Roots

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. — read the full passage →

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye, — read the full passage →

And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man, — read the full passage →

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, — read the full passage →

and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.

being rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye were taught--abounding in it in thanksgiving.

that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

and if the first-fruit <FI>is<Fi> holy, the lump also; and if the root <FI>is<Fi> holy, the branches also.

and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters.

And there hath been, in that day, A root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, Unto him do nations seek, And his rest hath been--honour!

And I--I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height <FI>is<Fi> as the height of cedars, And strong he <FI>is<Fi> as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.

remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me. — read the full passage →

and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth--its roots doth he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it is withered? <FI>In<Fi> all the leaves of its springing it withereth, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.

Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become--

Out of Ephraim their root <FI>is<Fi> against Amalek. After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down lawgivers, And out of Zebulun those drawing with the reed of a writer.

These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.

`I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.

And it hath continued--The escaped of the house of Judah That hath been left--to take root beneath, And hath made fruit upward.

he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.

and one of the elders saith to me, `Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;

To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah--to be beautified.'

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded, — read the full passage →

but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens is it wet, and with the beasts <FI>is<Fi> his portion in the herb of the earth;

Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been.

And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting,

By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

`And <FI>one<Fi> hath stood up from a branch of her roots, <FI>in<Fi> his station, and he cometh in unto the bulwark, yea, he cometh into a stronghold of the king of the south, and hath wrought against them, and hath done mightily;

that ye may be in strength to comprehend, with all the saints, what <FI>is<Fi> the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-<FI> stone<Fi> ,

To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars <FI>are<Fi> behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God.

And that which they said--to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom for thee abideth, after that thou knowest that the heavens are ruling.

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near <FI>art<Fi> Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.

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,

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye,

And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become-- — read the full passage →

Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light, — read the full passage →

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord, — read the full passage →

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye, — read the full passage →

if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that <FI>is<Fi> under the heaven, of which I became--I Paul--a ministrant.

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 of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

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

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock; — read the full passage →

These <FI>are<Fi> the words of the covenant which Jehovah hath commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, apart from the covenant which He made with them in Horeb. — read the full passage →

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are. — read the full passage →

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,

`I was considering about the horns, and lo, another horn, a little one, hath come up between them, and three of the first horns have been eradicated from before it, and lo, eyes as the eyes of man <FI>are<Fi> in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.

and that which the king hath seen--a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field <FI>is<Fi> his portion, till that seven times pass over him.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.

Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish.

Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots <FI>is<Fi> their food.

From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.

`Nebuchadnezzar the king to all peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the earth: Your peace be great! — read the full passage →

I give in a wilderness the cedar, Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together. — read the full passage →

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, <FI>is<Fi> God,

`Thou dost not plant for thee a shrine of any trees near the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou makest for thyself,

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.

Come hath the morning unto thee, O inhabitant of the land! Come hath the time, near <FI>is<Fi> a day of trouble, And not the shouting of mountains.

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? — read the full passage →

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

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle <FI>you<Fi> ;

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

And thy people <FI>are<Fi> all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.

to whom coming--a living stone--by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious, — read the full passage →

Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled-- — read the full passage →

In a mountain--the high place of Israel, I plant it, And it hath borne boughs, and yielded fruit, And become a goodly cedar, And dwelt under it have all birds of every wing, In the shade of its thin shoots they dwell. — read the full passage →

comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.

that their hearts may be comforted, being united in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the secret of the God and Father, and of the Christ,

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-<FI> stone<Fi> , — read the full passage →

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.