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  • 1st Chronicles 5
    Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
    For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
    The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
    The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
    Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
    Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
    And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
    And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
    And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
    And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
    And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:
    Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
    And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
    These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
    Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
    And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
    All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
    The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
    And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
    And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
    And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
    For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
    And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
    And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
    And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
    And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
    5 min
  • Luke 13,14
    There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
    And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
    Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
    He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
    Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
    And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
    And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
    And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
    And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
    And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
    And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
    And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
    The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
    And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
    And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
    Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
    It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
    And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
    It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
    And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
    Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
    Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
    When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
    Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
    But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
    And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
    And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
    The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
    And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be per
    11 min
  • Ezekiel 17
    And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
    And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
    He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
    He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
    And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
    There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
    It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
    Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
    Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
    Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
    And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
    That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
    As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
    Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
    Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
    And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
    And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
    Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
    In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
    And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have s
    6 min
  • 1st Chronicles 4
    The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
    And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
    And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
    And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
    And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
    And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
    And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
    And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
    And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
    And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
    And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
    And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
    And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
    And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
    And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
    And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
    And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
    And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
    And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
    And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
    The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
    And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.
    These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
    The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
    Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
    And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
    And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters: but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
    And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
    And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
    And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
    And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
    And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
    And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
    And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
    And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
    And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
    And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
    These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly
    6 min
  • Luke 12
    In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
    For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
    Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
    And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
    But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
    Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
    But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
    Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
    But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
    And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
    And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
    For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
    And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
    And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
    And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
    And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
    And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
    And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
    But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
    So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
    And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
    The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
    Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
    And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
    If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
    Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
    If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
    And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
    For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
    But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
    Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
    Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
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    11 min
  • Ezekiel 16
    Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
    And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
    And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
    None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
    And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
    I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
    Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
    Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
    I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
    I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
    And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
    Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
    And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
    But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
    And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
    Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
    And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
    My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
    Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
    That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
    And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.
    And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the LORD GOD;)
    That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
    Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
    Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
    Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and
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  • 1st Chronicles 3
    Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
    The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
    The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
    These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
    And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
    Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
    And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
    And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
    These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
    And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
    Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
    Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
    Amon his son, Josiah his son.
    And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
    And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
    And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
    Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
    And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
    And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.
    And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
    And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
    And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
    And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
    4 min
  • Luke 11
    And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
    And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
    Give us day by day our daily bread.
    And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
    And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
    For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
    And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
    I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
    And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
    For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
    If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
    Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
    If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
    And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
    But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
    And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
    But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
    If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
    And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
    But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
    When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
    But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
    He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
    When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
    And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
    Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
    And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
    But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
    And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
    For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
    The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it
    9 min
  • 1st Chronicles 2
    These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
    Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
    The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
    And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
    The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
    And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
    And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
    And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
    The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
    And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
    And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
    And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
    And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
    Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
    Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
    Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
    And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
    And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
    And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
    And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
    And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
    And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
    And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
    And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
    And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
    Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
    And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
    And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
    And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
    And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
    And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
    And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
    And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
    Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
    And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
    And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
    And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
    And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
    And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
    And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
    And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
    Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
    And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
    And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
    And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
    And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
    And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
    Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
    She ba
    7 min
  • Ezekiel 15
    And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
    Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
    Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
    Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
    And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
    And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
    2 min

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