Emulation

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? God forbid: but by their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; — read the full passage →

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. — read the full passage →

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjaminweresealed twelve thousand.

But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; — read the full passage →

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

But now they are many members, but one body.

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

The land dark as midnight, The landof the shadow of death, without any order, And where the light is as midnight.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:

And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee: — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →

to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.

and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb;

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. — read the full passage →

And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and all their host have I commanded.

I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. — read the full passage →

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram: