Taking Care Of The Earth

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

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.

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. — read the full passage →

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. — read the full passage →

The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. — read the full passage →

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: — read the full passage →

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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. — read the full passage →

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: — read the full passage →

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? — read the full passage →

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. — read the full passage →

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: — read the full passage →

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege: — read the full passage →

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: — read the full passage →

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

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: — read the full passage →

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. — read the full passage →

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. — read the full passage →

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

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

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 →

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

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.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, — read the full passage →

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. — 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. — read the full passage →

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

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

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. — read the full passage →

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: — read the full passage →

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; — read the full passage →

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:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. — read the full passage →

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. — read the full passage →

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. — read the full passage →

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. — read the full passage →

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, — read the full passage →

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; — read the full passage →

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: — read the full passage →

Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. — read the full passage →

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. — read the full passage →