And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. ( And  this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from … Continue Reading ››

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him,  Art  thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim. Now therefore send,  and  gather to … Continue Reading ››

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and  with  a certain orator  named  Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse  him , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this … Continue Reading ››

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And … Continue Reading ››

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and  with  a certain orator  named  Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse  him , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this … Continue Reading ››

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord  is  my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,  and  my high tower. I will call upon the Lord,  who is worthy  to be praised: so shall I … Continue Reading ››

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest  between  the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come  and  save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O Lord God … Continue Reading ››

O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. The dead bodies of thy servants have they given  to be  meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. Their blood have they shed … Continue Reading ››

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; And said, O Lord God of Israel, why … Continue Reading ››

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. And the chief of all the people,  even  of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of … Continue Reading ››

And it came to pass in those days, when  there was  no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth–lehem–judah. And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to … Continue Reading ››

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name  was  Micah. And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred  shekels  of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver  is  with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed  be … Continue Reading ››

Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.  And it was told  the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed  him  in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when … Continue Reading ››