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Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, — read the full passage →

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

You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.”

He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed. — read the full passage →

You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand, — read the full passage →

and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name. — read the full passage →

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, — read the full passage →

For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

But Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias. — read the full passage →

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

It shall happen 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 royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.

you shall surely set him king over yourselves, whom Yahweh your God chooses. You shall set as king over you one from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.” — read the full passage →

“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. — read the full passage →

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,but my Father only.

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

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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

I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.

Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph! — read the full passage →

The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. — read the full passage →

Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir. — read the full passage →

Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house. — read the full passage →

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 train, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart. — read the full passage →

In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” — read the full passage →

For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.

“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us;’ when Yahweh your God was your king. — read the full passage →

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. — read the full passage →

Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. — read the full passage →

They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while. — read the full passage →

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth. — read the full passage →

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters, — read the full passage →

There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war. — read the full passage →

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you 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 has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; — read the full passage →

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

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.”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

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 →

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son 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 will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, — read the full passage →

Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.

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

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

Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up. — read the full passage →

I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck. — read the full passage →

You shall also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

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

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works.

Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.

Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. — read the full passage →

Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, — read the full passage →

A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him. — read the full passage →

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

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

He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. — read the full passage →

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

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

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

Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord king David has made Solomon king.

The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn, and kill the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.

The chiefs 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 who drew sword.

Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!” — read the full passage →

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”