Topic
Breath
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The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; — read the full passage →
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. — read the full passage →
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. — read the full passage →
By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. — read the full passage →
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: — read the full passage →
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. — read the full passage →
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. — read the full passage →
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
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