Song Of The Sword

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. — read the full passage →

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. — read the full passage →

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. — read the full passage →

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, — read the full passage →

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. — read the full passage →

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.