Making Excuses

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. — read the full passage →

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: — read the full passage →

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. — read the full passage →

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. — read the full passage →

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. — read the full passage →

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. — read the full passage →

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; — read the full passage →

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. — read the full passage →

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: — read the full passage →

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, — read the full passage →

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? — read the full passage →

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. — read the full passage →

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. — read the full passage →

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: — read the full passage →

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: — read the full passage →

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. — read the full passage →

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

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. — read the full passage →

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: — read the full passage →

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? — read the full passage →

If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, — read the full passage →

And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? — read the full passage →

I and my Father are one. — read the full passage →

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. — read the full passage →

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? — read the full passage →

Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. — read the full passage →

Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.