Nurses

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: — read the full passage →

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — read the full passage →

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. — read the full passage →

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

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. — read the full passage →

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — 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.

Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? — read the full passage →

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: — read the full passage →

Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. — read the full passage →

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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. — read the full passage →

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

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. — read the full passage →

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

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

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. — read the full passage →

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.