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And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; — read the full passage →

His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; — read the full passage →

And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. — read the full passage →

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, — read the full passage →

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. — read the full passage →

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, — read the full passage →

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. — 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.

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.

Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. — read the full passage →

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. — read the full passage →

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. — read the full passage →

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. — read the full passage →

The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. — read the full passage →

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. — read the full passage →

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. — read the full passage →

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. — read the full passage →

For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king. — read the full passage →

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. — read the full passage →

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. — read the full passage →

And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. — read the full passage →

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: — read the full passage →

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: — read the full passage →

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: — read the full passage →

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

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 the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. — read the full passage →

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: — read the full passage →

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. — read the full passage →

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; — read the full passage →

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: — read the full passage →

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. — read the full passage →

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. — read the full passage →

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. — read the full passage →

And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.