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  • Deuteronomy 4
    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
    Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
    Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
    But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
    Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
    Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
    For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
    And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
    Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
    And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
    And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
    And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
    And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
    Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
    Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
    The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
    The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
    And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
    But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
    Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
    But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
    Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
    For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
    When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the li
    9 min
  • Proverbs 31
    The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
    What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
    Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
    It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
    Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
    Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
    Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
    Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
    Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
    Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
    The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
    She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
    She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
    She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
    She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
    She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
    She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
    She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
    She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
    She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
    She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
    She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
    Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
    She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
    Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
    She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
    She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
    Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
    Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
    Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
    Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
    4 min
  • John 13,14
    Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
    And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
    Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
    He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
    After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
    Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
    Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
    Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
    Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
    Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
    For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
    So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
    Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
    If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
    For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
    If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
    I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
    Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
    When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
    Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
    Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
    Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
    He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
    Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
    And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
    Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
    For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
    He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
    Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
    If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
    Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
    A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
    By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
    Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
    Peter said unto him, Lord, why cann
    9 min
  • Proverbs 30
    The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
    Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
    I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
    Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
    Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
    Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
    Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
    Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
    Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
    Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
    There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
    There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
    There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
    There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
    The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
    The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
    The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
    There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
    The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
    Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
    For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
    For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
    For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
    There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
    The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
    The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
    The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
    The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
    There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
    A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
    A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
    If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
    Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
    5 min
  • Deuteronomy 3
    Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
    And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
    So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
    And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
    All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
    And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
    But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
    And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
    (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
    All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
    And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
    And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
    Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
    And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
    And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
    The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
    And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
    But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
    Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
    And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
    Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
    And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
    O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
    I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
    But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
    Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it wi
    6 min
  • Proverbs 29
    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
    When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
    Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
    The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
    A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
    In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
    The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
    Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
    If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
    The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
    A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
    If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
    The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
    The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
    The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
    When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
    Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
    Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
    A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
    Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
    He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
    An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
    A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
    Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
    Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
    An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
    4 min
  • Deuteronomy 2
    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
    And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
    Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
    Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
    For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
    And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
    And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
    The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
    Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
    The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
    Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
    And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
    For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
    So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
    That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
    Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
    And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
    (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
    A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
    As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
    And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
    Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
    This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
    And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
    Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
    Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass
    7 min
  • John 12
    Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
    There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
    Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
    Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
    Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
    This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
    Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
    For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
    Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
    But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
    Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
    On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
    Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
    And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
    Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
    These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
    The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
    For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
    The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
    And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
    The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
    Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
    And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
    He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
    If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
    Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
    The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
    Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
    Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
    And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
    This he said, signifying what death he should die.
    The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
    Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
    While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things sp
    7 min
  • Deuteronomy 1
    These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
    (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
    And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
    After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
    On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
    The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
    Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
    Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
    And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
    The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
    (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
    How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
    Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
    And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
    So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
    And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
    And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
    And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
    And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
    Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
    And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
    And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
    And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
    Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
    And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
    Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people i
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  • John 11
    Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
    (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
    Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
    When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
    Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
    When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
    Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
    His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
    Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
    But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
    These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
    Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
    Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
    Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
    And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
    Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
    Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
    Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
    And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
    Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
    Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
    But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
    Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
    Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
    Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
    And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
    She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
    And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
    As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
    Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
    The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
    Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
    When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
    And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
    Jesus wept.
    Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
    And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
    Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
    Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
    Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
    Then they took away the sto
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