Living

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And Jehovah God formeth the man--dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

`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.

And Naomi her mother-in-law saith to her, `My daughter, do not I seek for thee rest, that it may be well with thee? — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

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

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.

Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah.

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon; — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.'

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

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And Hazael goeth to meet him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith, `Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'

and now, send, gather unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine, four hundred--eating at the table of Jezebel.'

There is nothing in the ark, only the two tables of stone which Moses put there in Horeb, when Jehovah covenanted with the sons of Israel in their going out of the land of Egypt.

and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Uzzah, and God smiteth him there for the error, and he dieth there by the ark of God.

and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows <FI>are<Fi> on this side of thee--take them, --then come thou, for peace <FI>is<Fi> for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.

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,

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

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.

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

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

and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

`But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth, — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.

The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.

But <FI>to<Fi> him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it <FI>is<Fi> better than to the dead lion.

I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

And David the king saith to all the assembly, `Solomon my son--the one on whom God hath fixed--<FI> is<Fi> young and tender, and the work <FI>is<Fi> great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul,

And he begetteth of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.

And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.

And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `Say, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Asshur, What <FI>is<Fi> this confidence in which thou hast confided?

And king Ahaz cutteth off the borders of the bases, and turneth aside from off them the laver, and the sea he hath taken down from off the brazen oxen that <FI>are<Fi> under it, and putteth it on a pavement of stones.

And the rest of the matters of Jehoash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Only, there is not made for the house of Jehovah basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessel of gold, and vessel of silver, out of the money that is brought into the house of Jehovah;

And Jehu smiteth all those left to the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

And sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, `Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, `I also have known--keep silent.'

And they sit still three years, there is no war between Aram and Israel,

and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting. — read the full passage →

And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.

And Jehovah hath smitten Israel as the reed is moved by the waters, and hath plucked Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to anger;

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;

And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought <FI>thither<Fi> hath been built, and hammer, and the axe--any instrument of iron--was not heard in the house, in its being built.

and Azariah son of Nathan <FI>is<Fi> over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan <FI>is<Fi> minister, friend of the king;

and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,

And the anger of Jehovah addeth to burn against Israel, and <FI>an adversary<Fi> moveth David about them, saying, `Go, number Israel and Judah.'

For all His judgments <FI>are<Fi> before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them. — read the full passage →

The matter <FI>is<Fi> not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim--Sheba son of Bichri his name--hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, `Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'

And Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, `Let me run, I pray thee, and I bear the king tidings, for Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of his enemies;'

And Absalom saith unto Hushai, `This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'

`And now that I have come to speak unto the king my lord this word, <FI>it is<Fi> because the people made me afraid, and thy maid-servant saith, Let me speak, I pray thee, unto the king; it may be the king doth do the word of his handmaid,

And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also--Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, go, and come in at the heat of the day unto the house of Ish-Bosheth, and he is lying down--the lying down of noon;

and his men who <FI>are<Fi> with him hath David brought up--a man and his household--and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

And the Philistines are fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.

dwell with me; fear not; for he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for a charge <FI>art<Fi> thou with me.'

And Saul saith unto his servants, `Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well--then ye have brought <FI>him<Fi> in unto me.'