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let all things be done decently and in order.

And Jehovah answereth me and saith: `Write a vision, and explain on the tables, That he may run who is reading it.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses, from the morning unto the evening; — read the full passage →

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

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come. — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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

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.

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

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

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass, — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

And himself is the head of the body--the assembly--who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all <FI>things<Fi> --himself--first,

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

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

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

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.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing? — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

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

For not My thoughts <FI>are<Fi> your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, --an affirmation of Jehovah,

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Many <FI>are<Fi> the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

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;

And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

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;

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,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, `Be not afraid, only believe.'

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

God--causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only--the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt, — read the full passage →

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,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him--head over all things to the assembly,

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

The Song of Songs, that <FI>is<Fi> Solomon's. — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth. — read the full passage →

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

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

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

the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

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, — read the full passage →

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: --`I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

Ruin and misery <FI>are<Fi> in their ways.

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.