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 <div class="label">19</div><div class="p"> 1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; 2and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.</div><div class="p"> 4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7and said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.</div><div class="p"> 12And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 13for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. 14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.</div><div class="p"> 15And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.</div><div class="p"> 17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 21And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.</div><div class="p"> 23The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 25and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 26But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 27And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: 28and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.</div><div class="p"> 29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.</div><div class="p"> 30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 32come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.</div>
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 <div class="label">20</div><div class="s2">Abraham and Abimelech</div><div class="p"> 1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.</div><div class="p"> 8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.</div><div class="p"> 17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.</div>
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 <div class="label">10</div><div class="qa">&#1500; Lamed</div><div class="q1"> 1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD?</div><div class="q2"> Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?</div><div class="q1"> 2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:</div><div class="q2">Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="qa">(&#1502; Mem)</div><div class="q1"> 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire,</div><div class="q2">And blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.</div><div class="qa">(&#1504; Nun)</div><div class="q1"> 4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:</div><div class="q2">God is not in all his thoughts.</div><div class="q1"> 5His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:</div><div class="q2"> As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved:</div><div class="q2">For I shall never be in adversity.</div><div class="qa">(&#1505; Samek)</div><div class="qa">&#1508; Pe</div><div class="q1"> 7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud:</div><div class="q2">Under his tongue is mischief and vanity.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:</div><div class="qa">&#1506; Ain</div><div class="q2">In the secret places doth he murder the innocent: His eyes are privily set against the poor.</div><div class="q1"> 9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den:</div><div class="q2">He lieth in wait to catch the poor:</div><div class="qa">(&#1510; Zade)</div><div class="q1">He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.</div><div class="q1"> 10He croucheth, and humbleth himself,</div><div class="q2">That the poor may fall by his strong ones.</div><div class="q1"> 11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten:</div><div class="q2">He hideth his face; he will never see it.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="qa">&#1511; Qoph</div><div class="q1"> 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand:</div><div class="q2">Forget not the humble.</div><div class="q1"> 13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God?</div><div class="q2">He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.</div><div class="qa">&#1512; Resh</div><div class="q1"> 14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand:</div><div class="q2">The poor committeth himself unto thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.</div><div class="qa">&#1513; Shin</div><div class="q1"> 15Break thou the arm of the wicked</div><div class="q2">And the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 16The LORD is King for ever and ever:</div><div class="q2">The heathen are perished out of his land.</div><div class="qa">&#1514; Taw</div><div class="q1"> 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble:</div><div class="q2">Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:</div><div class="q1"> 18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,</div><div class="q2">That the man of the earth may no more oppress.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">10</div><div class="s1">Proverbs of Solomon</div><div class="p"> 1The proverbs of Solomon.</div><div class="q2">A wise son maketh a glad father:</div><div class="q2">But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.</div><div class="q1"> 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:</div><div class="q2">But righteousness delivereth from death.</div><div class="q1"> 3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:</div><div class="q2">But he casteth away the substance of the wicked.</div><div class="q1"> 4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:</div><div class="q2">But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.</div><div class="q1"> 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son:</div><div class="q2"> But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.</div><div class="q1"> 6Blessings are upon the head of the just:</div><div class="q2">But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.</div><div class="q1"> 7The memory of the just is blessed:</div><div class="q2">But the name of the wicked shall rot.</div><div class="q1"> 8The wise in heart will receive commandments:</div><div class="q2">But a prating fool shall fall.</div><div class="q1"> 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:</div><div class="q2">But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.</div><div class="q1"> 10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:</div><div class="q2">But a prating fool shall fall.</div><div class="q1"> 11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:</div><div class="q2">But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.</div><div class="q1"> 12Hatred stirreth up strifes:</div><div class="q2">But love covereth all sins.</div><div class="q1"> 13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:</div><div class="q2">But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.</div><div class="q1"> 14Wise men lay up knowledge:</div><div class="q2">But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.</div><div class="q1"> 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city:</div><div class="q2">The destruction of the poor is their poverty.</div><div class="q1"> 16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:</div><div class="q2">The fruit of the wicked to sin.</div><div class="q1"> 17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:</div><div class="q2">But he that refuseth reproof erreth.</div><div class="q1"> 18He that hideth hatred with lying lips,</div><div class="q2">And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.</div><div class="q1"> 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:</div><div class="q2">But he that refraineth his lips is wise.</div><div class="q1"> 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver:</div><div class="q2">The heart of the wicked is little worth.</div><div class="q1"> 21The lips of the righteous feed many:</div><div class="q2">But fools die for want of wisdom.</div><div class="q1"> 22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,</div><div class="q2">And he addeth no sorrow with it.</div><div class="q1"> 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:</div><div class="q2">But a man of understanding hath wisdom.</div><div class="q1"> 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:</div><div class="q2">But the desire of the righteous shall be granted.</div><div class="q1"> 25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:</div><div class="q2">But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.</div><div class="q1"> 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,</div><div class="q2">So is the sluggard to them that send him.</div><div class="q1"> 27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days:</div><div class="q2">But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.</div><div class="q1"> 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:</div><div class="q2">But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.</div><div class="q1"> 29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright:</div><div class="q2">But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.</div><div class="q1"> 30The righteous shall never be removed:</div><div class="q2">But the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.</div><div class="q1"> 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:</div><div class="q2">But the froward tongue shall be cut out.</div><div class="q1"> 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:</div><div class="q2">But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">10</div><div class="s2">Names of the Twelve</div><div class="p"> 1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alph&#230;us, and Lebb&#230;us, whose surname was Thadd&#230;us; 4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.</div><div class="s2">Their Work Outlined</div><div class="p"> 5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.</div><div class="p"> 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?</div><div class="p"> 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.</div><div class="p"> 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.</div><div class="p"> 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.</div>
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 <div class="p">13Now 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. 14And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16saying, 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. 17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.</div><div class="p"> 19But 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. 20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 21So 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. 22For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.</div><div class="p"> 23And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 24And 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: 25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said,</div><div class="q1">Why did the heathen rage,</div><div class="q1">And the people imagine vain things?</div><div class="q1"> 26The kings of the earth stood up,</div><div class="q1">And the rulers were gathered together</div><div class="q1">Against the Lord, and against his Christ.</div><div class="m"> 27For 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, 28for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 30by stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.</div><div class="p"> 31And 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. </div>
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