Superstitions

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: — read the full passage →

But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. — read the full passage →

thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.

For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they are filled with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.

There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. — read the full passage →

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, saying,

But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. — read the full passage →

Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day.

And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

And king Herod heardthereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.