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`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

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

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous. — read the full passage →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, — read the full passage →

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, — read the full passage →

And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: `Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, send me.'

`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.'

lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

To do justice <FI>is<Fi> joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident. — read the full passage →

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This <FI>is<Fi> the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

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

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!

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

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

`When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

If <FI>from<Fi> delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter--thou keepest back.

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,

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times. — read the full passage →

He chooseth new gods, Then war <FI>is<Fi> at the gates! A shield is not seen--and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, `I have gotten a man by Jehovah;' — read the full passage →

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed. — read the full passage →

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them. — read the full passage →

`And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man; — read the full passage →

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, <FI>each<Fi> with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile. — read the full passage →

And David saith to his men, `Gird ye on each his sword;' and they gird on each his sword, and David also girdeth on his sword, and there go up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

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. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, — read the full passage →

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

`Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things-- — read the full passage →

My God <FI>is<Fi> my rock--I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me! — read the full passage →

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

`When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep. — read the full passage →

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I <FI>am<Fi> confident. — read the full passage →

And I on Thee--I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God.' — read the full passage →

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle. — read the full passage →

for the weapons of our warfare <FI>are<Fi> not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds, — read the full passage →

And it hath been, in the day of battle, that there hath not been found sword and spear in the hand of any of the people who <FI>are<Fi> with Saul and with Jonathan--and there is found to Saul and to Jonathan his son. — read the full passage →

from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel, ye do number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves, — read the full passage →

--A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge. — read the full passage →

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, `Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

for the king doth hearken to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man <FI>seeking<Fi> to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,

`Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought--for desires.

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'

From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.

If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones <FI>are<Fi> over them.

And Absalom saith, `Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? --then I have declared him righteous.'

This third time do I come unto you; on the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every saying be established;

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me.

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;

these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'

we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

`When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street,

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times--for so <FI>is<Fi> the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

`Is not Jehovah your God with you? yea, He hath given rest to you round about, for He hath given into my hand the inhabitants of the land, and subdued hath been the land before His people.

`And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead;

And David cometh in--and his men--unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive! — read the full passage →

that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

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 →

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

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 there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →