Gathering

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

And Moses assembleth all the company of the sons of Israel, and saith unto them, `These <FI>are<Fi> the things which Jehovah hath commanded--to do them:

seven days ye bring near a fire-offering to Jehovah, on the eighth day ye have a holy convocation, and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah; it <FI>is<Fi> a restraint, ye do no servile work.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

`Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who <FI>is<Fi> within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law;

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom, — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his <FI>is<Fi> the obedience of peoples.

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

`In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths, — read the full passage →

and Judah is gathered to inquire of Jehovah; also, from all the cities of Judah they have come in to seek Jehovah.

And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--ye being gathered together, also my spirit--with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

And Moses speaketh <FI>concerning<Fi> the appointed seasons of Jehovah unto the sons of Israel.

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers. — read the full passage →

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place,

and they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall recline in the reign of God,

`Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who <FI>is<Fi> within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law; — read the full passage →

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I--I will receive you,

may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready; — read the full passage →

And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together; — read the full passage →

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom, — read the full passage →

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

and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.

and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep--the lost one.

but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind, — read the full passage →

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, `Take, eat, this is my body;' — read the full passage →

Gather the people, sanctify an assembly, Assemble the aged, Gather infants and sucklings of the breasts, Go out let a bridegroom from his inner chamber, And a bride out of her closet.

Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast--proclaim a restraint. — read the full passage →

A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

Gather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.

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

`And this day hath become to you a memorial, and ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah to your generations; --a statute age-during; ye keep it a feast. — read the full passage →

And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, `Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days. — read the full passage →

`Only--in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, in your gathering the increase of the land, ye do keep the feast of Jehovah seven days; on the first day <FI>is<Fi> a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath; — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'

and I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, `Alleluia! because reign did the Lord God--the Almighty! — read the full passage →

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord,

And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common. — read the full passage →

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

And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy <FI>is<Fi> he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;' — read the full passage →

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

`And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

Lo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them <FI>are<Fi> blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one--together, A great assembly--they turn back hither.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

`And this day hath become to you a memorial, and ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah to your generations; --a statute age-during; ye keep it a feast.

`Go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them: Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath appeareth unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

`In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,

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

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness, — read the full passage →

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness? — read the full passage →

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

nor shall they say, Lo, here; or lo, there; for lo, the reign of God is within you.'

for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, `Take, eat, this is my body;' — read the full passage →

And on the first <FI>day<Fi> of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, `Where wilt thou <FI>that<Fi> we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?' — read the full passage →

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

six days is work done, and in the seventh day <FI>is<Fi> a sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye do no work; it <FI>is<Fi> a sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

And I saw one messenger standing in the sun, and he cried, a great voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in mid-heaven, `Come and be gathered together to the supper of the great God,

And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud <FI>one<Fi> sitting like to a son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle; — read the full passage →

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms; — read the full passage →

then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, — read the full passage →

If, then, any exhortation <FI>is<Fi> in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together; — read the full passage →

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart, — read the full passage →

and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, — read the full passage →

and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

do not say that it is yet four months, and the harvest cometh; lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it. — read the full passage →

`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

`And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;