Topic
Burden
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Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →
For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
For each man will bear his own burden.
Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →
In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →
You shall mention the burden of Yahweh no more: for every man’s own word shall be his burden; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of Yahweh of Armies our God.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. — read the full passage →
It will happen in that day, that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair; — read the full passage →
Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. — read the full passage →
Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you treated with your servant so badly? Why haven’t I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. — read the full passage →
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
The burden of Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.
When this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask you, saying, What is the burden of Yahweh? Then you shall tell them, What burden! I will cast you off, says Yahweh.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehennaas yourselves.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;
But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →
For everything spoken by God is possible.”
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:
For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
If you love me, keep my commandments.
They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon; — read the full passage →
Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →
Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh’s vengeance on Midian.
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. — read the full passage →
I will surely require your blood of your lives; at the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man. — read the full passage →
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.
“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →
After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. — read the full passage →
saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?
“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.
An oracle: Yahweh’s word to Israel by Malachi.
If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?
An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
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