Laws

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.

For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all.

For the law having a shadow of the goodthingsto come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh. — read the full passage →

having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the two one new man, so making peace;

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, — read the full passage →

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; — read the full passage →

And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them. — read the full passage →

But if the ministration of death, written, and engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away: — read the full passage →

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. — read the full passage →

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; — read the full passage →

and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.

Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman.

ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.

And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one that maketh desolate; and even unto the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate.

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel. — read the full passage →

Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; — read the full passage →

These are the statutes and ordinances and laws, which Jehovah made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by Moses.

And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. — read the full passage →

and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;

God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood. — read the full passage →

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law; — read the full passage →

But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: — read the full passage →

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

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 →

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;

But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: — read the full passage →

For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? — read the full passage →

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: — read the full passage →

On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.

God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. [Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.

And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.

He made known his ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.

we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

this Ezra went up from Babylon. And he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.

And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders. Now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel;

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovahgivenby Moses.

Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, Long live the king.

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, andgave himthe testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Longlive the king.

There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the home-born; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel. — read the full passage →

Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal, — read the full passage →

and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken unto them by Moses.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou brakest. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →