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God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;

I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

If you love me, keep my commandments.

The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. — read the full passage →

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

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

When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.

Samaria will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. — read the full passage →

He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. — read the full passage →

In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. — read the full passage →

My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you; — read the full passage →

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. — read the full passage →

Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.” — read the full passage →

Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow!” God granted him that which he requested.

If Yahweh delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey. — read the full passage →

For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh, your God, three times in the year.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive. — read the full passage →

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” — read the full passage →

The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together. — read the full passage →

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

By these three plagues were one third of mankind killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.

The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.

The name of the star is called “Wormwood.” One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.

The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burnt up, and one third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it. — read the full passage →

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

Woe,whenmen speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn’t finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the sum of the people.”

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. — read the full passage →

For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.

The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children.

“This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.

God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh;

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

Children were also born to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth.

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Yahweh said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation. — read the full passage →

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness. — read the full passage →

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’” — read the full passage →

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. — read the full passage →

God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”