Bastard Children

a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.

And Jephthah the Gileadite hath been a mighty man of valour, and he <FI>is<Fi> son of a woman, a harlot; and Gilead begetteth Jephthah,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, `We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have--God;'

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman <FI>is<Fi> of very good appearance, — read the full passage →

And the two daughters of Lot conceive from their father,

And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife,

and David sendeth and inquireth about the woman, and saith, `Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

And done upon them great vengeance with furious reproofs, And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, In My giving out My vengeance on them!

And she doteth on their paramours, Whose flesh <FI>is<Fi> the flesh of asses, And the issue of horses--their issue.

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

and the truth shall make you free.'

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack,

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And God saith unto Moses, `I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, `Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you--from hearing.

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,

`One wounded, bruised, or cut in the member doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; — read the full passage →

When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law, — read the full passage →

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. — read the full passage →

so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

`One wounded, bruised, or cut in the member doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah;