''Raise the battle flag against Babylon! Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, for the LORD will fulfil all his plans against Babylon.''

(Jeremiah 51:12)

''Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.''

(1 Timothy 5:17)

''The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.''

(Romans 8:11 NLT)

Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah - ‘Not loved'

(Hosea 1:6)

''your anointing oils are fragrant, your name is perfume poured out; therefore the maidens love you.''

(Song of Solomon 1:3 NRSV)

''The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths.''

(Psalms 135:6)

''People will oppress each other - man against man, neighbor against neighbor. Young people will insult their elders, and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.''

(Isaiah 3:5 NLT)

"Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.''

(Mark 11:2)

''Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.''

(Numbers 22:6 KJV)

“This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.''

(Ezra 5:11)