Rumors

`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter. — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about; — read the full passage →

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

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness. — read the full passage →

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

Righteous <FI>is<Fi> the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

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

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, <FI>Is<Fi> a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: — read the full passage →

Rivulets of waters <FI>is<Fi> the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it. — read the full passage →

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. — read the full passage →

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

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all <FI>these<Fi> to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all <FI>these<Fi> to come to pass, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

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,

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

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;

and when ye may hear of wars and reports of wars, be not troubled, for these behove to be, but the end <FI>is<Fi> not yet;

And Jesus answering them, began to say, `Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

And I armed Egyptians against Egyptians, And they fought, each against his brother, And each against his neighbour, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.

An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

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 →

and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world--which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar--

out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles; beginnings of sorrows <FI>are<Fi> these.

And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!' — read the full passage →

`And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

`Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

`Thou dost not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God ox or sheep in which there is a blemish--any evil thing; for it <FI>is<Fi> the abomination of Jehovah thy God. — read the full passage →

and there went forth another horse--red, and to him who is sitting upon it, there was given to him to take the peace from the land, and that one another they may slay, and there was given to him a great sword.

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

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

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.

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; — read the full passage →

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 →

and when ye may hear of wars and uprisings, be not terrified, for it behoveth these things to happen first, but the end <FI>is<Fi> not immediately.'

`Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

`For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all <FI>these<Fi> to come to pass, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

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. — read the full passage →

By David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid? — read the full passage →

he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son,

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 →

And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, `Come and behold!' — read the full passage →

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

and it will come--the day of the Lord--as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

and at the same time also, they learn <FI>to be<Fi> idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope, — read the full passage →

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

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.

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,

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 →

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

but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, — read the full passage →

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

`Tell us when these things shall be? and what <FI>is<Fi> the sign when all these may be about to be fulfilled?'

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

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

`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known--not even the messengers of the heavens--except my Father only;

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.