Snakes

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;

serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'

`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' — read the full passage →

They lick dust as a serpent, as fearful things of earth, They tremble from their enclosures, Of Jehovah our God they are afraid, Yea, they are afraid of Thee.

but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid <FI>them<Fi> upon the fire, a viper--out of the heat having come--did fasten on his hand. — read the full passage →

Its latter end--as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

`And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,

and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning <FI>serpent<Fi> , and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it--he hath lived. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

`Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed <FI>art<Fi> thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;

but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid <FI>them<Fi> upon the fire, a viper--out of the heat having come--did fasten on his hand.

And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;

The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence <FI>are<Fi> viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable.

And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.

neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

who is causing thee to go in the great and the terrible wilderness--burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst--where there is no water; who is bringing out to thee waters from the flinty rock;

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

`And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak; — read the full passage →

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder <FI>is<Fi> under their lips. Selah.

`And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up, — read the full passage →

Rejoice not thou, Philistia, all of thee, That broken hath been the rod of thy smiter, For from the root of a serpent cometh out a viper, And its fruit <FI>is<Fi> a flying saraph.

and the people come in unto Moses and say, `We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.

and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;

On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

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

Devoured us, crushed us, hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, He hath set us <FI>as<Fi> an empty vessel, He hath swallowed us as a dragon, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, He hath driven us away.

for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it--your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'

`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.'

And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass--he hath lived.

`And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;

`Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.

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.

Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword--the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan--a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan--a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that <FI>is<Fi> in the sea.

And played hath a suckling by the hole of an asp, And on the den of a cockatrice Hath the weaned one put his hand.

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.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And the serpent saith unto the woman, `Dying, ye do not die,

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

And the sabbath having past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James, and Salome, bought spices, that having come, they may anoint him, — read the full passage →

he hath turned aside the high places, and broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrine, and beaten down the brazen serpent that Moses made, for unto these days were the sons of Israel making perfume to it, and he calleth it `a piece of brass.'

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars, — read the full passage →

but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid <FI>them<Fi> upon the fire, a viper--out of the heat having come--did fasten on his hand. — read the full passage →

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

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.

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

Wolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent--dust <FI>is<Fi> its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah!

Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning <FI>serpent<Fi> , and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it--he hath lived.

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

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.'

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

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;

For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

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 →

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

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

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;

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,

and the truth shall make you free.'

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

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

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

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?

And done upon them great vengeance with furious reproofs, And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, In My giving out My vengeance on them!

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

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

Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

`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.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

And she doteth on their paramours, Whose flesh <FI>is<Fi> the flesh of asses, And the issue of horses--their issue.

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.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

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,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

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

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

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!

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

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

The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth. — read the full passage →

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;

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.