And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which … Continue Reading ››

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 … Continue Reading ››

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus,  thou  Son of David, … Continue Reading ››

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid  them  out of the hand of the wicked. They know … Continue Reading ››

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this  was  a statute for Israel,  and  a … Continue Reading ››

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 ››