Doorkeeper

For good <FI>is<Fi> a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

`Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber; — read the full passage →

hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

To the Overseer. --`On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts! — read the full passage →

to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

and Peter was standing at the door without, therefore went forth the other disciple who was known to the chief priest, and he spake to the female keeping the door, and he brought in Peter. — read the full passage →

And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, <FI>are<Fi> over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers <FI>are<Fi> over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance;

and it will come--the day of the Lord--as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

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.

and it is found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king, of the keepers of the threshold, who sought to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus.

All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds <FI>are<Fi> two hundred and twelve; they <FI>are<Fi> in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office.

And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that <FI>is<Fi> near to the chamber of the princes, that <FI>is<Fi> above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

and with them their brethren, the seconds <FI>in rank<Fi> , Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah; and Obed-Edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' <FI>saith David.<Fi>

and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them <FI>is<Fi> the watch, and they <FI>are<Fi> over the opening, even morning by morning.

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

And their brethren in their villages <FI>are<Fi> to come in for seven days from time to time with these.

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,

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

In those days, when Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been wroth, and Teresh, (two of the eunuchs of the king, the keepers of the threshold,) and they seek to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus,

Sons of the gatekeepers; sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai, the whole <FI>are<Fi> a hundred thirty and nine.

And they and their sons <FI>are<Fi> over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.

and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in.

And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that are made for Baal, and for the shrine, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their ashes to Beth-El.

And the watchman seeth another man running, and the watchman calleth unto the gatekeeper, and saith, `Lo, a man running by himself;' and the king saith, `Also this one is bearing tidings.'

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

who unto an example and shadow do serve of the heavenly things, as Moses hath been divinely warned, being about to construct the tabernacle, for `See (saith He) thou mayest make all things according to the pattern that was shewn to thee in the mount;') --

And Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east, <FI>is<Fi> over the willing-offerings of God, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

`This <FI>is<Fi> the thing that ye do: The third of you, going in on the sabbath, of the priests, and of the Levites, <FI>are<Fi> for gatekeepers of the thresholds,

And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests, are blowing with trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah <FI>are<Fi> gatekeepers for the ark.

`Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and he doth complete the silver that is brought into the house of Jehovah, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from the people,

and Jehoiada the priest taketh a chest, and pierceth a hole in its lid, and putteth it near the altar, on the right side, as one cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and the priests keeping the threshold have put there all the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah.

And they come in, and call unto the gatekeeper of the city, and declare for themselves, saying, `We have come in unto the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not there a man, or sound of man, but the bound horse, and the bound ass, and tents as they <FI>are<Fi> .' — read the full passage →

And a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,

and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast--the two--to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;

and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.'

and they heard a great voice out of the heaven saying to them, `Come up hither;' and they went up to the heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them;

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down--the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor--because yours is the reign of God.

And Berechiah and Elkanah <FI>are<Fi> gatekeepers for the ark.

and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God <FI>is<Fi> with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them--their God,

and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,

and I saw, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb hath stood as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the Seven Spirits of God, which are sent to all the earth,

Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah <FI>is<Fi> gatekeeper at the opening of the tent of meeting.

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 →

to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

Then said the maid keeping the door to Peter, `Art thou also of the disciples of this man?' he saith, `I am not;'

`And then they shall see the Son of Man, coming in a cloud, with power and much glory; — read the full passage →

He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

`Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

`Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That <FI>is<Fi> before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.

and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority <FI>is<Fi> to injure men five months;

and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations,

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

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

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

Jesus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you--I am the door of the sheep;

And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth, — read the full passage →

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,

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

And to Obed-Edom <FI>are<Fi> sons, Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, — read the full passage →

both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

and thither they have come, unto the midst of the house, taking wheat, and they smite him unto the fifth <FI>rib<Fi> , and Rechab and Baanah his brother have escaped;

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

he who is saying, `I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

And Christ being come, chief priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands--that is, not of this creation--

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness, — read the full passage →

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

`Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

And these things having said--they beholding--he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight; — read the full passage →

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one.

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.

For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.

Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

And God saith, `Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.' — read the full passage →

and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him, — read the full passage →

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son,

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works; — read the full passage →