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  • Genesis 25,26
    Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
    And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
    And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
    And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
    But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
    And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
    Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
    And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
    The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
    And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
    Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
    And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
    Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
    These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
    And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
    And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
    And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
    And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
    And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
    And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
    And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
    And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
    And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
    And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
    And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
    And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
    And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
    And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
    Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
    And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
    And the LORD
    13 min
  • Psalms 31
    In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
    Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
    For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
    Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
    Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
    I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
    I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
    Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
    For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
    I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
    I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
    For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
    But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
    My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
    Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
    Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
    Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
    Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
    Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
    Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
    For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
    O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
    Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
    4 min
  • Genesis 24
    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
    And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
    The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
    And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
    And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
    And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
    And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
    And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
    Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
    And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
    And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
    And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
    And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
    And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
    And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
    And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
    And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
    She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
    And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
    And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
    And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
    And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man
    14 min
  • Matthew 15
    Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
    Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
    But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
    For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
    But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
    And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
    Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
    This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
    But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
    And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
    Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
    Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
    But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
    Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
    Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
    And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
    Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
    But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
    For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
    These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
    And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
    But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
    Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
    But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
    And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
    Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
    And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
    And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
    Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
    Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
    And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
    And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
    And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitud
    7 min
  • Psalms 29,30
    Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
    Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
    The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
    The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
    The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
    He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
    The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
    The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
    The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
    The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
    The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
    I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
    O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
    O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
    Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
    And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
    LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
    I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
    What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
    Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
    To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
    4 min
  • Genesis 22,23
    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
    Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
    And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
    And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
    And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
    And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
    And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
    And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
    And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
    And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
    And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
    That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
    So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
    And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
    And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
    And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
    And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
    And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
    I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
    And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
    Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
    And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land
    10 min
  • Psalms 26,27,28
    Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
    Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
    For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
    I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
    I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
    I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
    That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
    LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
    Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
    In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
    But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
    My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
    The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
    When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
    Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
    One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
    For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
    And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
    Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
    When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
    Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
    When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
    Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
    Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
    I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
    Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
    Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
    Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
    Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
    Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
    Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
    Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
    The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
    The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
    Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
    7 min
  • Matthew 14
    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
    And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
    For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
    For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
    And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
    But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
    Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
    And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
    And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
    And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
    And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
    And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
    When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
    And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
    And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
    But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
    And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
    He said, Bring them hither to me.
    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
    And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
    And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
    And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
    But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
    And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
    And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
    But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
    And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
    And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
    But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
    And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
    And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
    Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
    And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
    And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
    And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
    6 min
  • Matthew 13
    The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
    And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
    And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
    And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
    Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
    And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
    And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
    But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
    Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
    And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
    He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
    For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
    Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
    And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
    For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
    But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
    For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
    Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
    When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
    But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
    Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
    He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
    But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
    Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
    But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
    But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
    So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
    He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
    But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
    Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
    Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
    Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it
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  • Genesis 20,21
    And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
    But 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.
    But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
    Said 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.
    And 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.
    Now 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.
    Therefore 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.
    Then 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.
    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
    And 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.
    And 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.
    And 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.
    And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
    And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
    And 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.
    So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
    For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
    And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
    And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
    And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
    And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
    And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
    And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
    And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
    Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
    And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
    And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
    And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he i
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