
</s>2 Samuel 13:28:
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
</s>2 Samuel 13:29:
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
</s>2 Samuel 13:30:
And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
</s>2 Samuel 13:31:
Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
</s>2 Samuel 13:32:
And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
</s>2 Samuel 13:33:
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
</s>2 Samuel 13:34:
But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
</s>2 Samuel 13:35:
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
</s>2 Samuel 13:36:
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
</s>2 Samuel 13:37:
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
</s>2 Samuel 13:38:
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
</s>2 Samuel 13:39:
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 14</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 14:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 14:1:
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 14:2:
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
</s>2 Samuel 14:3:
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
</s>2 Samuel 14:4:
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
</s>2 Samuel 14:5:
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
</s>2 Samuel 14:6:
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
</s>2 Samuel 14:7:
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
</s>2 Samuel 14:8:
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
</s>2 Samuel 14:9:
And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
</s>2 Samuel 14:10:
And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
</s>2 Samuel 14:11:
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
</s>2 Samuel 14:12:
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
</s>2 Samuel 14:13:
And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.
</s>2 Samuel 14:14:
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
</s>2 Samuel 14:15:
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
</s>2 Samuel 14:16:
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
</s>2 Samuel 14:17:
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
</s>2 Samuel 14:18:
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
</s>2 Samuel 14:19:
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
</s>2 Samuel 14:20:
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
</s>2 Samuel 14:21:
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
</s>2 Samuel 14:22:
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
</s>2 Samuel 14:23:
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 14:24:
And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
</s>2 Samuel 14:25:
But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
</s>2 Samuel 14:26:
And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
</s>2 Samuel 14:27:
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
</s>2 Samuel 14:28:
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
</s>2 Samuel 14:29:
Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
</s>2 Samuel 14:30:
Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
</s>2 Samuel 14:31:
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
</s>2 Samuel 14:32:
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
</s>2 Samuel 14:33:
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 15</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 15:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 15:1:
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
</s>2 Samuel 15:2:
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 15:3:
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
</s>2 Samuel 15:4:
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
</s>2 Samuel 15:5:
And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
</s>2 Samuel 15:6:
And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 15:7:
And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.
</s>2 Samuel 15:8:
For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.
</s>2 Samuel 15:9:
And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
</s>2 Samuel 15:10:
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
</s>2 Samuel 15:11:
And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
</s>2 Samuel 15:12:
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 15:13:
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 15:14:
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
</s>2 Samuel 15:15:
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
</s>2 Samuel 15:16:
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
</s>2 Samuel 15:17:
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
</s>2 Samuel 15:18:
And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
</s>2 Samuel 15:19:
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
</s>2 Samuel 15:20:
Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
</s>2 Samuel 15:21:
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
</s>2 Samuel 15:22:
And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
</s>2 Samuel 15:23:
And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
</s>2 Samuel 15:24:
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
</s>2 Samuel 15:25:
And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
</s>2 Samuel 15:26:
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
</s>2 Samuel 15:27:
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
</s>2 Samuel 15:28:
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
</s>2 Samuel 15:29:
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
</s>2 Samuel 15:30:
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
</s>2 Samuel 15:31:
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
</s>2 Samuel 15:32:
And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
</s>2 Samuel 15:33:
Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
</s>2 Samuel 15:34:
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
</s>2 Samuel 15:35:
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
</s>2 Samuel 15:36:
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
</s>2 Samuel 15:37:
So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 16</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 16:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 16:1:
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
</s>2 Samuel 16:2:
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
</s>2 Samuel 16:3:
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
</s>2 Samuel 16:4:
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
</s>2 Samuel 16:5:
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
</s>2 Samuel 16:6:
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
</s>2 Samuel 16:7:
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
</s>2 Samuel 16:8:
The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
</s>2 Samuel 16:9:
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
</s>2 Samuel 16:10:
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
</s>2 Samuel 16:11:
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
</s>2 Samuel 16:12:
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
</s>2 Samuel 16:13:
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
</s>2 Samuel 16:14:
And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
</s>2 Samuel 16:15:
And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
</s>2 Samuel 16:16:
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
</s>2 Samuel 16:17:
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
</s>2 Samuel 16:18:
And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
</s>2 Samuel 16:19:
And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
</s>2 Samuel 16:20:
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
</s>2 Samuel 16:21:
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
</s>2 Samuel 16:22:
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 16:23:
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 17</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 17:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 17:1:
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
</s>2 Samuel 17:2:
And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
</s>2 Samuel 17:3:
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
</s>2 Samuel 17:4:
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 17:5:
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
</s>2 Samuel 17:6:
And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
</s>2 Samuel 17:7:
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
</s>2 Samuel 17:8:
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
</s>2 Samuel 17:9:
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 17:10:
And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
</s>2 Samuel 17:11:
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
</s>2 Samuel 17:12:
So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
</s>2 Samuel 17:13:
Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
</s>2 Samuel 17:14:
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 17:15:
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.
</s>2 Samuel 17:16:
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
</s>2 Samuel 17:17:
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
</s>2 Samuel 17:18:
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
</s>2 Samuel 17:19:
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
</s>2 Samuel 17:20:
And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 17:21:
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.
</s>2 Samuel 17:22:
Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
</s>2 Samuel 17:23:
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
</s>2 Samuel 17:24:
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
</s>2 Samuel 17:25:
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
</s>2 Samuel 17:26:
So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
</s>2 Samuel 17:27:
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
</s>2 Samuel 17:28:
Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,
</s>2 Samuel 17:29:
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 18</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 18:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 18:1:
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds over them.
</s>2 Samuel 18:2:
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
</s>2 Samuel 18:3:
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 succor us out of the city.
</s>2 Samuel 18:4:
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
</s>2 Samuel 18:5:
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 18:6:
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
</s>2 Samuel 18:7:
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 18:8:
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
</s>2 Samuel 18:9:
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
</s>2 Samuel 18:10:
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
</s>2 Samuel 18:11:
And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
</s>2 Samuel 18:12:
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 18:13:
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
</s>2 Samuel 18:14:
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
</s>2 Samuel 18:15:
And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
</s>2 Samuel 18:16:
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
</s>2 Samuel 18:17:
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
</s>2 Samuel 18:18:
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.
</s>2 Samuel 18:19:
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
</s>2 Samuel 18:20:
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
</s>2 Samuel 18:21:
Then said Joab to Cushy, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushy bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
</s>2 Samuel 18:22:
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushy. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
</s>2 Samuel 18:23:
But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushy.
</s>2 Samuel 18:24:
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
</s>2 Samuel 18:25:
And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
</s>2 Samuel 18:26:
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
</s>2 Samuel 18:27:
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
</s>2 Samuel 18:28:
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
</s>2 Samuel 18:29:
And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
</s>2 Samuel 18:30:
And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
</s>2 Samuel 18:31:
And, behold, Cushy came; and Cushy said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
</s>2 Samuel 18:32:
And the king said unto Cushy, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushy answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
</s>2 Samuel 18:33:
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 19</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 19:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 19:1:
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 19:2:
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
</s>2 Samuel 19:3:
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
</s>2 Samuel 19:4:
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
</s>2 Samuel 19:5:
And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
</s>2 Samuel 19:6:
In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
</s>2 Samuel 19:7:
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
</s>2 Samuel 19:8:
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
</s>2 Samuel 19:9:
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
</s>2 Samuel 19:10:
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
</s>2 Samuel 19:11:
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
</s>2 Samuel 19:12:
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
</s>2 Samuel 19:13:
And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
</s>2 Samuel 19:14:
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
</s>2 Samuel 19:15:
So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
</s>2 Samuel 19:16:
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
</s>2 Samuel 19:17:
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
</s>2 Samuel 19:18:
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
</s>2 Samuel 19:19:
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
</s>2 Samuel 19:20:
For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
</s>2 Samuel 19:21:
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
</s>2 Samuel 19:22:
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
</s>2 Samuel 19:23:
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
</s>2 Samuel 19:24:
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
</s>2 Samuel 19:25:
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
</s>2 Samuel 19:26:
And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
</s>2 Samuel 19:27:
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
</s>2 Samuel 19:28:
For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
</s>2 Samuel 19:29:
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
</s>2 Samuel 19:30:
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
</s>2 Samuel 19:31:
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
</s>2 Samuel 19:32:
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
</s>2 Samuel 19:33:
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 19:34:
And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
</s>2 Samuel 19:35:
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
</s>2 Samuel 19:36:
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
</s>2 Samuel 19:37:
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
</s>2 Samuel 19:38:
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
</s>2 Samuel 19:39:
And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
</s>2 Samuel 19:40:
Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 19:41:
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
</s>2 Samuel 19:42:
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
</s>2 Samuel 19:43:
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
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<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 20</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 20:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 20:1:
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 20:2:
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
</s>2 Samuel 20:3:
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
</s>2 Samuel 20:4:
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
</s>2 Samuel 20:5:
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
</s>2 Samuel 20:6:
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
</s>2 Samuel 20:7:
And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
</s>2 Samuel 20:8:
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
</s>2 Samuel 20:9:
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
</s>2 Samuel 20:10:
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
</s>2 Samuel 20:11:
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
</s>2 Samuel 20:12:
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
</s>2 Samuel 20:13:
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
</s>2 Samuel 20:14:
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
</s>2 Samuel 20:15:
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
</s>2 Samuel 20:16:
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
</s>2 Samuel 20:17:
And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
</s>2 Samuel 20:18:
Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
</s>2 Samuel 20:19:
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
</s>2 Samuel 20:20:
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
</s>2 Samuel 20:21:
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
</s>2 Samuel 20:22:
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
</s>2 Samuel 20:23:
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
</s>2 Samuel 20:24:
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
</s>2 Samuel 20:25:
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
</s>2 Samuel 20:26:
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 21</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 21:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 21:1:
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
</s>2 Samuel 21:2:
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
</s>2 Samuel 21:3:
Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
</s>2 Samuel 21:4:
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
</s>2 Samuel 21:5:
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
</s>2 Samuel 21:6:
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.
</s>2 Samuel 21:7:
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
</s>2 Samuel 21:8:
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
</s>2 Samuel 21:9:
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
</s>2 Samuel 21:10:
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
</s>2 Samuel 21:11:
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
</s>2 Samuel 21:12:
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
</s>2 Samuel 21:13:
And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
</s>2 Samuel 21:14:
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
</s>2 Samuel 21:15:
Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
</s>2 Samuel 21:16:
And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
</s>2 Samuel 21:17:
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 21:18:
And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
</s>2 Samuel 21:19:
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
</s>2 Samuel 21:20:
And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
</s>2 Samuel 21:21:
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.
</s>2 Samuel 21:22:
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 22</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 22:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 22:1:
And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
</s>2 Samuel 22:2:
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
</s>2 Samuel 22:3:
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
</s>2 Samuel 22:4:
I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
</s>2 Samuel 22:5:
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
</s>2 Samuel 22:6:
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
</s>2 Samuel 22:7:
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
</s>2 Samuel 22:8:
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
</s>2 Samuel 22:9:
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
</s>2 Samuel 22:10:
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
</s>2 Samuel 22:11:
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
</s>2 Samuel 22:12:
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
</s>2 Samuel 22:13:
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
</s>2 Samuel 22:14:
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
</s>2 Samuel 22:15:
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
</s>2 Samuel 22:16:
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
</s>2 Samuel 22:17:
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
</s>2 Samuel 22:18:
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:19:
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
</s>2 Samuel 22:20:
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:21:
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:22:
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
</s>2 Samuel 22:23:
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
</s>2 Samuel 22:24:
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
</s>2 Samuel 22:25:
Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
</s>2 Samuel 22:26:
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
</s>2 Samuel 22:27:
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.
</s>2 Samuel 22:28:
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
</s>2 Samuel 22:29:
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
</s>2 Samuel 22:30:
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
</s>2 Samuel 22:31:
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
</s>2 Samuel 22:32:
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
</s>2 Samuel 22:33:
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
</s>2 Samuel 22:34:
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
</s>2 Samuel 22:35:
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
</s>2 Samuel 22:36:
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
</s>2 Samuel 22:37:
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
</s>2 Samuel 22:38:
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
</s>2 Samuel 22:39:
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
</s>2 Samuel 22:40:
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:41:
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:42:
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
</s>2 Samuel 22:43:
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
</s>2 Samuel 22:44:
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:45:
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:46:
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
</s>2 Samuel 22:47:
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
</s>2 Samuel 22:48:
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.
</s>2 Samuel 22:49:
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
</s>2 Samuel 22:50:
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
</s>2 Samuel 22:51:
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 23</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 23:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 23:1:
Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
</s>2 Samuel 23:2:
The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
</s>2 Samuel 23:3:
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
</s>2 Samuel 23:4:
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
</s>2 Samuel 23:5:
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
</s>2 Samuel 23:6:
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
</s>2 Samuel 23:7:
But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
</s>2 Samuel 23:8:
These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
</s>2 Samuel 23:9:
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
</s>2 Samuel 23:10:
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
</s>2 Samuel 23:11:
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.
</s>2 Samuel 23:12:
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
</s>2 Samuel 23:13:
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
</s>2 Samuel 23:14:
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
</s>2 Samuel 23:15:
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
</s>2 Samuel 23:16:
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
</s>2 Samuel 23:17:
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
</s>2 Samuel 23:18:
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
</s>2 Samuel 23:19:
Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
</s>2 Samuel 23:20:
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
</s>2 Samuel 23:21:
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
</s>2 Samuel 23:22:
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
</s>2 Samuel 23:23:
He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
</s>2 Samuel 23:24:
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
</s>2 Samuel 23:25:
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:26:
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:27:
Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:28:
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:29:
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
</s>2 Samuel 23:30:
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
</s>2 Samuel 23:31:
Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:32:
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
</s>2 Samuel 23:33:
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:34:
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:35:
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:36:
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:37:
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
</s>2 Samuel 23:38:
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
</s>2 Samuel 23:39:
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Samuel Chapter 24</s> | <|user|>2 Samuel 24:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Samuel 24:1:
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
</s>2 Samuel 24:2:
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
</s>2 Samuel 24:3:
And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
</s>2 Samuel 24:4:
Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
</s>2 Samuel 24:5:
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
</s>2 Samuel 24:6:
Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
</s>2 Samuel 24:7:
And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
</s>2 Samuel 24:8:
So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
</s>2 Samuel 24:9:
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 24:10:
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
</s>2 Samuel 24:11:
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
</s>2 Samuel 24:12:
Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
</s>2 Samuel 24:13:
So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
</s>2 Samuel 24:14:
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
</s>2 Samuel 24:15:
So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
</s>2 Samuel 24:16:
And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
</s>2 Samuel 24:17:
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
</s>2 Samuel 24:18:
And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
</s>2 Samuel 24:19:
And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.
</s>2 Samuel 24:20:
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
</s>2 Samuel 24:21:
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
</s>2 Samuel 24:22:
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
</s>2 Samuel 24:23:
All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
</s>2 Samuel 24:24:
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
</s>2 Samuel 24:25:
And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Thessalonians Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>2 Thessalonians 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:1:
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:2:
Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:3:
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:4:
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:5:
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:6:
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:7:
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:8:
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:9:
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:10:
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:11:
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
</s>2 Thessalonians 1:12:
That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>2 Thessalonians 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:1:
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:2:
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:3:
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:4:
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:5:
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:6:
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:7:
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:8:
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:9:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:10:
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:11:
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:12:
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:13:
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:14:
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:15:
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:16:
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
</s>2 Thessalonians 2:17:
Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Thessalonians Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>2 Thessalonians 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:1:
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:2:
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:3:
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:4:
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:5:
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:6:
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:7:
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:8:
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:9:
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:10:
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:11:
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:12:
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:13:
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:14:
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:15:
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:16:
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:17:
The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
</s>2 Thessalonians 3:18:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Timothy Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>2 Timothy 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Timothy 1:1:
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
</s>2 Timothy 1:2:
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
</s>2 Timothy 1:3:
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
</s>2 Timothy 1:4:
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
</s>2 Timothy 1:5:
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
</s>2 Timothy 1:6:
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
</s>2 Timothy 1:7:
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
</s>2 Timothy 1:8:
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
</s>2 Timothy 1:9:
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
</s>2 Timothy 1:10:
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
</s>2 Timothy 1:11:
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
</s>2 Timothy 1:12:
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
</s>2 Timothy 1:13:
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
</s>2 Timothy 1:14:
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
</s>2 Timothy 1:15:
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
</s>2 Timothy 1:16:
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
</s>2 Timothy 1:17:
But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
</s>2 Timothy 1:18:
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Timothy Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>2 Timothy 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Timothy 2:1:
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
</s>2 Timothy 2:2:
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
</s>2 Timothy 2:3:
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
</s>2 Timothy 2:4:
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
</s>2 Timothy 2:5:
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
</s>2 Timothy 2:6:
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
</s>2 Timothy 2:7:
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
</s>2 Timothy 2:8:
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
</s>2 Timothy 2:9:
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
</s>2 Timothy 2:10:
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
</s>2 Timothy 2:11:
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
</s>2 Timothy 2:12:
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
</s>2 Timothy 2:13:
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
</s>2 Timothy 2:14:
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
</s>2 Timothy 2:15:
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
</s>2 Timothy 2:16:
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
</s>2 Timothy 2:17:
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
</s>2 Timothy 2:18:
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
</s>2 Timothy 2:19:
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
</s>2 Timothy 2:20:
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
</s>2 Timothy 2:21:
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
</s>2 Timothy 2:22:
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
</s>2 Timothy 2:23:
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
</s>2 Timothy 2:24:
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
</s>2 Timothy 2:25:
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
</s>2 Timothy 2:26:
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Timothy Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>2 Timothy 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Timothy 3:1:
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
</s>2 Timothy 3:2:
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
</s>2 Timothy 3:3:
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
</s>2 Timothy 3:4:
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
</s>2 Timothy 3:5:
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
</s>2 Timothy 3:6:
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
</s>2 Timothy 3:7:
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
</s>2 Timothy 3:8:
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
</s>2 Timothy 3:9:
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
</s>2 Timothy 3:10:
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
</s>2 Timothy 3:11:
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
</s>2 Timothy 3:12:
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
</s>2 Timothy 3:13:
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
</s>2 Timothy 3:14:
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
</s>2 Timothy 3:15:
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
</s>2 Timothy 3:16:
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
</s>2 Timothy 3:17:
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 2 Timothy Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>2 Timothy 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>2 Timothy 4:1:
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
</s>2 Timothy 4:2:
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
</s>2 Timothy 4:3:
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
</s>2 Timothy 4:4:
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
</s>2 Timothy 4:5:
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
</s>2 Timothy 4:6:
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
</s>2 Timothy 4:7:
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
</s>2 Timothy 4:8:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
</s>2 Timothy 4:9:
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
</s>2 Timothy 4:10:
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
</s>2 Timothy 4:11:
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
</s>2 Timothy 4:12:
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
</s>2 Timothy 4:13:
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
</s>2 Timothy 4:14:
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
</s>2 Timothy 4:15:
Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
</s>2 Timothy 4:16:
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
</s>2 Timothy 4:17:
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
</s>2 Timothy 4:18:
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
</s>2 Timothy 4:19:
Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
</s>2 Timothy 4:20:
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
</s>2 Timothy 4:21:
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
</s>2 Timothy 4:22:
The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of 3 John Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>3 John 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>3 John 1:1:
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
</s>3 John 1:2:
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
</s>3 John 1:3:
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
</s>3 John 1:4:
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
</s>3 John 1:5:
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
</s>3 John 1:6:
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
</s>3 John 1:7:
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
</s>3 John 1:8:
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
</s>3 John 1:9:
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
</s>3 John 1:10:
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
</s>3 John 1:11:
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
</s>3 John 1:12:
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
</s>3 John 1:13:
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
</s>3 John 1:14:
But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>Acts 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 1:1:
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
</s>Acts 1:2:
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:
</s>Acts 1:3:
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
</s>Acts 1:4:
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
</s>Acts 1:5:
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
</s>Acts 1:6:
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
</s>Acts 1:7:
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
</s>Acts 1:8:
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
</s>Acts 1:9:
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
</s>Acts 1:10:
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
</s>Acts 1:11:
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
</s>Acts 1:12:
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
</s>Acts 1:13:
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
</s>Acts 1:14:
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
</s>Acts 1:15:
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
</s>Acts 1:16:
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
</s>Acts 1:17:
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
</s>Acts 1:18:
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
</s>Acts 1:19:
And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
</s>Acts 1:20:
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
</s>Acts 1:21:
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
</s>Acts 1:22:
Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
</s>Acts 1:23:
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
</s>Acts 1:24:
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
</s>Acts 1:25:
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
</s>Acts 1:26:
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>Acts 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 2:1:
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
</s>Acts 2:2:
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
</s>Acts 2:3:
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
</s>Acts 2:4:
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
</s>Acts 2:5:
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
</s>Acts 2:6:
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
</s>Acts 2:7:
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
</s>Acts 2:8:
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
</s>Acts 2:9:
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
</s>Acts 2:10:
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
</s>Acts 2:11:
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
</s>Acts 2:12:
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
</s>Acts 2:13:
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
</s>Acts 2:14:
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
</s>Acts 2:15:
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
</s>Acts 2:16:
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
</s>Acts 2:17:
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
</s>Acts 2:18:
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
</s>Acts 2:19:
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
</s>Acts 2:20:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
</s>Acts 2:21:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
</s>Acts 2:22:
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
</s>Acts 2:23:
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
</s>Acts 2:24:
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
</s>Acts 2:25:
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
</s>Acts 2:26:
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
</s>Acts 2:27:
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
</s>Acts 2:28:
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
</s>Acts 2:29:
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
</s>Acts 2:30:
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
</s>Acts 2:31:
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
</s>Acts 2:32:
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
</s>Acts 2:33:
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
</s>Acts 2:34:
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
</s>Acts 2:35:
Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
</s>Acts 2:36:
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
</s>Acts 2:37:
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
</s>Acts 2:38:
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 2:39:
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
</s>Acts 2:40:
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
</s>Acts 2:41:
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
</s>Acts 2:42:
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
</s>Acts 2:43:
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
</s>Acts 2:44:
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
</s>Acts 2:45:
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
</s>Acts 2:46:
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
</s>Acts 2:47:
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>Acts 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 3:1:
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
</s>Acts 3:2:
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
</s>Acts 3:3:
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
</s>Acts 3:4:
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
</s>Acts 3:5:
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
</s>Acts 3:6:
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
</s>Acts 3:7:
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
</s>Acts 3:8:
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
</s>Acts 3:9:
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
</s>Acts 3:10:
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
</s>Acts 3:11:
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
</s>Acts 3:12:
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
</s>Acts 3:13:
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
</s>Acts 3:14:
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
</s>Acts 3:15:
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
</s>Acts 3:16:
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
</s>Acts 3:17:
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
</s>Acts 3:18:
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
</s>Acts 3:19:
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
</s>Acts 3:20:
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
</s>Acts 3:21:
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
</s>Acts 3:22:
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
</s>Acts 3:23:
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
</s>Acts 3:24:
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
</s>Acts 3:25:
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
</s>Acts 3:26:
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>Acts 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 4:1:
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
</s>Acts 4:2:
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
</s>Acts 4:3:
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
</s>Acts 4:4:
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
</s>Acts 4:5:
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
</s>Acts 4:6:
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 4:7:
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
</s>Acts 4:8:
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
</s>Acts 4:9:
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
</s>Acts 4:10:
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
</s>Acts 4:11:
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
</s>Acts 4:12:
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
</s>Acts 4:13:
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
</s>Acts 4:14:
And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
</s>Acts 4:15:
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
</s>Acts 4:16:
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
</s>Acts 4:17:
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
</s>Acts 4:18:
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
</s>Acts 4:19:
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
</s>Acts 4:20:
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
</s>Acts 4:21:
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
</s>Acts 4:22:
For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
</s>Acts 4:23:
And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
</s>Acts 4:24:
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
</s>Acts 4:25:
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
</s>Acts 4:26:
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
</s>Acts 4:27:
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
</s>Acts 4:28:
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
</s>Acts 4:29:
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
</s>Acts 4:30:
By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
</s>Acts 4:31:
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
</s>Acts 4:32:
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
</s>Acts 4:33:
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
</s>Acts 4:34:
Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
</s>Acts 4:35:
And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
</s>Acts 4:36:
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
</s>Acts 4:37:
Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 5</s> | <|user|>Acts 5:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 5:1:
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
</s>Acts 5:2:
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
</s>Acts 5:3:
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
</s>Acts 5:4:
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
</s>Acts 5:5:
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
</s>Acts 5:6:
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
</s>Acts 5:7:
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
</s>Acts 5:8:
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
</s>Acts 5:9:
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
</s>Acts 5:10:
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
</s>Acts 5:11:
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
</s>Acts 5:12:
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
</s>Acts 5:13:
And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
</s>Acts 5:14:
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
</s>Acts 5:15:
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
</s>Acts 5:16:
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
</s>Acts 5:17:
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
</s>Acts 5:18:
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
</s>Acts 5:19:
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
</s>Acts 5:20:
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
</s>Acts 5:21:
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
</s>Acts 5:22:
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,
</s>Acts 5:23:
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
</s>Acts 5:24:
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
</s>Acts 5:25:
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
</s>Acts 5:26:
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
</s>Acts 5:27:
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
</s>Acts 5:28:
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
</s>Acts 5:29:
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
</s>Acts 5:30:
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
</s>Acts 5:31:
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
</s>Acts 5:32:
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
</s>Acts 5:33:
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
</s>Acts 5:34:
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
</s>Acts 5:35:
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
</s>Acts 5:36:
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
</s>Acts 5:37:
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
</s>Acts 5:38:
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
</s>Acts 5:39:
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
</s>Acts 5:40:
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
</s>Acts 5:41:
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
</s>Acts 5:42:
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 6</s> | <|user|>Acts 6:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 6:1:
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
</s>Acts 6:2:
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
</s>Acts 6:3:
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
</s>Acts 6:4:
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
</s>Acts 6:5:
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
</s>Acts 6:6:
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
</s>Acts 6:7:
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
</s>Acts 6:8:
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
</s>Acts 6:9:
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
</s>Acts 6:10:
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
</s>Acts 6:11:
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
</s>Acts 6:12:
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
</s>Acts 6:13:
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
</s>Acts 6:14:
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
</s>Acts 6:15:
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 7</s> | <|user|>Acts 7:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 7:1:
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
</s>Acts 7:2:
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
</s>Acts 7:3:
And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
</s>Acts 7:4:
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
</s>Acts 7:5:
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
</s>Acts 7:6:
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
</s>Acts 7:7:
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
</s>Acts 7:8:
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
</s>Acts 7:9:
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
</s>Acts 7:10:
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
</s>Acts 7:11:
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
</s>Acts 7:12:
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
</s>Acts 7:13:
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
</s>Acts 7:14:
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
</s>Acts 7:15:
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
</s>Acts 7:16:
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
</s>Acts 7:17:
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
</s>Acts 7:18:
Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
</s>Acts 7:19:
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
</s>Acts 7:20:
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
</s>Acts 7:21:
And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
</s>Acts 7:22:
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
</s>Acts 7:23:
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
</s>Acts 7:24:
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
</s>Acts 7:25:
For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
</s>Acts 7:26:
And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
</s>Acts 7:27:
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
</s>Acts 7:28:
Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
</s>Acts 7:29:
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
</s>Acts 7:30:
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
</s>Acts 7:31:
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him,
</s>Acts 7:32:
Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
</s>Acts 7:33:
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
</s>Acts 7:34:
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
</s>Acts 7:35:
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
</s>Acts 7:36:
He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
</s>Acts 7:37:
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
</s>Acts 7:38:
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
</s>Acts 7:39:
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
</s>Acts 7:40:
Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
</s>Acts 7:41:
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
</s>Acts 7:42:
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
</s>Acts 7:43:
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
</s>Acts 7:44:
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
</s>Acts 7:45:
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
</s>Acts 7:46:
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
</s>Acts 7:47:
But Solomon built him an house.
</s>Acts 7:48:
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
</s>Acts 7:49:
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
</s>Acts 7:50:
Hath not my hand made all these things?
</s>Acts 7:51:
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
</s>Acts 7:52:
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
</s>Acts 7:53:
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
</s>Acts 7:54:
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
</s>Acts 7:55:
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
</s>Acts 7:56:
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
</s>Acts 7:57:
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
</s>Acts 7:58:
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
</s>Acts 7:59:
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
</s>Acts 7:60:
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 8</s> | <|user|>Acts 8:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 8:1:
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
</s>Acts 8:2:
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
</s>Acts 8:3:
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
</s>Acts 8:4:
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
</s>Acts 8:5:
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
</s>Acts 8:6:
And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
</s>Acts 8:7:
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
</s>Acts 8:8:
And there was great joy in that city.
</s>Acts 8:9:
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
</s>Acts 8:10:
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
</s>Acts 8:11:
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
</s>Acts 8:12:
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
</s>Acts 8:13:
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
</s>Acts 8:14:
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
</s>Acts 8:15:
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
</s>Acts 8:16:
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
</s>Acts 8:17:
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 8:18:
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
</s>Acts 8:19:
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 8:20:
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
</s>Acts 8:21:
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
</s>Acts 8:22:
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
</s>Acts 8:23:
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
</s>Acts 8:24:
Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
</s>Acts 8:25:
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
</s>Acts 8:26:
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
</s>Acts 8:27:
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
</s>Acts 8:28:
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
</s>Acts 8:29:
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
</s>Acts 8:30:
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
</s>Acts 8:31:
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
</s>Acts 8:32:
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
</s>Acts 8:33:
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
</s>Acts 8:34:
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
</s>Acts 8:35:
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
</s>Acts 8:36:
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
</s>Acts 8:37:
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
</s>Acts 8:38:
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
</s>Acts 8:39:
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
</s>Acts 8:40:
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 9</s> | <|user|>Acts 9:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 9:1:
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
</s>Acts 9:2:
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 9:3:
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
</s>Acts 9:4:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
</s>Acts 9:5:
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
</s>Acts 9:6:
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
</s>Acts 9:7:
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
</s>Acts 9:8:
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
</s>Acts 9:9:
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
</s>Acts 9:10:
And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
</s>Acts 9:11:
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
</s>Acts 9:12:
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
</s>Acts 9:13:
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
</s>Acts 9:14:
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
</s>Acts 9:15:
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
</s>Acts 9:16:
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
</s>Acts 9:17:
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 9:18:
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
</s>Acts 9:19:
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
</s>Acts 9:20:
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
</s>Acts 9:21:
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
</s>Acts 9:22:
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
</s>Acts 9:23:
And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
</s>Acts 9:24:
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
</s>Acts 9:25:
Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
</s>Acts 9:26:
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
</s>Acts 9:27:
But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
</s>Acts 9:28:
And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 9:29:
And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
</s>Acts 9:30:
Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
</s>Acts 9:31:
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
</s>Acts 9:32:
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
</s>Acts 9:33:
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
</s>Acts 9:34:
And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
</s>Acts 9:35:
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
</s>Acts 9:36:
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
</s>Acts 9:37:
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
</s>Acts 9:38:
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
</s>Acts 9:39:
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
</s>Acts 9:40:
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
</s>Acts 9:41:
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
</s>Acts 9:42:
And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
</s>Acts 9:43:
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 10</s> | <|user|>Acts 10:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 10:1:
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
</s>Acts 10:2:
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
</s>Acts 10:3:
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
</s>Acts 10:4:
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
</s>Acts 10:5:
And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
</s>Acts 10:6:
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
</s>Acts 10:7:
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
</s>Acts 10:8:
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
</s>Acts 10:9:
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
</s>Acts 10:10:
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
</s>Acts 10:11:
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
</s>Acts 10:12:
Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
</s>Acts 10:13:
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
</s>Acts 10:14:
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
</s>Acts 10:15:
And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
</s>Acts 10:16:
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
</s>Acts 10:17:
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
</s>Acts 10:18:
And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
</s>Acts 10:19:
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
</s>Acts 10:20:
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
</s>Acts 10:21:
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
</s>Acts 10:22:
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
</s>Acts 10:23:
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
</s>Acts 10:24:
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
</s>Acts 10:25:
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
</s>Acts 10:26:
But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
</s>Acts 10:27:
And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
</s>Acts 10:28:
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
</s>Acts 10:29:
Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
</s>Acts 10:30:
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
</s>Acts 10:31:
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
</s>Acts 10:32:
Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
</s>Acts 10:33:
Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
</s>Acts 10:34:
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
</s>Acts 10:35:
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
</s>Acts 10:36:
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
</s>Acts 10:37:
That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
</s>Acts 10:38:
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
</s>Acts 10:39:
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
</s>Acts 10:40:
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
</s>Acts 10:41:
Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
</s>Acts 10:42:
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
</s>Acts 10:43:
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
</s>Acts 10:44:
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
</s>Acts 10:45:
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.
</s>Acts 10:46:
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
</s>Acts 10:47:
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
</s>Acts 10:48:
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 11</s> | <|user|>Acts 11:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 11:1:
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
</s>Acts 11:2:
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
</s>Acts 11:3:
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
</s>Acts 11:4:
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
</s>Acts 11:5:
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
</s>Acts 11:6:
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
</s>Acts 11:7:
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
</s>Acts 11:8:
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
</s>Acts 11:9:
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
</s>Acts 11:10:
And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
</s>Acts 11:11:
And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
</s>Acts 11:12:
And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
</s>Acts 11:13:
And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
</s>Acts 11:14:
Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
</s>Acts 11:15:
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
</s>Acts 11:16:
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 11:17:
Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
</s>Acts 11:18:
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
</s>Acts 11:19:
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
</s>Acts 11:20:
And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
</s>Acts 11:21:
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
</s>Acts 11:22:
Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
</s>Acts 11:23:
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
</s>Acts 11:24:
For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
</s>Acts 11:25:
Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
</s>Acts 11:26:
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
</s>Acts 11:27:
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
</s>Acts 11:28:
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
</s>Acts 11:29:
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
</s>Acts 11:30:
Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 12</s> | <|user|>Acts 12:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 12:1:
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
</s>Acts 12:2:
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
</s>Acts 12:3:
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
</s>Acts 12:4:
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
</s>Acts 12:5:
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
</s>Acts 12:6:
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
</s>Acts 12:7:
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
</s>Acts 12:8:
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
</s>Acts 12:9:
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
</s>Acts 12:10:
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
</s>Acts 12:11:
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
</s>Acts 12:12:
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
</s>Acts 12:13:
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
</s>Acts 12:14:
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
</s>Acts 12:15:
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
</s>Acts 12:16:
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
</s>Acts 12:17:
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
</s>Acts 12:18:
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
</s>Acts 12:19:
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
</s>Acts 12:20:
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
</s>Acts 12:21:
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
</s>Acts 12:22:
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
</s>Acts 12:23:
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
</s>Acts 12:24:
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
</s>Acts 12:25:
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 13</s> | <|user|>Acts 13:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 13:1:
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
</s>Acts 13:2:
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
</s>Acts 13:3:
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
</s>Acts 13:4:
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
</s>Acts 13:5:
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
</s>Acts 13:6:
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
</s>Acts 13:7:
Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
</s>Acts 13:8:
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
</s>Acts 13:9:
Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.
</s>Acts 13:10:
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
</s>Acts 13:11:
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
</s>Acts 13:12:
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
</s>Acts 13:13:
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 13:14:
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
</s>Acts 13:15:
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
</s>Acts 13:16:
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
</s>Acts 13:17:
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
</s>Acts 13:18:
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
</s>Acts 13:19:
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
</s>Acts 13:20:
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
</s>Acts 13:21:
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
</s>Acts 13:22:
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
</s>Acts 13:23:
Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
</s>Acts 13:24:
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
</s>Acts 13:25:
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
</s>Acts 13:26:
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
</s>Acts 13:27:
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
</s>Acts 13:28:
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
</s>Acts 13:29:
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
</s>Acts 13:30:
But God raised him from the dead:
</s>Acts 13:31:
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
</s>Acts 13:32:
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
</s>Acts 13:33:
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
</s>Acts 13:34:
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
</s>Acts 13:35:
Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
</s>Acts 13:36:
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
</s>Acts 13:37:
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
</s>Acts 13:38:
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
</s>Acts 13:39:
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
</s>Acts 13:40:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
</s>Acts 13:41:
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
</s>Acts 13:42:
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
</s>Acts 13:43:
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.
</s>Acts 13:44:
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
</s>Acts 13:45:
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
</s>Acts 13:46:
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 13:47:
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
</s>Acts 13:48:
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.
</s>Acts 13:49:
And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
</s>Acts 13:50:
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
</s>Acts 13:51:
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
</s>Acts 13:52:
And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 14</s> | <|user|>Acts 14:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 14:1:
And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
</s>Acts 14:2:
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
</s>Acts 14:3:
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
</s>Acts 14:4:
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
</s>Acts 14:5:
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
</s>Acts 14:6:
They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
</s>Acts 14:7:
And there they preached the gospel.
</s>Acts 14:8:
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
</s>Acts 14:9:
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
</s>Acts 14:10:
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
</s>Acts 14:11:
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
</s>Acts 14:12:
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
</s>Acts 14:13:
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
</s>Acts 14:14:
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
</s>Acts 14:15:
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
</s>Acts 14:16:
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
</s>Acts 14:17:
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
</s>Acts 14:18:
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
</s>Acts 14:19:
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
</s>Acts 14:20:
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
</s>Acts 14:21:
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
</s>Acts 14:22:
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
</s>Acts 14:23:
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
</s>Acts 14:24:
And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
</s>Acts 14:25:
And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
</s>Acts 14:26:
And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
</s>Acts 14:27:
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 14:28:
And there they abode long time with the disciples.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 15</s> | <|user|>Acts 15:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 15:1:
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
</s>Acts 15:2:
When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
</s>Acts 15:3:
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
</s>Acts 15:4:
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
</s>Acts 15:5:
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.
</s>Acts 15:6:
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
</s>Acts 15:7:
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.
</s>Acts 15:8:
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
</s>Acts 15:9:
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
</s>Acts 15:10:
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
</s>Acts 15:11:
But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
</s>Acts 15:12:
Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
</s>Acts 15:13:
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
</s>Acts 15:14:
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
</s>Acts 15:15:
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
</s>Acts 15:16:
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
</s>Acts 15:17:
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
</s>Acts 15:18:
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
</s>Acts 15:19:
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
</s>Acts 15:20:
But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
</s>Acts 15:21:
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
</s>Acts 15:22:
Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
</s>Acts 15:23:
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
</s>Acts 15:24:
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
</s>Acts 15:25:
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
</s>Acts 15:26:
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
</s>Acts 15:27:
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
</s>Acts 15:28:
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
</s>Acts 15:29:
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
</s>Acts 15:30:
So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
</s>Acts 15:31:
Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
</s>Acts 15:32:
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
</s>Acts 15:33:
And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
</s>Acts 15:34:
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
</s>Acts 15:35:
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
</s>Acts 15:36:
And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.
</s>Acts 15:37:
And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
</s>Acts 15:38:
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
</s>Acts 15:39:
And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
</s>Acts 15:40:
And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
</s>Acts 15:41:
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 16</s> | <|user|>Acts 16:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 16:1:
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
</s>Acts 16:2:
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
</s>Acts 16:3:
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
</s>Acts 16:4:
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 16:5:
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
</s>Acts 16:6:
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
</s>Acts 16:7:
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
</s>Acts 16:8:
And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
</s>Acts 16:9:
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
</s>Acts 16:10:
And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
</s>Acts 16:11:
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
</s>Acts 16:12:
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
</s>Acts 16:13:
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
</s>Acts 16:14:
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
</s>Acts 16:15:
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
</s>Acts 16:16:
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
</s>Acts 16:17:
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
</s>Acts 16:18:
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
</s>Acts 16:19:
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
</s>Acts 16:20:
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
</s>Acts 16:21:
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
</s>Acts 16:22:
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
</s>Acts 16:23:
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
</s>Acts 16:24:
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
</s>Acts 16:25:
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
</s>Acts 16:26:
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
</s>Acts 16:27:
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
</s>Acts 16:28:
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
</s>Acts 16:29:
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
</s>Acts 16:30:
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
</s>Acts 16:31:
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
</s>Acts 16:32:
And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
</s>Acts 16:33:
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
</s>Acts 16:34:
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
</s>Acts 16:35:
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
</s>Acts 16:36:
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
</s>Acts 16:37:
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
</s>Acts 16:38:
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
</s>Acts 16:39:
And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
</s>Acts 16:40:
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 17</s> | <|user|>Acts 17:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 17:1:
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
</s>Acts 17:2:
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
</s>Acts 17:3:
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
</s>Acts 17:4:
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
</s>Acts 17:5:
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
</s>Acts 17:6:
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
</s>Acts 17:7:
Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
</s>Acts 17:8:
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
</s>Acts 17:9:
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
</s>Acts 17:10:
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
</s>Acts 17:11:
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
</s>Acts 17:12:
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
</s>Acts 17:13:
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
</s>Acts 17:14:
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
</s>Acts 17:15:
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
</s>Acts 17:16:
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
</s>Acts 17:17:
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
</s>Acts 17:18:
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
</s>Acts 17:19:
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
</s>Acts 17:20:
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
</s>Acts 17:21:
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
</s>Acts 17:22:
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
</s>Acts 17:23:
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
</s>Acts 17:24:
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
</s>Acts 17:25:
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
</s>Acts 17:26:
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
</s>Acts 17:27:
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
</s>Acts 17:28:
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
</s>Acts 17:29:
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
</s>Acts 17:30:
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
</s>Acts 17:31:
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
</s>Acts 17:32:
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
</s>Acts 17:33:
So Paul departed from among them.
</s>Acts 17:34:
Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 18</s> | <|user|>Acts 18:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 18:1:
After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
</s>Acts 18:2:
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
</s>Acts 18:3:
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
</s>Acts 18:4:
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
</s>Acts 18:5:
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
</s>Acts 18:6:
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 18:7:
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
</s>Acts 18:8:
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
</s>Acts 18:9:
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
</s>Acts 18:10:
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
</s>Acts 18:11:
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
</s>Acts 18:12:
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
</s>Acts 18:13:
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
</s>Acts 18:14:
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
</s>Acts 18:15:
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
</s>Acts 18:16:
And he drave them from the judgment seat.
</s>Acts 18:17:
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
</s>Acts 18:18:
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
</s>Acts 18:19:
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
</s>Acts 18:20:
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
</s>Acts 18:21:
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
</s>Acts 18:22:
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
</s>Acts 18:23:
And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
</s>Acts 18:24:
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
</s>Acts 18:25:
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
</s>Acts 18:26:
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
</s>Acts 18:27:
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
</s>Acts 18:28:
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 19</s> | <|user|>Acts 19:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 19:1:
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
</s>Acts 19:2:
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
</s>Acts 19:3:
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
</s>Acts 19:4:
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
</s>Acts 19:5:
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
</s>Acts 19:6:
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
</s>Acts 19:7:
And all the men were about twelve.
</s>Acts 19:8:
And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
</s>Acts 19:9:
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
</s>Acts 19:10:
And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
</s>Acts 19:11:
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
</s>Acts 19:12:
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
</s>Acts 19:13:
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
</s>Acts 19:14:
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
</s>Acts 19:15:
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
</s>Acts 19:16:
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
</s>Acts 19:17:
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
</s>Acts 19:18:
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
</s>Acts 19:19:
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
</s>Acts 19:20:
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
</s>Acts 19:21:
After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
</s>Acts 19:22:
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
</s>Acts 19:23:
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
</s>Acts 19:24:
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
</s>Acts 19:25:
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
</s>Acts 19:26:
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
</s>Acts 19:27:
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
</s>Acts 19:28:
And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
</s>Acts 19:29:
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
</s>Acts 19:30:
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
</s>Acts 19:31:
And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
</s>Acts 19:32:
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
</s>Acts 19:33:
And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
</s>Acts 19:34:
But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
</s>Acts 19:35:
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
</s>Acts 19:36:
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
</s>Acts 19:37:
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
</s>Acts 19:38:
Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
</s>Acts 19:39:
But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
</s>Acts 19:40:
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
</s>Acts 19:41:
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 20</s> | <|user|>Acts 20:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 20:1:
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
</s>Acts 20:2:
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
</s>Acts 20:3:
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
</s>Acts 20:4:
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
</s>Acts 20:5:
These going before tarried for us at Troas.
</s>Acts 20:6:
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
</s>Acts 20:7:
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
</s>Acts 20:8:
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
</s>Acts 20:9:
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
</s>Acts 20:10:
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
</s>Acts 20:11:
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
</s>Acts 20:12:
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
</s>Acts 20:13:
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
</s>Acts 20:14:
And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
</s>Acts 20:15:
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
</s>Acts 20:16:
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
</s>Acts 20:17:
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
</s>Acts 20:18:
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
</s>Acts 20:19:
Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
</s>Acts 20:20:
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
</s>Acts 20:21:
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
</s>Acts 20:22:
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
</s>Acts 20:23:
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
</s>Acts 20:24:
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
</s>Acts 20:25:
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
</s>Acts 20:26:
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
</s>Acts 20:27:
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
</s>Acts 20:28:
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
</s>Acts 20:29:
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
</s>Acts 20:30:
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
</s>Acts 20:31:
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
</s>Acts 20:32:
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
</s>Acts 20:33:
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
</s>Acts 20:34:
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
</s>Acts 20:35:
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
</s>Acts 20:36:
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
</s>Acts 20:37:
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
</s>Acts 20:38:
Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 21</s> | <|user|>Acts 21:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 21:1:
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
</s>Acts 21:2:
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
</s>Acts 21:3:
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
</s>Acts 21:4:
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 21:5:
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
</s>Acts 21:6:
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
</s>Acts 21:7:
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
</s>Acts 21:8:
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
</s>Acts 21:9:
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
</s>Acts 21:10:
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
</s>Acts 21:11:
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 21:12:
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 21:13:
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
</s>Acts 21:14:
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
</s>Acts 21:15:
And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 21:16:
There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
</s>Acts 21:17:
And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
</s>Acts 21:18:
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
</s>Acts 21:19:
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
</s>Acts 21:20:
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:
</s>Acts 21:21:
And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
</s>Acts 21:22:
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
</s>Acts 21:23:
Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
</s>Acts 21:24:
Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
</s>Acts 21:25:
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
</s>Acts 21:26:
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
</s>Acts 21:27:
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
</s>Acts 21:28:
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
</s>Acts 21:29:
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
</s>Acts 21:30:
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
</s>Acts 21:31:
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
</s>Acts 21:32:
Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
</s>Acts 21:33:
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
</s>Acts 21:34:
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
</s>Acts 21:35:
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
</s>Acts 21:36:
For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
</s>Acts 21:37:
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
</s>Acts 21:38:
Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
</s>Acts 21:39:
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
</s>Acts 21:40:
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 22</s> | <|user|>Acts 22:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 22:1:
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
</s>Acts 22:2:
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
</s>Acts 22:3:
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.
</s>Acts 22:4:
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
</s>Acts 22:5:
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
</s>Acts 22:6:
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
</s>Acts 22:7:
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
</s>Acts 22:8:
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
</s>Acts 22:9:
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
</s>Acts 22:10:
And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
</s>Acts 22:11:
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
</s>Acts 22:12:
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
</s>Acts 22:13:
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
</s>Acts 22:14:
And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
</s>Acts 22:15:
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
</s>Acts 22:16:
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
</s>Acts 22:17:
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
</s>Acts 22:18:
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
</s>Acts 22:19:
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
</s>Acts 22:20:
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
</s>Acts 22:21:
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 22:22:
And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
</s>Acts 22:23:
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
</s>Acts 22:24:
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
</s>Acts 22:25:
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
</s>Acts 22:26:
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
</s>Acts 22:27:
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
</s>Acts 22:28:
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
</s>Acts 22:29:
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
</s>Acts 22:30:
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 23</s> | <|user|>Acts 23:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 23:1:
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
</s>Acts 23:2:
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
</s>Acts 23:3:
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
</s>Acts 23:4:
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
</s>Acts 23:5:
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
</s>Acts 23:6:
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
</s>Acts 23:7:
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
</s>Acts 23:8:
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
</s>Acts 23:9:
And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
</s>Acts 23:10:
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
</s>Acts 23:11:
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
</s>Acts 23:12:
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
</s>Acts 23:13:
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
</s>Acts 23:14:
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
</s>Acts 23:15:
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
</s>Acts 23:16:
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
</s>Acts 23:17:
Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
</s>Acts 23:18:
So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
</s>Acts 23:19:
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
</s>Acts 23:20:
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
</s>Acts 23:21:
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
</s>Acts 23:22:
So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
</s>Acts 23:23:
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
</s>Acts 23:24:
And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
</s>Acts 23:25:
And he wrote a letter after this manner:
</s>Acts 23:26:
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
</s>Acts 23:27:
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
</s>Acts 23:28:
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
</s>Acts 23:29:
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
</s>Acts 23:30:
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
</s>Acts 23:31:
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
</s>Acts 23:32:
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
</s>Acts 23:33:
Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
</s>Acts 23:34:
And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
</s>Acts 23:35:
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 24</s> | <|user|>Acts 24:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 24:1:
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
</s>Acts 24:2:
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
</s>Acts 24:3:
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
</s>Acts 24:4:
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
</s>Acts 24:5:
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
</s>Acts 24:6:
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
</s>Acts 24:7:
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
</s>Acts 24:8:
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
</s>Acts 24:9:
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
</s>Acts 24:10:
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
</s>Acts 24:11:
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
</s>Acts 24:12:
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
</s>Acts 24:13:
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
</s>Acts 24:14:
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
</s>Acts 24:15:
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
</s>Acts 24:16:
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
</s>Acts 24:17:
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
</s>Acts 24:18:
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
</s>Acts 24:19:
Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
</s>Acts 24:20:
Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
</s>Acts 24:21:
Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
</s>Acts 24:22:
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
</s>Acts 24:23:
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
</s>Acts 24:24:
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
</s>Acts 24:25:
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
</s>Acts 24:26:
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
</s>Acts 24:27:
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 25</s> | <|user|>Acts 25:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 25:1:
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
</s>Acts 25:2:
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
</s>Acts 25:3:
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
</s>Acts 25:4:
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
</s>Acts 25:5:
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
</s>Acts 25:6:
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
</s>Acts 25:7:
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
</s>Acts 25:8:
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
</s>Acts 25:9:
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
</s>Acts 25:10:
Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
</s>Acts 25:11:
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
</s>Acts 25:12:
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
</s>Acts 25:13:
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
</s>Acts 25:14:
And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
</s>Acts 25:15:
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
</s>Acts 25:16:
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
</s>Acts 25:17:
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
</s>Acts 25:18:
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
</s>Acts 25:19:
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
</s>Acts 25:20:
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
</s>Acts 25:21:
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
</s>Acts 25:22:
Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
</s>Acts 25:23:
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
</s>Acts 25:24:
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
</s>Acts 25:25:
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
</s>Acts 25:26:
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
</s>Acts 25:27:
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 26</s> | <|user|>Acts 26:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 26:1:
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
</s>Acts 26:2:
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
</s>Acts 26:3:
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
</s>Acts 26:4:
My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
</s>Acts 26:5:
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
</s>Acts 26:6:
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
</s>Acts 26:7:
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
</s>Acts 26:8:
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
</s>Acts 26:9:
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
</s>Acts 26:10:
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
</s>Acts 26:11:
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
</s>Acts 26:12:
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
</s>Acts 26:13:
At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
</s>Acts 26:14:
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
</s>Acts 26:15:
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
</s>Acts 26:16:
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
</s>Acts 26:17:
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
</s>Acts 26:18:
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
</s>Acts 26:19:
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
</s>Acts 26:20:
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
</s>Acts 26:21:
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
</s>Acts 26:22:
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
</s>Acts 26:23:
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
</s>Acts 26:24:
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
</s>Acts 26:25:
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
</s>Acts 26:26:
For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
</s>Acts 26:27:
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
</s>Acts 26:28:
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
</s>Acts 26:29:
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
</s>Acts 26:30:
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
</s>Acts 26:31:
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
</s>Acts 26:32:
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 27</s> | <|user|>Acts 27:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 27:1:
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
</s>Acts 27:2:
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
</s>Acts 27:3:
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
</s>Acts 27:4:
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
</s>Acts 27:5:
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
</s>Acts 27:6:
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
</s>Acts 27:7:
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
</s>Acts 27:8:
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
</s>Acts 27:9:
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
</s>Acts 27:10:
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
</s>Acts 27:11:
Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
</s>Acts 27:12:
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
</s>Acts 27:13:
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
</s>Acts 27:14:
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
</s>Acts 27:15:
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
</s>Acts 27:16:
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
</s>Acts 27:17:
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
</s>Acts 27:18:
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
</s>Acts 27:19:
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
</s>Acts 27:20:
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
</s>Acts 27:21:
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
</s>Acts 27:22:
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
</s>Acts 27:23:
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
</s>Acts 27:24:
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
</s>Acts 27:25:
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
</s>Acts 27:26:
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
</s>Acts 27:27:
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
</s>Acts 27:28:
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
</s>Acts 27:29:
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
</s>Acts 27:30:
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
</s>Acts 27:31:
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
</s>Acts 27:32:
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
</s>Acts 27:33:
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
</s>Acts 27:34:
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
</s>Acts 27:35:
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
</s>Acts 27:36:
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
</s>Acts 27:37:
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
</s>Acts 27:38:
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
</s>Acts 27:39:
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
</s>Acts 27:40:
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
</s>Acts 27:41:
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
</s>Acts 27:42:
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
</s>Acts 27:43:
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
</s>Acts 27:44:
And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Acts Chapter 28</s> | <|user|>Acts 28:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Acts 28:1:
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
</s>Acts 28:2:
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
</s>Acts 28:3:
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
</s>Acts 28:4:
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
</s>Acts 28:5:
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
</s>Acts 28:6:
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
</s>Acts 28:7:
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
</s>Acts 28:8:
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
</s>Acts 28:9:
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
</s>Acts 28:10:
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
</s>Acts 28:11:
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
</s>Acts 28:12:
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
</s>Acts 28:13:
And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
</s>Acts 28:14:
Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
</s>Acts 28:15:
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
</s>Acts 28:16:
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
</s>Acts 28:17:
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
</s>Acts 28:18:
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
</s>Acts 28:19:
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
</s>Acts 28:20:
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
</s>Acts 28:21:
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
</s>Acts 28:22:
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
</s>Acts 28:23:
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
</s>Acts 28:24:
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
</s>Acts 28:25:
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
</s>Acts 28:26:
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
</s>Acts 28:27:
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
</s>Acts 28:28:
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
</s>Acts 28:29:
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
</s>Acts 28:30:
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
</s>Acts 28:31:
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>Amos 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 1:1:
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
</s>Amos 1:2:
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
</s>Amos 1:3:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
</s>Amos 1:4:
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
</s>Amos 1:5:
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 1:6:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
</s>Amos 1:7:
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
</s>Amos 1:8:
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
</s>Amos 1:9:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
</s>Amos 1:10:
But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
</s>Amos 1:11:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
</s>Amos 1:12:
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
</s>Amos 1:13:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
</s>Amos 1:14:
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
</s>Amos 1:15:
And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>Amos 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 2:1:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
</s>Amos 2:2:
But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
</s>Amos 2:3:
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 2:4:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
</s>Amos 2:5:
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
</s>Amos 2:6:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
</s>Amos 2:7:
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
</s>Amos 2:8:
And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
</s>Amos 2:9:
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
</s>Amos 2:10:
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
</s>Amos 2:11:
And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 2:12:
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
</s>Amos 2:13:
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
</s>Amos 2:14:
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
</s>Amos 2:15:
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
</s>Amos 2:16:
And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>Amos 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 3:1:
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
</s>Amos 3:2:
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
</s>Amos 3:3:
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
</s>Amos 3:4:
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
</s>Amos 3:5:
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
</s>Amos 3:6:
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
</s>Amos 3:7:
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
</s>Amos 3:8:
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
</s>Amos 3:9:
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
</s>Amos 3:10:
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
</s>Amos 3:11:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
</s>Amos 3:12:
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
</s>Amos 3:13:
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
</s>Amos 3:14:
That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
</s>Amos 3:15:
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>Amos 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 4:1:
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
</s>Amos 4:2:
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
</s>Amos 4:3:
And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:4:
Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
</s>Amos 4:5:
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
</s>Amos 4:6:
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:7:
And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
</s>Amos 4:8:
So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:9:
I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:10:
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:11:
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 4:12:
Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
</s>Amos 4:13:
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 5</s> | <|user|>Amos 5:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 5:1:
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
</s>Amos 5:2:
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
</s>Amos 5:3:
For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
</s>Amos 5:4:
For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
</s>Amos 5:5:
But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
</s>Amos 5:6:
Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
</s>Amos 5:7:
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
</s>Amos 5:8:
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
</s>Amos 5:9:
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
</s>Amos 5:10:
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
</s>Amos 5:11:
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
</s>Amos 5:12:
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
</s>Amos 5:13:
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
</s>Amos 5:14:
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
</s>Amos 5:15:
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
</s>Amos 5:16:
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
</s>Amos 5:17:
And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 5:18:
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
</s>Amos 5:19:
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
</s>Amos 5:20:
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
</s>Amos 5:21:
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
</s>Amos 5:22:
Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
</s>Amos 5:23:
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
</s>Amos 5:24:
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
</s>Amos 5:25:
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
</s>Amos 5:26:
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
</s>Amos 5:27:
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 6</s> | <|user|>Amos 6:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 6:1:
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
</s>Amos 6:2:
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
</s>Amos 6:3:
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
</s>Amos 6:4:
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
</s>Amos 6:5:
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
</s>Amos 6:6:
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
</s>Amos 6:7:
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
</s>Amos 6:8:
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
</s>Amos 6:9:
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
</s>Amos 6:10:
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
</s>Amos 6:11:
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
</s>Amos 6:12:
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
</s>Amos 6:13:
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
</s>Amos 6:14:
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 7</s> | <|user|>Amos 7:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 7:1:
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
</s>Amos 7:2:
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
</s>Amos 7:3:
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 7:4:
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
</s>Amos 7:5:
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
</s>Amos 7:6:
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
</s>Amos 7:7:
Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
</s>Amos 7:8:
And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
</s>Amos 7:9:
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
</s>Amos 7:10:
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
</s>Amos 7:11:
For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
</s>Amos 7:12:
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
</s>Amos 7:13:
But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
</s>Amos 7:14:
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
</s>Amos 7:15:
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
</s>Amos 7:16:
Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
</s>Amos 7:17:
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 8</s> | <|user|>Amos 8:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 8:1:
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
</s>Amos 8:2:
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
</s>Amos 8:3:
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
</s>Amos 8:4:
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
</s>Amos 8:5:
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
</s>Amos 8:6:
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
</s>Amos 8:7:
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
</s>Amos 8:8:
Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
</s>Amos 8:9:
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
</s>Amos 8:10:
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
</s>Amos 8:11:
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
</s>Amos 8:12:
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
</s>Amos 8:13:
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
</s>Amos 8:14:
They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Amos Chapter 9</s> | <|user|>Amos 9:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Amos 9:1:
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
</s>Amos 9:2:
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
</s>Amos 9:3:
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
</s>Amos 9:4:
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
</s>Amos 9:5:
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
</s>Amos 9:6:
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
</s>Amos 9:7:
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
</s>Amos 9:8:
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
</s>Amos 9:9:
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
</s>Amos 9:10:
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
</s>Amos 9:11:
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
</s>Amos 9:12:
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
</s>Amos 9:13:
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
</s>Amos 9:14:
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
</s>Amos 9:15:
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Colossians Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>Colossians 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Colossians 1:1:
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
</s>Colossians 1:2:
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
</s>Colossians 1:3:
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
</s>Colossians 1:4:
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
</s>Colossians 1:5:
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
</s>Colossians 1:6:
Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
</s>Colossians 1:7:
As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
</s>Colossians 1:8:
Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
</s>Colossians 1:9:
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
</s>Colossians 1:10:
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
</s>Colossians 1:11:
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
</s>Colossians 1:12:
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
</s>Colossians 1:13:
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
</s>Colossians 1:14:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
</s>Colossians 1:15:
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
</s>Colossians 1:16:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
</s>Colossians 1:17:
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
</s>Colossians 1:18:
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
</s>Colossians 1:19:
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
</s>Colossians 1:20:
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
</s>Colossians 1:21:
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
</s>Colossians 1:22:
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
</s>Colossians 1:23:
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
</s>Colossians 1:24:
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
</s>Colossians 1:25:
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
</s>Colossians 1:26:
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
</s>Colossians 1:27:
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
</s>Colossians 1:28:
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
</s>Colossians 1:29:
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Colossians Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>Colossians 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Colossians 2:1:
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
</s>Colossians 2:2:
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
</s>Colossians 2:3:
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
</s>Colossians 2:4:
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
</s>Colossians 2:5:
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
</s>Colossians 2:6:
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
</s>Colossians 2:7:
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
</s>Colossians 2:8:
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
</s>Colossians 2:9:
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
</s>Colossians 2:10:
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
</s>Colossians 2:11:
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
</s>Colossians 2:12:
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
</s>Colossians 2:13:
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
</s>Colossians 2:14:
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
</s>Colossians 2:15:
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
</s>Colossians 2:16:
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
</s>Colossians 2:17:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
</s>Colossians 2:18:
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
</s>Colossians 2:19:
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
</s>Colossians 2:20:
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
</s>Colossians 2:21:
(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
</s>Colossians 2:22:
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
</s>Colossians 2:23:
Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Colossians Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>Colossians 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Colossians 3:1:
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
</s>Colossians 3:2:
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
</s>Colossians 3:3:
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
</s>Colossians 3:4:
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
</s>Colossians 3:5:
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
</s>Colossians 3:6:
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
</s>Colossians 3:7:
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
</s>Colossians 3:8:
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
</s>Colossians 3:9:
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
</s>Colossians 3:10:
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
</s>Colossians 3:11:
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
</s>Colossians 3:12:
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
</s>Colossians 3:13:
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
</s>Colossians 3:14:
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
</s>Colossians 3:15:
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
</s>Colossians 3:16:
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
</s>Colossians 3:17:
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
</s>Colossians 3:18:
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
</s>Colossians 3:19:
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
</s>Colossians 3:20:
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
</s>Colossians 3:21:
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
</s>Colossians 3:22:
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
</s>Colossians 3:23:
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
</s>Colossians 3:24:
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
</s>Colossians 3:25:
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Colossians Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>Colossians 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Colossians 4:1:
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
</s>Colossians 4:2:
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
</s>Colossians 4:3:
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
</s>Colossians 4:4:
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
</s>Colossians 4:5:
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
</s>Colossians 4:6:
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
</s>Colossians 4:7:
All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
</s>Colossians 4:8:
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
</s>Colossians 4:9:
With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
</s>Colossians 4:10:
Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
</s>Colossians 4:11:
And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
</s>Colossians 4:12:
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
</s>Colossians 4:13:
For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
</s>Colossians 4:14:
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
</s>Colossians 4:15:
Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
</s>Colossians 4:16:
And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
</s>Colossians 4:17:
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
</s>Colossians 4:18:
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>Daniel 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 1:1:
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
</s>Daniel 1:2:
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
</s>Daniel 1:3:
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
</s>Daniel 1:4:
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
</s>Daniel 1:5:
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
</s>Daniel 1:6:
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
</s>Daniel 1:7:
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
</s>Daniel 1:8:
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
</s>Daniel 1:9:
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
</s>Daniel 1:10:
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
</s>Daniel 1:11:
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
</s>Daniel 1:12:
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
</s>Daniel 1:13:
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
</s>Daniel 1:14:
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
</s>Daniel 1:15:
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
</s>Daniel 1:16:
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
</s>Daniel 1:17:
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
</s>Daniel 1:18:
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
</s>Daniel 1:19:
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
</s>Daniel 1:20:
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
</s>Daniel 1:21:
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>Daniel 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 2:1:
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
</s>Daniel 2:2:
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
</s>Daniel 2:3:
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
</s>Daniel 2:4:
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 2:5:
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
</s>Daniel 2:6:
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
</s>Daniel 2:7:
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
</s>Daniel 2:8:
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
</s>Daniel 2:9:
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
</s>Daniel 2:10:
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
</s>Daniel 2:11:
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
</s>Daniel 2:12:
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
</s>Daniel 2:13:
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
</s>Daniel 2:14:
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
</s>Daniel 2:15:
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
</s>Daniel 2:16:
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 2:17:
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
</s>Daniel 2:18:
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
</s>Daniel 2:19:
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
</s>Daniel 2:20:
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
</s>Daniel 2:21:
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
</s>Daniel 2:22:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
</s>Daniel 2:23:
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
</s>Daniel 2:24:
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 2:25:
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 2:26:
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
</s>Daniel 2:27:
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
</s>Daniel 2:28:
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
</s>Daniel 2:29:
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
</s>Daniel 2:30:
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
</s>Daniel 2:31:
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
</s>Daniel 2:32:
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
</s>Daniel 2:33:
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
</s>Daniel 2:34:
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
</s>Daniel 2:35:
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
</s>Daniel 2:36:
This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
</s>Daniel 2:37:
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
</s>Daniel 2:38:
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
</s>Daniel 2:39:
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
</s>Daniel 2:40:
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
</s>Daniel 2:41:
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
</s>Daniel 2:42:
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
</s>Daniel 2:43:
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
</s>Daniel 2:44:
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
</s>Daniel 2:45:
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
</s>Daniel 2:46:
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
</s>Daniel 2:47:
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
</s>Daniel 2:48:
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
</s>Daniel 2:49:
Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>Daniel 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 3:1:
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
</s>Daniel 3:2:
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
</s>Daniel 3:3:
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
</s>Daniel 3:4:
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
</s>Daniel 3:5:
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
</s>Daniel 3:6:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
</s>Daniel 3:7:
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
</s>Daniel 3:8:
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
</s>Daniel 3:9:
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
</s>Daniel 3:10:
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
</s>Daniel 3:11:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
</s>Daniel 3:12:
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
</s>Daniel 3:13:
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
</s>Daniel 3:14:
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
</s>Daniel 3:15:
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
</s>Daniel 3:16:
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
</s>Daniel 3:17:
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
</s>Daniel 3:18:
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
</s>Daniel 3:19:
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
</s>Daniel 3:20:
And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
</s>Daniel 3:21:
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
</s>Daniel 3:22:
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
</s>Daniel 3:23:
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
</s>Daniel 3:24:
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
</s>Daniel 3:25:
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
</s>Daniel 3:26:
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
</s>Daniel 3:27:
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
</s>Daniel 3:28:
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
</s>Daniel 3:29:
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
</s>Daniel 3:30:
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>Daniel 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 4:1:
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
</s>Daniel 4:2:
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
</s>Daniel 4:3:
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
</s>Daniel 4:4:
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
</s>Daniel 4:5:
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
</s>Daniel 4:6:
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
</s>Daniel 4:7:
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
</s>Daniel 4:8:
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
</s>Daniel 4:9:
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
</s>Daniel 4:10:
Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
</s>Daniel 4:11:
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
</s>Daniel 4:12:
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
</s>Daniel 4:13:
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
</s>Daniel 4:14:
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
</s>Daniel 4:15:
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
</s>Daniel 4:16:
Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
</s>Daniel 4:17:
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
</s>Daniel 4:18:
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
</s>Daniel 4:19:
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
</s>Daniel 4:20:
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
</s>Daniel 4:21:
Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
</s>Daniel 4:22:
It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
</s>Daniel 4:23:
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
</s>Daniel 4:24:
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
</s>Daniel 4:25:
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
</s>Daniel 4:26:
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
</s>Daniel 4:27:
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
</s>Daniel 4:28:
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
</s>Daniel 4:29:
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
</s>Daniel 4:30:
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
</s>Daniel 4:31:
While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
</s>Daniel 4:32:
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
</s>Daniel 4:33:
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
</s>Daniel 4:34:
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
</s>Daniel 4:35:
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
</s>Daniel 4:36:
At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
</s>Daniel 4:37:
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 5</s> | <|user|>Daniel 5:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 5:1:
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
</s>Daniel 5:2:
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
</s>Daniel 5:3:
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
</s>Daniel 5:4:
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
</s>Daniel 5:5:
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
</s>Daniel 5:6:
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
</s>Daniel 5:7:
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
</s>Daniel 5:8:
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
</s>Daniel 5:9:
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
</s>Daniel 5:10:
Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
</s>Daniel 5:11:
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;
</s>Daniel 5:12:
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 5:13:
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
</s>Daniel 5:14:
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
</s>Daniel 5:15:
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
</s>Daniel 5:16:
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
</s>Daniel 5:17:
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
</s>Daniel 5:18:
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
</s>Daniel 5:19:
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
</s>Daniel 5:20:
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
</s>Daniel 5:21:
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
</s>Daniel 5:22:
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
</s>Daniel 5:23:
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
</s>Daniel 5:24:
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
</s>Daniel 5:25:
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
</s>Daniel 5:26:
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
</s>Daniel 5:27:
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
</s>Daniel 5:28:
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
</s>Daniel 5:29:
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
</s>Daniel 5:30:
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
</s>Daniel 5:31:
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 6</s> | <|user|>Daniel 6:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 6:1:
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
</s>Daniel 6:2:
And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
</s>Daniel 6:3:
Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
</s>Daniel 6:4:
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
</s>Daniel 6:5:
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
</s>Daniel 6:6:
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
</s>Daniel 6:7:
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
</s>Daniel 6:8:
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
</s>Daniel 6:9:
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
</s>Daniel 6:10:
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
</s>Daniel 6:11:
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
</s>Daniel 6:12:
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
</s>Daniel 6:13:
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
</s>Daniel 6:14:
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
</s>Daniel 6:15:
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.
</s>Daniel 6:16:
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
</s>Daniel 6:17:
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
</s>Daniel 6:18:
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
</s>Daniel 6:19:
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
</s>Daniel 6:20:
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
</s>Daniel 6:21:
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
</s>Daniel 6:22:
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
</s>Daniel 6:23:
Then was the king exceedingly 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.
</s>Daniel 6:24:
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
</s>Daniel 6:25:
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
</s>Daniel 6:26:
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
</s>Daniel 6:27:
He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
</s>Daniel 6:28:
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 7</s> | <|user|>Daniel 7:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 7:1:
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
</s>Daniel 7:2:
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
</s>Daniel 7:3:
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
</s>Daniel 7:4:
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
</s>Daniel 7:5:
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
</s>Daniel 7:6:
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
</s>Daniel 7:7:
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
</s>Daniel 7:8:
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
</s>Daniel 7:9:
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
</s>Daniel 7:10:
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
</s>Daniel 7:11:
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
</s>Daniel 7:12:
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
</s>Daniel 7:13:
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
</s>Daniel 7:14:
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
</s>Daniel 7:15:
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
</s>Daniel 7:16:
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
</s>Daniel 7:17:
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
</s>Daniel 7:18:
But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
</s>Daniel 7:19:
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
</s>Daniel 7:20:
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
</s>Daniel 7:21:
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
</s>Daniel 7:22:
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
</s>Daniel 7:23:
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
</s>Daniel 7:24:
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
</s>Daniel 7:25:
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
</s>Daniel 7:26:
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
</s>Daniel 7:27:
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
</s>Daniel 7:28:
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 8</s> | <|user|>Daniel 8:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 8:1:
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
</s>Daniel 8:2:
And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
</s>Daniel 8:3:
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
</s>Daniel 8:4:
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
</s>Daniel 8:5:
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
</s>Daniel 8:6:
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
</s>Daniel 8:7:
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
</s>Daniel 8:8:
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
</s>Daniel 8:9:
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
</s>Daniel 8:10:
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
</s>Daniel 8:11:
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.
</s>Daniel 8:12:
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
</s>Daniel 8:13:
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
</s>Daniel 8:14:
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
</s>Daniel 8:15:
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
</s>Daniel 8:16:
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
</s>Daniel 8:17:
So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
</s>Daniel 8:18:
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
</s>Daniel 8:19:
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
</s>Daniel 8:20:
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
</s>Daniel 8:21:
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
</s>Daniel 8:22:
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
</s>Daniel 8:23:
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
</s>Daniel 8:24:
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
</s>Daniel 8:25:
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
</s>Daniel 8:26:
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
</s>Daniel 8:27:
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 9</s> | <|user|>Daniel 9:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 9:1:
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
</s>Daniel 9:2:
In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
</s>Daniel 9:3:
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
</s>Daniel 9:4:
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
</s>Daniel 9:5:
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
</s>Daniel 9:6:
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
</s>Daniel 9:7:
O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
</s>Daniel 9:8:
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
</s>Daniel 9:9:
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
</s>Daniel 9:10:
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
</s>Daniel 9:11:
Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
</s>Daniel 9:12:
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
</s>Daniel 9:13:
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
</s>Daniel 9:14:
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
</s>Daniel 9:15:
And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
</s>Daniel 9:16:
O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
</s>Daniel 9:17:
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
</s>Daniel 9:18:
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
</s>Daniel 9:19:
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
</s>Daniel 9:20:
And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
</s>Daniel 9:21:
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
</s>Daniel 9:22:
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
</s>Daniel 9:23:
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
</s>Daniel 9:24:
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
</s>Daniel 9:25:
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
</s>Daniel 9:26:
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
</s>Daniel 9:27:
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 10</s> | <|user|>Daniel 10:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 10:1:
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
</s>Daniel 10:2:
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
</s>Daniel 10:3:
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
</s>Daniel 10:4:
And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
</s>Daniel 10:5:
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
</s>Daniel 10:6:
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
</s>Daniel 10:7:
And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
</s>Daniel 10:8:
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
</s>Daniel 10:9:
Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
</s>Daniel 10:10:
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
</s>Daniel 10:11:
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
</s>Daniel 10:12:
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
</s>Daniel 10:13:
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
</s>Daniel 10:14:
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
</s>Daniel 10:15:
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
</s>Daniel 10:16:
And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
</s>Daniel 10:17:
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
</s>Daniel 10:18:
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
</s>Daniel 10:19:
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
</s>Daniel 10:20:
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
</s>Daniel 10:21:
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 11</s> | <|user|>Daniel 11:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 11:1:
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
</s>Daniel 11:2:
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
</s>Daniel 11:3:
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
</s>Daniel 11:4:
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
</s>Daniel 11:5:
And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
</s>Daniel 11:6:
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.
</s>Daniel 11:7:
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
</s>Daniel 11:8:
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
</s>Daniel 11:9:
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
</s>Daniel 11:10:
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
</s>Daniel 11:11:
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
</s>Daniel 11:12:
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
</s>Daniel 11:13:
For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
</s>Daniel 11:14:
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
</s>Daniel 11:15:
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
</s>Daniel 11:16:
But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
</s>Daniel 11:17:
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
</s>Daniel 11:18:
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
</s>Daniel 11:19:
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
</s>Daniel 11:20:
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
</s>Daniel 11:21:
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
</s>Daniel 11:22:
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
</s>Daniel 11:23:
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
</s>Daniel 11:24:
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
</s>Daniel 11:25:
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
</s>Daniel 11:26:
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
</s>Daniel 11:27:
And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
</s>Daniel 11:28:
Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
</s>Daniel 11:29:
At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
</s>Daniel 11:30:
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
</s>Daniel 11:31:
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
</s>Daniel 11:32:
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
</s>Daniel 11:33:
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
</s>Daniel 11:34:
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
</s>Daniel 11:35:
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
</s>Daniel 11:36:
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
</s>Daniel 11:37:
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
</s>Daniel 11:38:
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
</s>Daniel 11:39:
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
</s>Daniel 11:40:
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
</s>Daniel 11:41:
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
</s>Daniel 11:42:
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
</s>Daniel 11:43:
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
</s>Daniel 11:44:
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
</s>Daniel 11:45:
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Daniel Chapter 12</s> | <|user|>Daniel 12:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Daniel 12:1:
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
</s>Daniel 12:2:
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
</s>Daniel 12:3:
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
</s>Daniel 12:4:
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
</s>Daniel 12:5:
Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
</s>Daniel 12:6:
And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
</s>Daniel 12:7:
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
</s>Daniel 12:8:
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
</s>Daniel 12:9:
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
</s>Daniel 12:10:
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
</s>Daniel 12:11:
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
</s>Daniel 12:12:
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
</s>Daniel 12:13:
But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 1</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 1:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:1:
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:2:
(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
</s>Deuteronomy 1:3:
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
</s>Deuteronomy 1:4:
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:5:
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 1:6:
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:7:
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:8:
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:9:
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:10:
The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:11:
(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
</s>Deuteronomy 1:12:
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
</s>Deuteronomy 1:13:
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:14:
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:15:
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:16:
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:17:
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:18:
And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:19:
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:20:
And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:21:
Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:22:
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:23:
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:24:
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:25:
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:26:
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
</s>Deuteronomy 1:27:
And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:28:
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:29:
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:30:
The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
</s>Deuteronomy 1:31:
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:32:
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
</s>Deuteronomy 1:33:
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:34:
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 1:35:
Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:36:
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:37:
Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:38:
But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:39:
Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:40:
But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:41:
Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:42:
And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:43:
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:44:
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:45:
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
</s>Deuteronomy 1:46:
So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 2</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 2:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:1:
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:2:
And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 2:3:
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:4:
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:5:
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:6:
Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:7:
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:8:
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:9:
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:10:
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
</s>Deuteronomy 2:11:
Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:12:
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:13:
Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:14:
And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:15:
For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:16:
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
</s>Deuteronomy 2:17:
That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 2:18:
Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:19:
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:20:
(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
</s>Deuteronomy 2:21:
A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:22:
As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:23:
And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
</s>Deuteronomy 2:24:
Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:25:
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:26:
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 2:27:
Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:28:
Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
</s>Deuteronomy 2:29:
(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:30:
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:31:
And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:32:
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:33:
And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:34:
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:35:
Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
</s>Deuteronomy 2:36:
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
</s>Deuteronomy 2:37:
Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbade us.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 3</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 3:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 3:1:
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:2:
And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:3:
So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:4:
And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:5:
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:6:
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:7:
But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:8:
And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
</s>Deuteronomy 3:9:
(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
</s>Deuteronomy 3:10:
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:11:
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:12:
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:13:
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:14:
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:15:
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:16:
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
</s>Deuteronomy 3:17:
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:18:
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:19:
But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
</s>Deuteronomy 3:20:
Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:21:
And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:22:
Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:23:
And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 3:24:
O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
</s>Deuteronomy 3:25:
I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:26:
But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:27:
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:28:
But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
</s>Deuteronomy 3:29:
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 4</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 4:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:1:
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:2:
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:3:
Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:4:
But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:5:
Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:6:
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:7:
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
</s>Deuteronomy 4:8:
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
</s>Deuteronomy 4:9:
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
</s>Deuteronomy 4:10:
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:11:
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:12:
And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:13:
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:14:
And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:15:
Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:16:
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
</s>Deuteronomy 4:17:
The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
</s>Deuteronomy 4:18:
The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:19:
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:20:
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:21:
Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:22:
But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:23:
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:24:
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:25:
When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:26:
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:27:
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:28:
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:29:
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:30:
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
</s>Deuteronomy 4:31:
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:32:
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
</s>Deuteronomy 4:33:
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
</s>Deuteronomy 4:34:
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
</s>Deuteronomy 4:35:
Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:36:
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:37:
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
</s>Deuteronomy 4:38:
To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:39:
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:40:
Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:41:
Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
</s>Deuteronomy 4:42:
That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:43:
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:44:
And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:45:
These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt.
</s>Deuteronomy 4:46:
On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
</s>Deuteronomy 4:47:
And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
</s>Deuteronomy 4:48:
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
</s>Deuteronomy 4:49:
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 5</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 5:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 5:1:
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:2:
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:3:
The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:4:
The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
</s>Deuteronomy 5:5:
(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 5:6:
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:7:
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:8:
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
</s>Deuteronomy 5:9:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
</s>Deuteronomy 5:10:
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:11:
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:12:
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:13:
Six days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work:
</s>Deuteronomy 5:14:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:15:
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:16:
Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:17:
Thou shalt not kill.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:18:
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:19:
Neither shalt thou steal.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:20:
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:21:
Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:22:
These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:23:
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
</s>Deuteronomy 5:24:
And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:25:
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:26:
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
</s>Deuteronomy 5:27:
Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:28:
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:29:
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
</s>Deuteronomy 5:30:
Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:31:
But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:32:
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
</s>Deuteronomy 5:33:
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 6</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 6:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:1:
Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:2:
That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:3:
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:4:
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:5:
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:6:
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:7:
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:8:
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:9:
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:10:
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
</s>Deuteronomy 6:11:
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
</s>Deuteronomy 6:12:
Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:13:
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:14:
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
</s>Deuteronomy 6:15:
(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:16:
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:17:
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:18:
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:19:
To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:20:
And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
</s>Deuteronomy 6:21:
Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:22:
And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
</s>Deuteronomy 6:23:
And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:24:
And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 6:25:
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 7</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 7:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 7:1:
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
</s>Deuteronomy 7:2:
And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them:
</s>Deuteronomy 7:3:
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:4:
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:5:
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:6:
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:7:
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
</s>Deuteronomy 7:8:
But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:9:
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
</s>Deuteronomy 7:10:
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:11:
Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:12:
Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
</s>Deuteronomy 7:13:
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:14:
Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:15:
And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:16:
And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:17:
If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
</s>Deuteronomy 7:18:
Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
</s>Deuteronomy 7:19:
The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:20:
Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:21:
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:22:
And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:23:
But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:24:
And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:25:
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
</s>Deuteronomy 7:26:
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 8</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 8:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 8:1:
All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:2:
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:3:
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:4:
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:5:
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:6:
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:7:
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:8:
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:9:
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:10:
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:11:
Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
</s>Deuteronomy 8:12:
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:13:
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:14:
Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:15:
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:16:
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
</s>Deuteronomy 8:17:
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:18:
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:19:
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
</s>Deuteronomy 8:20:
As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 9</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 9:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 9:1:
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
</s>Deuteronomy 9:2:
A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
</s>Deuteronomy 9:3:
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:4:
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:5:
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:6:
Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:7:
Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:8:
Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:9:
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
</s>Deuteronomy 9:10:
And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:11:
And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:12:
And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:13:
Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
</s>Deuteronomy 9:14:
Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:15:
So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:16:
And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:17:
And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:18:
And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:19:
For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:20:
And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:21:
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:22:
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:23:
Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:24:
Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:25:
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:26:
I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:27:
Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
</s>Deuteronomy 9:28:
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
</s>Deuteronomy 9:29:
Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 10</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 10:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 10:1:
At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:2:
And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:3:
And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:4:
And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:5:
And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:6:
And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:7:
From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:8:
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:9:
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:10:
And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:11:
And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:12:
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
</s>Deuteronomy 10:13:
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
</s>Deuteronomy 10:14:
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:15:
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:16:
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:17:
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
</s>Deuteronomy 10:18:
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:19:
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:20:
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:21:
He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
</s>Deuteronomy 10:22:
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 11</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 11:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:1:
Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:2:
And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
</s>Deuteronomy 11:3:
And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:4:
And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:5:
And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:6:
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:7:
But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:8:
Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:9:
And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:10:
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:11:
But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:12:
A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:13:
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
</s>Deuteronomy 11:14:
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:15:
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:16:
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:17:
And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:18:
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:19:
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:20:
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:21:
That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:22:
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:23:
Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:24:
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:25:
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:26:
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
</s>Deuteronomy 11:27:
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
</s>Deuteronomy 11:28:
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:29:
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:30:
Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
</s>Deuteronomy 11:31:
For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
</s>Deuteronomy 11:32:
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 12</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 12:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:1:
These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:2:
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:3:
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:4:
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:5:
But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:6:
And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:7:
And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:8:
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:9:
For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:10:
But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
</s>Deuteronomy 12:11:
Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:12:
And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:13:
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:14:
But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:15:
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:16:
Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:17:
Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:18:
But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:19:
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:20:
When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:21:
If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:22:
Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:23:
Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:24:
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:25:
Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:26:
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:
</s>Deuteronomy 12:27:
And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:28:
Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:29:
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
</s>Deuteronomy 12:30:
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:31:
Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
</s>Deuteronomy 12:32:
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 13</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 13:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 13:1:
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
</s>Deuteronomy 13:2:
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:3:
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:4:
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:5:
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:6:
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:7:
Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:8:
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
</s>Deuteronomy 13:9:
But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:10:
And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:11:
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:12:
If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,
</s>Deuteronomy 13:13:
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:14:
Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:15:
Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:16:
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
</s>Deuteronomy 13:17:
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
</s>Deuteronomy 13:18:
When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 14</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 14:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 14:1:
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:2:
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:3:
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:4:
These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:5:
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:6:
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:7:
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:8:
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:9:
These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
</s>Deuteronomy 14:10:
And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:11:
Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:12:
But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:13:
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:14:
And every raven after his kind,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:15:
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:16:
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:17:
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:18:
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:19:
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:20:
But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:21:
Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:22:
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:23:
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:24:
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
</s>Deuteronomy 14:25:
Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:
</s>Deuteronomy 14:26:
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
</s>Deuteronomy 14:27:
And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 14:28:
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
</s>Deuteronomy 14:29:
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
</s> |
<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 15</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 15:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 15:1:
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:2:
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:3:
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
</s>Deuteronomy 15:4:
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
</s>Deuteronomy 15:5:
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:6:
For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:7:
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
</s>Deuteronomy 15:8:
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:9:
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:10:
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:11:
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:12:
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:13:
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
</s>Deuteronomy 15:14:
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:15:
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:16:
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
</s>Deuteronomy 15:17:
Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:18:
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:19:
All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:20:
Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:21:
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:22:
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
</s>Deuteronomy 15:23:
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 16</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 16:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 16:1:
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:2:
Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:3:
Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:4:
And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:5:
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:
</s>Deuteronomy 16:6:
But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:7:
And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:8:
Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:9:
Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:10:
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
</s>Deuteronomy 16:11:
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:12:
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:13:
Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
</s>Deuteronomy 16:14:
And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:15:
Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:16:
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
</s>Deuteronomy 16:17:
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:18:
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:19:
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:20:
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:21:
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 16:22:
Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 17</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 17:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:1:
Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:2:
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
</s>Deuteronomy 17:3:
And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
</s>Deuteronomy 17:4:
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:5:
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:6:
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:7:
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:8:
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
</s>Deuteronomy 17:9:
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:10:
And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:11:
According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:12:
And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:13:
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:14:
When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
</s>Deuteronomy 17:15:
Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:16:
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:17:
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
</s>Deuteronomy 17:18:
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:19:
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
</s>Deuteronomy 17:20:
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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<|system|>Context about the book of Deuteronomy Chapter 18</s> | <|user|>Deuteronomy 18:1 KJV:
</s><|assistant|>Sure, here's the KJV translation of:
</s>Deuteronomy 18:1:
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:2:
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:3:
And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:4:
The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:5:
For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:6:
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
</s>Deuteronomy 18:7:
Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:8:
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:9:
When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:10:
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:11:
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:12:
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:13:
Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:14:
For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:15:
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
</s>Deuteronomy 18:16:
According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:17:
And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:18:
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:19:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:20:
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
</s>Deuteronomy 18:21:
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
</s>Deuteronomy 18:22:
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
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