Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.
What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
The couriers went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered.
The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.
“Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord , the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.
And I gave Gilead to Makir.
Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
He has filled me with bitter herbs and given me gall to drink.
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters.
I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed.
Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished,” declares the Lord .
There the fire will consume you; the sword will cut you down— they will devour you like a swarm of locusts. Multiply like grasshoppers, multiply like locusts!
The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The Lord , the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm.