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Paul Finally Reaches Rome After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the“Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”
‹I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.›
Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until [another] commandment shall be given from me.
The field and the cave in it were acquired from the sons of Heth.”
The purchase of the field and of the cave that [is] therein [was] from the children of Heth.
They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria. Then the dogs licked his blood, while the the prostitutes bathed, in keeping with the LORD’S message that he had spoken.
And [one] washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria and the dogs licked up his blood
Majestic splendor emanates from him
Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.
According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
But if her father overrules her when he hears about it, then none of her vows or her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. And the LORD will release her from it, because her father overruled her.
But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which [are] in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
the descendants of Bebai: 623
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels, and each silver sprinkling bowl weighed 70 shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
Each charger of silver [weighing] an hundred and thirty [shekels], each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels [weighed] two thousand and four hundred [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
Edom was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your products.
Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
But someone will say,“You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated.[Aramaic:]
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; you are to have them set in gold filigree settings.
With the work of an engraver in stone, [like] the engravings of a sigsource, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD.
So all the Israelites did exactly as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
and say to them:“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I chose Israel I swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore to them,“I am the LORD your God.”
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;
the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
This is what the LORD says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
They replied,“A man came up to meet us. He told us,“Go back to the king who sent you and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said:“You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’”
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And so Job died, old and full of days.
So Job died, [being] old and full of days.
But until this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds,
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying,“I am your servant and your dependent. March up and rescue me from the power of the king of Syria and the king of Israel, who have attacked me.”
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
When you go into the ripe grain fields of your neighbor you may pluck off the kernels with your hand, but you must not use a sickle on your neighbor’s ripe grain.
When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women– wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.
He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day– and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
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.
Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities;
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour
Thomas said,“Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
They lament,‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.
Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings, a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah. At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor.”
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Twelve.”
‹When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?› They say unto him, Twelve.
On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
I will say to a young woman,‘Please lower your jar so I may drink.’ May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master.”
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Jonathan said to his armor bearer,“Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will intervene for us. Nothing can prevent the LORD from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
If you fear the LORD, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, all will be well.
If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigsourceh over you continue following the LORD your God:
Menahem’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel. He reigned for ten years in Samaria.
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.
By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart
[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said,“Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
to finish what you started, so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, you can also complete it according to your means.
Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance also out of that which ye have.
“When they return to it, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.
And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.›
So I gave orders, and it was determined that this city from long ago has been engaging in insurrection against kings. It has continually engaged in rebellion and revolt.
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and [that] rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Their descendants remained in the land(the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by it will be filled with horror
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you.›
Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?
The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?
because the message that he announced as the LORD’s message against the altar in Bethel and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north will certainly be fulfilled.”
For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
Jeroboam’s Reign Ends The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign, including the details of his battles and rule, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
it was said to her,“The older will serve the younger,”
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Then David became very angry at this man. He said to Nathan,“As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
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:
Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.
Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Naphtali, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.
And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me for I wait on thee.
Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
But ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, we have been in great need. Our people have died in wars or of starvation.”
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.
For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
If anyone says“I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
‹For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.›
For the music director; a song, a psalm. Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?”
He saith unto them, ‹But whom say ye that I am?›
The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons“Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish
And this [is] the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
Cleansing a Leper After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
All your leaders ran away together– they fled to a distant place
All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, [which] have fled from far.
Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!”
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror, saying,
They that come after [him] shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Judas took the piece of bread and went out immediately.(Now it was night.)
He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger
The chief adviser said to them,“Tell Hezekiah:‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says:“What is your source of confidence?
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence [is] this wherein thou trustest?
The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.
Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
So Saul instructed his servants,“Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants replied to him,“There is a woman who is a medium in En Dor.”
Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
Introduction: Utter Futility“Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher,“Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
As the LORD had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did.
Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
You will eat the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth– the rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened animals of Bashan.
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.