Being Late

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known--not even the messengers of the heavens--except my Father only;

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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!

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.

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? — read the full passage →

--A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge. — read the full passage →

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

I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because--at my right hand I am not moved. — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

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.'

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

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

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,

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

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.

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

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

`Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy <FI>am<Fi> I, Jehovah, your God.

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

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — 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 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.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

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.'

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.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

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

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

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

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

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

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: `Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

and Pharaoh saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

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 →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

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.

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,

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

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 Jehovah speaketh unto you out of the midst of the fire; a voice of words ye are hearing and a similitude ye are not seeing, only a voice;

And Jehovah God formeth the man--dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

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 →

It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;' — read the full passage →

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

And ye have sought Me, and have found, for ye seek Me with all your heart;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. The affirmation of Jehovah to my Lord: `Sit at My right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'

and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born <FI>is<Fi> Israel,

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

--A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

He doth build a house for My Name, and I have established the throne of his kingdom unto the age. — read the full passage →

`A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee--unto him ye hearken;

for Jehovah your God--He <FI>is<Fi> God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb; — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim, — read the full passage →

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, — read the full passage →

for a sin of divination <FI>is<Fi> rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim <FI>is<Fi> stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from <FI>being<Fi> king.'

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `See, I have given thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet;

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'